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5:30 PM ET, January 18, 2020

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The Royal Family:
Statement from HM The Queen.  —  Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family.  —  Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
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Chris Pollard / The Sun:
MEGHA-MANSION Meghan Markle is eyeing up a £21million waterfront dream home in Canada for her move with Prince Harry and Archie  —  MEGHAN is eyeing up an incredible £21 million waterfront dream home for her move to Canada with Harry and baby Archie, The Sun can reveal.
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump  —  The large color photograph that greets visitors to a National Archives exhibit celebrating the centennial of women's suffrage shows a massive crowd filling Pennsylvania Avenue NW for the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after President Trump's inauguration.
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
TAYLOR SWIFT SORRY JUSTIN, THIS IS MY GYM TIME  —  Taylor Swift likes her workouts solo — as in she doesn't just book a trainer, she books a gym — sorry Justin Bieber.  —  Here's the deal ... Justin was at Dogpound Gym in West Hollywood with a bunch of people, but then Taylor and her crew rolled up.
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘Manifest’ couple J.R. Ramirez and Melissa Roxburgh dating off-screen  —  Life is imitating art for J.R. Ramirez and Melissa Roxburgh whose characters date on the NBC drama “Manifest.”  Page Six has learned that they are, in fact, an item off-screen as well.  —  “They are dating.
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Bar Refaeli Gives Birth, Welcomes 3rd Child With Husband Adi Ezra … A trio of tykes!  Bar Refaeli gave birth to her third child with her husband, Adi Ezra, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Celebrities Who Had Babies Back-to-Back  —  The model, 34, revealed the happy news in an Instagram post on Saturday, January 18.
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Celine Dion Speaks Out at Concert One Day After Her Mother's Death: ‘She Was Ill for Quite a While’  —  The singer's mother died on Thursday after months of declining health  —  Celine Dion took some time during her concert in Miami, Florida to share some memories of her mother …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden's Daughter's Middle Name Is ‘Wildflower,’ See The Birth Certificate!  —  Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden's newborn baby girl, Raddix, has two middle names...and one of them has a connection to her mom's BFF Drew Barrymore!  —  According to baby Raddix's birth certificate …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and E! Online
Helen Murphy / People.com:
Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell Say They're ‘Good’ Despite Harassment Lawsuit in the '90s  —  Their sitcom Martin ended in 1997 after Tisha Campbell filed a lawsuit accusing Martin Lawrence of sexual harassment  —  Former Martin costars Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell are addressing …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Heidi Klum 'Didn't Mean to Negate' Gabrielle Union's ‘Truth’ Amid America's Got Talent Controversy  —  “While everyone's challenges are different, I want nothing more than for a just world and for people to be kinder to one another,” Klum tells PEOPLE exclusively
Variety:
Disney Drops Fox Name, Will Rebrand as 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures  —  The mouse has officially killed the fox.  —  In a move at once unsurprising and highly symbolic, the Walt Disney Company is dropping the “Fox” brand from the 21st Century Fox assets it acquired last March, Variety has learned.
Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Rihanna and Boyfriend Hassan Jameel Split After Nearly 3 Years of Dating … She found love ... but it didn't last.  Rihanna and Hassan Jameel, her boyfriend of nearly three years, have split, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Rihanna's Dating History: A Timeline of Her Romances and Flings
Discussion: Bossip, Dlisted and Perez Hilton
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Will Thorne / Variety:
Zoe Kravitz Teases ‘The Batman’ and Which Iconic Catwoman Performer Inspires Her  —  Zoe Kravitz is looking forward to bringing some “feminine power” to her role as Selina Kyle — aka Catwoman — in director Matt Reeves' forthcoming film “The Batman.”  —  “I think Catwoman …
TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Wants Mistrial, Claims Juror Wrote Novel ‘Age of Consent’  —  HARVEY WEINSTEIN JUROR WROTE NOVEL ‘AGE OF CONSENT’... Defense Demands Mistrial  —  Harvey Weinstein's attorneys claim one of the 12 jurors on his sexual abuse trial covered up one crucial fact …
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Nishita Jha / BuzzFeed News:
Half Of The Jurors In Harvey Weinstein's Rape Trial Are White Men
Discussion: USA Today and Dlisted
 
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
'Don't Breathe' Sequel Finds Its Director
Discussion: The Wrap
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Bad Boys 4’ in the Works (Exclusive)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Martha Stewart Has Plenty of Thoughts About Gwyneth Paltrow's Sold Out ‘Vagina’ Candle: It's ‘Irritating’
Discussion: Dlisted
Morgan Raum / People.com:
'So Good You'd Do Anything For It': Fyre Festival's Andy King Teams Up with Evian for New Campaign
Discussion: Queerty
TMZ.com:
Rapper Pop Smoke Arrested for Transporting Stolen Rolls-Royce
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals

Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $36.46B, net income up 117% YoY to $12.37B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.24B for March 2024

 
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