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5:55 PM ET, February 12, 2020

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Just Jared:
Sophie Turner Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child with Joe Jonas (Exclusive)  —  Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are expecting their first child together, multiple sources confirm exclusively to JustJared.com!  —  The 23-year-old actress is pregnant with the couple's first child …
Discussion: X17 Online, Bossip, MTV and RADAR
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Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Sophie Turner Is Pregnant, Expecting 1st Child With Joe Jonas 9 Months After Wedding  —  First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas with a baby carriage!  The actress is pregnant with their first child, Us Weekly confirms.  —  Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements of 2020
Discussion: Dlisted, Star and POPSUGAR
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Sophie Turner Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Joe Jonas
Discussion: Page Six
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Rick Moranis Closes Deal To Return To ‘Honey, I Shrunk The Kids’ Franchise With ‘Shrunk’ At Disney  —  EXCLUSIVE: We have confirmed that the SCTV alum and comedy star of such hit pics as Ghostbusters, The Flintstones, Spaceballs, Parenthood has closed a deal to return to the next Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Mya Has Secret Wedding in Seychelles, First Look at Her Dress  —  Mya's been holding a big secret for months ... we've learned she said “I Do” in a super-secret wedding down in Seychelles.  —  Sources close to the singer tell TMZ ... Mya walked down the aisle back in December …
Discussion: Bossip
Russell Myers / Mirror.co.uk:
Prince Harry holds talks with banking giant as he sets sights on ‘earning £1billion’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Contact with the controversial US finance firm, Goldman Sachs, began around the time Harry and Meghan Markle said they were going to quit the royal family, a source has claimed
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
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Martin Robinson / Daily Mail:
Royal for rent?  Prince Harry WAS in talks with Goldman Sachs - but it was 'for one of his …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Rose McGowan:
Some thoughts on Natalie Portman and her Oscar ‘protest.’ The kind of protest that gets rave reviews from the mainstream media for its bravery.  Brave?  No, not by a long shot.  More like an actress acting the part of someone who cares.  As so many of them do.
TMZ.com:
Toronto Blue Jays Catcher Reese McGuire Arrested, Allegedly Exposed Penis  —  TORONTO BLUE JAYS CATCHER ARRESTED ... Allegedly Exposed Penis  —  Toronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire — a former MLB first-round pick — was arrested last week after cops say he was caught exposing his penis in a Florida parking lot.
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Aniston Celebrates 51st Birthday, Courteney Cox & Friends Show Out  —  Remember that “Friends” episode?  The one where Jennifer Aniston turns 51 and parties with some of her closest friends??  Well, allow us to jog your memory.  —  The actress celebrated the big 5-1 Tuesday night …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Helen Murphy / People.com:
23 Years Later!  The Cast of Sabrina the Teenage Witch Gets Together for Epic Reunion Event  —  The popular '90s television show has since been rebooted in a darker take on the story on Netflix  —  The Sabrina the Teenage Witch stars are back together again!
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Mia McNiece / People.com:
Why Brad Pitt Needed a Moment to ‘Catch His Breath’ After His Big Oscar Win  —  Brad Pitt delivered an emotional speech after being honored with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday  —  After his emotional Oscar acceptance speech on Feb. 9, Brad Pitt made sure to take a moment to soak in the significance of the night.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Taika Waititi on Oscars, His ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Journey and Those ‘Star Wars’ Rumors  —  The morning after the Academy Awards, Taika Waititi — the winner of the adapted screenplay Oscar for “Jojo Rabbit” — is drinking a Pedialyte.  But however hungover the filmmaker might be, it does not stop him from hamming it up for a photo shoot.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Is ‘Happy’ to be Filming KUWTK Less, Wants to ‘Protect’ Her Kids: Source  —  Kourtney Kardashian said she reached her “breaking point” with filming at the end of season 17  —  Kourtney Kardashian is enjoying her time away from the cameras.
Matt Mueller / FOX 32 Chicago:
Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago, source says  —  CHICAGO - Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday in Chicago by special prosecutor Dan Webb, stemming from the alleged racist and anti-gay attack on him that occurred in January of 2019, a source confirms to FOX 32 News.
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Jussie Smollett Hit With Six-Count Indictment in Hoax Case
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Olivia Jade Hangs Out with Kylie Jenner and Stassie Karanikolaou at Oh Polly Lingerie Launch
Discussion: Page Six
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Hollywood Still Trying to Put a Ring on Universal's ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton and Prince William Expected to Visit Fire-Ravaged Areas of Australia: Report
Discussion: Sky News and Cele|bitchy
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lionsgate & Mandeville Films Reteam For ‘Undercover’ With Zachary Levi & Cole Sprouse
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TMZ.com:
Megan Thee Stallion Sets Record Straight on 2015 Arrest
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Loki’: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Joins Marvel Series On Disney+
Discussion: The Wrap
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Dee Rees To Write & Direct New Movie Adaptation Of George Gershwin's ‘Porgy And Bess’ For MGM & Winkler Films
Discussion: The Wrap
Katherine Schaffstall / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars Explain Luke Perry In Memoriam Omission
Discussion: The WOW Report
Mieka / Dlisted:
Tyra Banks Has Finally Explained What “Modelland” Is All About
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

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Josh Rubin / Toronto.com:
Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use

 
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