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1:50 PM ET, February 8, 2017

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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 …
TMZ.com:
Grammys — Featuring Slow Bey  —  Beyonce is “very pregnant” — according to a source with eyes on her as she prepares for her Grammys performance — and the pace onstage will slow dramatically as a result.  —  Sources connected with the show tell TMZ, Beyonce is in rehearsals for Sunday's show …
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Blemish and Bossip
E! Online:
Chrissy Teigen Unhurt After Being Involved in Hit and Run Car Accident Near Hollywood  —  Not even celebrities can escape an unfortunate car accident.  —  E! News has learned that Chrissy Teigen was involved in a hit and run accident around 7:30 p.m. local time in Hollywood this Tuesday evening.
BBC:
Former ‘It girl’ Tara Palmer-Tomkinson found dead  —  The star, who rose to fame in the 1990s as a hard-partying “It girl”, received treatment in 2016 for a non-malignant brain tumour.  —  The Met Police confirmed a woman in her 40s was found dead at Palmer-Tomkinson's flat in Bramham Gardens, South Kensington, at 13:40 GMT.
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
Michael Miller / People.com:
Teenage Judy Garland Was Repeatedly Molested by Munchkins on Set of Wizard of Oz, Says Her Ex-Husband  —  In The Wizard of Oz, the lovable Munchkins help Dorothy follow the yellow brick road to find her way home.  But just like Oz himself, it turns out some of the Munchkins may not have been all they seemed.
Discussion: Us Weekly, AOL, The Wrap and PerezHilton
Eric Andersson / Us Weekly:
Danielle Staub Is Returning to ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’  —  Pay attention, puh-leez: Two sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly that Teresa Giudice's former rival Danielle Staub will rejoin Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey for the upcoming eighth season.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Scottie & Larsa Pippen — Divorce Stalled ... Trying To Work Things Out  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Scottie and Larsa Pippen aren't in any rush to finalize their divorce — in fact, they're trying to get back on the road to love ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Scottie and Larsa tell us …
Discussion: Bossip and Us Weekly
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Perez Hilton:
Scottie & Larsa Pippen Are Back ON!
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Beyonce — Sued for Lifting Lyrics on ‘Formation’  —  Beyonce stole lyrics from a dead New Orleans rapper and then sampled them in her song, “Formation,” without permission ... according to a new lawsuit.  —  The estate of Anthony Barré — aka Messy Mya — just filed suit against Bey …
TMZ.com:
Tyga Sued for Ordering His Crew to Beat a Process Server  —  Tyga's got lawsuits on top of lawsuits to deal with ... the latest filed by a process server who got beat after handing him some legal docs.  —  You'll recall Tyga was served as he walked into his birthday party at The Penthouse nightclub in WeHo back in November.
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and PerezHilton
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Transgender Star Gigi Gorgeous on Realizing She's a Lesbian: 'I Never Thought I'd Fall For a Girl'  —  After coming out as gay male in her teens and later as a transgender female, Gigi Lazzarato thought she was done coming out.  —  But that all changed when the YouTube sensation known as Gigi Gorgeous …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Virgin:
Richard vs Barack - kiteboard and foilboard challenge  —  It was a huge honour to be able to invite President Barack and Michelle Obama down to the British Virgin Islands for a complete break after Barack finished his second term as President and the family left the White House.
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez, the Weeknd Look Affectionate on Latest Dinner Date: Details  —  Can't keep her hands to herself!  Selena Gomez and the Weeknd were spotted on yet another romantic date night at celebrity hot spot Tower Bar and Restaurant in West Hollywood's Sunset Tower Hotel on Monday, February 6.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Selena Gomez and the Weeknd Get ‘Very Cozy’ During Date Night in L.A.
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Alison Prato / Health.com:
Nina Agdal on Her Favorite Workout, Must-Have Skincare Products, and What Makes Her Feel Sexiest
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
‘Battlestar Galactica’ Star — Richard Hatch Dead at 71
Discussion: AOL and Variety
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Exclusive Update: Kristen Wiig to Star Opposite Jack Nicholson in ‘Toni Erdmann’ Remake
A. O. Scott / Esquire:
James Corden Is in the Driver's Seat
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Oliver Gettell / EW.com:
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Page Six:
Blac Chyna cozies up to man who's not Rob Kardashian
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dlisted
Elias Leight / Rolling Stone:
Lady Gaga, Metallica to Duet at Grammys
Discussion: Billboard and Page Six
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Dr. Luke Claims That Kesha Owes Him $1.3 Million in Royalties
Discussion: Stereogum and PerezHilton
 

 
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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

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

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content

 
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