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1:15 PM ET, January 7, 2015

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Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
Exclusive: Bill Cosby Co-Star Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out for First Time, Defends Her Friend  —  EXCLUSIVE It was just happenstance: I ran into Tony winner Phylicia Rashad today at Paramount's super elegant lunch for the movie “Selma” at the Metropolitan Club.
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
New Mom Blake Lively: ‘This Is the Happiest Time in My Life’  —  Blake Lively says she has “always felt like a mama” - and now that she actually is one, the role feels natural.  —  “I don't feel like it's a massive change,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's cover story.
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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to Meet Pope Francis at the Vatican: Get the Details!  —  Hollywood meets the Holy See!  Tinseltown royalty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are taking a very special trip to Rome this month, not to eat pasta and tour the Colosseum, but to meet the Pope …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Benedict and Sophie expecting a cumber-baby  —  Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch pose at the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Jan. 3.  —  Benedict Cumberbatch is to become a father for the first time.  The “Imitation Game” star's fiancée …
Jeffnelsonpeople / People.com:
Gaby Hoffmann: Why I Ate My Placenta  —  She gave birth six short weeks ago, but Gaby Hoffmann was ready for a Girls night.  —  The actress showed off her slender post-baby body at the HBO show's season four premiere in N.Y.C. on Monday — and shared her secret to bouncing back.
TMZ.com:
Chickadee — I'm Gonna Pull a Honey Boo Boo ... With My Own Show!  —  I'M GONNA PULL A HONEY BOO BOO  —  With My Own Show  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell wants to pick up where her little sis left off, because we've learned she's shopping her very own reality show.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE 'I waited because I didn't want to settle': Cameron Diaz delivers touching toast to husband Benji Madden... as wedding details emerge  —  Cameron Diaz and husband Benji Madden tied the knot at her Beverly Hills mansion Monday evening following a nine-month romance.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden's Wedding: Details on the Jewish Ceremony, Celebrity Guests, Surprise Performances!
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
Ludacris — Merry Christmas ... I Got Married!  —  MERRY CHRISTMAS  —  ... I Got Married!  —  1/6/2015 3:06 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Ludacris likes his proposals like he likes his movies ... FAST AND FURIOUS ... because we're told he got married over the holidays after proposing the very same day.
TMZ.com:
Teresa & Joe Giudice — Fire Sale for New Jersey Mansion  —  TERESA & JOE GIUDICE  —  FIRE SALE FOR NEW JERSEY MANSION  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Teresa and Joe Giudice just DRASTICALLY reduced the asking price for their New Jersey mansion, because they MUST move out stat for cheaper digs.
Discussion: PerezHilton, tooFab.com and Page Six
Allison Ash / KGTV-TV:
Deputies: Poway teen's 18th birthday party featured Playboy mansion theme, alcohol  —  Attorney charged with social host violation  —  POWAY, Calif. - The party's theme was “Liv's Playboy Mansion.”  San Diego County sheriff's deputies say 150 to 200 teens were there.
Discussion: Gawker
Sarah Galo / Guardian:
Joan Didion anointed Céline's new ‘cool girl’  —  The 80-year-old novelist, famed for her graceful prose, is the new face of luxury French fashion house's Spring 2015 campaign  —  Long before Gone Girl's “cool girl” rant made cool a negative term, there was, and is, the original cool girl, Joan Didion.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Michael Phelps' Alleged Ex — Dives In to Hardcore Porn  —  DIVES IN TO HARDCORE PORN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michael Phelps' self-proclaimed ex-girlfriend just had a close encounter with about a billion little swimmers ... after shooting her very first hardcore porno flick ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Sarah Karlan / BuzzFeed:
Ruby Rose Will Turn Heads On “Orange Is The New Black” Season 3  —  Everyone.  Remain.  Calm.  The Australian actor will appear as Stella Carlin, who “quickly draws the attention of some of Litchfield's inmates,” Netflix has confirmed to BuzzFeed.  —  Out model and DJ Ruby Rose will join …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Matt LeBlanc, Girlfriend Andrea Anders Call It Quits After Over 8 Years Together  —  It's over!  Matt LeBlanc and his girlfriend of over 8 years Andrea Anders have called it quits, his rep confirms to Us Weekly.  The former Friends star and actress decided to end things some time ago.
Leonard Greene / Page Six:
‘60 Minutes’ host Steve Kroft exposed in nasty affair  —  Here's a story you won't see on “60 Minutes.”  —  Veteran TV news correspondent Steve Kroft enjoyed a string of hotel hookups with a sexy New York City lawyer, getting his kink on with the aid of Viagra and racy text messages …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Vanessa Minnillo Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Girl Brooklyn Elisabeth With Nick Lachey: First Photo  —  Camden's a big brother!  Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey have welcomed their second child.  The proud mom shared the news on her official website on Tuesday, Jan. 6.  —  PHOTOS: 2014's babies of the year
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Elle:
Lena Dunham: That Girl Is a Woman Now  —  ELLE's fifth annual Women in TV issue hits newsstands nationwide on January 13.  —  In four years, Lena Dunham has springboarded from cable's freshest voice to full-on cultural icon.  Now things are getting really wonderful—and very complicated.
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Cosmopolitan:
Lena Dunham Denies She's Engaged: “Slow News Day, Dude?”
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Randee Dawn / TODAY:
Oh, my!  'Downton Abbey's' Dowager Countess takes the cake in sweet recreation  —  With her quips and sly one-liners, Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess often takes the cake on Masterpiece's “Downton Abbey.”  But at the recent season five premiere of the popular PBS series (which returned to the air Sunday) …
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Nancy Mattia / People Great Ideas:
See Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess Recreated in Cake — Creepy or Cool?
Discussion: E! Online and PopWatch
Allison / Dlisted:
Charlie Sheen Took An Angry Swipe At Kim Kardashian Because She Wouldn't Sign An Autograph For A Kid (UPDATE)  —  I'm sure you're like “So Charlie Sheen got into a fight with a hooker?  So what?  This is news?”, but it is news, because for the first time in history it has nothing to do with money …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star Opposite Matthew McConaughey in Gary Ross' ‘Free State of Jones’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Meghan Trainor Is Not Dating Nick Jonas' Assistant Cory Andersen Despite Reports — Get the Details Here
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Sam Smith Disses Fellow Musicians: “Some of These Pop Stars Are Just Awful”
Candace Amos / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Strips Down to His Underwear, Flaunts His Washboard Abs in New Calvin Klein Campaign …
Billboard:
Lana Del Rey Q&A: On ‘Big Eyes’ & Her Upcoming ‘Honeymoon’ Album
Discussion: PerezHilton and Digital Spy
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Ben Affleck to get humanitarian honour at People's Choice Awards
Discussion: TMZ.com
Demetria McKinney / Bravo TV Official Site:
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From Mediagazer:

Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US

Michael Flaherty / Axios:
Getty Images Holdings and Shutterstock agree to merge in a deal that creates a $3.7B company; Getty CEO Craig Peters will remain CEO of the combined business

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post is laying off roughly 4% of its workforce, affecting fewer than 100 people across its business divisions; its newsroom is not affected

 
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