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12:05 PM ET, February 3, 2017

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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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Donald Trump / X17 Online:
Angelina Jolie Blasts President Trump's Refugee Ban In New York Times Op-Ed
Discussion: TMZ.com
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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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.
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 …
Emily Andrews / The Sun:
MEG HAND HARRY Prince Harry spotted holding hands with girlfriend Meghan Markle on date in London as pals claim TV star lover has ‘virtually moved in’ with him  —  The loved-up pair have been ‘inseparable’ for past five weeks and first snaps of the couple hand-in-hand add fuel to friend's claims that they will be ‘engaged by spring’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, AOL, Us Weekly and People.com
Page Six:
SEE ALL 173 STORIES  —  After the dramatic departure of Tamron Hall from “Today,” TV insiders are buzzing that Megyn Kelly could next unseat Savannah Guthrie as the star co-anchor with Matt Lauer.  —  Multiple sources tell Page Six that Kelly is likely to take the lead role on the NBC morning show …
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Michael Bublé:
For Immediate Release  —  Singer Michael Buble' and his wife actress Luisana Lopilato released a statement regarding their son Noah who has been in treatment for cancer since late last year:  —  “We are so grateful to report that our son Noah has been progressing well during his treatment …
Discussion: People.com
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
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 …
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
Page Six:
J.K. Rowling doesn't care if you burn her books  —  President Trump's one-time mistress and ex-wife Marla Maples was set to publish a memoir about their relationship — but the project got shelved just before the election.  —  The book, “It's About Time,” due to be published by Judith Regan …
Discussion: WWTDD
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: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
 
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Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Claire Connors / Women's Health:
This Is Why Gabrielle Union Looks So Freaking Young And Fit
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, People.com and Page Six
Miles Socha / WWD:
WWD EXCLUSIVE: Riccardo Tisci Has Exited Givenchy
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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
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Beyonce Breaks Instagram Record With Pregnancy Announcement
 

 
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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

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

 
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