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10:45 AM ET, January 31, 2017

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 Top News: 
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Ben Affleck Will Not Direct ‘The Batman’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Ben Affleck has decided to step down as director of “The Batman” and remain on as a producer and star of the project.  —  Affleck is still on board to play the superhero, but sources close to the talent said Affleck and Warner Bros. discussed …
TMZ.com:
Bieber, Drake, Kanye — No-Shows At Grammys Ceremony is Irrelevant  —  Kanye West, Justin Bieber and other big stars are going to be MIA from the Grammys, and we know why.  —  It started with Frank Ocean, who many think had the best album of the year, but didn't even bother submitting it for Grammy consideration.
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Drake Are Skipping the 2017 Grammy Awards  —  The Grammy Awards are down three stars!  Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Drake are skipping the 2017 Grammys next month despite each being nominated in major categories, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Derek Blasberg / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh Welcome Triplets  —  Williams's rep confirmed the triplets joined older brother Rocket earlier this month.  —  When I saw music producer turned Chanel model Pharrell Williams at the French fashion house's ritzy fashion show in Paris in December …
Mickey Rapkin / ELLE:
Kit Harington Really, Really Wants to Be on Sesame Street  —  As much as we love Kit Harington with a man bun, we've got only two more seasons to lust after the romance novel-long mane and the character to whom it belongs: brooding bastard Jon Snow of Game of Thrones—currently filming its seventh season …
TMZ.com:
‘Stranger Things’ Star — Winona Wasn't Strange She Just Couldn't Hear  —  “Stranger Things” star Gaten Matarazzo has an explanation for Winona Ryder's bizarre facial reactions when the show won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award ... the question, does it ring true?
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
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People.com:
Could Stranger Things Season 2 Get Political? Producer Teases Some Real-World Parallels
Discussion: The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Mary Tyler Moore — Death Certificate Reveals Multiple Causes of Death  —  Mary Tyler Moore died from cardiopulmonary arrest ... brought on by 3 other serious medical conditions ... this according to the death certificate.  —  According to the death certificate, obtained by TMZ …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Samantha Bee to Roast Trump on Same Night as Correspondents' Dinner  —  The annual custom of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner suddenly seems uncomfortable if not untenable: Journalists mingling with Trump administration aides who loathe them, celebrities decrying Trump White House policies …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
James Cameron on the Trump Administration: ‘These People Are Insane’  —  The ocean is to James Cameron as tacky gold fixtures are to Donald Trump: an obsession.  —  But luck wasn't always on his side.  After quitting his job as a truck driver to pursue filmmaking following a screening of Star Wars …
Discussion: People.com
People.com:
Robin Thicke Has Only Seen Son Once Since Judge Granted Paula Patton Temporary Sole Custody: Source  —  After losing temporary sole custody to ex Paula Patton, Robin Thicke spent time with his son Julian on Friday, two sources tell PEOPLE.  But the singer did not see his son the following day …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Daily Mail and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
The Weeknd & Selena — Big Grammy Plans ... Potential for Awkwardness  —  Selena Gomez and The Weeknd will be attached at the hip through Grammy weekend — even though one of them is feeling way more wanted than the other.  —  The Weeknd has already officially made Selena his plus 1 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Dolores is getting hitched!  Evan Rachel Wood is engaged to her bandmate Zach Villa, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.  —  The Westworld actress, 29, and Villa both wore silver bands on their left ring fingers while attending the 2017 SAG Awards in L.A. together on Sunday, January 29.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Is Evan Rachel Wood Engaged?
Discussion: SELF
Extra:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Weighs In on President Trump's Immigration Ban: 'It's Crazy'  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't holding back when it comes to criticizing President Trump!  —  The former Governor of California joined “Extra's” Mario Lopez at Universal Studios Hollywood …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
People.com:
Antonio Banderas Hospitalized in U.K. After Suffering Chest Pains While Working Out  —  Antonio Banderas was hospitalized in the U.K. earlier this month after suffering chest pains, PEOPLE can confirm.  —  The 56-year-old actor was rushed to St. Peter's Hospital in Surrey, outside of London …
Discussion: AOL
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The Sun:
ZORRO'S 999 DASH Antonio Banderas rushed to Surrey hospital after suffering ‘agonising chest pains’ during workout
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
 
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Viola Davis, Julia Roberts, Amblin & ‘La La Land’ Producer Join Hands On ‘Small Great Things’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Empire Enlists Eva Longoria as Villainous Foil for [Spoiler]
Discussion: Variety
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger': Olivia Holt & Aubrey Joseph Land Title Roles In Series For Freeform
Discussion: Variety
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Paris Jackson — I'm Getting the ‘Star’ Treatment
Discussion: Daily Mail
Lanford Beard / People.com:
This Is Us' Chrissy Metz Steps Out with Boyfriend for the First Time
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Jill (Duggar) Dillard Announces Gender of Second Baby: It's a Boy!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Charlie Rose settles with three former CBS employees who sued him in 2018 for sexual harassment; CBS fired Rose in November 2017 after a Washington Post report

 
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