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Ale Russian / People.com:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Call Off the Divorce — For Now: Sources — Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are back from the brink of divorce, sources tell PEOPLE. — Though the actors, both 44 — who announced their separation back in June 2015 — aren't back together …
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 …
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Tanner Tolbert / In Touch Weekly:
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Star Jade Roper Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Tanner Tolbert (EXCLUSIVE) — She's pregnant! Reality TV sweethearts Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert exclusively reveal to In Touch — on stands today - that they are expecting their first child together, due Sept. 14!
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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Hoda Kotb Opens Up About Emotional Adoption at 52 After Cancer Left Her Unable to Conceive — After cancer left her unable to have a child, Today's Hoda Kotb opens up about the emotional road to adopting her daughter. Subscribe now for the exclusive interview — only in PEOPLE!
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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.
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Nicki Minaj — I Don't Have to Respond To Remy Ma's Lies — EXCLUSIVE — Nicki Minaj has no immediate plan to respond to Remy Ma's vicious diss tracks, in which Remy calls Nicki every name in the book, including a cheater, a tramp and a has-been. — Our sources say Nicki feels Remy's accusations …
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Gabourey Sidibe had laparoscopic bariatric surgery — Empire star Gabourey Sidibe had laparoscopic bariatric surgery last May. — And in her new book This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare, the 33-year-actress reveals the move was a long time coming after battling bulimia as a child and then being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Grants Oval Office Meeting to TMZ Founder — Since Inauguration Day, President Trump has spent his time meeting with heads of state, titans of industry, economic advisers and public health specialists. — And the founder of TMZ. — Mr. Trump, in a meeting last Wednesday …
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom “Still Text and Talk” After Their Breakup, But Is There Hope for Getting Back Together? — Katy Perryand Orlando Bloom's break up is still chained to the read receipts. — Now a week after the couple announced their split, E! News has an exclusive update about where they stand as seemingly amicable exes.
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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.
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TMZ.com:
‘Cash Me Ousside’ Girl's Camp Claims Stitches Tricked Her Into Collab (VIDEO) — Miami rapper Stitches tricked the 13-year-old “Cash Me Ousside” girl into collaborating on a song and music video without approval, according to her camp — but Stitches says he's just looking out for the kid.
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People.com:
Richard Simmons' Rep Explains Why They're Not Involved with the Podcast: 'The Truth Is That He's Fine' — In just three weeks, the podcast Missing Richard Simmons shot to the top of the iTunes charts, but Richard Simmons' rep says they have no involvement with the series — and don't have any need to participate.
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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 …
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BBC:
George Michael died of natural causes — The pop star suffered a dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver, according to Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire. — The singer died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
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John Hiscock / Telegraph:
Tom Hiddleston on fighting King Kong, the ‘magic’ of Eton, and why he has no Taylor Swift regrets — All is going well and Tom Hiddleston is expounding on his art and his love of the dramatic arts when the question that has to be asked brought him to a halt.
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Tom Hiddleston Gets Testy When Asked About Ex Taylor Swift: ‘What Should I Regret?’
Tom Hiddleston Gets Testy When Asked About Ex Taylor Swift: ‘What Should I Regret?’
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