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3:40 PM ET, January 22, 2020

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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Reveals in Brave New Memoir: ‘I Was Killing Myself with All the Drinking and Pills’  —  With the upcoming publication of her powerful memoir, Open Book, excerpted in this week's PEOPLE, Jessica Simpson reveals for the first time that she was sexually abused as a young girl
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Jessica Simpson's Memoir Reveals John Mayer Said He Was ‘Obsessed’ with Her — and How She Feels About His Sexual Napalm Comment  —  “I constantly worried that I wasn't smart enough for him,” Jessica Simpson writes in Open Book  —  In her upcoming memoir Open Book, Jessica Simpson writes candidly …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton Visits Women's Prison to Reconnect with Inmates Who Are Rebuilding Their Lives  —  Kate Middleton visited the prison in 2015 and learned on Wednesday how some of the women were doing after being rehabilitated and released  —  Kate Middleton's new mission centers around children under …
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself
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People.com:
Kate Middleton Opens Up About ‘Isolation’ She Felt When Prince George Was a Baby  —  The couple lived in Wales while Prince William was in the Royal Air Force, which often required overnight shifts and periods away from home  —  Kate Middleton is speaking out about the “isolation” she felt as a new mother.
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Kate Middleton surprises children in Birmingham as she launches exciting new project
Discussion: People.com, BBC and Go Fug Yourself
TMZ.com:
MEGHAN MARKLE BATTLE FOR BABY ARCHIE'S PRIVACY INFLUENCED MEGXIT  —  Meghan Markle grew increasingly fed up with the media and the Palace as she fought for privacy for her son, Archie ... and this is one of several reasons she and Prince Harry decided to bail on the royals.
Discussion: Page Six
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Sophie Dweck / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle Is ‘So Happy’ Starting New Amid Royal Family Drama
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston ‘Want Nothing But Happiness for Each Other,’ Says Source  —  Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's reunion at Sunday's SAG Awards took the Internet by storm  —  Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's sweet reunion at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards showed the pair's regard for each other.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Cop
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:   Brad Pitt Says He Has ‘No Complaints’ with Life Now: ‘I Got Lovely Kids, I Like My Dogs’
Mieka / Dlisted:
Courteney Cox Appears To Like Jennifer Aniston And Brad Pitt Together
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Jennie Amelia / AceShowBiz.com:
Rihanna's Ex Hassan Jameel Asks With ‘a Threat’ To Have Their Pictures Removed  —  The Founder Of BlackSportsOnline, Robert Littal, Claims The Saudi Billionaire Has Hit Him With A Request, Which Is More Like ‘a Threat’, To Take Down Photos Of Him With The ‘Umbrella’ Singer.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
TMZ.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Grabs Dinner With Lakers' Kyle Kuzma  —  VANESSA HUDGENS GRABS DINNER WITH LAKERS' STAR ... Single And Ready To Mingle  —  Vanessa Hudgens is moving on from Austin Butler by sitting down for dinner with another tall and handsome hunk ... and Kyle Kuzma seems like he's ready to grab a rebound.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Bachelor Contestant Predicts Hannah Brown Makes Peter Weber's Final 3: 'He's Still Holding on'  —  Jasmine Nguyen told PEOPLE Peter Weber's connection with Hannah Brown was unmatchable  —  Now here's a Bachelor conspiracy theory we can all get behind!  —  Bachelor contestant Jasmine Nguyen stopped …
Echo Lawrence / Egotastic:
Ana De Armas Looking like a 50s Goddess as she films Deep Water  —  Ana De Armas is in New Orleans filming for the upcoming thriller Deep Water with Ben Affleck and Finn Wittrock.  Apparently the film is about a married couple who have fallen out of love with each other and begin playing deadly mind games …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘American Crime Story: Impeachment’: Billy Eichner To Play Matt Drudge  —  EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Emmy nominee and American Horror Story alum Billy Eichner is joining FX's Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal limited series American Crime Story: Impeachment in the role of famed journalist and Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato Will Perform Song She Wrote Days Before OD at Grammys  —  Demi Lovato's upcoming Grammys performance will mark the fulfillment of a promise she made to herself after nearly dying from an overdose ... so expect it to be very emotional.  —  The singer will perform at Sunday's award show …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Michigan Woman Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on a Spirit Airlines Flight: ‘Women Are Not Safe’  —  “He got away with touching me with no repercussions,” Tia Jackson tells PEOPLE of the incident  —  A Michigan woman is calling for action after she says she was sexually assaulted while sleeping on a Spirit Airlines flight.
Discussion: Bossip
Cameron Wolfe / ESPN:
Police: Antonio Brown's trainer arrested amid battery probe  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Police are investigating a possible battery outside the home of free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown on Tuesday afternoon.  —  The alleged victim — a driver of a moving truck seen outside Brown's home …
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TMZ.com:
Antonio Brown Suspect In Battery and Burglary, Cops Working On Arrest Warrant
Discussion: The Blemish and Bossip
 
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Calum Trenaman / CNN:
Kobe Bryant backs women to play in NBA ‘right now’
Discussion: Bossip
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Lori Loughlin's Daughters Bella and Olivia Jade Will Be Called to Testify in College Case …
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
TobyMac's Son Truett McKeehan Died of an Accidental Overdose of 2 Substances, Rep Confirms
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Justice League Dark: Bad Robot Developing Film & TV Projects Based On Warner Bros. DC Comics
Discussion: /Film
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Andrzej Lukowski / Time Out London:
Hugo Weaving explains why he wasn't in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and won't be appearing in the new ‘Matrix’
Discussion: /Film and The Wrap
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Wendy Williams Says NeNe Leakes Is ‘Quitting’ RHOA and Hiding a Big Secret
Discussion: Bossip
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

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The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

 
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