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10:00 AM ET, January 15, 2019

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Simon Perry / People.com:
Countdown to Royal Baby Is On!  Meghan Markle Reveals First Child's Due Date  —  It won't be long until Meghan Markle and Prince Harry become a family of three!  —  During the couple's visit to the town of Birkenhead on Monday, the Duchess of Sussex told the crowd when she's due to give birth to their first child.
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Erin Hill / People.com:
Prince Harry Is Doing This Every Day to Stay Calm Before the Royal Baby's Arrival  —  Prince Harry is staying centered!  —  The future royal dad is following his wife Meghan Markle's lead and meditating daily.  —  During the couple's outing in Birkenhead on Monday, Harry chatted …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Simon Perry / People.com:
Meghan Markle Is ‘Gutted’ by Sudden Departure of Her Bodyguard: Source
Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle Just Responded to a Fan Who Asked If She Was Having a Boy or a Girl
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Stephanie Wild / BroadwayWorld.com:
The Legendary Carol Channing Dies at 97  —  BroadwayWorld is deeply saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing.  Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes.  —  B Harlan Boll, Channing's publicist, released the following statement:
Discussion: TMZ.com, Fox News and Bossip
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Enid Nemy / New York Times:
Carol Channing, Larger-Than-Life Broadway Star, Dies at 97  —  Carol Channing, whose incandescent performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” made her a Broadway legend, died early Tuesday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 97.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Towleroad Gay News
Joe Price / Complex:
Kanye West on R. Kelly and Michael Jackson Allegations: ‘We Can Enjoy All Their Music All We Want’ (UPDATE)  —  kim jong yeah big bombs @BackwoodsAltar  —  UPDATED Jan. 14, 1:50 p.m. ET: Kim Kardashian responded to news of Kanye's comments by saying “the analogies were in context to his own experiences, not defending anyone else”:
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Says Kanye West Wasn't Talking About R. Kelly, Here's the Full Video
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Celine Dion — Pulls Song 'I'm Your Angel' with R. Kelly from Streaming Services
Discussion: Variety and Perez Hilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Christopher McQuarrie Closes Deal to Direct Back-to-Back ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films (EXCLUSIVE)  —  After delivering the biggest box office hit in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, Paramount Pictures is ready to continue being in business with director Christopher McQuarrie in a big way.
Discussion: Egotastic and Hollywood Reporter
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Chris Pratt Asked Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Permission Before Proposing: Source  —  Before Chris Pratt could get down on one knee to propose to Katherine Schwarzenegger, he had to have a very important conversation with her parents.  —  The actor, who announced his engagement …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Ariana Grande to Headline Lollapalooza 2019 (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Among those who are so F—ing grateful to Ariana Grande right now: the nation's festival bookers, who, facing a shortage of contemporary rock heavyweights, are increasingly looking to pop superstars as headliner.
Discussion: Stereogum and Us Weekly
Dan LoBrace / Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner's Response To Getting Dethroned On Instagram Is Mildly Disturbing  —  Home › Kylie Jenner › Kylie Jenner's Response To Getting Dethroned On Instagram Is Mildly Disturbing  —  Dare to threaten Kylie Jenner's Instagram reign?  That's fine.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed News:
A Picture Of An Egg Beat Kylie Jenner For The Most Liked Instagram Of All Time
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Steven Spielberg's ‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Maria, Anita, Bernardo & Chino  —  EXCLUSIVE: After auditioning more than 30K people from around the world, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story has found its Maria in fresh face 17-year old New Jersey High School student Rachel Zegler …
Discussion: Vulture and Oh No They Didn't!
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
SAG Awards Accuses Oscars of “Intimidation” to Secure Exclusive Presenters  —  The union claims the Academy is pressuring its members ahead of its Jan. 27 ceremony.  —  A fight has broken out between SAG-AFTRA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with the actors union charging …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TV Tattle
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Jenelle Evans Has Considered Leaving ‘Teen Mom 2’: I Want to Get ‘More Professional Jobs’ … Will Teen Mom 2 be saying goodbye to one of the original cast members soon?  Jenelle Evans has been a part of Teen Mom 2 since its 2011 debut, but she has considered leaving the MTV reality series.
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Michelle Yeoh Standalone ‘Star Trek’ Series in Development at CBS All Access  —  CBS All Access is officially moving forward on the development of a standalone “Star Trek” series starring Michelle Yeoh, Variety has learned.  —  The series would see Yeoh reprise the role of Philippa Georgiou …
Discussion: EW.com and Deadline
 
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Kim Kardashian West Confirms Fourth Child on the Way, Says the Baby Boy is Due ‘Sometime Soon’
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Demi Lovato looks happy and healthy in new selfies
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Devon Ivie / Vulture:
Travis Scott Refused to Headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show Without NFL Charity Pledge
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mathew Rodriguez / Out Magazine:
Valentina Identifies as Nonbinary: “I'm My Own Gender”
Discussion: The WOW Report
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
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Meta Investor Relations:
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New York Times:
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