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8:55 AM ET, March 2, 2017

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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Beau Biden's widow having affair with his married brother  —  MORE FROM:  —  The widow of Joe Biden's late son Beau Biden has started a romantic relationship with her former brother-in-law, Hunter Biden, the former vice president's younger son.  —  Hallie Biden, who was devastated when her husband …
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Beau Biden's Widow Hallie Biden Is Now Dating His Brother Hunter
Discussion: Us Weekly and AOL
TMZ.com:
The Oscars — Can the PWC Accountants Behind Best Pic Fail  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  The PricewaterhouseCoopers employees who were responsible for the biggest Academy Awards flub of all time won't make the mistake again ... because they've been booted from working future Oscars.
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
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Lawrence Yee / Variety:
New Photos Show PWC Accountant Tweeting, Mixing Envelopes Backstage at Oscars (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Variety has obtained exclusive photos of PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan — the man behind the infamous envelope mix-up — leading up to and during Sunday's gaffe in which “La La Land” …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Shirley MacLaine ‘processing the horror’ of Warren Beatty's Oscar fiasco
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Ale Russian / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Have Been in Touch Via Text: ‘They Have Been Friends for a While,’ Source Says  —  Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are keeping up with their friendship.  —  A source close to Pitt confirms to PEOPLE that the actors have been texting recently and continue to keep …
Discussion: Bossip
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SOD / Soap Opera Digest:
Arianne Zucker Leaving DAYS!  —  In the new issue of Digest, on sale Friday, Arianne Zucker (Nicole) exclusively reveals that she will be leaving Salem when her contract is up in late April.  “Two years ago, I was contemplating making the shift,” the actress shares.
Discussion: People.com, Daily Mail and The Wrap
Mark Savage / BBC:
Ed Sheeran interview: 12 random questions about ÷ (Divide)  —  In the first part of our exclusive interview with Ed Sheeran, the singer talked about writing 10 different versions of his third album, ÷ (Divide), and revealed he had a song “better than Thinking Out Loud”.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Kyle Buchanan / Cosmopolitan:
Ariana Grande Doesn't Need a Partner to Feel Complete  —  “Women are labeled as a bitch or a diva for having a vision and being strong.”  —  On being strong and having a voice: “A lot of times, women are labeled as a bitch or a diva for having a vision and being strong and using their voice, and it's just not the case.
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
Amy Cosman / Us Weekly:
Gavin Rossdale on Gwen Stefani Split: ‘I Never Thought I Would Get Divorced’  —  Things are looking up for Gavin Rossdale following his painful split from Gwen Stefani in August 2015.  The Bush rocker, 51, is releasing a new album, Black and White Rainbows, on March 10.  —  “It's the rebirth, the relaunch and reset.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Vmagazine Feeds:
Free Spirit: Kristen Stewart Covers V106  —  Our V106 cover star, Kristen Stewart, is a force to be reckoned with in both film and fashion.  Here, she opens up to Chloe Sevigny, discussing her role in the psychological thriller Personal Shopper, and poses for Mario Testino.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly, Page Six and WWTDD
Alanna Bennett / BuzzFeed:
There's A Chance “Princess Diaries 3” Will Happen As A Tribute To Garry Marshall  —  Last spring, legendary director Garry Marshall revealed that he and Anne Hathaway were plotting to make a third installment of the Princess Diaries movies.  —  Marshall, Hathaway, and Queen Dowager of Genovia …
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Kendall Jenner and A$AP Rocky Heating Up!  'She's Open' to Getting More Serious, Says Source  —  They've been spotted on dinner dates, partied in Miami and even frolicked in Paris together, but what exactly is going on with Kendall Jenner and A$AP Rocky?  —  According to a Jenner pal …
People.com:
The Heartbreaking Reason Viola Davis Only Has One Photo of Herself as a Child  —  Viola Davis is a newly minted Oscar winner, but the Fences star grew up with much, much less.  —  Davis opens up in PEOPLE's new cover story about the struggles of growing up in poverty and how her talent propelled her to success later in life.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Kristopher Tapley / Variety:
Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins on That Oscars Shocker: The Morning-After Interview  —  When Barry Jenkins returned to his hotel suite at the Four Seasons Monday at 3 a.m. after a surreal night at the Oscars, he slept for a couple of hours, then watched a clip of the show's ending on his cell phone …
 
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Alan Light / Wall Street Journal:
It's Joy Time for Bruno Mars
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and People.com
Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars Producer Michael De Luca Breaks Silence on Backstage Chaos: “It Was Like the Hindenburg”
Discussion: Page Six
Eric Andersson / Us Weekly:
HGTV Home Renovation Series ‘Flip or Flop’ Gets Five Spinoffs
Discussion: PerezHilton
Access Hollywood:
'Little Women: LA's' Terra Jolé Reveals She May Have Cancer
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Will ‘Be Engaged by the End of Summer,’ Says Pal
Discussion: X17 Online, Bossip and AOL
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Nate Ruess and Charlotte Ronson Welcome Son Levon
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Perez Hilton:
Orlando Bloom Cozied Up To A Beautiful Brunette Just DAYS Before His Split From Katy Perry — See The Pic!
Discussion: The Sun, Page Six and E! Online
 Earlier Picks: 
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
‘So, I made it to Harvard’: Rihanna accepts Humanitarian of the Year award with a hair flip
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Christian Serratos Expecting First Child
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Page Six
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Baby Girl on the Way for Andy Grammer and Wife Aijia
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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