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4:20 PM ET, January 24, 2020

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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, Variety, Cele|bitchy and /Film
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Adam Chitwood / Collider:
Exclusive: ‘Obi-Wan’ Disney+ Series on Hold as Crew Sent Home
Discussion: The Wrap and /Film
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: Page Six
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Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Justin Bieber Gives Emotional Speech at Album Preview Event
Discussion: Us Weekly
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, MTV and Stereogum
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
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
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: Dlisted, Page Six and The WOW Report
Will Thorne / Variety:
Chance the Rapper to Host 'Punk'd' Revival at Quibi  —  Chance the Rapper is ready to get his prank on.  —  MTV Studios has announced Chance as the host of its revival of the prank show “Punk'd,” which is coming to short form content platform Quibi.  —  “Punk'd” was a hidden camera reality show …
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
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Eric Todisco / People.com:   Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her: ‘It Was So Disgusting’
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
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!
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
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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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's ‘Mean Girls’ Musical
Discussion: /Film and Queerty
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Sued for Stealing Pic of Kim and Kanye
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
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Rafael Nadal's Return Shot Nails Ball Girl in Face, Star Apologizes With Kiss
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
This Video of Julianne Hough Is Freaking Out the Internet
Discussion: Dlisted and The Female Quotient
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Tinashe's Lingerie Snap Just made me want to buy her Album
 

 
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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
A look at an ISIS-affiliated media program called News Harvest, which is using AI-generated news anchors to disseminate extremist propaganda quickly and cheaply

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with New Yorker journalist Rachel Aviv on her Lucy Letby article, the cost of trial transcripts in the UK, the police documentary about the case, and more

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