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Chris Willman / Variety:
Taylor Swift Opens Up About Overcoming Struggle With Eating Disorder (EXCLUSIVE)  —  In the new Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night, there's a montage of derogatory commentary about the singer that has appeared on cable shows over the years.
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Taylor Swift Opens Up About an Eating Disorder She Previously Battled, Says Paparazzi Photos Were a ‘Trigger’
Discussion: MTV
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series on Hold as Calls Go Out for New Scripts  —  Ewan McGregor and director Deborah Chow remain attached to the Disney+ project.  —  Disney+ and Lucasfilm's Star Wars series centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi has been put on hold as the companies attempt a retooling, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: The Wrap, Cele|bitchy, Variety and /Film
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Adam Chitwood / Collider:
Exclusive: ‘Obi-Wan’ Disney+ Series on Hold as Crew Sent Home  —  Last week, troubling rumors began swirling about the upcoming Disney+ series revolving around the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi.  Ewan McGregor is poised to reprise his role from the Star Wars prequels in a story set eight years after the events of Revenge of the Sith.
Discussion: The Wrap and /Film
TMZ.com:
YG Arrested After Raid at Home  —  11:14 AM PT — Tacopina tells TMZ YG has been arrested on suspicion of robbery based on an ongoing investigation.  He says, “This has become even more outrageous ... normally, in the American justice system, you get arrested after an investigation is completed.
Discussion: Page Six and Stereogum
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Meghan King Edmonds Says Ex Jim Secretly Took Back His Credit Cards Before Filing for Divorce  —  The former Real Housewife claims her estranged husband took his credit card out of her wallet so that she “had no access to his money”  —  Meghan King Edmonds is sharing details about the morning …
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Jim Edmonds and Meghan King Edmonds' threesome partner identified
Discussion: RADAR
Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Rosie Perez shows up at court for Harvey Weinstein trial  —  Actress Rosie Perez was sneaked into Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday morning — indicating that she could take the stand in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial.  —  The “Do the Right Thing” star discreetly entered the Centre Street courthouse …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
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Eric Todisco / People.com:   Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her: ‘It Was So Disgusting’
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Jessica Simpson on First Love Nick Lachey: ‘We Got Crushed by the Media and by Ourselves’  —  “I couldn't lie to our fans and I couldn't give somebody hope that we were this perfect golden couple,” Jessica Simpson tells PEOPLE  —  Hello my life.  That's what Jessica Simpson remembers thinking …
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Decided to Quit Drinking After Realizing She Couldn't Dress Her Kids for Halloween
Discussion: Star
Jason Duaine Hahn / People.com:
Aaron Rodgers Opens Up About Religion to Danica Patrick: 'I Don't Know How You Can Believe in a God'  —  The Green Bay Packers quarterback sat down for an interview with girlfriend Danica Patrick  —  In an intimate conversation with girlfriend Danica Patrick, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Steve Helling / People.com:
Aaron Rodgers' Family ‘Dismayed’ by the Quarterback's Comments on Religion as Their Feud Continues
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
ANTONIO BROWN LITERALLY RUNS OUT OF JAIL ... After Heated Court Appearance  —  ANTONIO BROWN LITERALLY RUNS OUT OF JAIL ... After Heated Court Appearance  —  ON THE RUN  —  Brown just literally ran out of jail after he bonded out ... and the clip is pretty hilarious.
Discussion: Bossip
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Kimora Lee Simmons and Tim Leissner Adopt Son Gary, Her 5th Child: Pic  —  Party of seven!  Kimora Lee Simmons and Tim Leissner added to their brood with the adoption of their 10-year-old son, Gary, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  Celebrity Babies of 2020
Discussion: Page Six
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Mama June Makes Rare Emotional Plea To Her Kids — But Family Members Think She's Just Scamming For Cash!  —  Is Mama June Shannon finally ready to turn her life around and get back home after a rough past couple of months?  —  The embattled, former reality TV star has been on a truly bizarre …
Discussion: Page Six
Jason Lipshutz / Billboard:
Justin Bieber Tears Up During Powerful Speech at Album Playback Party  —  Justin Bieber let his tears flow freely while introducing his forthcoming album at a private album playback event in Los Angeles on Thursday (Jan. 25).  —  After being introduced by Def Jam chairman Paul Rosenberg …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Variety
TMZ.com:
Tom Sizemore Busted for DUI and Drug Possession  —  Three weeks into 2020, and for Tom Sizemore it's looking a lot like 2019 — he's been arrested for DUI, and it could impact one of his many prior cases.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the troubled actor was busted Thursday morning around 2:30 AM …
Discussion: Page Six
Rawiya Kameir / Pitchfork:
Written from her own perspective, Halsey's third album flips lonely self-awareness into a kind of strength.  But some of its most compelling moments are overpowered by the tedium of modern pop.  —  After decades of pop-culture hegemony, the gendered tropes around break-ups have finally been supplanted.
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and BuzzFeed
TMZ.com:
ANTONIO BROWN 911 CALL ... Driver Claims AB Was High  —  'HE'S THROWING STONES'  —  TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call made during Antonio Brown's alleged altercation with a moving company driver ... and the alleged victim claims the NFL star was high, and making threats.
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
 
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
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Ale Russian / People.com:
Robert De Niro Claims Ex-Employee Threatened to Write a Damaging Memoir About the Actor
Kristian / Dlisted:
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's ‘Mean Girls’ Musical
Discussion: Queerty
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Sued for Stealing Pic of Kim and Kanye
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
This Video of Julianne Hough Is Freaking Out the Internet
Discussion: Dlisted and The Female Quotient
Echo Lawrence / Egotastic:
Tinashe's Lingerie Snap Just made me want to buy her Album
Mariah Cooper / Us Weekly:
Jesse Metcalfe and Model Jade Albany Spotted ‘Making Out’ at West Hollywood Pub
Clark Collis / EW.com:
Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will play time traveler for at least one more season
Discussion: The Wrap
People.com:
Brad Pitt Reveals He Passed on Keanu Reeves' Role in The Matrix: ‘I Took the Red Pill’
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Exclusive: RuPaul, Drag Race season 12 cast give first interviews on ‘twisted’ new season
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to OpenAI tools including ChatGPT via Reddit's Data API and to add AI features to Reddit; RDDT is up 12%+

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Seven Black and female Chicago Tribune journalists file a federal suit against Alden, claiming it has knowingly paid them less than White and male counterparts

 
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