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3:00 PM ET, February 23, 2021

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Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Ellie Goulding Is Pregnant: The Singer on Her Life at Home, and Moving into Motherhood  —  Singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding has been hunkered down in Gloucestershire, just outside of London, during the pandemic.  “I grew up in the country,” she says.  “Moving here has made me realize …
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Alexandra Macon / British Vogue:
Ellie Goulding Is Pregnant: The Singer On Her Life At Home & Moving Into Motherhood  —  Singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding has been hunkered down in Gloucestershire during the pandemic.  “I grew up in the country,” she says.  “Moving here has made me realise how mad the past 10 years [of my life] have been.
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
Ellie Goulding pregnant - Star is 7 months and expecting her first child with husband Caspar Jopling  —  ELLIE Goulding is pregnant with her first child.  —  The 34-year-old singer is 30 weeks pregnant after spending lockdown hunkered down in Gloucestershire with her new husband Caspar Jopling.
Travis Reilly / Howard Stern:
Drew Barrymore on Growing Up Hollywood Royalty, Her New Daytime Talk Show, and Looking for Love at 46  —  The world took a renewed interest in the complicated lives of child stars after the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a recent New York Times documentary examining the life of one of music's …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Daily Mail
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Drew Barrymore Gets Candid About Her Year and a Half Inside a “Psychiatric Ward” at 13
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Sun
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar Says Her Relationship With Her Family Has Not Improved Since Leaving ‘Counting On’: There's Still ‘Drama’  —  Setting themselves apart.  Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard have been letting it all out in couples therapy — and their marriage isn't the only thing that's benefitted from the process.
Discussion: The Sun and The Hollywood Gossip
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Counting On's Kendra and Joseph Duggar Welcome Baby No. 3
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Richard Lawson / Vanity Fair:
On With the Show! … The big-hearted wedding finale for Emmys juggernaut Schitt's Creek was titled “Happy Ending,” and cocreator and star Dan Levy saw the show's relaxed portrayal of a gay couple as a kind of activism.  “Personally, up until that point, I hadn't seen a lot of gay characters …
Sophia Caraballo Pineiro / The Sun:
THIS IS HIM Mandy Moore gives birth to first child, son August Harrison, with husband Taylor Goldsmith  —  MANDY Moore revealed she has given birth to her first child, son August Harrison, with husband Taylor Goldsmith.  —  This is the couple's first child together after two years of marriage.
Discussion: Daily Star, E! Online and Page Six
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Rachel Lindsay Is Considering Hosting The Bachelor's ‘After the Final Rose’ Special Amid Chris Harrison's Absence  —  Will Rachel Lindsay step in as temporary host of The Bachelor?  It's an option, an insider tells Us Weekly exclusively following Chris Harrison's announcement that he will not host …
Discussion: The Sun and POPSUGAR
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Alexandra Whittaker / Cosmopolitan:
Bachelor Matt James Releases Statement About Chris Harrison's Controversial Interview With Rachel Lindsay
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Would Rachel Lindsay Consider the Bachelor Hosting Gig? 'I Don't Want to Be Muzzled,' She Says
Discussion: The Sun and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Bobby Shmurda Released From Prison, FaceTimes with Mom  —  BOBBY SHMURDA HE'S FREE!!!  Calls Mom After Early Prison Release … 7:07 AM PT — Bobby looks ecstatic to be a free man, as he's celebrating with loved ones and blowing kisses to his mother ... who he'll be seeing in person soon.
People.com:
Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie Have Been in Contact Throughout Their Pregnancies, Says Source  —  “They are very close.  And they are all deciding to go their own route,” a royal insider tells PEOPLE  —  FB  —  More  —  It's a baby boom for the royal family.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Laura Fox / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm not asking them to s**g about but as long as they're safe!'  Kerry Katona says she'd happily let her daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue 18, join a dating app  —  Kerry Katona has said she'd happily let her eldest daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 18, join a dating app.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, The Sun and FemaleFirst
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Mark Rylance, Dylan O'Brien, Zoey Deutch & Johnny Flynn To Star In ‘Imitation Game’ Scribe Graham Moore's ‘The Outfit’; Focus Pre-Buys World Rights From FilmNation  —  Focus Features has struck a deal to pre-buy world rights to the crime-drama from FilmNation Entertainment with shoot set to begin in March in London.
Discussion: Just Jared
Mariah Carey / Interview Magazine:
Cardi B Gets a Pep Talk From Mariah Carey  —  Only Cardi B has the right to doubt Cardi B. Her well-documented rise to superstardom is the product of grit, hustle, and the unapologetic nerve to just be herself.  Her debut album, 2018's Invasion of Privacy, was the result of talent that can't be denied …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and People.com
Israel Salas-Rodriguez / The Sun:
‘I AM THE FATHER’ Who is Zoe Laverne's baby daddy Dawson Day and how old is he?  —  TIKTOK star Zoe Laverne shocked her followers after announcing her pregnancy with her boyfriend Dawson Day.  —  Laverne, 19, shared the news on an Instagram story with a video showing two positive pregnancy tests.
Discussion: The US Sun, E! Online and FemaleFirst
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker's Relationship Timeline  —  Has Kendall Jenner found The One?  The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is loving life with beau Devin Booker, but the twosome's relationship got off to a messy start.  —  Jenner and Booker were first spotted on a double date — with other people — in May 2018.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
‘Blue Beetle’: Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive)  —  “Charm City Kings” director Angel Manuel Soto is set to direct “Blue Beetle,” DC Films and Warner Bros.' first superhero movie starring a Latino character, individuals with knowledge of the project exclusively tells TheWrap.
Discussion: Variety and POPSUGAR
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Vanessa Bryant Calls Out Meek Mill for “Disrespectful” Kobe Bryant Lyric  —  Vanessa Bryant took to social media on Feb. 22 to criticize rapper Meek Mill's lyric about Kobe Bryant that leaked online last week.  —  Vanessa Bryant is speaking out about Meek Mill's controversial Kobe Bryant lyric.
Sebastian Shakespeare / Daily Mail:
Tess Daly and Vernon Kay's dream home plan is Strictly a no-no: Couple sell £1.7m house after their plan to demolish it and build a new property on the land attracts volley of complaints from neighbours  —  They are the highest-earning celebrity TV presenting couple in the country, appearing on many well-known programmes.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Lionel Richie fans go wild over age gap with girlfriend Lisa Parigi … Lionel Richie and girlfriend Lisa Parigi kicked off the week by throwing Twitter into a tizzy over their age gap.  —  On Monday, a photo of the couple popped back up on social media, with Richie, 71 …
Discussion: Dlisted
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
Gordon Ramsay reveals he has arthritis and just had knee surgery - but insists he's ‘not f***ed yet’  —  HE is the super-fit, marathon-running and Ironman-completing chef who previously played football for Rangers.  —  But at the age of 55, Gordon Ramsay is finally slowing down — albeit by accident, not design.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
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Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
Gordon Ramsay says he makes his kids fly ‘cattle’ while he's in first class to ‘keep them grounded and motivated’
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
 
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Lynn Hirschberg / W:
George Clooney on ‘The Midnight Sky’ and Life In Quarantine
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Trashes Estranged Wife Nicole in Preview of New Song
Discussion: The Sun and People.com
FemaleFirst:
Mary J Blige ‘cried like a baby’ as she turned 50
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Magic Kingdom TV Universe in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Wrap, Just Jared and Deadline
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Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Dru Marie Allen / Celebuzz:
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Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
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Ellie Henman / The Sun:
Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins splits from new boyfriend Tom Hope over ‘commitment issues’
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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