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Sara Sidner / CNN:
CNN has seen tape Avenatti says shows R. Kelly having sex with underage girl — (CNN)Prosecutors investigating R. Kelly are looking into a newly surfaced video featuring the R&B superstar, lawyer Michael Avenatti told CNN. — CNN has seen the VHS tape that appears to show Kelly having sex …
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Jim DeRogatis / New Yorker:
Prosecutors Are Moving to Indict R. Kelly, After the Discovery of Another Videotape — According to a senior law-enforcement official, the tape shows Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl. — A videotape from the R. & B. superstar R. Kelly's past may soon lead to his indictment in Illinois …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nickelodeon Is Reviving ‘All That’ With Kenan Thompson as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE) — “All That” was the show that kept on giving to Nickelodeon over the course of a decade in the 1990s and 2000s. Now the company's president thinks a revival of the sketch-comedy series could be all that — and more.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘SpongeBob’ Spinoffs Planned as Nickelodeon Chief Brian Robbins Tries to Win Back Young Viewers (EXCLUSIVE) — In an era when young TV viewers are increasingly abandoning the traditional TV screen, Brian Robbins wants to make it very difficult for kids to give up on Nickelodeon.
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New York Times:
Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price. — Several women say Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him. He denies the claims. — For nearly two decades, Ryan Adams …
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Helen Murphy / People.com:
Mandy Moore Speaks Out After Alleging Ex Ryan Adams Was ‘Psychologically Abusive’ in New Report
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Charles Holmes / Page Six:
Ariana Grande recorded alternate ‘Thank U, Next’ in case she married Pete Davidson — Tayla Parx on Writing Ariana Grande's Hits and Defining Her Own Narrative — Review: Ariana Grande Moves on in Spectacular Style With ‘Thank U, Next’ — 8 of the 11 Most Popular Songs on Spotify Right Now Are Ariana Grande's
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TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett and Another ‘Empire’ Actor Questioned by Cops — Jussie Smollett is being questioned again by Chicago PD ... and officers are also talking to another man, an actor who has also appeared on “Empire” ... TMZ has learned. — Sources connected to the case tell us the actor …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Studiocanal, Nickelodeon Partner on New ‘Paddington’ TV Series With Ben Whishaw — Studiocanal is joining forces with Nickelodeon and award-winning producer David Heyman to create a CGI-animated series adapted from its “Paddington” franchise, with actor Ben Whishaw on board to reprise his role as the voice of the beloved bear.
TMZ.com:
Colton Underwood Says He Was Touched Inappropriately at Event, Leaves Early — Colton Underwood says somebody touched him inappropriately at his charity event in San Diego and, as a result, he cut his appearance short and got the hell outta there. — The current ‘Bachelor’ star explained …
Geoff Boucher / Deadline:
Disney's ‘Pirates’ Reboot Uncertain As ‘Deadpool’ Writers Jump Ship — EXCLUSIVE: Disney film production chief Sean Bailey's effort to retool and relaunch the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is back in uncertain waters after the defection of Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick …
Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Celebrity Big Brother winner Tamar Braxton tells all — She may not be able to endure 30 seconds in a haunted house, but Tamar Braxton just survived the scariest house of all: the Big Brother house. And not only did she survive, she thrived! Tamar won season 2 of Celebrity Big Brother in epic fashion …
Lizabts / Us Weekly:
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Is Leaving Las Vegas, Gives Update on Jen Harley: ‘All I Can Do Is Control Myself’ — Ronnie Ortiz-Magro is taking every step possible to better his life — and that includes relocating. The reality star, who went to rehab for alcohol abuse and depression last month …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Rising Florida rapper YNW Melly charged in murders of two friends — South Florida Sun Sentinel — Rising Florida rap star YNW Melly shot two of his close friends dead and then with the help of another man tried to make it look like they had been the victims of a drive-by shooting, Miramar police said Wednesday.
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