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1:30 AM ET, January 20, 2016

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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
George Clooney on White Oscars: 'We're Moving in the Wrong Direction' (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Last week, for the second consecutive year, the Oscars nominated 20 white actors as the best performances of the year, a decision that generated widespread controversy.  Twitter erupted in a “Oscars so White” …
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Whoopi Goldberg on Oscar Diversity Controversy: ‘We Have This Conversation Every Year and It Pisses Me Off’
Discussion: Starpulse
People.com:
Candace Cameron-Bure Walks Off The View During Commercial Break While Battling the Flu
Discussion: Starpulse
Kirthana Ramisetti / New York Daily News:
Academy president announces ‘dramatic steps’ to membership in wake of Oscars diversity scandal
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Deadline
Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
Track Palin Was Arrested Last Night for Domestic Violence  —  Today is a big day for Sarah Palin.  She is in Iowa to endorse Donald Trump, which will shore up Trump's standing with Real Americans and once again give the Palin family a moment in the national spotlight.
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Bristol Palin:
Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?
Discussion: Starpulse
Confidential / New York Daily News:
Alexis Arquette calls out Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith as ‘gay’ hypocrites in epic Facebook rant  —  Take note Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: Getting political has its risks.  —  After the actress declared Monday that she will be boycotting the Oscars after her husband was snubbed …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Original Aunt Viv And Will Smith's Forever-Long Feud Isn't Ending Anytime Soon
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Janet Hubert of ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ …
TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx — Pulls Driver from Flaming Wreck (PHOTOS)  —  PULLS DRIVER FROM FLAMING WRECK  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Stuntman?  Jamie Foxx don't need no stinking stuntman — he sprung into action and saved a driver from an overturned, burning car ... TMZ has learned.
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Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Jamie Foxx Pulls Man From Burning Car
Discussion: People.com and Crushable
TMZ.com:
Tori Spelling Sued — Please Leave Home Without Your Amex ... You Owe Us $38k!!  —  TORI SPELLING SUED  —  PLEASE LEAVE YOUR AMEX AT HOME  —  ... You Owe Us $38k!! … Tori Spelling's deep in the hole with American Express, so much so ... it's filed a lawsuit to get back the dough.
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Perez Hilton:
Tori Spelling SUED By American Express Because She Hasn't Paid Her Massive Credit Card Bill — Since Last Year!
Lindsay Kimble Updated / People.com:
The Fosters Star Jake T. Austin Is Dating One of His Longtime Fans: 'We're Young and We're Having Fun'  —  Fandom fairytales do come true!  —  Actor Jake T. Austin - former star of Freeform's The Fosters and onscreen little brother to Selena Gomez on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place - is dating one of his biggest fans.
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Daily Mail:
Danielle Caesar starts DATING Jake T Austin who she's been tweeting for 5 years
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Bette Midler Will Star In “Hello, Dolly!”  On Broadway  —  Theater queens are trying to control their puckering b-holes with one hand while throwing money at Telecharge with the other, because Bette Midler announced today that she's going back to Broadway in a revival of Hello, Dolly!
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Playbill:   Bette Midler to Star in Broadway's Hello, Dolly!
Kara Warner / People.com:
Miley Cyrus ‘Never Wanted to Split’ from Liam Hemsworth, Says Source: ‘They Are Back Together and Very Happy’  —  Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have officially rekindled their romance.  And wedding bells might be in their future.  —  Cyrus sparked the engagement rumors herself Monday …
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Caitlyn Jenner to Publish a Memoir About Her Transformation  —  Caitlyn Jenner — the reality TV star and prominent transgender activist — will publish a memoir about her highly public transformation from the Olympic track star and motivational speaker Bruce Jenner into a glamorous transgender woman, Caitlyn Marie Jenner.
TMZ.com:
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ — Squidward Tentacles Busted for DUI  —  SQUIDWARD TENTACLES BUSTED FOR DUI  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rodger Bumpass — the actor who plays Squidward Tentacles on “SpongeBob SquarePants” — was arrested Friday night for DUI.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us cops noticed …
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Todd Chrisley — I'm Doing Country Music, Y'all!  —  I'M DOING COUNTRY MUSIC, Y'ALL!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Todd Chrisley of USA's “Chrisley Knows Best” is ready to become a Nashville heavyweight as a singer/songwriter ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jody Williams and Leslie Roberts …
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow — Mi Casa Es Baller!!  Y Muy Grande Too (PHOTOS)  —  MI CASA ES BALLER!!  —  Y Muy GRANDE Too … Gwyneth Paltrow and her BF, TV producer Brad Falchuk enjoyed a quiet Mexican vacation in a teeny tiny beachfront villa ... BUILT FOR 12!  —  Okay, they've got Gwyneth's kids too, but they ain't that big.
Discussion: Full Feed, Page Six and PerezHilton
Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Lawrence to Play Fidel Castro's Lover for Sony (Exclusive)  —  The Golden Globe winner is set to play Marita Lorenz in ‘Marita,’ a pitch by ‘American Hustle’ scribe Eric Warren Singer.  —  After starring in a film inspired by the life of Miracle Mop creator Joy Mangano …
Discussion: Just Jared
Larry Bartleet / NME.COM:
Coldplay On The Time David Bowie Shot Down Their Collaboration Request, Saying 'It's Not A Very Good Song, Is It?'  —  On the receipt of NME's Godlike Genius Award 2016, Coldplay discussed the recent death of one of music's legends, David Bowie.  “I felt incredibly sad when I heard David Bowie had died,” said guitarist Jonny Buckland.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Céline Dion's Husband Planned Funeral Before His Death to Ease Her Burden  —  In their 21 years of marriage, Céline Dion and René Angélil were partners through and through.  —  Even in his death, the music manager - who died Thursday from cancer …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Full Feed
 
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Tyler Perry Shooting ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ Movie
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Nicole Sands / People.com:
Whitney Port Loves That So Many of Her Friends Are Married: 'They've Just Found That Right Person'
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Jordana Ossad / MTV:
Maci Bookout And Taylor McKinney Are Engaged
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Daily Mail:
‘I tried a different burger every week for a year’: Supermodel Gigi Hadid wins MasterChef …
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Daily Mail:
Laura Haddock confirms she and husband Sam Claflin have welcomed their first child as she attends …
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide  —  Glenn Frey took a talent he nurtured in Detroit …
 

 
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
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