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5:50 PM ET, January 30, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Arrested for Murder in Hit and Run (UPDATE)  —  4:15 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... after interviewing Suge Knight, cops have formally arrested him on murder charges, and his bail has been set at $2 million.  —  We're told one of the critical factors …
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Los Angeles Times:
Suge Knight suspected of running over two men with his truck in Compton  —  Notorious former rap music mogul Suge Knight is suspected of running two men over with his truck after an argument on a film set in Compton, authorities said.  —  The confrontation began about 3 p.m. Thursday …
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Why He Was Arrested for Murder  —  WHY HE WAS ARRESTED FOR MURDER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Law enforcement does NOT believe Suge Knight intended to run over and kill his friend Thursday, but they DO believe he tried to run over another guy and that's enough to charge him with murder.
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Beef Between Dr. Dre and Suge Sparked Fatal Hit and Run
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Victim's Relative Says IT WAS MURDER
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Lawyer Says He Feared for His Life
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:   Suge Knight charged with murder after running over friend
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Howard Fendrich / Pro32: Head to Head:
AP Source: Missy Elliott to join Perry for Super Bowl half  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Missy Elliott is going to “Work It” at the Super Bowl with Katy Perry.  —  A person familiar with the plans for Sunday's halftime show told The Associated Press on Thursday that Grammy winner Elliott is slated …
TMZ.com:
T.I. — Iggy Azalea Needs to Shut Up ... and Be More Like Tom Brady  —  T.I.  —  IGGY AZALEA NEEDS TO SHUT UP ...  Be More Like Tom Brady  —  1/30/2015 7:25 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  T.I.'s grand scheme for Iggy Azalea?  Stop tweeting and stick to what she does best ... making music for his record label.
Discussion: Bossip
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Iggy Azalea Took A Swipe At Steve Madden For Releasing A Picture Of Her Wearing “Disgusting Neoprene Jesus Sandals”
Stephanie Smith / Page Six:
Depp, Heard to wed next week on his private island  —  Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will finally tie the knot in a week at his private island in the Bahamas, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  Our sources tell us the “Mortdecai” star, 51, and his fiancée, 28, will marry …
Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Is Returning to Teen Mom — and Costars Are Not Happy  —  She's ba-aack!  Farrah Abraham is returning to the MTV series that got her started, Teen Mom, Us Weekly exclusively reveals.  The author and adult film star, 23, spoke with Us about her decision to rejoin Amber Portwood …
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Harry Potter Hagrid Actor Robbie Coltrane Hospitalized After Flight: Details  —  Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane, who played lovable giant and loyal Potter protector Rubeus Hagrid in the movies, has been hospitalized.  —  PHOTOS: Harry Potter stars — then and now!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:
‘Harry Potter’ Star Robbie Coltrane — Hagrid Hospitalized After Flight
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Juliet Pennington Updated / People.com:
Amy Poehler Receives Hasty Pudding Award from Harvard  —  It was a homecoming of sorts for Amy Poehler, who was celebrated in song, dance and an uproarious roast on Thursday as the recipient of the 2015 Hasty Pudding Award from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University.
Extra:
Aww!  Christina Aguilera Describes Son Max's Brotherly Love for Baby Summer  —  PIN IT  —  Only “Extra's” Renee Bargh was with Christina Aguilera for a one-on-one interview as she prepared to return to “The Voice.”  Christina opened up for the first time about her new baby with fiancé Matthew Rutler, 5-month-old Summer Rain.
Alison Flood / Guardian:
George RR Martin's The Winds of Winter: no plans for publication in 2015  —  Fans face a long wait for the sixth novel in the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series, but a new edition of three previously anthologised novellas set in the Game of Thrones world is due in October
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Eddie Murphy Returning to SNL for First Time in 30 Years  —  You can't keep him away from Saturday Night Live forever.  He's Gumby, dammit.  —  The Today show confirmed Friday morning that Eddie Murphy will take part in SNL's 40th anniversary special on Feb. 15, in what will be his first appearance on the show in more than 30 years.
Ralph Vacchiano / NY Daily News:
Eli Manning's wife gives birth to their third child: sources  —  The Giants quarterback and wife Abby McGrew welcomed the newest addition to their family on Thursday: daughter Caroline Olivia.  —  Giants quarterback Eli Manning scored again.  —  The NFL star's wife, Abby McGrew …
Discussion: Just Jared and Us Weekly
Byard Duncan / GQ:
Leave It Up to Chance  —  Less than a year into legal drinking age, Chancelor Bennett (known to most as Chance The Rapper) has made an abrupt, precipitously successful career out of doing whatever he wants.  Suspended from high school in 2011 for weed-related activities, he says …
Discussion: Stereogum
 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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