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2:55 PM ET, January 24, 2019

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TMZ.com:
Police Had Big Problems with Version of Events by Chris Brown Rape Accuser  —  Chris Brown is walking around Paris without fear of getting cuffed and hauled back to the police station, because cops found his rape accuser's story almost impossible to believe ... TMZ has learned.
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Chris Brown Files Defamation and Criminal Case Against Rape Accuser  —  Chris Brown — Files Defamation, Criminal Case ... Against Rape Accuser  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown's Parisian lawyer has made good on his promise ... he just filed a defamation lawsuit against the woman who got his client arrested on rape allegations.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Page Six and Us Weekly
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Riverdale,’ ‘Jane’ Spinoffs, ‘Lost Boys,’ Nancy Drew Reboots Nab CW Pilot Orders  —  All five of the pilots — including ‘Batwoman’ — are based on well-known intellectual property and hail from proven producers with a history at the network.  —  The CW entered the pilot season fray late Wednesday …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Riverdale’ & ‘Jane’ Spinoffs, ‘Nancy Drew’ & ‘The Lost Boys’ Get the CW Pilot Orders
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Condé Nast / Vanity Fair:
PICTURES  —  This is the 25th issue this magazine has dedicated to appraising the ambitions and personalities that power Hollywood, and we've celebrated by making some moving pictures of our own.  Three-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki created our cover …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Teresa Giudice Said She and Joe Will ‘Go Our Separate Ways’ If He's Deported to Italy: Sources  —  It looks like Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice's marriage may not survive if he's deported.  —  Multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE that Teresa, 46, told her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmates …
Discussion: Dlisted
Teresa Roca / RADAR:
‘Teen Mom OG’ Star Ryan Edwards Arrested For Possession Of Heroin & Theft  —  Maci Bookout's baby daddy completed rehab for drug abuse only 2 months ago.  —  A three-month rehab stint hasn't helped Ryan Edwards stay out of trouble.  RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal the Teen Mom OG dad …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and TMZ.com
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Kate Hudson Opens Up About Raising Her Daughter Rani with a ‘Genderless’ Approach  —  Kate Hudson isn't putting any gender labels on little Rani Rose.  —  The 39-year-old actress and WW ambassador revealed in a recent interview with AOL that she embraces a “genderless approach” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Desert Sun:
‘Monkees’ TV director and Indian Wells resident James Frawley dies in desert he loved  —  James Frawley, a director of scores of TV and film projects - from “The Monkees” to “The Muppet Movie” - died Tuesday at his home in Indian Wells, where he had found tranquility outside of the Hollywood spotlight.
Discussion: The Wrap
Jacqueline Weiss / Perez Hilton:
Khloe Kardashian Shares The Cutest Clips From True, Chicago, Stormi, & Dream's Baby Class!  —  So cute!  —  The youngest generation of the KarJenner family — True Thompson, Chicago West, Stormi Webster, and Dream Kardashian, enjoyed making music in a private class together with Khloe Kardashian …
Discussion: X17 Online
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Queer Eye is Heading to Japan!  Netflix to Film a ‘Special’ Collection of Episodes  —  Queer Eye is heading to Japan!  —  On Wednesday, Netflix announced The Fab Five will be jetting off to Asia to lend their expertise to “local tastemakers to make-better a new group of heroes” in Tokyo.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Accuser Wade Robson, ‘Leaving Neverland’ is About Survivors  —  Wade Robson, the man featured in the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary, “Leaving Neverland,” says his endgame is not necessarily to mute MJ.  —  We got Robson at LAX Thursday AM and asked him about the film …
Discussion: The WOW Report
Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Scott Disick and Sofia Richie ‘Are Extremely Serious’: Is an Engagement Coming?  —  They've come a long way from Cannes.  After nearly two years together (they were first spotted in 2017 aboard a yacht in the French Riviera), Scott Disick and Sofia Richie are “extremely serious,” a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Holds Hands with Ex-'Bachelorette' Villain Chad Johnson  —  Kendra Wilkinson and Chad Johnson have moved on from their exes ... and are hooking up with each other.  —  Hugh Hefner's former famous GF and the “Ex on the Beach” star — best known for being the villain on JoJo's season of …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Alec Baldwin Pleads Guilty to Harassment, Must Take Anger Management After Allegedly Punching Man  —  Alec Baldwin appeared in court on Wednesday to plead guilty to a charge of second-degree violation of harassment nearly three months after he was arrested and accused of punching a man over a parking space.
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Page Six:
Alec Baldwin pleads guilty to harassment over parking spot blow-up
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
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Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump sues CBS News in a Texas court, claiming CBS engaged in election interference “through malicious, deceptive” editing of its 60 Minutes Harris interview

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Brian Stelter / CNN:
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