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2:05 PM ET, September 19, 2018

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Jen Juneau / People.com:
RHOA's Porsha Williams Is Pregnant 6 Years After Suffering Miscarriage: 'It's a Dream Come True'  —  Porsha Williams is having a baby — and while she couldn't be more ecstatic, she also has her reservations.  —  “When I found out I was pregnant, I was excited [but] I had mixed feelings.
Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Maroon 5 Has ‘Pretty Much Accepted’ Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show Gig … Football fans, get ready to rock.  While there's no telling which two teams will face off when Super Bowl LIII hits Atlanta, Georgia, on February 3, a source tells Us that Maroon 5 have been tapped to grace the halftime stage.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Maroon 5 to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime  —  Maroon 5 will be the halftime performers at the 2019 Super Bowl, two sources confirm to Variety.  Reps for the group and the NFL could not immediately be reached for comment.  —  While the group is stylistically more similar to recent performers …
Discussion: Stereogum
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Loki, Scarlet Witch, Other Marvel Heroes to Get Own TV Series on Disney Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Disney is enlisting Earth's Mightiest Heroes as the company prepares to launch its upcoming streaming service.  The entertainment giant is in early development on an ambitious plan …
TMZ.com:
Julie Chen To Remain as Host of ‘Big Brother’  —  Julie Chen will remain the host of ‘Big Brother’ because CBS won't ask her to go and she wants to stay ... TMZ has learned.  —  CBS insiders tell TMZ the network does not want to punish Julie for her husband Les Moonves' alleged misdeeds …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Julie Chen Confirms ‘The Talk’ Exit Through Tears in Videotaped Message: Watch
X17 Online:
Julie Chen Quits The Talk After Husband Les Moonves' Firing Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Discussion: Associated Press and Dlisted
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Kelly Clarkson Talk Show Picked Up by NBC Stations  —  Kelly Clarkson is venturing into the daytime-talk arena.  —  NBC Owned Television Station Group has picked up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” from NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution.  Clarkson will host.  She and Brandon Blackstock will serve as executive producers.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Kelly Clarkson Daytime Talk Show to Debut on NBC Stations in Fall 2019  —  NBC stations in 30 percent of the U.S. will broadcast the show, which will air before ‘Ellen.’  —  Kelly Clarkson is adding daytime talk show host to her résumé.  —  Less than two months after filming …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Drake Sues Woman Who Allegedly Made False Pregnancy, Rape Claims to Extort Him  —  Drake has just filed a shocking lawsuit against a woman who claims he got her pregnant, saying she's hatched a baby scam and made false rape allegations against him.  —  Drake claims in the lawsuit …
Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Is Spending Quality Time With His Kids, Gets Them ‘Every Other Day’ Amid Custody Battle … Though Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's contentious custody battle is far from over, the father of six has been spending quite a bit of quality time with his brood lately, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Simon Perry / People.com:
There Will Be Another Royal Wedding Next Spring — Lady Gabriella Windsor Is Getting Married!  —  There's now yet another royal wedding to look forward to!  —  As the British royals prepare for the celebration of Princess Eugenie's wedding next month, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that Lady Gabriella Windsor is engaged.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Cele|bitchy
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Spotify Sued Over Sales Team's ‘Boys’ Trips' to Strip Clubs  —  A female sales executive sued Spotify on Tuesday, alleging that the head of sales took his staff on drug-fueled “boys' trips” to the Sundance Film Festival, and excluded women who were better qualified.
Discussion: The Guardian
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Burt Reynolds Remembered at His Private Funeral in Florida … In loving memory.  Burt Reynolds' family and friends gathered for the late actor's private funeral at Family Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, September 19.  —  Celebrity Deaths in 2018
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Bryan White / Hollywood Reporter:
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
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Dan Snierson / EW.com:
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Discussion: Glamour
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
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Laura Bradley / Vanity Fair:
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Amy Synnott / Harper's BAZAAR:
Susan Lucci Is 71 and Hotter Than Ever
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Why RHOC's Emily Simpson Has Been ‘Honest’ with Her Kids About Her Sister Being Their Surrogate
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
‘Riverdale’ Fans, Brace Yourselves for Multiple Falice Bedroom Scenes
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West is Moving to Chicago
 

 
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