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MISS AMERICA TERMINATES FOUR STATES: The odds of becoming Miss America for some in 2019 just got way slimmer. The national organization has revoked the licenses of four different states following an intense revolt against chairwoman Gretchen Carlson. This development is just the latest in an action-packed 10 months which have seen former Miss America Organization CEO Sam Haskell step down after emails of him body-and-slut-shaming contestants leaked, Dick Clark Productions severed ties with the company and former Fox News star Carlson came in to right the ship, only to be met with controversy and charges of bullying herself. Several organizations have called for her to retire. Per the AP, “many state officials say their opposition is rooted in a lack of transparency and communication from national leaders, and does not involve the swimsuit decision.” Because of disagreements with leadership in Georgia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and a fourth unidentified state, their leaders must be replaced to enable them to take place in the pageant. (AP)

LIAM NEESON INSISTS FORMER CO-WORKER RECOGNIZES HIM: But the coworker in question can’t confirm that, because it’s a horse. Liam Neeson is on the set of the new Coen Brothers film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. “I play a traveling impresario. We filmed in New Mexico. The odd thing is the horse who pulls my wagon knew me,” the actor reportedly said while at New York Film Festival, according to Page Six‘s Cindy Adams. “You won’t believe it. I’m saying this horse knew me. He actually remembered me from another Western we made a while back.” Do you feel like animals you don’t know super well still recognize you when you see them? (Page Six)

DUCHESS OF YORK SIGNS ON AS DIET PITCHWOMAN: The Duchess of York has signed on to represent dietician Gianluca Mech, per Page Six. The former Weight Watchers spokesperson has been dubbed the Duchess of Pork for her battles with yo-yo diets. Sarah Ferguson is evidently trying to drop a few for her daughter Princess Eugenie‘s wedding. The new diet products Mech pushes “guarantee weight loss” no matter how much pizza you consume with the help of her “diuretic tonic” and other products. (Page Six)

JIMMY FALLON TAKES ON TYLA YAWEH IN RAP BATTLE: The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon was ready for his rap battle with Post Malone‘s protg Tyla Yaweh. After Post’s appearance on The Tonight Show, Fallon, Malone and his crew went to Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar in NYC, and Fallon managed to emerge the clear victor per video footage nabbed by TMZ. (TMZ)