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12:45 AM ET, January 14, 2015

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Anya / People.com:
Zooey Deschanel Expecting First Child  —  Emily Deschanel just found herself a new pregnancy pal: sister Zooey!  —  The New Girl star is expecting her first child with Jacob Pechenik this summer, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Jacob and I are over the moon.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Zooey Deschanel Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Boyfriend Jacob Pechenik
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears — Knife Wielding Badass ... Caught on Security Camera (VIDEO)  —  JAMIE LYNN SPEARS  —  KNIFE WIELDING BADASS ...  Caught on Security Cam  —  1/13/2015 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  We got the video — Jamie Lynn Spears freaking out with a huge knife as she tries …
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears Pulls Out Giant Knife to Break Up Fight: Watch the Tense Moment!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Allie Jones / Defamer:
Security Video: Jamie Lynn Spears Pulls Huge Knife at Pita Pit Fight
Discussion: TMZ.com
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling to Star in Financial Drama ‘The Big Short’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Following the success of “Moneyball,” Brad Pitt and his Plan B shingle have assembled an all-star cast for the next adaptation of a Michael Lewis bestseller.
BBC:
Kelly Clarkson: I had such a horrible pregnancy  —  Kelly Clarkson has spoken of the “difficult pregnancy” she endured with her seven-month-old baby daughter.  —  Speaking to Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw, she said things got so bad she was admitted to hospital.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Was Hospitalized During “Horrible Pregnancy” With Baby River  —  Please, it made her stronger!  Kelly Clarkson opened up to Nick Grimshaw on BBC's Radio 1 Breakfast Show Tuesday, Jan. 12, about her “horrible” first pregnancy with her daughter River Rose.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
'Gone Girl's Ben Affleck, David Fincher, Gillian Flynn Plot ‘Strangers On A Train’ Redo At Warner Bros  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck and David Fincher will re-team on a Warner Bros remake of the Hitchcock classic thriller Strangers On A Train.  Gillian Flynn, who adapted her novel Gone Girl …
Tyler Johnson / The Hollywood Gossip:
Kathy Griffin: Amal Alamuddin is ANNOYING!  —  When it was first announced that Kathy Griffin would replace Joan Rivers on E!'s Fashion Police many doubted if the comic would be up to the task of dishing out scathing, Rivers-style snark at the expense of her fellow celebs.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Kathy Griffin Slams Amal Alamuddin's Golden Globes Gloves, Says They Remind Her of “a Porn Scene” …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
‘Unhappy’ Ann Curry finally leaves NBC News, will develop startup  —  Ann Curry's tearful exit from “Today” opposite Matt Lauer.  —  Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC over two and a half years after her excruciating departure from “Today,” Page Six can exclusively reveal.
Jen Yamato / Deadline:
Selena Gomez Joins Paul Rudd In ‘The Revised Fundamentals Of Caregiving’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez has zeroed in on her next film role.  The recording star and Wizards Of Waverly Place actress is joining Ant-Man's Paul Rudd in The Revised Fundamentals Of Caregiving, directed by Emmy winner Rob Burnett.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Brian Truitt / USA Today:
Lucas' ‘Magic’ lives on, at home and on screen  —  For a guy who's “happily retired,” George Lucas is sure keeping himself busy.  —  The iconic filmmaker isn't regularly tinkering around in the Star Wars universe anymore — that's now director J.J. Abrams' gig — but he has created …
Discussion: The Wrap and PerezHilton
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Tom Arnold Slams Malin Akerman's Ex-Husband, Says She's an “Inspiration”  —  Tom Arnold does not have a very high opinion of Malin Akerman's ex-husband.  During a chat with Howard Stern on the shock jock's SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Roseanne comedian publicly shamed Akerman's …
Discussion: Just Jared
E! Online:
NEWS/ Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian Making First-Ever Visit to Armenia: Get the Details!  —  The Kardashian sisters have taken over half the globe to date.  Next stop: Armenia.  —  Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian are planning to travel …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Nicki Minaj's Ex-Boyfriend Safaree Samuels: She Treated Me “Like an Employee, Instead of Her Man”  —  Nicki Minaj divulged her feelings about her ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels on her album The Pinkprint, and now, he's got the mic.  Samuels, who dated Minaj for 11 years, told Power 105.1's …
Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Hannibal Recruits The Hobbit Star Richard Armitage for Killer Role  —  Richard Armitage has found a role into which he can really sink his teeth.  —  The Hobbit actor will join NBC's Hannibal in Season 3 in the terrifying role of Francis Dolarhyde (aka The Tooth Fairy).
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
I'M DONE PLAYING ‘HOOD’ CLUBS  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Chris brown is finished taking chances ... he's ordered his manager to immediately cancel upcoming shows at any nightclub he thinks is “too hood” after the recent shooting in San Jose.  —  A source close to Chris tells TMZ the singer called …
 
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
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Matt Lauer avoids passenger on flight home from the Globes
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Shelli Weinstein / Variety:
Woody Allen to Create His First Television Series for Amazon
Vince Mancini / UPROXX:
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
DJ Caruso Enlisted For ‘G.I. Joe 3’?
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

New York Times:
Sources: after Trump's election win, NPR is preparing for a variety of funding possibilities, including that government money will be clawed back immediately

 
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