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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
1D Go in Four Directions - Band Will Take an Extended Hiatus in March, Says Source  —  Try to stay calm, Directioners.  —  One Direction will embark on an extended hiatus starting in March of next year, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The group, which is now made up of Liam Payne, Harry Styles …
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Harry Fletcher / Digital Spy:
One Direction ‘to split up in March’ so they can focus on solo projects  —  In heartbreaking news for One Direction fans, the boyband are ‘to split up in March’.  —  Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan have decided to focus on solo ventures and will not tour their fifth album, according to The Sun.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Tracy Morgan Marries Megan Wollover During Emotional Ceremony  —  Tracy Morgan is a married man!  —  Fourteen months after a horrific highway crash left him fighting for his life, the comedian wed his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in an intimate and moving ceremony Sunday night, Morgan's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell's Father Edward Joseph O'Donnell Has Died  —  Rosie O'Donnell's father, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, has died of cancer, PEOPLE has learned.  He was 81.  —  The actress's father immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland, and worked as an electrical engineer in Comack, Long Island, during her youth.
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Wiz Khalifa — Busted At LAX For Riding Hoverboard  —  BUSTED AT LAX  —  For Riding Hoverboard  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  2:00 PM PST — A law enforcement source tells TMZ Wiz was only detained for failure to comply ... he was eventually released after apologizing and will not face charges.
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Justin Bieber lookalike reported missing in West Hollywood  —  Reality star and self-proclaimed Justin Bieber lookalike Tobias Strebel has been reported missing.  —  The 35-year-old appeared on the reality series “Botched” and claimed to have spent $100,000 on plastic surgery to look like the pop star.
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Alleged Heroin Addict Charged After Being Found with Rosie O'Donnell's Missing Daughter  —  The man who allegedly housed Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter Chelsea for a week while she was missing from home has been charged with child endangerment and communication of obscenity, New Jersey prosecutors announced Saturday.
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Man Charged in Daughter's Disappearance
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Sasha Bogursky / Reuters:
Mayim Bialik: Hollywood is not friendly to people of faith  —  Actress Mayim Bialik.  —  Mayim Bialik is best know for her role as “Blossom” on the NBC sitcom of the same name and as the quirky Amy Farrah Fowler on “The Big Bang Theory,” but the 39-year-old is also known as a person of faith in Hollywood.
Harriet Sokmensuer / People.com:
George and Amal Clooney Join Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford in Ibiza for a Tequila-Related Work Trip  —  The Clooneys have landed.  —  Jet-setting couple George and Amal Clooney arrived in Ibiza on Saturday.  —  The couple are visiting the popular vacation island for the Spanish launch of George's tequila company, Casamigos.
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
The Real Cast of Full House Reacts to Lifetime's Unauthorized Story: ‘So Bad.  Just So Bad.’  —  The original stars of Full House (and its upcoming Netflix sequel) had no mercy when it came to Lifetime's TV movie, The Unauthorized Full House Story, which aired Saturday night.
Mike Parker / Daily Express:
Country star Taylor Swift rejected $1m a song  —  COUNTRY star Taylor Swift turned down £2million to perform three songs at a billionaire's wedding so she could sing for free at a christening party for a friend's new baby.  —  GETTY  —  Country queen Taylor Swift turned down a billionaire to be with her friends
Hariet Sokmensuer / People.com:
Jennifer Lawrence Celebrates Birthday with Friends (and Kris Jenner!)  After Splitting from Chris Martin  —  Jennifer Lawrence held a belated celebration for her 25th birthday with friends and family at a private home in Hollywood on Friday.  —  A source tells PEOPLE that she and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin have split.
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Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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