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3:25 PM ET, February 5, 2016

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Naja Rayne / People.com:
MTV Star and BMX Legend Dave Mirra Dead at 41 in Apparent Suicide, Hours After Posting a Tribute to His Wife on Instagram  —  Pro-BMX star Dave Mirra was found dead on Thursday evening from an apparent suicide.  He was 41.  —  According to a press release posted on the Greenville Police …
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GREENVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATING APPARENT SUICIDE
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TMZ.com:
Dave Mirra Dead — BMX Legend Dies at 41 ... Apparent Suicide
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Dave Mirra / TMZ.com:
Possible CTE  —  ... Officials Say  —  BMX legend Dave Mirra …
Discussion: PerezHilton
ESPN:   X Games icon Dave Mirra, 41, dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot
Associated Press:
Police: BMX rider Dave Mirra dies at 41 of apparent suicide
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Model Katie May — ‘Queen of Snapchat’ Dies at 34  —  MODEL KATIE MAY  —  ‘Queen of Snapchat’  —  DIES AT 34 … Katie May, a hugely successful model and social media star, died after suffering a stroke on Monday.  —  May had been hospitalized since a blockage in her carotid artery caused the “catastrophic” stroke.
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TMZ.com:
Rose McGowan Files for Divorce  —  FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rose McGowan is pulling the plug on her marriage ... filing for divorce.  —  According to the divorce docs — obtained by TMZ — Rose cites the boilerplate “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending …
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Rose McGowan Files for Divorce from Davey Detail Citing Irreconcilable Differences  —  Rose McGowan has officially decided to end her marriage to artist Davey Detail.  —  The actress filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Monday, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Discussion: Page Six
Nick Maslow / People.com:
Kanye West Says Robert Kardashian Helped with New Album: My Late Father-in-Law Is ‘Still Doing Deals for Controversial Black People’  —  Kanye West describes his new album as a “dream that can't happen without God.”  —  “I'm only doing two percent of the work,” West, 38, explained to radio host Big Boy on Real 92.3 Thursday morning.
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Kanye West: Robert Kardashian helped me with my album from heaven
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Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Kim's On Lockdown! How Kanye Reacted To News She's ‘Considering Divorce’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Kate Hairopoulos / Dallas Morning News:
Johnny Manziel's father: If son doesn't get help, QB 'won't live to see his 24th birthday'  —  Johnny Manziel's family is concerned for his well-being, but the NFL quarterback has twice declined to be admitted to area rehabilitation facilities in the last week, according to his father, Paul Manziel.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Renewed For 3 Seasons By Netflix  —  “Orange Is the New Black” has nabbed a whopping three-season renewal from Netflix.  —  The deal includes a commitment from showrunner Jenji Kohan to remain at the helm of Netflix's most-watched series through seasons five, six and seven.
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Chris Harnick / E! Online:
Orange Is the New Black Renewed for 3 More Seasons
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TMZ.com:
Tyga — Blac Chyna's a Sketchy Parent ... And Drug Arrest Proves It  —  BLAC CHYNA'S A SKETCHY PARENT  —  And Drug Arrest Proves It … Tyga is alarmed his baby mama was arrested for possessing ecstasy and being wasted in public, and he's now sharpening the legal knives to wrestle custody from her.
The ITV Hub:
Five things we learned about Ryan Reynolds  —  Hollywood movie starRyan Reynolds caught up with Ben and Kate about his latest film Deadpool and being a dad - and here's the five most interesting things we learned about him!  — Ryan's latest film Deadpool is a passionate project of his - he worked for 11 years to get the movie made!
Essence.com:
Chris Rock Graces First ESSENCE Cover, Talks Roles for Black Women in Hollywood  —  All eyes are on Chris Rock as he gears up to host the Academy Awards.  —  For the first time ever, the comedy vet graces ESSENCE's annual Hollywood March Issue cover.  In a candid and revealing profile …
Richard Hooper / BBC:
Spared by the hitmen with principles  —  One year ago a group of gunmen in Burundi was hired to kill a woman visiting from Australia.  But the hit did not go as planned, leaving her with a chance to turn the tables on the man who wanted her dead.  —  “I felt like somebody who had risen again,” says Noela Rukundo.
People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Giudice's House Arrest Ends as She Looks Forward to ‘Closing This Dark Chapter in Her Life,’ Attorney Says  —  Teresa Giudice is home free!  The Real Housewives of New Jersey star's house arrest is officially over, her lawyer confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Steven Avery's Son Speaks Out About Teresa Halbach's Murder in First Ever Interview: 'I Don't Think He Did' It  —  Even though Steven Avery is behind bars for the 2005 murder of 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach, one of his twin sons says he doesn't think his father killed her.
Abby Stern Updated / People.com:
Eva Longoria Dishes on How She'll Spend Her First Valentine's Day After Her Engagement  —  Although it's the first Valentine's Day for Eva Longoria and her new fiancés Jose Antonio Baston, since becoming engaged, the star says they are treating the day as they always have - with friends!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Harley Quinn Smith Says She Still Took an Uber Home After Nearly Being ‘Kidnapped’ by Fake Drivers  —  Harley Quinn Smith isn't letting one unnerving experience dictate how she lives her life.  —  The 16-year-old Yoga Hosers star and daughter of director Kevin Smith appeared on Good Morning America Friday …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Josh Duggar / TMZ.com:
Porn Star Admits Lie In Sexual Assault Lawsuit ... Drops Case
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Chris Martin Got Cute Pep Talk From Daughter Apple About Super Bowl: Worst-Case Scenario …
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Megan Johnson / Trulia's Blog:
She's just being Miley!  And by that we mean buying multimillion-dollar real estate at the drop of a hat.
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Dave McNary / Variety:
‘MacGyver’ Movie Reboot in the Works at Lionsgate
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Netflix Orders Sophia Amoruso's ‘#Girlboss’ To Series (EXCLUSIVE)
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Us Weekly:
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
James Franco to Direct Stripper Tale ‘Zola Tells All’
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Guy Ritchie ‘Determined as Ever’ …
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Dan Snierson / EW.com:
FOX TO LAUNCH LATE-NIGHT SNL RIVAL
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From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Anja Karadeglija / The Canadian Press:
Meta clashes with Canada's CRTC over the Online News Act by declining to publicly release information about its measures to block news content on its platforms

 
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