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1:20 PM ET, February 25, 2019

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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Spike Lee Pulls A Kanye When ‘Green Book’ Takes Best Picture Oscar  —  While he didn't take the stage like Kanye West did years ago on the MTV Video Music Awards when Taylor Swift won an award that he felt should have gone to Beyonce, BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee did the next best thing …
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Justin Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ … “Green Book” is the worst best picture Oscar winner since “Crash,” and I don't make the comparison lightly.  —  Like that 2005 movie, Peter Farrelly's interracial buddy dramedy is insultingly glib and hucksterish …
Natalie Musumeci / Page Six:
Michael Avenatti says second video shows R. Kelly sexually assaulting a minor … Lawyer Michael Avenatti said Monday that he will be turning over a second video to Cook County prosecutors that shows R. Kelly sexually assaulting a minor.  —  “I can confirm that we will be providing …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Lawyer: Kelly a ‘star’ with no need to force sex
Discussion: Deadline and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Jordyn Woods Says Sorry for Tristan Hookup, Blames Booze  —  Jordyn Woods can't handle her booze and that's why she was down to make out with Tristan Thompson and blow up her relationship with the Kardashians ... that's her story, anyway.  —  Sources close to Jordyn tell TMZ …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
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Alexandra D'Aluisio / Us Weekly:
Jordyn Woods ‘Denied’ Hooking Up With Tristan Thompson When She Was First Confronted by Khloe Kardashian
Discussion: The Hollywood Unlocked and RADAR
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
Billy Porter On Why He Wore a Gown, Not a Tux, to the Oscars  —  At tonight's 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Pose star Billy Porter defied fashion norms by stepping out onto the red carpet in an unapologetically fabulous gown.  The custom creation by designer Christian Siriano included …
Cady Lang / TIME:
Go Inside Madonna and Guy Oseary's Exclusive Oscars After-Party With Photographer JR  —  The 91st Academy Awards were filled with historic firsts and emotional moments, from Black Panther's Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler becoming the first black women to win in their respective categories …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and PAPER
TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett's Texts, Check Supports Training Fee, Not ‘Attack’ Fee  —  Jussie Smollett has hard evidence to support his claim the Chicago Police Superintendent got it wrong when he told the media the actor paid $3,500 to Abel and Ola Osundairo to stage an attack.
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Lady Gaga Reveals What Bradley Cooper Told Her Before Their Oscars 2019 Performance  —  “Joy did a whole lot for me,” Lady Gaga said in the press room following her performance of “Shallow” alongside Bradley Cooper and subsequent Oscar win  —  Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's chemistry …
Discussion: Page Six
Simon Perry / People.com:
Meghan Markle Receives Henna Tattoo in Morocco to Celebrate Her Pregnancy: It's ‘for Good Luck’  —  The Duchess of Sussex received a henna tattoo during her royal tour in Morocco to mark her seven months of pregnancy  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle helicoptered into the Atlas Mountains …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Leigh Nordstrom / WWD:
Toasting Oscar Nominees at the Annual Chanel and Charles Finch Oscars Party  —  Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, Kristen Stewart, Lupita Nyong'o, Tessa Thompson and more celebrated Oscars weekend at Chanel's first party since Lagerfeld passed.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Page Six
Terrence Howard Had Meltdown / TMZ.com:
Terrence Howard Had Meltdown on ‘Empire’ Set, Confronted Jussie Smollett  —  Terrence Howard had a complete meltdown on the set of “Empire” after Jussie Smollett was arrested for allegedly staging his “attack.”  —  Sources on the “Empire” set tell TMZ ... Thursday was a complete disaster …
Discussion: CNN, The Hollywood Gossip and TV Tattle
TMZ.com:
Comedian Brody Stevens Found Dead at 48, Apparent Suicide by Hanging  —  Stand-up comedian Brody Stevens was found dead Friday after an apparent suicide at his home in Los Angeles.  —  Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ ... Brody was found hanging in his home Friday afternoon, shortly after 1 PM.
Discussion: Variety and TV Tattle
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Jaclyn Allen / TheDenverChannel.com:
Denver business owner refuses to shoot gay wedding over ‘personal religious beliefs’
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter Make Oscar History for Black Women
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View All / Variety:
2019 Indie Spirit Awards Winners: Complete List
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton Spends ‘Lit’ Night Out With Machine Gun Kelly: ‘There Was Instant Chemistry’
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New York Times:
The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, steps down; Rebecca Kutler, SVP of content strategy at MSNBC, succeeds her as interim president

Sara Fischer / Axios:
OpenAI will fund the expansion of Axios to Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Boulder, and Huntsville, as part of a broader content-sharing and technology deal

Ed Nawotka / Publishers Weekly:
Created by Humans, a startup cofounded by Trip Adler that helps writers license books to AI companies, launches for authors and announces it raised a $5M seed

 
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