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9:15 PM ET, February 2, 2017

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 Top News: 
Elisa Osegueda / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Beyonce to Perform at 2017 GRAMMY Awards After Announcing She's Pregnant With Twins  —  Beyoncé will perform at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards!  —  Multiple sources tell ET that the “Formation” singer, who received nine GRAMMY nominations for her album, Lemonade …
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Beyoncé is pregnant with twins … Beyoncé and Jay Z are expecting twins.
Discussion: WWTDD, POPSUGAR Celebrity and ARTnews
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Why Beyonce Announced Her Pregnancy Ahead of the 2017 Grammys
Angelina Jolie / New York Times:
Refugee Policy Should Be Based on Facts, Not Fear  —  Refugees are men, women and children caught in the fury of war, or the cross hairs of persecution.  Far from being terrorists, they are often the victims of terrorism themselves.  —  I'm proud of our country's history of giving shelter to the most vulnerable people.
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X17 Online:
Angelina Jolie Blasts President Trump's Refugee Ban In New York Times Op-Ed
Discussion: TMZ.com
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 …
TMZ.com:
Frank Ocean — Sued by His Dad Over Gay Slur Claim  —  Frank Ocean's being sued by his father who says his son smeared his good name by claiming he was a bigot.  —  Calvin Cooksey filed the defamation lawsuit over a Tumblr post Frank wrote last summer in the wake of the Orlando massacre.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Stereogum
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, SELF and Page Six
Jessica Iredale / WWD:
EXCLUSIVE: CFDA Not Cool With Kanye  —  West did not consult the CFDA on scheduling his Yeezy Season 5 show, resulting in conflicts.  —  News of the Yeezy Season 5 show came Tuesday afternoon.  Kanye West will be showing his collection done in collaboration with Adidas during New York Fashion Week …
Discussion: Page Six and Stereogum
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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Michael K / Dlisted:
Johnny Depp Is Living That Opulent Wine Hobo Life
Inside Edition:
10 Years After Anna Nicole Smith's Death, an Exclusive Look at Her Doppelganger Daughter's Life  —  As the 10-year anniversary of Anna Nicole Smith's death approaches, Inside Edition is getting an exclusive look into the life of the daughter she left behind.
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
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.
Howell Davies / The Sun:
A NEW CHAPTER Camila Cabello reveals she quit Fifth Harmony to ‘explore her own artistic vision’ as she makes a bid for solo success  —  The 19-year-old opens up about her new career plans as she takes over The Sun's Bizarre Editor Dan Wootton's Instagram page
Discussion: PerezHilton
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 …
Discussion: AOL, The Wrap, Bossip and Deadline
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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'
Discussion: Bossip and Dlisted
Claire Connors / Women's Health:
This Is Why Gabrielle Union Looks So Freaking Young And Fit  —  “I work out not because I get off on it, but because I want to live.”  —  Her odd-girl-out past.  Her ambivalent relationship with exercise.  Her unrelenting quest for roles that mean something, dammit!
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
 
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Miles Socha / WWD:
WWD EXCLUSIVE: Riccardo Tisci Has Exited Givenchy
Michael Musto / The Daily Beast:
Confessions of an Oscar Voter: ‘La La Land’ Is Overrated and No More Meryl Streep!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Dave McNary / Variety:
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn to Star in Movie About Police Brutality
Discussion: Bossip and Dlisted
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RADAR:
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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

Karen Middleton / The Guardian:
Australia's AG updates national secrecy laws so journalists will no longer face prosecution for receiving secret government info even without making it public

 
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