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3:40 AM ET, February 9, 2017

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GQ:
Tom Hiddleston on Taylor Swift, Heartbreak, and Great Bolognese  —  Perhaps you learned his name only because of his recent three-month romance with Taylor Swift.  But by then, Tom Hiddleston was already a beloved Marvel villain, James Bond short-lister, Night Manager leading man …
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
Selena Gomez Opens Up About “Difficult Time” While Working on Netflix's ‘13 Reasons Why’  —  The singer and actress is an exec producer on the forthcoming series.  —  13 Reasons Why, Netflix's forthcoming series adaptation of the best-selling YA novel, deals with difficult topics like suicide, depression, bullying and emotional abuse.
Discussion: People.com
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Chris Evans and Jenny Slate Split After Less Than a Year of Dating  —  It's over.  Chris Evans and Jenny Slate have called it quits on their relationship after less than a year of dating, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  An insider tells Us that the pair broke up recently, within the last two or three weeks.
Benjamin Svetkey / Hollywood Reporter:
Justin Timberlake on Fatherhood, His Uncertain Future and Being Best Friends with Jimmy Fallon  —  With his first No. 1 single in a decade — that inescapable ‘Trolls’ tune, up for a Grammy and an Oscar — the former boy band phenom is a dad starring in a Woody Allen movie and grappling with …
Us Weekly:
Paris Jackson Splits From Boyfriend Michael Snoddy  —  It's over ... for now, at least.  Paris Jackson has called it quits with boyfriend Michael Snoddy after less than a year of dating, multiple sources tell Us Weekly.  —  “Paris ended things with Michael,” an insider tells Us.
Discussion: People.com
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian Rejected Scott Disick's Marriage Proposal While on Family Vacation in Costa Rica  —  Scott Disick vowed that his four-day trip to Costa Rica with Kourtney Kardashian and their kids, Mason, 7, Penelope, 4, and Reign 2, would be unforgettable.
Discussion: AOL
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Baby Bells / In Touch Weekly:
Bella Banos Dishes on Her Relationship With Scott Disick (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Jason Derulo Claims Racism After Cops Called on American Airlines Flight (VIDEO)  —  Jason Derulo — Claims Racism After Cops Called on AA Flight  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  6:06 PM PST — A source at AA tells us the airline's most elite customers receive 3 free checked bags.  However, Jason's ONE friend tried to check 19 bags.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Stereogum and Bossip
Maya Singer / Vogue:
How Models Like Ashley Graham and Gigi Hadid Are Democratizing Fashion  —  In a climate of immigration bans and building walls, the biggest names in 2017 make the case that there isn't just one type of American girl—nor has there ever been.  —  What is a woman supposed to look like?
Discussion: People.com
People.com:
Party of Four!  See Ben and Jessa (Duggar) Seewald's First Family Photo with Newborn Son  —  And baby makes four.  —  Jessa (Duggar) Seewald and her husband Ben welcomed their second child — a boy — on Monday, and PEOPLE can reveal the adorable first family photo of the couple …
Jonah Weiner / Rolling Stone:
Migos' Wild World: One Night in the Studio With ‘Bad and Boujee’ Trio  —  Read our inside account of a wild night in the studio with Migos' Offset, Takeoff and Quavo (from left), the hitmaking Atlanta rap trio behind “Bad and Boujee.”  Cam Kirk for Rolling Stone
Discussion: Bossip, Towleroad, Stereogum and PerezHilton
People.com:
Judge Denies Robin Thicke's Request for Unsupervised Visitation As Source Says ‘He Wants to Show He Is a Responsible Dad’  —  Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's ugly custody battle continues.  —  The exes appeared Tuesday in court, where Thicke's legal team requested either “no monitor …
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
UTA Scraps Oscar Party In Favor of Refugee Rally  —  The agency is donating $250,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union and International Rescue Committee instead.  —  United Talent Agency is scrapping its annual Oscar party in favor of making a donation to a group that has been on the front lines …
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Madonna — Cops to Adopting Malawi Twins ... Why the Lie?  —  Madonna now admits she adopted 4-year-old twin girls from Malawi — something she flatly denied 2 weeks ago when she was in the African nation.  —  Madonna posted a pic with the girls, Esther and Stella, to announce she'd officially “completed the process” of adopting them.
Discussion: WWTDD and X17 Online
 
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