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TMZ.com:
Cops Arrest Jussie Smollett ‘Potential Suspects’ for Battery — Police have now arrested 2 men in the Jussie Smollett investigation — 2 men with ties to “Empire” — and TMZ has learned they were booked for battery. — The men are brothers from Nigeria named Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo …
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Chicago Tribune
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Associated Press:
The Latest: 2 questioned in Smollett attack now suspects — CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett (all times local): — Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
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Los Angeles Times, Perez Hilton, CBS Chicago, Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
CBS Chicago:
‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett Orchestrated Attack, Source Says — CHICAGO (CBS) — Investigators believe Jussie Smollett and the non-cooperating witnesses in last month's alleged attack of the Empire actor “potentially staged the attack,” a source with intimate knowledge of the investigation tells CBS 2 Investigator Brad Edwards.
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Washington Post, CBS News, The Wrap, USA Today, Variety, Cele|bitchy, Page Six, Towleroad Gay News, Deadline, Oh No They Didn't! and TV Tattle
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Chicago police: 2 questioned in Smollett attack are suspects — CHICAGO (AP) — The investigation into “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett's account of being beaten in a racist, anti-gay attack took another turn Friday when Chicago police said two men who had been questioned about the attack had been arrested on suspicion of a crime.
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Us Weekly
abc7chicago.com:
Sources: Police investigating whether Jussie Smollett staged attack with help of others, allegedly being written off ‘Empire’ — Chicago police confirmed Thursday that detectives are talking to two persons of interest in connection with the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
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Us Weekly, Variety and Perez Hilton
Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:
Two Nigerian brothers could be charged in Jussie Smollett attack … The two Nigerian brothers identified as “persons of interest” in the alleged hate attack on Jussie Smollett could face criminal charges on Friday, according to their lawyer. — It's unclear what the men could be charged with …
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CBS Chicago, Towleroad Gay News, Sandra Rose and TV Tattle
New York Times:
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Ryan Adams's Explicit Communications With an Underage Fan — The F.B.I. is looking into whether the singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, 44, committed a crime by engaging in sexually explicit communications with an underage fan, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter.
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Page Six, Perez Hilton, Stereogum, POPSUGAR, The Blemish, Oh No They Didn't!, Variety, Us Weekly, People.com and Cele|bitchy
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Ryan Adams' Album Release Pulled Amid Misconduct Allegations — Ryan Adams Threatens Lawsuit Against New York Times, Calls Exposé ‘Upsettingly Inaccurate’ — Ryan Adams recently announced he'd have three new albums out this year, but that number looks to be rapidly shrinking.
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The Independent
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Did Lady Gaga and Fiancé Christian Carino Split? Here's What We Know — Lady Gaga and Christian Carino may have called it quits four months after revealing their engagement. — A source tells E! News the A Star Is Born star and her fiancé split up last week and that Christian is …
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Perez Hilton, Cele|bitchy and The Hollywood Gossip
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are engaged … Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are engaged. — The couple shared a heartwarming Instagram featuring Perry's ruby flower-shaped engagement ring on Valentine's Day. — Perry captioned the partial glimpse of their faces “full bloom” …
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X17 Online, Bossip and Mary Hudson
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’: Star Rachel Brosnahan & Co-Star Tony Shalhoub Nab Big Raises, Alex Borstein Nears New Deal — EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Brosnahan, the lead of Amazon's breakout comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has renegotiated her deal, landing a big salary increase, I have learned.
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Page Six, Oh No They Didn't! and TV Tattle
TMZ.com:
Ja Rule Teases Giving Fyre Festival Another Try Under ‘Iconic’ New Name — You gotta admire Ja Rule's gusto because, despite the massive fiasco that was Fyre Festival, he's not giving up on the dream of making it happen ... for real this time. — We got the rapper Thursday at LAX …
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POPSUGAR, Page Six and Perez Hilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jason Momoa in Talks to Join Timothee Chalamet, Josh Brolin in ‘Dune’ — Legendary's adaptation of the sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert is being directed by Denis Villeneuve. — Jason Momoa is going from the deep ocean blue to the desert wasteland of the far-flung planet Arrakis.
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Just Jared
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jason Momoa Joins Timothee Chalamet, Javier Bardem in ‘Dune’ Reboot
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Oh No They Didn't!
Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Threatens CBS Over Mom Dina Lohan's ‘Secrets’ From ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ — Defending her mom. Lindsay Lohan blasted CBS after her mother, Dina Lohan, returned from filming Celebrity Big Brother season 2. — ‘Celebrity Big Brother’: Get to Know the Season 2 Cast
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Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Celebrity Big Brother winner Tamar Braxton tells all
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Oh No They Didn't!, Bossip, TMZ.com and Dlisted
Jim DeRogatis / New Yorker:
Prosecutors Are Moving to Indict R. Kelly, After the Discovery of Another Videotape — According to a senior law-enforcement official, the tape shows Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl. — A videotape from the R. & B. superstar R. Kelly's past may soon lead to his indictment in Illinois …
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Sara Sidner / CNN:
CNN has seen tape Avenatti says shows R. Kelly having sex with underage girl
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Variety, The Blemish, Perez Hilton, Bossip, Dlisted, TMZ.com, The Blast and Oh No They Didn't!
