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3:15 PM ET, January 19, 2013

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ESPN:
Manti Te'o denies being part of hoax  —  Manti Te'o denied being part of a hoax involving a relationship with a person online whom he considered his girlfriend, during an interview with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap on Friday night, but did say he “tailored” his stories so people would think he “met her before she passed away.”
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TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o Speaks — I Knew It Was Crazy, But I'm Innocent  —  MANTI TE'O SPEAKS  —  I Knew It Was Crazy ... But  —  I'M INNOCENT  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Manti Te'o has broken his silence ... admitting he knew having a relationship with a “girlfriend” solely online was “crazy,” …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o — Rebounded with ACTUAL Girl, When Fake Girlfriend ‘Died’  —  Manti Te'o quietly began dating an actual living, breathing female human being ... shortly after he learned “Lennay Kekua” had died from cancer ... and the rebound chick is HOT ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Shelley Smith / ESPN:
Friend: Tuiasosopo admitted to hoax  —  Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man who has been publicly identified as being behind the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, called a church friend in early December crying and admitted to duping the Heisman finalist, the friend told “Outside the Lines” Thursday.
TMZ.com:
Mark Salling Sued — Woman Claims ‘Glee’ Star Forced Sex Without Condom  —  7:10 PM PT — Salling's publicist, Janice Lee, tells TMZ ... “There is no truth to this.  It's the textbook case of a disgruntled girl looking to cash in on a TV star's success.”  —  She adds, “We turn the rest …
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Robert F. Chew, who played Proposition Joe on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 52  —  An ‘exceptional actor’ and ‘essential part of community,’ David Simon says  —  Robert F. Chew in 2009 teaching at the Arena Players summer theater program.  Here he leads a rehearsal of “Fame.”
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Victorious in $9 Million Deafening Scream Lawsuit  —  Victorious in $9 Million  —  Deafening Scream Lawsuit  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hear ye, hear ye ... Justin Bieber just scored a massive victory in his $9 million legal battle over a woman's busted ear drums, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes Jokes: I Have Sex With Eddie Cibrian “Whenever He Wants It”  —  TMI, LeAnn Rimes!  The country singer got extremely personal with Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell in a recent interview about her much talked-about marriage to Eddie Cibrian.  —  PHOTOS: LeAnn and Eddie's road to romance
Discussion: PerezHilton
Andy Campbell / The Huffington Post:
James Deen, Porn Star, Discusses Lindsay Lohan Sex Scene In ‘The Canyons’  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Adult Entertainment Expo, The Canyons, Canyons Sex Scene, Canyons Trailer, James Deen, James Deen Canyons, James Deen Lindsay Lohan, James Deen Lindsay Lohan Sex Scene, Lindsay Lohan Canyons, Porn, Weird News
Discussion: Starpulse and hollyscoop.com
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Paramount, JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Target Lance Armstrong Cheat Scandal For Pic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot partners JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk are going to make a movie about the epic rise and fall of doping bicyclist Lance Armstrong.  They've just closed a deal for screen rights …
The Superficial:
This Is What Jennifer Lawrence's Butt Looks Like  —  Apparently there was some sort of controversy over Jennifer Lawrence telling David Letterman her ass was Photoshopped in a recent bikini photo: … So either in defense of the photo, or to shoot it down, Pacific Coast News released …
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood: Don't Call My Husband Mike Fisher “Mr. Underwood”  —  Carrie Underwood sees Mike Fisher as her equal, not her subordinate.  So when the media refers to her hockey player husband as “Mr. Underwood,” the singer is understandably upset.  —  “It made me feel awful,” …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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