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2:30 PM ET, February 2, 2017

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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Johnny Depp Claims Ex-Business Managers Are Taking a ‘Blame the Victim’ Strategy Over His Financial Woes  —  Johnny Depp is firing back at his former management team over their claims his financial woes are all his fault, according to a statement by Depp's attorney, Adam Waldman.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Yahoo Celebrity
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Al Roker Addresses Today Show Co-Host Tamron Hall's Departure: We ‘Wish Her Nothing but the Best’  —  Al Roker took a moment to address his co-host Tamron Hall's departure on Thursday's Today show.  —  At the beginning of the third hour, which was co-hosted by Roker and Hall until Wednesday's announcement …
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Tamron Hall Chooses to Leave NBC News and MSNBC: 'I'm Very Excited About the Next Chapter'  —  Tamron Hall is leaving NBC News and MSNBC when her contract expires this month, the network announced Wednesday.  —  “Yesterday was her last day as an anchor on both networks,” reads a statement from NBC News.
Discussion: Bossip and Dlisted
Jason Gay / W Magazine:
Jennifer Lopez: Women Get More Confident as They Get Older  —  Photograph by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Styled by Edward Enninful; Hair by Shay Ashual at Art Partner; makeup by Aaron de Mey at Art Partner; manicure by Mei Kawajiri for Chanel at Orme Square.  Set design by Andrea Stanley and Emma Roach at Streeters.
Discussion: AOL, Page Six and SELF
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Why Beyonce Announced Her Pregnancy Ahead of the 2017 Grammys  —  The queen of surprises strikes again!  Beyoncé announced on Wednesday, February 1, that she's pregnant with twins, and the timing of the baby news was strategically planned, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Beyoncé is pregnant with twins … Beyoncé and Jay Z are expecting twins.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and WWTDD
TMZ.com:
Coachella Producers in the Dark Over Beyonce's Pregnancy
TMZ.com:
Scott Disick — Dropped RACKS for Miami Getaway  —  Scott Disick treated himself like the lord he is when he escaped from the Kardashians ... by dropping tens of thousands to chill for a few nights.  —  Scott was hanging at the Setai Hotel in Miami Sunday through Tuesday night, and we've learned he stayed in their Grand Suite.
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj — Home Hit in $200k Burglary  —  Nicki Minaj is about $200k worse for wear after a burglary at her L.A. mansion ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us the 11,500 sq. ft palace was totally trashed on the inside.  The suspect or suspects knocked over and flipped furniture …
Miles Socha / WWD:
WWD EXCLUSIVE: Riccardo Tisci Has Exited Givenchy  —  The Italian designer brought heat, showmanship and fashion thrills to the French house.  —  Riccardo Tisci, who revved up and reinvented Givenchy in his own edgy image, has exited the French house after an electrifying 12-year tenure.
Discussion: Page Six
Dave McNary / Variety:
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn to Star in Movie About Police Brutality  —  Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn will re-team to star in “Dragged Across Concrete,” a crime thriller about police brutality directed by “Bone Tomahawk” filmmaker S. Craig Zahler.  —  Bloom will introduce the project to buyers …
Discussion: Bossip and Dlisted
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Kardashian West Meets with French Authorities in New York City to Testify in Paris Robbery Case  —  French authorities have taken the next step in their investigation of Kim Kardashian West's Paris heist.  —  The Keeping Up with the Kardashians met with a French judge and attorneys …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Testifies in Paris Robbery Case
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Beyonce Breaks Instagram Record With Pregnancy Announcement  —  Beyonce set Instagram ablaze with a record-setting post announcing that she is pregnant with twins.  —  Queen Bey's surprise news, accompanied by a highly stylized photo of herself wearing lingerie and clutching her belly …
Michael Musto / The Daily Beast:
Confessions of an Oscar Voter: ‘La La Land’ Is Overrated and No More Meryl Streep!  —  It's a historic year for the Oscars, with three African-American-led films up for Best Picture, plus a 20th nod for acting queen Meryl Streep and a record-tying 14 nominations for the musician-meets-actor musical La La Land.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

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X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts

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