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9:30 PM ET, February 18, 2019

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TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett — Rehearsed ‘Attack’ with 2 Brothers ... Law Enforcement Says  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jussie Smollett rehearsed the “attack” against him days before the incident and it was all staged for the camera, this according to what the 2 brothers told cops.
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Jussie Smollett Case to Go to Grand Jury  —  A grand jury will hear the Jussie Smollett case early next week ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  Law enforcement sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ, the 2 brothers who were arrested and then released are staying somewhere around …
Carter Evans / CBS News:
Brothers say Jussie Smollett paid them to participate in alleged attack, source says
Discussion: People.com, The Blemish and The Wrap
CNN:
Police sources: New evidence suggests Jussie Smollett orchestrated attack
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Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Blake Shelton ‘Was Not Given a Heads-Up’ About Ex-Wife Miranda Lambert's Wedding to Brendan McLoughlin
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and In Touch Weekly
Omid Scobie / Harper's BAZAAR:
Duchess Meghan Makes Surprise Visit to NYC for a Girls' Trip & Baby Shower  —  The Duchess of Sussex returns to New York for the first time since her wedding for a few days of rest, shopping, and good food with some of her closest friends.  —  After  —  back to back engagements  —  and the
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Us Weekly
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People.com:
Meghan Markle Makes Secret Trip to New York City for Baby Shower with Friends  —  The California native is back in the U.S.A.!  —  Meghan Markle is getting showered!  —  The Duchess of Sussex made a secret trip to New York City to celebrate the upcoming arrival of her and Prince Harry's first child, due in late April.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian wears dress with barely-there top  —  It's a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.  —  Kim Kardashian has never been afraid to bare it all, but her latest dress takes barely-there dressing to new heights.  —  While attending the Hollywood Beauty Awards on Sunday night …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Says North West Doesn't Have a Boyfriend  —  Kim Kardashian is shooting down any notion that her 5-YEAR-OLD daughter, North West, has a serious boyfriend — or as she puts it ... the kid is 5.  Duh.  —  KKW was leaving the Hollywood Beauty Awards Sunday night at Avalon …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘The Punisher’ & ‘Jessica Jones’ Canceled By Netflix; Latter's 3rd Season Still To Air  —  (UPDATED with Marvel Statement) EXCLUSIVE: Exactly a month after the launch of its second season on Netflix, Marvel's The Punisher has had to bite the bullet as has Jessica Jones.
Alexandra D'Aluisio / Us Weekly:
How Noah Cyrus Reacted to Her Ex-Boyfriend Lil Xan's Shocking Baby News  —  Doing her own thing.  Noah Cyrus wasn't given a heads-up that her ex-boyfriend Lil Xan is expecting his first baby with his girlfriend of three months, Annie Smith, but she's taking the news surprisingly well.
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Bryan Hood / Page Six:
Lil Xan and girlfriend expecting first child
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
NYPD commander being investigated for threatening rapper 50 Cent's life — police sources  —  He wanted his cops to “Get the strap” — and take out 50 Cent.  —  A Brooklyn precinct commander is being investigated by the NYPD for allegedly threatening the celebrity's life …
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TMZ.com:
NYPD Officer Denies Telling Cops to Shoot 50 Cent on Sight
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Kardashians File Trademarks for North, Saint, True, Stormi and Chicago  —  This'll make Grandma Kris happy — Kim, Khloe and Kylie are expanding the family business ... adding their brood to the mix.  —  The Kardashian-Jenner sisters have filed docs to trademark the names of their kids …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Alexandra D'Aluisio / Us Weekly:
The Jonas Brothers Are Planning a Reunion Nearly 6 Years After Split  —  They're burnin' up ... again!  The Jonas Brothers are planning an epic reunion, nearly six years after they announced their split, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.  —  The Biggest Boy Bands of All Time
Discussion: The Sun and Perez Hilton
Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
21 Savage on ICE Detention, the Grammys and His Uncertain Future  —  “My situation is important 'cause I represent poor black Americans and I represent poor immigrant Americans,” the rapper said.  —  ALPHARETTA, Ga. — For the last four years, 21 Savage has been one of the stalwarts of Atlanta rap …
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
 
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