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5:00 PM ET, February 5, 2021

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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Christopher Plummer Dies: Oscar Winner & ‘Sound Of Music,’ ‘All The Money In The World’ Star A True Hollywood Legend  —  Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, won an Oscar for Beginners and was nominated for All the Money in the World and The Last Station …
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Jessica Wedemeyer / Celebs:
Christopher Plummer and more older leading men when they were young  —  Wonderwall.com is celebrating the life of Christopher Plummer — who died on Feb. 5, 2021, at the age of 91 — by taking a look back at the late Canadian actor and more of our favorite good-looking leading men of yesteryear when they were young.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, TMZ.com and The Sun
Richard Natale / Variety:
Christopher Plummer, Legendary ‘Sound of Music’ Star, Dies at 91 … Christopher Plummer, the Canadian-born Shakespearean actor who starred in films including “The Sound of Music” and “Beginners,” died on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut.  He was 91.
Discussion: People.com, Dlisted and Deadline
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91
Discussion: The Wrap
Marc Malkin / Variety:
The Osbournes Open Up About Addiction and How the Family Finally Found Recovery … Ozzy Osbourne is finally in a good place.  —  The 72-year-old rock legend, whose battle with alcoholism and drug addiction began in the 1970s, has been sober for about seven years.
Discussion: Daily Star, People.com and Mirror.co.uk
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Sophia Caraballo Pineiro / The Sun:
SPEAKING OUT The Talk's Sharon Osbourne says Marilyn Manson has ‘always been respectful’ amid sex abuse claims
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Page Six and TMZ.com
Phoebe Bridgers / FemaleFirst:
Phoebe Bridgers claims Marilyn Manson showed her his ‘rape room’
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Lisa Vanderpump Lands New Show, Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump — Get All the Details!  —  Overserved will follow the reality star as she hosts intimate dinner parties with celebrity guests  —  Get your cocktail glasses ready — some tea is about to be spilt!
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Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
Lisa Vanderpump Hosts Wild Celeb Dinner Parties on E!'s New Series Overserved  —  Watch: “Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump” Premieres Mar. 18 on E!  —  The dinner party invitation you never knew you needed.  —  On Friday, Feb. 5, E! released the first teaser trailer for the Lisa Vanderpump-led show, Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Gabbi Tuft / PR Newswire:
WWE Superstar Ex-Wrestler ‘Tyler Reks’ Gender Reveal From Gabe to Gabbi  —  Gabe Tuft, a Former WWE Superstar, (Ring Name “Tyler Reks"), Makes a Long-Awaited Gender Reveal Exclusively on Extra TV  —  Gabe Tuft, a former WWE superstar, (ring name “Tyler Reks") makes a long-awaited gender reveal exclusively on Extra TV.
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Olivia Burke / The Sun:
STAND BY ME Who is Tyler Reks' wife Priscilla Tuft?
Discussion: TMZ.com and FemaleFirst
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Plans to Split Time Between Boston and L.A. as She and Tristan Thompson Try for Baby No. 2 … Family of four?  Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are not letting his basketball schedule get in the way of expanding their family, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
Rebel Wilson Broke Up With Jacob Busch Over Text Message: He Was ‘Blindsided’
Discussion: The Sun
Jamie Blynn / E! Online:
Victor Cruz and Karrueche Tran Break Up After 3 Years Together  —  After three years together, E!'s Victor Cruz and actress Karrueche Tran have split, a source exclusively confirms to E! News: “There are no hard feelings.”  —  These teammates are going their separate ways.
Discussion: Just Jared, Page Six and Bossip
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
MY STYLE RULES The Masked Singer's Rita Ora says 'I dress to feel confident & don't care what anyone else thinks'  —  THE Masked Singer's Rita Ora has hit back at the trolls criticising the clothes she and Davina McCall wear on the show — saying they dress only for themselves.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Lucy Murgatroyd / The Sun:
‘TERRIBLE LIMBO’ Piers Morgan says Kate Garraway and Derek Draper were ‘happier than ever’ before his coma and fears he'll NEVER recover  —  PIERS Morgan fears that Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper will never recover from his coma.  —  The Good Morning Britain host, 55 …
