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6:20 PM ET, January 18, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Glenn Frey — Eagles Guitarist Dead At 67  —  EAGLES GUITARIST DEAD AT 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.
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Eagles:
It Is With The Heaviest of Hearts That We Announce...  ...the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016.  —  Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus — U-Haulin' Ass to Liam Hemsworth's House (PHOTOS)  —  U-HAULIN' ASS ...  TO LIAM'S HOUSE!! … Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's new relationship is moving QUICKLY, as in ... they've already moved in together.  —  Miley and some friends drove a U-Haul truck over to Liam's pad in Malibu and unloaded over the weekend.
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Perez Hilton:   Miley Cyrus Is Wearing A Rock On THAT Finger — Could It Actually Be The Same One Liam Hemsworth Gave Her Forever Ago?
TMZ.com:
Supermodel Stephanie Seymour — Backs That Thing Up ... Gets Busted for DUI  —  Backs That Thing Up ...  GETS BUSTED FOR DUI … Stephanie Seymour got a DUI ... after allegedly going the wrong way at a stop sign.  —  The supermodel was arrested on Friday night in Greenwich, CT.
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Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Folk rock icon Don McLean arrested on domestic violence charges
Discussion: People.com
Page Six:
Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars  —  Despite receiving an honorary Oscar at last year's Governor's Awards, Spike Lee posted on Instagram on Martin Luther King's birthday Monday, saying he and his wife would not be attending the Oscar ceremony.
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and Variety
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TMZ.com:
Steven Avery's Ex-Fiancee — Steven Tied Me To The Bed, Too  —  STEVEN AVERY'S EX-FIANCEE  —  STEVEN TIED ME TO THE BED, TOO … Jodi Stachowski, the ex-fiancee of “Making a Murder"'s Steven Avery, claims he put her in forced circumstances similar to those of murder victim Teresa Halbach.
Discussion: The Wrap and Daily Mail
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Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
Amal Clooney Brushes Off Increased Risk of Personal Attacks Due to Her Celebrity: 'It's Not Something That's Worrying'  —  Amal Clooney continued her public campaign for her client, the imprisoned former president of the Maldives, on Sunday when she made an appearance on Meet the Press for a special interview with host Chuck Todd.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Amal Clooney interviewed on ‘Meet the Press’, calls her political critics ‘desperate’
Mariah Haas / People.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. 'Didn't Want' to Meet O.J. Simpson While Preparing for His American Crime Story Role  —  Cuba Gooding Jr., who stars as O.J. Simpson in the upcoming FX series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, says he didn't meet with Simpson while preparing for the role.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Mariah Haas / People.com:
David Schwimmer Wasn't ‘Really Interested’ …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Rihanna Meet Up in Paris But Are ‘Just Friends,’ Says Source  —  Rihanna met up with Leonardo DiCaprio during a club stop in Paris on Sunday - but the pair are “just friends,” sources say.  —  The Oscar-nominated actor was seen hanging out with the “American Oxygen” …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Hayden Panettiere: Being Honest About Postpartum Depression Struggle Is a ‘Weight Off My Shoulders’  —  Hayden Panettiere has been in the limelight for nearly two decades, but says walking the red carpet is “so new” again after undergoing treatment for postpartum depression.
Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
‘Friends’ Co-Creator Marta Kauffman on Cast Reuniting, Chances of a Reboot Amid Show's ‘Shocking’ Popularity  —  Are they just on a break?  Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman spoke to Us Weekly on Sunday, January 17, about the NBC sitcom's cast and whether the series' continued popularity would sway her to reboot it.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lorde / New Zealand Herald:
Reports Lorde has split from boyfriend James Lowe  —  He's been there for every step of Lorde's transformation from a shy Auckland teen to a globe-trotting chart-topper.  —  But the Herald understands the writing is on the wall for Lorde, 19, and her boyfriend of three years, photographer James Lowe, 26.
Discussion: Daily Mail, PerezHilton and Starpulse
BBC:
Kate Winslet: Leo deserves an Oscar win  —  Kate Winslet has backed her Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio to win his first Oscar at next month's ceremony.  —  The actress said she would be “surprised” if The Revenant star did not receive the best actor award after missing out with his previous five Oscar nominations.
Discussion: Crushable and The Wrap
 
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