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1:20 PM ET, March 7, 2017

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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?’  —  Loki's lashing out.  Tom Hiddleston wasn't in the mood to speak about his ex Taylor Swift during a recent interview with The Telegraph.  —  The British hunk, 36, was fielding questions about his new film Kong …
Discussion: PAPERMAG
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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: Page Six, AOL, The Wrap and Deadline
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.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
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.
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: Daily Mail and Dlisted
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
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Where Has Richard Simmons Gone?  Friend Alleges Fitness Guru Is Being Held Hostage By Housekeeper  —  In a new podcast searching for the truth behind Richard Simmons' disappearance from the public eye, his friend and former masseuse contends again that his housekeeper, Teresa Reveles, is holding Simmons hostage.
Discussion: PerezHilton, AOL and Dlisted
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: PerezHilton, Bossip and The Wrap
RADAR:
The Return Of Bennifer!  JLo & Ben Affleck Are Back On — And Hotter Than Ever  —  'It was like they'd never split up!  Bennifer is back!  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are giving their ill-fated 2004 romance another go, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Marisa Meltzer / Marie Claire:
‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Takes On the F Word  —  Chrissy Metz knows you think she's fat.  The character she plays—Kate Pearson on this year's most beloved new show, NBC's This Is Us—is plus-size, a rarity on network television.  And while this season has seen Kate navigating dating life …
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
The Heartwarming Reason Flip Or Flop's Tarek El Moussa Is Revealing His Secret (Second) Cancer Battle  —  Tarek El Moussa openly shared his health updates with the world while he underwent thyroid cancer treatment in 2013, but there was another cancer battle he was keeping secret.
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TMZ.com:
‘Flip or Flop’ Stars Tarek & Christina Won't Get a Dime From Spin-Offs
Discussion: Daily Mail
 
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More On:  —  Don Cheadle claims President Donald Trump once …
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Valet crashes Emma Roberts' car at birthday bash
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Gilmore Girls could return for another run, Netflix teases
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From Mediagazer:

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

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Press freedom groups send six questions to the Scott Trust over The Observer sale, including why there is only one bidder and why staff can't speak out freely

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

 
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