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Katie Campione / People.com:
The Weeknd Says He Will Not Have Any Special Guests During His Super Bowl Halftime Show  —  “There wasn't any room to fit it in the narrative,” the singer told the NFL Network  —  Don't expect any surprise stars during the Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday.
Chrissy Teigen / FemaleFirst:
Chrissy Teigen ‘regrets’ not looking at baby Jack's face  —  Chrissy Teigen is “full of regret” that she never looked at her stillborn baby son's face because she was so scared of seeing him in her nightmares. … Chrissy Teigen is “full of regret” that she never looked at her baby son's face.
Beverley Turner / Daily Mail:
Why I refused to clap for Captain Tom.  I applaud Britain's hero - but I refuse to bow to the clapping brigade who wag their fingers at empty doorsteps and fail to see the damage caused by endless lockdowns  —  Sir Tom Moore was a wonderfully optimistic 100-year-old Yorkshireman who's determination lifted the mood of the nation.
Discussion: The Sun, Metro.co.uk and Mirror.co.uk
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
Katie Price fears she'll become addicted to painkillers and refuses to take them for her injured feet  —  KATIE Price fears she'll become addicted to painkillers and is refusing to take them for her injured feet.  —  The Sun exclusively revealed the 42-year-old has been declared disabled following …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
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Meredith Woerner / Variety:
Olivia Wilde and Emerald Fennell on Banning A-holes and ‘Are You Sure?’  From Movie Sets … “One guy said, 'Oh, I got it.  So she's a psycho,'” Fennell recalled.  Wilde, understandably, gasps.  This is not the first time a studio has missed the entire point of either of their creative visions.
Shannon Power / The Sun:
LOVE'S RETURN Love Island WILL go ahead this summer and ITV producers are already recruiting Islanders reveals Georgia Harrison  —  LOVE Island's Georgia Harrison has let slip that the reality dating series will definitely be back this year.  —  Georgia who is currently in Dubai revealed …
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Bachelor Matt James Confirms Hannah Brown Has an ‘Incredible’ New Boyfriend: 'She's Happy'  —  Last month, the former Bachelorette was spotted holding hands with model Adam Woolard  —  Matt James is spilling the deets on friend Hannah Brown's new relationship.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Just Jared
Stephanie Soteriou / The Sun:
Ioan Gruffudd's wife Alice Evans says she's in ‘excruciating pain’ and ‘fighting against’ split in emotional statement  —  IOAN Gruffudd's wife Alice Evans has said that she's in “excruciating pain” and “fighting against” their split in an emotional statement.
Discussion: Daily Star and FemaleFirst
TMZ.com:
Tory Lanez's Massive Pre-Super Bowl Bash Looks Like a Super Spreader  —  TORY LANEZ Pre-Super Bowl Bash ... LOOKS MORE LIKE A SUPER SPREADER!!!  —  TAMPA BAY BASH  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci's urging to “lay low” for Super Bowl weekend didn't get to Tory Lanez or a few hundred others partying hard in Tampa …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 
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Rupert Grint: I've only watched three Harry Potter films
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Kayleigh Roberts / Marie Claire:
Chrissy Teigen Debuts New Pink Hair on Instagram
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Sarah Tetteh / The Sun:
Holly Willoughby flashes her bare legs in floral dress as she poses for M&S after cancelling 40th birthday plans
Discussion: Daily Star
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Kelly Ripa Reflects on Son Joaquin Consuelos' Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Amid College Search
Discussion: Page Six
FemaleFirst:
Vanessa Morgan's son is called River
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
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Discussion: Just Jared
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
White House officials appear to be withholding pool reporters' dispatches that contain information the Trump administration finds inconvenient or unflattering

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Media and tech stocks jump after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with WBD closing up 17%+, Netflix up 8%+, Disney up 12%+, and Meta up 14%+

Richard Lawler / The Verge:
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