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Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
Beyonce Super Bowl Press Conference: Singer Belts National Anthem, Live To Counter Lip-Sync Critics (VIDEO)
Discussion: MoeJackson
Associated Press:   Beyonce to face the media for first time since lip-sync scandal
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Video: Beyonce Sings National Anthem Live at Press Conference, Admits Lip-Synching
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Girls’ Lena Dunham And Jenni Konner To Develop HBO Series About Betty Halbreich  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lena Dunham, creator/star/executive producer of hot comedy Girls, has teamed with her Girls co-showrunner, executive producer Jenni Konner, for another potential HBO comedy series set in New York.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / The Huffington Post:
Girls Just Wants to Have (White) Fun  —  Clearly on an emotional high from her Golden Globe wins, Lena Dunham, Creator/Writer/Director/Star of the HBO series Girls, recently gave an interview in which she dismissed criticism of her show as coming mostly from 58-year-old men who didn't understand …
Discussion: PopWatch, Gawker and FishbowlLA
Matt Kawahara / 49ers Blog and Q&A:
Ravens LB Ayanbadejo: Culliver's anti-gay comments are chance for ‘learning experience’  —  NEW ORLEANS — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo was a popular figure when the team met media at its hotel this morning.  Ayanbadejo, a vocal supporter of gay rights …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
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Robert Klemko / Associated Press:
49ers' Chris Culliver bombarded with questions after homophobic remarks
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Dakota Fanning is excited about being ‘newly allowed’ to do nude scenes  —  Here are some photos of Dakota Fanning touching down in Park City, Utah last week for the Sundance premiere of her new movie, Very Good Girls, which also stars Elizabeth Olsen.  As we've seen over the years …
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Chris Morran / The Consumerist:
Waitress Who Posted No-Tip Receipt From “Pastor” Customer Fired From Job  —  Earlier this week, we posted a story about a restaurant customer who not only chose to deny the waitress a tip, but also wrote “I Give God 10% Why do you Get 18?” on the receipt.  Now we've learned that the server who posted the receipt online has been fired.
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Gawker and Dlisted
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Pastor Apologizes For Snide Remark On Meal Receipt
Discussion: Reuters and Gawker
Paul Chi / People.com:
Channing Tatum All Set to Learn About Diapering  —  First time dad-to-be Channing Tatum already in baby mode - studying baby books and watching documentaries.  —  But there's one thing he's still lacking: mastering the art of diapering.  —  “I have never changed a diaper before …
TMZ.com:
49ers Superstars Frank Gore & Michael Crabtree — STRIP CLUBBIN' Before the Super Bowl  —  STRIP CLUBBIN'  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  How do SF 49ers superstars Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree and Patrick Willis stay relaxed before the Super Bowl?  They hit up one of the BEST STRIP CLUBS on Bourbon Street!!!
Sarah / People.com:
Kara DioGuardi Welcomes Son Greyson James  —  He's here!  —  Kara DioGuardi and husband Mike McCuddy welcomed a son on Thursday, Jan. 31 in Los Angeles, a rep for the former American Idol judge confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Greyson James Carroll McCuddy was born to the couple via gestational surrogate …
TMZ.com:
Kristin Chenoweth — American Airlines Treated Me Like a Dog  —  American Airlines  —  TREATED ME LIKE A DOG  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kristin Chenoweth says she was the victim of a screaming, angry gate agent who bullied her and embarrassed her when she tried to board an American Airlines flight …
Discussion: Starpulse
Lisa Singleton-Rickman / TimesDaily.com:
Teacher linked to gay slurs at school  —  The TimesDaily  —  @TD_LSRickman  —  ROGERSVILLE — School district officials are investigating allegations that a Lauderdale County High School teacher made slurs in the presence of students regarding first lady Michelle Obama and gays.
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's Bad-Luck Ferrari Cop Blocked Again  —  Bad-Luck Ferrari  —  Cop Blocked Again  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Justin Bieber oughta think twice before loaning his car out ... because it was involved in yet another run-in with cops.  —  Bieber wasn't driving.
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
In uproar over portrait of Duchess of Cambridge, its artist speaks out  —  In BRADFORD ON AVON, England — On Paul Emsley's studio wall hangs an alternative version of the most famous portrait of one of the most famous women in the world.  In it, the Duchess of Cambridge …
Discussion: People.com and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Randy Travis — Sentenced to REHAB in Drunk Driving Arrest, But ...  SENTENCED TO REHAB  —  for Drunk Driving, But ...  EXCLUSIVE  —  Country singer Randy Travis has been sentenced to 180 DAYS IN JAIL after pleading guilty to drunk driving in Texas back in August …
Discussion: New York Post
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Carly Rae Jepsen: I Worked 8 Minimum-Wage Jobs to Pursue Music Career  —  Carly Rae Jepsen knows the meaning of hard work.  In the March issue of Seventeen magazine, the 27-year-old singer opens up about her struggle to make it in the music business.  —  PHOTOS: Stars' funniest first jobs
Us Weekly:
Kailyn Lowry, Teen Mom 2 Star, Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder  —  Kailyn Lowry is coming clean about a major mental health issue.  The Teen Mom 2 star, 20, revealed in an interview with online site Starcasm that she has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
 
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Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
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Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Boy Meets World’ spin-off casts Riley's best friend — EXCLUSIVE
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Nicole Richie, Joel Madden Throw Pricey Party for Daughter Harlow's 5th Birthday
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The Superficial:
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Shows Off Baby Bump All THREE of Them!
Discussion: Us Weekly and X17 Online
Us Weekly:
Drew Barrymore Won't Allow Daughter Olive, 4 Months, to Wear Makeup Until She's a Teen
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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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