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Cori Murray / Essence:
Jussie Smollett Breaks His Silence After Vicious Attack: 'I'm OK' — “My body is strong but my soul is stronger,” the actor told ESSENCE exclusively. — Jussie Smollett is finally speaking out after the homophobic and racist attack he endured earlier this week.
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Jussie Smollett Speaks Out After Apparent Hate Crime: ‘My Body Is Strong But My Soul Is Stronger’ — The actor was attacked early Tuesday morning in Chicago — Jussie Smollett has broken his silence after he was violently attacked in Chicago earlier this week. — “Let me start by saying that I'm OK.
E! Online:
Jussie Smollett's Family Breaks Silence on “Violent and Unprovoked Attack” in Emotional Statement
Jussie Smollett's Family Breaks Silence on “Violent and Unprovoked Attack” in Emotional Statement
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Alexandra D'Aluisio / Us Weekly:
Jussie Smollett's Family Breaks Silence After Violent Attack: ‘This Was a Racial and Homophobic Hate Crime’
Jussie Smollett's Family Breaks Silence After Violent Attack: ‘This Was a Racial and Homophobic Hate Crime’
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TMZ.com:
Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to 9 Counts, Snitches on Fellow Gang Members — 10:20 AM PT — We now have the transcript of Tekashi's plea hearing from last week, and he opens up about how he got involved in the criminal activity, and does a lot of snitching.
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Duchess Meghan Has Been Working With a Doula During Pregnancy … Gearing up for labor! Duchess Meghan has been working with a doula who has regularly visited her and Prince Harry's homes in both Oxfordshire and at Kensington Palace, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Anne Hathaway Says Her Dramatic Weight Loss for Les Misérables Made Her ‘Really Sick’ — The actress tells PEOPLE's editor-in-chief Jess Cagle in the latest episode of The Jess Cagle Interview that she “lost an unhealthy amount of weight” for the role.
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TMZ.com:
‘Fiji Water Girl’ from Golden Globes Sues Over Fiji's Cardboard Cutouts — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — 3:04 PM PT — A rep for FIJI tells TMZ, “This lawsuit is frivolous and entirely without merit. After the Golden Globes social media moment, we negotiated a generous agreement with Ms. Cuthbert that she blatantly violated.
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Gary Trock / The Blast:
‘Fiji Water Girl’ from Golden Globes Sues Fiji Water for Thirsty Promotion
‘Fiji Water Girl’ from Golden Globes Sues Fiji Water for Thirsty Promotion
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Jon Burlingame / Variety:
Oscars to Feature All Five Best Song Nominees on Telecast After All (EXCLUSIVE) — The Motion Picture Academy, responding to a widespread backlash to its initial plan to only spotlight two of the best original song nominees on the Oscarcast, is now planning to have all five nominated songs performed …
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Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Christina Aguilera Denies She Tried to Punch Pink, But Says She Did Try to Kiss Her — The “Dirrty” singer addressed the feud claims during Thursday's episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Christina Aguilera is opening up about her past with Pink.
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley's Husband Roger Mathews Slams Her Abuse Claims — Jenni “JWoww” Farley released videos that allegedly show her estranged husband Roger Mathews attacking her as well as a lengthy statement — Roger Mathews is speaking out against his estranged wife Jenni “JWoww” …
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ‘Reaffirm’ Their ‘Shared Commitment’ to French Estate with New Wine — The former couple views the property as “an investment for their children,” a source tells PEOPLE. — The latest news from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's French vineyard definitely sounds promising.
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Gary Trock / The Blast:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Seen in Heated Discussion During Beverly Hills Meeting
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Seen in Heated Discussion During Beverly Hills Meeting
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Meghan Markle Shares This Sweet Move with Her Late Mother-in-Law, Princess Diana — Despite the snow and chilly temperatures during her visit to Bristol, the Duchess of Sussex carried her gloves as she shook hands with well-wishers — Queen Elizabeth almost always wears gloves while shaking hands at events.
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Future Says He Spends $300,000 On Clothes EACH Month — If you ever needed more evidence we should tax the rich more: here's Future showing all us peasants, who struggle to make rent and buy food within the same month, how he spends more than many earn in five years each month on the essentials like Chanel and Sneakers.
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Cardi B Says She's ‘Working Things Out’ with Offset as Strip Club Bartender Assault Case Adjourned — The couple are expected all over Atlanta this weekend, as both rappers are performing at Super Bowl events — Cardi B's strip club assault case is no closer to a resolution …
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Gossip Girl Reboot at The CW? 'There's a Discussion,' Confirms Mark Pedowitz — Spotted: CW president Mark Pedowitz stirring speculation about a Gossip Girl reboot at the Television Critics Assoc. winter press tour. — “There's a discussion, but I don't know if we're there yet,” …
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