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8:20 PM ET, January 8, 2019

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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Lindsay Lohan Wants You to Forget Her Past  —  Growing up, Lindsay Lohan was thrilled when she saw herself in a trashy magazine.  —  “The first time I was in a tabloid,” she says, “I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I feel like Britney Spears!’ because she was in a tabloid and I felt cool.
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan Pretty Much Denies Crashing Paris Hilton's Night Out With Britney Spears  —  Lindsay Lohan is really out here trying to shill her new reality show Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club so she stopped by Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show to talk to him and promote it.
Discussion: YouTube and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Proves She's All Grown Up Ahead of ‘Club Beach’ Premiere
Discussion: Page Six
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:   Jimmy Fallon & Lindsay Lohan Join Forces for a Hilarious Bird Box Parody — Complete with Her Dance!
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Under Criminal Investigation in Georgia Thanks to ‘Surviving R. Kelly’  —  R. Kelly — Under Criminal Investigation ... ‘Surviving’ Spurs Probe  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  R. Kelly is being criminally investigated in Georgia — and it's all because of Lifetime's docuseries ... TMZ has learned.
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Gary Trock / The Blast:
R. Kelly Being Investigated by Georgia District Attorney for Possible Criminal Charges  —  R. Kelly is currently in the crosshairs of law enforcement as an investigation is being conducted into his alleged sexual misconduct with young girls, and one of the main women involved is now wanted …
Discussion: Page Six, Sandra Rose and TMZ.com
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Rounds Out Main Cast, SJ Clarkson to Direct  —  The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is taking shape.  —  Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles.
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones prequel announces diverse full cast, female director
Discussion: New York Post and TV Tattle
Christina Dugan / People.com:
Surprise!  Sarah Hyland's Modern Family Character Haley Dunphy Is Pregnant with Twins  —  Double the love!  Sarah Hyland's Modern Family character Haley Dunphy has twins on the way.  —  In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday's episode, a newly pregnant Haley hears two heartbeats …
Discussion: The Wrap
Geoff Boucher / Deadline:
‘Stargirl’: Luke Wilson Joins Cast Of DC Universe Series  —  The DC Universe series Stargirl just added some Hollywood star wattage to its cast: Luke Wilson is on board to portray mechanic-turned-superhero Pat Dugan, who pilots Stripe, a hulking 15-foot robot of his own invention.
Discussion: TV Tattle
Elizabeth Holmes / Town & Country:
Anne Hathaway Is Nobody's Punching Bag  —  The star opens up about Hollywood's school of hard knocks, why she's grateful for Instagram, and how she sets her anxiety on fire (literally).  —  Anne Hathaway may be the only person on the planet who uses social media to calm down.
Discussion: Page Six
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Rosario Dawson heard telling Cory Booker ‘I love you’ … Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson seem to be moving fast.  —  Just on Sunday, The Post's Richard Johnson reported that the New Jersey senator and the movie star had been spotted together catching a movie at the Regal Union Square on Thursday.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Margot Robbie's ‘Barbie’ Film Moves Ahead as Warner Bros. Closes Deal With Mattel  —  Warner Bros. and Mattel have set a partnership to bring the world-renowned Barbie franchise to theaters in its first ever live-action feature film, starring Academy Award-nominated actress Margot Robbie as the title character.
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop  —  Lin-Manuel Miranda is already a composer, a lyricist, an actor and an author.  Now he's going to be a bookseller.  —  Mr. Miranda and three of his “Hamilton” collaborators have purchased the Drama Book Shop, a century-old theater district purveyor …
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Gordon Ramsay's ‘uncomfortable’ Sofía Vergara interview sparks Twitter outrage  —  The internet is “uncomfortable” and “disappointed” with chef Gordon Ramsay after a 2010 interview with Sofía Vergara, on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” resurfaced this week.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Venom’ Sequel in Works With Kelly Marcel Returning to Pen Script (EXCLUSIVE)
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
HBO Boss Has Seen All the Final ‘Game of Thrones’ Episodes: 'They're Like Six Movies'
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Kevin Hart Apologizes to the LGBTQ Community ‘Once Again’ for His Hurtful Past Comments
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TMZ.com:
Kevin Spacey Pulled Over for Speeding On Way Home from Court Hearing
Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:
Melissa Joan Hart Denies Making Anti-Semitic Comments: ‘I Never Said Christians Are Superior’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Tennessean:
Gov. Bill Haslam grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, sets Aug. 7 release from prison
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

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