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6:55 PM ET, January 16, 2019

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Paris Jackson Checks Into Rehab For Alcohol Abuse Amid Downward Spiral  —  Friends and family ‘have been worried about her for a while now,’ source claims.  —  Troubled Paris Jackson secretly checked into rehab for drinking and mental health issues in mid-December after a rocky road of self-destruction …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Steve Carell to Star in Netflix Comedy Based on Trump's ‘Space Force’  —  Picked up straight to series, the show is co-created by the actor and ‘The Office’ boss Greg Daniels.  —  Steve Carell and The Office creator Greg Daniels are reuniting for a Netflix series inspired by President Trump's idea …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Space Force’ Comedy Series From Steve Carell, Greg Daniels Set at Netflix  —  President Donald Trump's proposed space force may debut on Netflix before it actually makes it to space.  —  Variety has learned that the streaming giant has ordered a comedy series from “The Office” alums Steve Carell and Greg Daniels titled “Space Force.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and POPSUGAR
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Pregnant Meghan Markle Was Called a ‘Fat Lady’ at Animal Shelter — and Her Response Was Perfection  —  Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team.  If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.  —  She'll take it!
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Erin Hill / People.com:
Inside Meghan Markle's Royal Work Ethic: She's ‘Very American and Wants to Get Things Done’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Julia Roberts Won't Return for ‘Homecoming’ Season 2 (Exclusive)  —  The actress will continue to serve as an executive producer on the Amazon breakout.  —  It's official: Julia Roberts' time in front of the cameras on Amazon's Homecoming has come to an end.
Discussion: TVLine, EW.com, The Wrap and TV Tattle
Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Will Announce an Engagement Soon  —  Keep an eye on Gwen Stefani's ring finger!  The former No Doubt frontwoman and her love of three years, Blake Shelton, “are going to be announcing their engagement very soon,” a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: Star, X17 Online and In Touch Weekly
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' ‘The Witches’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Anne Hathaway has closed a deal to star as the Grand High Witch in Robert Zemeckis and Warner Bros.' “The Witches” adaptation.  —  Variety first reported that Hathaway was holding the offer for both that and “Sesame Street …
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Amber Rose tried to sell crack, but was ‘too pretty’ … Amber Rose's past wasn't all glitz and glamour — she once “tried” to sell drugs.  —  “I usually don't tell people this but I tried selling crack in my neighborhood,” Rose confessed on Van Lathan's “The Red Pill” podcast.
London Evening Standard:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Kids are kids... mine love pizza  —  The mother-of-two said her children love fast food  —  She has founded a healthy living empire, but Gwyneth Paltrow says even her own children love fast food.  —  The Oscar-winning actress, 46, who has a daughter and a son from her marriage …
Discussion: Us Weekly and In Touch Weekly
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Disney Rings ‘Hunchback’ Bell: David Henry Hwang To Script Live Action Musical, Alan Menken/Stephen Schwartz Writing Music  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tony-winning M. Butterfly playwright David Henry Hwang has been set by Disney to write Hunchback, a live-action musical adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
TMZ.com:
Jenelle Evans' Husband, David Eason, Denies Threatening Woman with Gun  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  1:24 PM PT — A rep for David Eason refutes the details of this weekend's encounter, telling us he did confront the woman ... but never threatened to shoot her, nor was he carrying a gun.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
Ghostbusters resurrected: Jason Reitman will direct a new film set in the original universe  —  Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full-trance mediums, the Loch Ness Monster and the theory of Atlantis?
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jason Reitman to Direct Secret ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jen Juneau / People.com:
MAFS's Anthony D'Amico and Ashley Petta Welcome Daughter Mila Rose — Three Weeks Early  —  The Married at First Sight family just got bigger!  —  Ashley Petta gave birth to a daughter named Mila Rose D'Amico — her first child with husband and season 5 costar Anthony D'Amico …
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:   Married at First Sight's Ashley Petta Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Husband Anthony D'Amico
 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

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