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4:20 PM ET, January 26, 2016

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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Emily Blunt Is Pregnant, Expecting Second Child With John Krasinski  —  Another baby for Blunt!  Emily Blunt is pregnant and expecting her second child with her husband, John Krasinski, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.  —  Blunt, 32, is currently filming The Girl on the Train …
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Anya / People.com:   John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Expecting Second Child
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Emily Blunt Is Pregnant, She and Husband John Krasinski Expecting Second Child
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
John Krasinski Criticizes Politicians for Exploiting ‘13 Hours’
Discussion: Gawker
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kylie Jenner Is ‘Livid’ Over Rob Kardashian Being Linked to Blac Chyna, Feels ‘Betrayed’ Says Source  —  Kylie Jenner and half-brother Rob Kardashian are on less than good terms following news he's been romantically linked to Blac Chyna.  —  “Kylie is livid,” a source tells PEOPLE.
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TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna & Rob Kardashian — Getting Sweaty Together  —  BLAC CHYNA & ROB KARDASHIAN  —  GETTING SWEATY TOGETHER … Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have been getting hot and heavy in more ways than one.  —  Sources close to the unexpected couple tell TMZ, Chyna has been a positive influence …
Kris Jenner / X17 Online:
Kylie, Khloe And Kris Reunite With Kardashian Bad Boys Tyga And Scott Disick
Discussion: TMZ.com
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Rob Kardashian Is ‘Seeing’ Blac Chyna: Details on Their Relationship
Discussion: What's New
Abe Vigoda / TMZ.com:
Dies At 94  —  Legendary actor Abe Vigoda — who starred in “The Godfather” — died under hospice care at the age of 94 ... TMZ has learned.  —  Abe's death had been falsely reported countless times, dating all the way back to 1982.  —  Abe played Tessio in “The Godfather” and also “The Godfather Part II.”
Discussion: Page Six
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ABC News:
Abe Vigoda, Sunken-Eyed Character Actor, Dead at 94  —  Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The Godfather,” died Tuesday at age 94.
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Abe Vigoda, ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Godfather’ Actor, Dies at 94
Discussion: Just Jared
Cineworld:
Kanye West - Season 3 - SWISH  —  Running Time  —  90 minutes  —  Starring  —  The world premiere of Kanye West's SWISH album in its entirety, live from Madison Square Garden This is your chance to be part of one of the great musical events of the year.
Discussion: Stereogum
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Jeremy Gordon / Pitchfork:
Kanye West to Premiere Swish With Live Event Screened in Theaters  —  Kanye West recently hinted at a February 11 release date for Swish, his new album.  He has now announced that he will debut the album at a performance at NYC's Madison Square Garden that same day.  The performance will be screened in theaters as well.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — I'm Living Next to Khloe Now ... Thanks To Khloe  —  I'M LIVING NEXT TO KHLOE NOW  —  .... Thanks to Khloe … Lamar Odom has a new lease on life ... in Calabasas, thanks to estranged wife Khloe Kardashian.  —  We've learned Khloe has leased a home for Lamar just blocks …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip, X17 Online and Page Six
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Woody Allen Amazon Series Sets Cast: He Stars With Elaine May & Miley Cyrus  —  EXCLUSIVE: Back at the last Cannes, Woody Allen revealed to Deadline that the deal he made to create a TV series for Amazon was haunting his every step.  He's in a much better place now.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Looks Skinny, Amazing in New Mystery Bikini Dance Videos  —  What is she up to?  Britney Spears showed off her impressively toned bikini body on Monday, January 25, in a series of mysterious (and very sexy) dance videos which show her writhing around on the floor to Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats' “S.O.B.”
Discussion: Starpulse and People.com
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Sofia Vergara Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against Venus Concept: Details  —  Sofia Vergara has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Venus Concept, Us Weekly can confirm.  The Modern Family actress is taking legal action against the beauty company for using her name and likeness in their advertising materials without her permission.
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TMZ.com:
Sofia Vergara Sues — My Face is Gonna Cost Ya At Least $15 Million
Discussion: PerezHilton
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Ava DuVernay on Hollywood's Inclusion Problem  —  PARK CITY, Utah — “We're hearing a lot about diversity,” the director Ava DuVernay, steadfast champion of diversity in film, told a roomful of people gathered for lunch Sunday in a restaurant here.  “I hate that word so, so much.”
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Bossip
Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
Matt Smith To Play Robert Mapplethorpe In Biopic, With Zosia Mamet As Patti Smith  —  EXCLUSIVE: Matt Smith, best known for playing Doctor Who in that iconic BBC series, is taking on another larger-than-life figure.  He has landed the lead role as avant-garde photographer Robert Mapplethorpe …
ESPN:
Blake Griffin hurt in fight with member of team's equipment staff  —  Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his right hand after hitting a member of the team's equipment staff during an argument, multiple sources told ESPN's Michael Eaves.  —  According to the sources …
Michael K / Dlisted:
B.o.B Released A Neil deGrasse Tyson Diss Track  —  This isn't the feud any of us saw coming, but it's the feud we needed.  —  Rapper B.o.B (government name: Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.) dropped a whole lot of TRUTH onto the eyeballs of his millions of Twitter followers over the weekend when he went …
Discussion: Gawker
Variety:
Sundance: Festival Hit ‘Birth of Nation’ Lands Big Offers (EXCLUSIVE)  —  “The Birth of a Nation,” a drama about the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, is inspiring fierce bidding following the film's electrifying premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Discussion: Deadline
 
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Rolling Stone:
4 Things Macklemore Told Us About ‘White Privilege II’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
John Legend Is Writing a Song for His Daughter: 'I'm Excited to Teach Her and Love Her'
Discussion: PerezHilton and Refinery29
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Princess Charlotte Inspired a New Baby Clothing Line: All the Details
Discussion: Starpulse
Starpulse:
Kailyn Lowry Claims Her Marriage Isn't A Sham: Is Her Social Media Activity Fake?
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Char Adams / People.com:
Carlos PenaVega Dishes About the Time He Accidentally Kissed Vanessa Hudgens ... on the Neck
Discussion: Just Jared
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Amal Clooney's Unexpected Mani Amps Up Her Business Suit
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Louis Tomlinson — I Got My Baby Mama a Modest House ... And Child Support is on the Way
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Whoopi Goldberg on Oscars Controversy: 'I Won Once, So It Can't Be That Racist'
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
Dave McNary / Variety:
Sundance: Logan Lerman's ‘Indignation’ Bought by Lionsgate
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
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Discussion: The Superficial
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Don't Believe the Rumors - Ronda Rousey Is Not Engaged, Says UFC Rep
Discussion: Just Jared and Cele|bitchy
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘24: Legacy’ Casts 'Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins As Male Lead
Discussion: Just Jared
Sky News:
McKellen: Gay Actors Disregarded In Hollywood
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Variety and The Wrap
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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