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8:50 AM ET, January 5, 2018

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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President  —  One year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration's shocked first days.  —  Election Night: It “looked as if he had seen a ghost.”  —  On the afternoon of November 8, 2016, Kellyanne Conway settled into her glass office at Trump Tower.
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj and Nas Break Up, and She's Not Pregnant  —  Nicki Minaj and Nas are donzo and she's definitely NOT pregnant ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... the rappers broke up a few weeks ago after the relationship ran out of steam.
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip and PerezHilton
Davetquinn / People.com:
Why Caitlyn Jenner Didn't Tell Kardashians About Reassignment Surgery: I Didn't ‘Trust’ Them  —  Kim Kardashian West hasn't spoken to Caitlyn Jenner in over a year because she says she was hurt over things the Olympic gold medalist wrote in her memoir Secrets of My Life that opened old wounds surrounding …
Discussion: Bossip
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Daily Mail:
'It's none of their business': Caitlyn Jenner feared ‘untrustworthy’ Kardashians would leak news of her gender reassignment... as she insists the surgery is ‘no big deal’  —  Caitlyn Jenner has admitted she 'didn't trust' the Kardashians enough to inform them of her gender reassignment surgery …
Discussion: PerezHilton
C.J. / Dlisted:
Demi Moore And Nick Jonas Might Be Doing It  —  Radar reports that known cougar Demi Moore is shacking up with known cub Nick Jonas on the DL at a friend's downtown Los Angeles loft.  That's no way to treat Nick, Demi!  He prefers to be out in the public, preferably shirtless and in a gay-baiting situation!
Discussion: !! omg blog !! and RADAR
Richard Morgan / Washington Post:
I read decades of Woody Allen's private notes.  He's obsessed with teenage girls.  —  His 56-box archive is filled with misogynist and lecherous musings.  —  Woody Allen is making a new movie.  Just kidding: He doesn't make new movies.  What he's editing now, “A Rainy Day in New York,” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Daily Mail and The Wrap
Page Six:
Matt Lauer still trying to have a hand in ‘Today’  —  Matt Lauer just can't let it go.  —  We're told the disgraced “Today” show host has been firing off notes to producers from his sofa giving unsolicited feedback on the latest episodes.  —  Sources say Lauer — who was swiftly canned …
Discussion: AOL, The Blemish and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
‘Little Women: LA’ Star Briana Renee Files for Divorce, Claims Drunken Abuse  —  “Little Women: LA” star Briana Renee is divorcing her husband and dropping some heinous accusations against him, including abuse, death threats and bestiality ... TMZ has learned.
People.com:
Ryan Murphy Details the Night His Infant Son ‘Stopped Breathing’ and Was ‘Brought Back to Life’  —  Ryan Murphy is opening up about the “traumatic” night his son, Ford, nearly died as an infant.  —  “It was a really traumatic experience.  I had a newborn baby.
TMZ.com:
YouTuber Jake Paul Dropping Freestyle Rap, N-Word Included  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Disney Channel star Jake Paul, Logan's little brother, is pretty comfortable using the n-word — he dropped it at least twice during a freestyle rap.  —  TMZ obtained this video of the “Bizaardvark” …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Reid Scott and Wife Elspeth Keller Welcome Son Damon Leif  —  Reid Scott is now a father of two!  —  The Veep star, 40, and his wife Elspeth Keller welcomed their second child, son Damon Leif Scott, on Thursday, Jan. 4, weighing in at 9 lbs., 5oz, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Erin Nyren / Variety:
Watch Tiffany Haddish's Hilarious NYFCC Acceptance Speech  —  Tiffany Haddish had the crowd at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards in tears of laughter as she gave her speech accepting the award for best supporting actress for her role in “Girls Trip.”  —  With a cocktail in hand …
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself and AOL
 
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Jennifer Goldstein / Marie Claire:
Hailee Steinfeld Is Just Getting Started
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself
Louise Saunders / Daily Mail:
Snow romantic!  Leonardo DiCaprio, 43, and Camila Morrone, 20, arrive in LA by private jet …
Discussion: People.com
Mike Miller / People.com:
Surprise! Ellen Page Is Married to Emma Portner
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Scandal’ & ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Crossover In the Works - Update
Discussion: alloy.com, POPSUGAR and People.com
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on Power and the #MeToo Moment
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick Welcome Daughter Stevie
Discussion: What's New, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
 

 
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Nic Newman / Reuters Institute:
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A profile of The Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, once one of the UK's most feted journalists, and a look at the many compromises he's made in pursuit of power

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