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1:20 PM ET, January 16, 2021

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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Kanye West's Yeezy Sues Intern Over Instagram Posts  —  The Yeezy intern signed a nondisclosure agreement that contained a $500,000 liquidated damages provision, according to a complaint filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court.  —  Kanye West's apparel company Yeezy is suing …
Discussion: The Sun and Daily Mail
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Yeezy Sues Former Intern for Breaching NDA by Allegedly Sharing Confidential Photos  —  The rapper's clothing brand is seeking $500,000 from a former intern of the brand, Ryan Inwards  —  Kanye West's apparel brand Yeezy is suing one of its former interns for breaching a non-disclosure agreement.
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Liv Tyler reunites with kids after testing positive for COVID-19 on NYE … Liv Tyler is the latest celebrity to confirm her battle with COVID-19, revealing Friday that she tested positive for the virus on New Year's Eve.  —  After two weeks in isolation, the 43-year-old model …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
Karl-Anthony Towns Tests Positive For COVID, ‘It Breaks My Heart’
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Paulina Jayne Isaac / Cosmopolitan:
Lauren Burnham Jokes About Arie Luyendyk Jr. Split Rumors  —  She shared an email from TMZ.  👀  — Lauren Burnham joked about Arie Luyendyk Jr. split rumors.  — Lauren shared a screenshot of a request for comment from  —  TMZ  —  .  —  Lauren Burnham isn't fazed by rumors …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
Just Jared:
Actor Archie Lyndhurst's Cause of Death Revealed After He Passed Away at 19  —  The family of British actor Archie Lyndhurst is speaking out after he tragically died at the age of 19 back in September 2020.  —  The young actor, best known for his role in the CBBC series So Awkward, was also the son of actor Nicholas Lyndhurst.
Discussion: The Sun, E! Online and Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Released From Hospital After Brain Aneurysm  —  DR. DRE GOES HOME AFTER BRAIN ANEURYSM ... Still Getting 24/7 Care  —  Dr. Dre will finally get to sleep in his own bed tonight — he's been discharged from the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm, but doctors are still watching him closely.
Lauren Burns / The Sun:
Rod Stewart ends ‘spiteful’ feud with Elton John ‘as an example to his eight kids’  —  IT was a bust-up to rival Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry or Coleen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy.  —  But for the time being, at least, Sir Rod Stewart and Sir Elton John are pals once again.  —  Getty
Erin Hill / People.com:
Prince Harry's Friend Tom Bradby Opens up About Harry's ‘Heartbreak’ and Royal Family Tensions  —  “I think he is heartbroken by the situation with his family,” journalist Tom Bradby says of Prince Harry  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's friend, journalist and author Tom Bradby …
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Reese Witherspoon's adorable new family member sparks mass reaction … Reese Witherspoon has caused a mass reaction from her fans after she welcomed another adorable puppy into her family.  —  The Legally Blonde star introduced her new black Labrador, Major, on Friday with the cutest snapshots!
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears Blames Quiet Tesla for Her Cat Deaths  —  Jamie Lynn Spears has a problem with her Tesla ... one that's cost her family multiple pets — and she's asking Elon Musk to fix it to avoid future cat-astrophes.  —  Britney's baby sis paints a pretty horrific picture of what's …
Discussion: Just Jared, FemaleFirst and E! Online
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Justin Hartley To Star In ‘The Never Game’ TV Adaptation In Works At 20th Television, Will EP With Ken Olin  —  EXCLUSIVE: This Is Us star Justin Hartley has teamed with the series' director/executive producer Ken Olin to option the rights to Jeffery Deaver's 2019 thriller novel, The Never Game.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Vanessa Bryant Opens Up About Struggle with Grief  —  VANESSA BRYANT I'M STRUGGLING WITH GRIEF, LIKE SO MANY But Finding ‘Reason to Live’  —  As the anniversary of Kobe and Gianna Bryant's deaths approaches, Vanessa's sharing her daily battle to cope with such heartbreaking loss ... and offering some advice.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Just Jared and E! Online
Brendan McDonald / Episodes:
Episode 1192 - Kate Winslet  —  Kate Winslet is all about learning on the job.  She never trained to be an actor, she just observed her talented co-stars on set.  She used her work in Contagion to prepare herself and her family at the onset of the COVID pandemic.
Discussion: Just Jared, Us Weekly and People.com
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Jennifer Lopez receives high praise from ex-fiancé Ben Affleck … Ben Affleck is full of praise for his ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez.  The Gone Girl actor reminisced on the pair's highly publicised relationship that took place from 2002 to 2004 and had fans and the press dubbing them ‘Bennifer’.
Discussion: Just Jared, Us Weekly and Marie Claire
 
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Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
'I'LL NEVER BE HAPPY' Rylan Clark-Neal admits he'll always hate how he looks after bullying left him with body insecurities
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Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
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Andy Halls / The Sun:
Dancing on Ice star Rebekah Vardy slams ‘disgusting’ partying footballers for breaking Covid rules
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
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Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:
Mossimo Giannulli wants out of prison, calls conditions ‘extreme’
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Shawn Johnson Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Andrew East
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From Mediagazer:

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

 
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