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5:05 PM ET, June 26, 2013

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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Paula Deen denies she is a racist: 'All of God's creatures are equal'  —  Paula Deen has denied being racist, following her admission that she has used racially insensitive language.  —  The Paula's Best Dishes host is currently being sued for discrimination, and admitted under oath to using …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Paula Deen Hires Real-Life Crisis Fixer Who Inspired Scandal's Olivia Pope  —  Credit: Wilford Harewood/NBC; ABC/Eric McCandless  —  Paula Deen is in full-on crisis mode — and she's brought out a big gun in the hopes of reviving her ruined reputation following last week's N-word disaster.
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Paula Deen: Inside Her Career Meltdown
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Times
TMZ.com:
NFL Star Aaron Hernandez — Charged with Murder, Held Without Bail  —  CHARGED WITH MURDER  —  Held Without Bail  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has just been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 27-year-old former semi-pro football player named Odin Lloyd.
Discussion: Bossip
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Aaron Hernandez / TMZ.com:
THE SMOKING GUM  —  Prosecutors believe they have a CRUCIAL piece of evidence that proves Aaron Hernandez murdered Odin Lloyd ... and the proof tastes like cotton candy.  —  As Aaron stood shackled in a Massachusetts courtroom moments ago, prosecutors spelled out their case against the former New England Patriots player.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Celebslam:
Kim Kardashian is running a sting on her friends  —  Kim Kardashian does not trust her friends  —  Kim Kardashian is so untrusting of her friends that she sent some of them a fake picture of her baby to see if they would then turn around and sell it to a magazine.  And it seems like a few of them did.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Victim: He Called Me a “Bitch”  —  8:10 AM PT Chris' lawyer, Mark Geragos, just told TMZ, the criminal hit-and-run charge against his client is “B.S.” Geragos says Chris gave the other driver his Virginia driver's license and also gave her an insurance card.
TMZ.com:
Prince Jackson Testified in Michael Jackson Trial — AEG Was Killing Dad  —  AEG WAS KILLING DAD  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Prince Jackson — Michael Jackson's eldest son — told jurors today in the wrongful death case, Michael Jackson had such problems with AEG he would cry and say, “They're gonna kill me ... they're gonna kill me.”
Ariel Levy / News Desk:
How Edith Windsor Learned She Won  —  Everyone at the apartment of Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who argued Edith Windsor's successful challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, exploded in screams and sobs when the ruling came down.  Kaplan called her mother and said, “Total victory, Mom: it couldn't be better.”
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and Queerty
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Oprah Winfrey Regains No. 1 Slot On Forbes 2013 List of The Most Powerful Celebrities  —  Everyone should know this by now: Never count Oprah out.  Despite business stumbles and an $88 million earnings drop since last year, Oprah Winfrey returns to the top of Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 ranking …
Daily Mail:
Justin Bieber's new love interest Jordan Ozuna is ‘still married’... according to her estranged mother-in-law  —  He sparked rumours he may have found a new love interest after pictures of him kissing and cuddling Las Vegas waitress Jordan Ozuna earlier this month.
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Jamie Foxx linked to ‘Real Housewives’ star Cristy Rice  —  Jamie Foxx has been linked to Real Housewives of Miami star Cristy Rice.  —  The reality star fuelled the romance rumours by sharing an image of Foxx kissing her following a night out at the Delano Hotel in South Beach on Monday (June 24).
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and New York Post
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
CineEurope: Javier Bardem's Hairdo in ‘The Counselor’ Inspired by Brian Grazer's  —  Director Ridley Scott — turning up at 20th Century Fox's star-packed presentation — reveals he phoned the producer to tell him they were going to copy his signature mane in the Cormac McCarthy-penned thriller.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Paris Jackson — Facebook Has Destroyed Her  —  Paris Jackson's deep depression has been largely the result of bullying ... and Facebook has been hosting the haters.  —  Sources closely connected to Paris tell TMZ ... the 15-year-old has been reeling from comments left on her Facebook page —
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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