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4:40 PM ET, January 28, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean — Huge Fight at Recording Studio  —  CHRIS BROWN & FRANK OCEAN  —  HUGE FIGHT AT RECORDING STUDIO  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  UPDATE: 5:20 AM PT: After the incident, Ocean tweeted “got jumped by chris and a couple guys. lol. i only wish everest [his dog] …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown Accused of Assaulting Frank Ocean
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Difficult Brown And Frank Ocean Got Into A Brawl Over A Parking Space
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Dan Good / New York Post:   Chris Brown probed for assault after brawl with singer Frank Ocean: officials
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/Jennifer Lawrence's Dress Rips at the SAG Awards?  Nope—Here's What Really Happened  —  Don't lie!  Wardrobe malfunctions at awards shows are exciting, and viewers might have thought there was a major slip on stage when Jennifer Lawrence accepted her award for Best Female Actor in a Film.
TMZ.com:
Rick Ross — Crashes Rolls-Royce While Escaping Gunfire  —  Crashes Rolls-Royce  —  While Escaping Gunfire  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  8:45 AM PT — Cops have now confirmed Ross was driving the Rolls-Royce at the time of the crash.  —  The passenger was Shateria L. Moragne-el — who is reportedly dating the rapper.
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Tamika Bickham / WPLG-TV:
Rapper Rick Ross reported target of drive-by shooting
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
Bradley Cooper Slams Lance Armstrong Movie Rumors: ‘So Nuts!’  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Despite reports that Bradley Cooper is in talks to play disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in an upcoming J.J. Abrams-directed biopic, the “Silver Linings Playbook” star tells Access Hollywood otherwise.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Starpulse
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Erin Carlson / Hollywood Reporter:
Bradley Cooper Calls Lance Armstrong Movie Rumors ‘Nuts’
Discussion: MoeJackson
Dahvi Shira / Style Watch:
Jennifer Lawrence Feeling Better Thanks to a ‘Lot of Medication’
Discussion: People.com, PopSugar and Us Weekly
Len / X17 Online:
THE CAST OF ARGO TAKES TOP PRIZE AT THE 2013 SAG AWARDS
Discussion: omg!
Bill Werde / Billboard:
Justin Bieber Exclusive Song Premiere and Billboard Cover Story  —  Hear the exclusive online premiere of “Nothing Like Us,” Justin's new song about his breakup with Selena Gomez, plus read a revealing interview about how he turned his sadness into music on “Believe Acoustic”
Discussion: New York Post and Gossip Cop
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Allie Takeda / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Justin Bieber Sings About Selena Gomez Split in New Song “Nothing Like Us”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Ashton Kutcher suffers health scare prepping for ‘Jobs’  —  A fruit-only diet sickened the actor as he prepared for the biopic about the Apple co-founder. … PARK CITY, Utah — Ashton Kutcher might have gotten a little too close to Steve Jobs.  —  Kutcher says that he started a fruit …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sam Edelman's New Muse: Kate Upton  —  Kate Upton in Sam Edelman's new advertising campaign.  —  Photo By Courtesy Photo Photo By Courtesy Photo  —  Sam Edelman is marching into 2013 with Kate Upton by its side.  —  The New York-based footwear brand has tapped the model for its new digital …
TMZ.com:
Taye Diggs Thwarts Home Invasion ... BY HIMSELF  —  Thwarts Home Invasion  —  BY HIMSELF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Some actors play super heroes on the screen, but Taye Diggs really is one ... single-handedly apprehending a guy who tried to break into his home last night ... TMZ has learned.
Oh No They Didn't!:
Hulk Hogan Tweets (Then Deletes) Creepy Picture Of Brooke's Legs  —  Hulk Hogan tweeted a photo of his daughter Brooke in a revealing dress along with the accompanying caption, “Brooke's legs.”  —  A Twitter search of “Brooke's Legs” shows hundreds of comments from fans wondering what the Hulkster was thinking.
Discussion: Dlisted and VH1 Celebrity
John Boone / E! Online:
NEWS/Tina Fey Talks Mean Girls Musical: Mariah Carey Should Play the Cool Mom!  —  Mean Girls fans, look alive!  Because the fetch Lindsay Lohan movie might be coming to a theater near you...as a musical!  —  “Maybe!  We want to.  I would love to,” Tina Fey told E! News on the red carpet at the SAG Awards.
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Mary O'Connor, Hugh Hefner's Longtime Playboy Secretary, Dies  —  Hugh Hefner; Mary O'Connor (inset) Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty; E! (inset)  —  Heavy hearts are aplenty at the Playboy Mansion today.  Hugh Hefner's longtime secretary Mary O'Connor has died, the Playboy boss announced via Twitter on Sunday, Jan. 27.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
It's Official: Kris Jenner Talk Show From Twentieth TV To Get Summer Run On Fox Stations  —  Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner is officially adding a daytime talk show host to her resume.  After lengthy negotiations, Fox Television Stations and Twentieth Television announced today that Kris …
Discussion: TVgasm
Associated Press:
Argo On A Roll With Big Win At SAG Awards  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — A few weeks ago, the Oscar race looked wide open.  The stately, historical “Lincoln” seemed like the safe and likely choice, with the provocative “Zero Dark Thirty” and the quirky and inspiring “Silver Linings Playbook” …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Maria Mercedes Lara / PopSugar:   The Best Moments From the 2013 SAG Awards
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

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