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Fiona Duncan / Harper's BAZAAR:
Ciara: Pregnant and More Powerful Than Ever  —  THE 31-YEAR-OLD R&B ICON OPENS UP ABOUT FAMILY, FAME—AND HER NEED TO MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD DANCE.  —  Ciara won't say when she's due, only that she has two babies on the way.  “I got this baby and my album,” she laughs, rubbing her hands over her belly …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Tom Hiddleston Gets Testy When Asked About Ex Taylor Swift: ‘What Should I Regret?’
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Patrick Doyle / Rolling Stone:
Ed Sheeran: Up All Night With Pop's Hardcore Troubadour  —  The singer-songwriter used to be a misfit; now he's a hard-drinking superstar.  But what he really wants is a normal life  —  “Let's go to my place for the finale!”  Ed Sheeran shouts as he hops into an SUV.  It's just after midnight in London.
Perez Hilton:
Coroner Confirms George Michael's Cause Of Death In Official Statement  —  This must be some much needed closure for George Michael's loved ones.  —  As you surely know, the entertainment industry lost another great legend when the former Wham! artist died unexpectedly in December.  He was only 53-years-old.
Discussion: People.com, Page Six, X17 Online and Queerty
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Josh Replogle / Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: FOR 1ST TIME, CASEY ANTHONY SPEAKS ABOUT CASE  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony knows that much of the world believes she killed her 2-year-old daughter, despite her acquittal.  But nearly nine years later, she insists she doesn't know how the last hours of Caylee's life unfolded.
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly and The Wrap
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TMZ.com:   Nancy Grace — Skewers Casey Anthony ... ‘Caylee Never Had a Chance’
Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Scarlett Johansson gearing up for nasty custody battle  —  More On:  —  Actress Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her French husband Romain Dauriac and is gearing up for a nasty custody battle, The Post has learned.  —  Johansson's attorney Judith Poller served the divorce filings …
TMZ.com:
Robin Thicke, Paula Patton — Call Truce in Custody War  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have decided it's better to get along than wage war, and that's why they are on the verge of settling the mega custody war.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell us …
Discussion: Bossip, Dlisted and Daily Mail
Extra:
Alec Baldwin Might Not Play Trump on ‘SNL’ Much Longer  —  Star Alec Baldwin has quickly become a fan favorite playing President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” but the actor isn't sure how much longer he will do it.  —  “Extra's” Mario Lopez sat down with Alec to talk about his new movie …
Discussion: AOL, The Wrap and Deadline
TMZ.com:
Vic Mensa — Busted for Gun Possession ... CA Permit Problems  —  Vic Mensa got pulled over for a traffic violation, but ended up spending the night in jail for having a gun in his car with an improper permit ... TMZ has learned.  —  The Roc Nation rapper was stopped in Beverly Hills last week …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Stereogum
Josie Copson / Cosmopolitan:
Joe Manganiello wrote his wife Sofia Vergara a book for their one-year anniversary  —  And we can't even get a text back  —  We all know Joe Manganiello is pretty much the hottest thing since time began.  I mean let's just momentarily cast our minds back to that Cheetos and water scene in Magic Mike XXL.
Steven Hirsch / Page Six:
More On:  —  A Manhattan judge issued a bench warrant Monday for bad-girl rapper Azealia Banks after she failed to show up in court for biting the boob of a security guard who tossed her from 1Oak.  —  The combustible Harlemite, 25, called her lawyer and supplied him with a message for Judge Kathryn Paek.
Discussion: Pitchfork, PerezHilton, Bossip and The Wrap
Mehera Bonner / Marie Claire:
Joe Jonas Talks Trump, Wandering Around Craft Services Shirtless, and the Elusive ‘Camp Rock 3’  —  Look, we're not afraid to admit that our middle school-era obsession with the Jonas Brothers is still alive and well (DNCE is legit 🔥), so when given the opportunity to chat with Joe Jonas …
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
TMZ.com:
Fantasia Barrino — Nightmare Tour Bus Accident I Got Burned in my Sleep!  —  Fantasia Barrino suffered 2nd degree burns to her arm when she knocked over a vaporizer in her sleep ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the singer tell TMZ ... she was dozing on her tour bus Sunday with an aromatherapy vaporizer nearby.
Discussion: Bossip and Us Weekly
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Fantasia ‘Resting Comfortably’ After Suffering Second-Degree Burns on Her Arm
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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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

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