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5:55 PM ET, January 13, 2017

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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Jennifer Holliday Hasn't Committed to Trump Inauguration, Despite Announcement From His Team (Exclusive)  —  It looks like Donald Trump's inauguration team jumped the gun on pledging that Broadway star Jennifer Holliday will perform: A spokesman for the “Dreamgirls” veteran says she has been asked to sing, but hasn't yet agreed.
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Inauguration — No ‘My Way’ with Paul Anka ... But It's Not Political  —  Donald Trump was going to get his way — legendary “My Way” singer and songwriter Paul Anka performing on inauguration night, but Paul tells us he has to back out.  —  Paul says the Prez-elect is an old friend …
Discussion: AOL and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Floyd Mayweather — Going to Trump Inauguration 'Hopefully, He'll be a Good Prez!'
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Vogue:
Fifty Shades's Dakota Johnson on Sex, Fame, and Building a Career on Her Own Terms  —  “I got you balloons!”  Dakota Johnson shouts above a din of barking dogs, her hands cupped around her mouth in the shape of a heart.  —  As the iron gates of her mother's Hollywood Hills house creep open …
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kate Mara and Jamie Bell Are Engaged: See Her Ring  —  The Fantastic Four's Sue Storm and The Thing are getting married!  —  Kate Mara and Jamie Bell, who played the superheroes in the 2015 reboot film, are engaged, the actress' rep confirmed to E! News exclusively Friday.
TMZ.com:
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard — Divorce Final, Finally  —  Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will be single before dinnertime, because the judge is about to seal the deal and make their divorce final.  —  Amber was trying to delay the final divorce so she could take Johnny's deposition …
Barbara Bush / TIME:
The Bush Sisters Wrote the Obama Girls A Letter  —  Bush is the CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps  —  Malia and Sasha, eight years ago on a cold November day, we greeted you on the steps of the White House.  We saw both the light and wariness in your eyes as you gazed at your new home.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspects Hit with Weapons Charges  —  Charges have come in for 6 additional suspects arrested in Kim Kardashian's robbery case ... and one of the alleged robbers got slapped with an extra charge for having major firepower.  —  The 6 suspects are officially facing charges …
Discussion: What's New and Us Weekly
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
See Kim Kardashian Get Glam in Her First Public Appearance Since the Robbery  —  The contour queen is back.  —  On Friday, Kim Kardashian West officially made her first public appearance since her terrifying Paris heist last October — and true to her brand, the event was none other than one giant glam session.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Robin Thicke Investigated for Alleged Child Abuse in Custody Battle With Paula Patton Over Son  —  Robin Thicke is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services amid allegations of child abuse for spanking his son, part of a custody battle with his ex-wife, Paula Patton.
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Anna Wintour will make 'Ocean's Eight' cameo  —  The hottest ticket in New York is Anna Wintour's Met Gala in May — but perhaps even more exclusive is who's being cast for cameos in an “Ocean's Eight” movie version of the gala, including the Vogue editor.  —  Sources tell us “Ocean's Eight” …
Discussion: People.com
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
James Corden Joins 'Ocean's Eight' Cast
Discussion: EW.com
BBC:
Lord Snowdon dies aged 86  —  Lord Snowdon, Princess Margaret's former husband, has died aged 86, a family spokesperson has said.  —  The renowned photographer and film maker died peacefully at his home on Friday, according to his picture agency Camera Press.
Discussion: The Wrap and Us Weekly
Michael K / Dlisted:
The World Will Not Be Further Traumatized By The Image Of Joseph Fiennes As Michael Jackson  —  When it was first announced early last year that Joseph Fiennes was going to play Michael Jackson in some British TV thing about the rumored magical road trip that MJ, Elizabeth Taylor …
Perez Hilton:
Bella Hadid Flaunts Some Serious Side Boob — A Mere Day After Ex The Weeknd's New Squeeze Selena Gomez Posed In ONLY A Thong!  —  Two can play that game!  —  It seems like the whole world has been monitoring Bella Hadid ever since her ex, The Weeknd, was spotted kissing Selena Gomez earlier this week.
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham talk about making their first duet album
Discussion: Stereogum
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
“I Am the Trump of Hollywood”: The Reclusive and Outrageous Jon Peters Is Still Rich. Really Rich
Discussion: Page Six
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Ashley Graham takes charge in lingerie
Discussion: WWTDD, Full Feed and AOL
Ellie Henman / Page Six:
Lamar Odom says he wants Khloé Kardashian back
Discussion: The Sun and X17 Online
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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