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6:20 PM ET, January 20, 2025

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Mark Savage / BBC:
Chappell Roan: 'I'd be more successful if I wore a muzzle'  —  Chappell Roan can't be stopped.  —  Over the last 12 months, the 26-year-old has become the buzziest star in pop. A flamboyant, flame-haired sensation, whose songs are as colourful as they are raw.
José Criales-Unzueta / Vogue:
Melania Trump Chose This Independent Designer to Make Her 2025 Inauguration Look  —  President-elect Donald Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump.  Melania wears Adam Lippes.  —  First Lady Melania Trump is wearing a silk wool Adam Lippes coat and skirt with an ivory blouse this morning …
Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
Sex and the City Actress Reveals Which Kennedy Family Member Was Set for First NSFW Scene  —  Sarah Wynter—who appeared in the first-ever sex scene on Sex and the City—revealed that she was originally set to act opposite John F. Kennedy Jr.'s nephew Christopher Lawford for the NSFW moment.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Black Eyed Peas Cancel 2025 Las Vegas Residency Due to ‘Current Circumstances’: 'We Can't Wait to See You Again'  —  The multi-platinum supergroup's shows were supposed to kick off at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Feb. 15  —  The Black Eyed Peas won't be getting it started in Las Vegas anymore.
Discussion: Deadline, The Wrap, Billboard and Variety
Kelsey Stewart / Page Six:
Lauren Sánchez wears winter white (and a peekaboo bra) with fiancé Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump inauguration  —  Lauren Sánchez embraced winter whites at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration Monday.  —  Joined by her fiancé, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the …
Cara Lynn Shultz / People:
Cecile Richards, Former President of Planned Parenthood, Has Died: ‘Leader of Utmost Character’  —  The longtime advocate for women's rights died at age 67  —  Cecile Richards, who served as president of the women's health organization Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018, died on Monday, Jan. 20, her family confirmed to PEOPLE.
Gibson Johns / E! Online:
Nina Dobrev Has “Survivor's Guilt” After Evacuating Her Home Amid L.A. Fires  —  Nina Dobrev admitted to having “survivor's guilt” after fleeing Los Angeles during the wildfires and asked her followers for help in assisting those who were directly affected by the disaster.  —  Nina Dobrev is paying it forward.
Desiree Anello / E! Online:
Barron Trump Makes Rare Appearance at Dad Donald Trump's Presidential Inauguration  —  Barron Trump stepped away from his freshman year at New York University to celebrate his dad Donald's Trump presidential inauguration alongside his siblings and mom Melania Trump.  —  Barron Trump is supporting his dad's next chapter.
Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing 3 Children to Death at Taylor Swift-Themed Event  —  Months after Axel Rudakubana was charged with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England, the now-18-year-old has pleaded guilty.
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Melba Montgomery, Country Singer of Duets, Dies at 86: ‘Incredibly Talented, Kind and Generous Woman’  —  In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Jan. 15, her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, confirmed the news of her death  — Country singer Melba Montgomery has died at the age of 86
Discussion: Daily Mail, Suggest and New York Times
Tommy McArdle / People:
Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Cheer on Eagles Together at NFL Playoff Game in Philadelphia  —  A source recently told PEOPLE that Cooper and Hadid are “serious about each other,” more than one year after they began dating  —  Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid were on hand to cheer …
Discussion: Suggest, New York Post and E! Online
 
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Mia O'Hare / The Mirror:
Sabrina Carpenter is pals with Gino D'Acampo and fans are stunned
Discussion: The Sun and Daily Star
Kelsie Gibson / People:
Lindsay Arnold Made ‘Really Scary’ Decision to Leave Hollywood at Height of DWTS Fame. Inside Her New Utah Life (Exclusive)
Discussion: E! Online
Daily Star:
BBC Radio legend's health issues lead to hospital dash and ‘unexpected 6-night stay’
Discussion: The Sun and The Mirror
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Bad Bunny's ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ Climbs to No. 1 on Billboard 200
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Variety and Just Jared
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
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Discussion: SheKnows
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Shannon Beador Insists She Had ‘Zero Power’ in Alexis Bellino's ‘RHOC’ Exit Despite Feud (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail and Page Six
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Rami Malek Claims He Was Once Racially Profiled by Police, Was in ‘Precarious Situation’
Esther Kang / People:
Kat Dennings Says TV Dad Bob Saget Was ‘Very Protective of Me’ on Raising Dad: ‘God Bless Him’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Deadline and Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Variety:
Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

 
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