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11:00 AM ET, January 8, 2016

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WRTV-TV:
Trooper prays with driver upset over his daughter's cancer diagnosis  —  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It can be stressful enough to see a police car behind you, but imagine getting pulled over after learning your child is dying from cancer.  —  Rodney Gibson was driving on SR 37 in Monroe County Monday …
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Avianne Tan / ABC News:
Indiana Cop Brings Speeding Driver to Tears With Prayer Rather Than Ticket  —  A speeding truck driver was recently surprised by the kindness of an Indiana state police officer who chose to pray with him rather than ticket him.  —  Rodney Gibson said he was so upset this past Monday …
Sophie Schillaci / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Beyonce Will Join Coldplay for Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show  —  Coldplay will have a very high-profile guest star at the Super Bowl.  —  Sources confirm to Entertainment Tonight that Queen Bey herself, Beyonce, will join the band on-stage during their halftime performance at Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7.
Access Hollywood:
Sandra Bullock Opens Up About New Daughter Laila: ‘We Were Always Making Room For Her’  —  Three definitely isn't a crowd for new mom Sandra Bullock!  —  The Oscar winner gushed to Access Hollywood about her newly adopted daughter Laila, telling Liz Hernandez at Wednesday's People Choice Awards …
Discussion: Daily Mail and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Access Hollywood:
Sandra Bullock On New Daughter Laila: 'It's Like She's Always Been There'
Discussion: PerezHilton
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian on Kendall Jenner & Harry Styles' St. Barts PDA: 'To Me, That's Dating'  —  Khloe Kardashian says she's pretty sure her sister, Kendall Jenner, is dating Harry Styles.  —  “Do I think they're dating?  Yes,” Khloe told ET's Kevin Frazier, who was first on the set …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Deadwood Reunion Movie ‘Is Going to Happen,’ Promises HBO President  —  Reports of a Deadwood comeback have not been greatly exaggerated.  Quite the opposite, in fact.  —  HBO programming president Michael Lombardo confirmed to TVLine that he personally gave series creator David Milch …
Hollywood Reporter:
A formal announcement is expected to come soon as the premium cable network looks to the future of its Emmy-winning fantasy drama.  No word yet on if that will mark the end of the series.  —  HBO is doubling down on Game of Thrones.  —  HBO programming president Michael Lombardo told …
Gerard Couzens / mirror:
Justin Bieber thrown out of Mexican historical site for ‘pulling his pants down and trying to climb a ruin’  —  The Sorry singer was asked to leave an ancient Mayan fortress after a row over his behaviour  —  Sorry singer Justin Bieber could have some explaining to do.
Discussion: Starpulse and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Caitlyn Jenner Quietly Cancels Speaking Tour  —  QUIETLY CANCELS SPEAKING TOUR  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Caitlyn Jenner's 5-city speaking tour is over before it even gets off the ground.  —  The “Unique Lives and Experiences” tour was set to kick off in Toronto on February 22 …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose in Talks to Join Vin Diesel in ‘XXX 3’ (Exclusive)  —  Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is also in talks to join the action movie which begins shooting later this month.  —  Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and Orange …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Jarett Wieselman / BuzzFeed:
Crystal Reed Is Officially Coming Back To “Teen Wolf”  —  Get your first look at Crystal Reed's long-awaited Teen Wolf return, only on BuzzFeed.  Plus, Reed and executive producer Jeff Davis reveal how the super-secret reunion came together.  —  MTV  —  Ever since Allison Argent died heroically …
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Dotson Rader / PARADE Magazine:
Leonardo DiCaprio: Man of the World  —  More by Dotson  —  Leonardo DiCaprio is in Miami, preparing to leave for Paris to film interviews for his new documentary about the environment.  These days the world-famous actor devotes much of his time and money to saving the planet, and this passion …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
This Is How Gwen Stefani and Miranda Lambert Really Feel About Each Other  —  JUSTIN CAMPBELL/startraksphoto.com; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images  —  When news broke that Blake Shelton began dating Gwen Stefani after his divorce from Miranda Lambert, some people wanted to believe …
TMZ.com:
T.I. — Jewelry Company Sues ... He's a Very Flashy Deadbeat!  —  T.I.  —  Jewelry Company Sues ...  HE'S A VERY FLASHY DEADBEAT! … T.I. may have to start mining for some gold of his own because at least one jewelry store is done with him, claiming he walked off with a ton of their bling and never anted up.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Floyd Mayweather — More Important Things to Attack Than Cosby  —  THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO ATTACK THAN COSBY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Floyd Mayweather stopped short of saying the attack on Bill Cosby is racist, but he comes close, saying everyone's paying way too much attention to something that happened decades ago.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Laurie Sandell / Cosmopolitan:
Julianne Hough Thinks Being Good at Phone Sex Is an Art  —  The star discusses going through a breakup in public, how she met her fiancé, and more in the February 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan.  —  On not wanting to be known for the very thing that propelled her to superstardom …
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Scott Disick — PDA With New Swedish Model Girlfriend (PHOTOS)  —  PDA WITH NEW SWEDISH MODEL GIRLFRIEND  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Scott Disick is no longer hiding his new relationship, because we got pics of Scott and girlfriend Lina Sanberg very openly showing affection in a very public place.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tresa Harrington / Facebook:
Dear Friends, it is with the most unimaginable pain and sadness, that I tell you my father, Pat Harrington, Jr. passed away at 11:09 PM this evening.  We were all with him today and tonight: crying, laughing and loving him.  This is the single most heart wrenching and physically painful thing, I've ever had to endure.
Billboard:
L.A. Reid Recalls Meeting 17-Year-Old Rihanna for the First Time: Exclusive Memoir Excerpt  —  EMAIL ME  —  Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid recounts meeting Rihanna for the first time in this exclusive excerpt from his memoir Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Laura Prudom / Variety:
White House Responds to ‘Making a Murderer’ Petition  —  The White House has responded to a WhiteHouse.gov petition asking President Obama to pardon Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey, the subjects of Netflix's docuseries “Making a Murderer,” for their alleged involvement in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.
Morgan Boydston / KTFT:
Toddlers safe after Middleton daycare scare  —  MIDDLETON — A distressed call to a Middleton daycare for possible carbon monoxide poisoning led to an interesting discovery.  —  Crews were dispatched to Our Kids Daycare off Highway 44 in Middleton on Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
‘Days of Our Lives’ Star Kate Mansi Leaving Show: Details  —  It's the end of days!  Days of Our Lives actress Kate Mansi is leaving the NBC soap opera, she announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday, January 6.  —  The 28-year-old actress, whose final episode will air in May …
Discussion: What's New
TMZ.com:
Justin Timberlake — Record Label Sued for ‘Suit & Tie’  —  RECORD LABEL SUED FOR ‘SUIT & TIE’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Timberlake and Jay Z's hit song “Suit & Tie” was not exactly buttoned up, legally speaking ... according to a group that's suing, claiming the track ripped them off.
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
 
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Quinn Keaney / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
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TMZ.com:
‘Love Boat’ Star — Desperate for Cash in Divorce
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Lindsay Kimble Updated / People.com:
Amy Schumer & New Boyfriend to Make Red Carpet Debut at the Golden Globes as She Denies They Met on Dating App
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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