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FemaleFirst:
Chris Rock's brother Kenny Rock wants to fight Will Smith in boxing match  —  Chris Rock's brother Kenny Rock has called on Will Smith to get in the ring with him for a celebrity boxing match, after the actor slapped his comedian sibling on stage at the Academy Awards earlier t
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
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Emma Thompson / Celebrity Insider:
Will Smith demanded to “voluntarily” return the Oscar  —  According to actor Harry J. Lennix, this is the only way to restore the “good name” of the film award Member of the US Film Academy, American actor Harry J. Lennix said that his colleague Will Smith should return his “Oscar. ”
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Chris Rock Seen Out in New York City Two Weeks After Will Smith Incident at 2022 Oscars
Discussion: RADAR
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Hawaii couple drop restraining order request against Ezra Miller  —  A Hawaii couple who requested a temporary restraining order against Ezra Miller have dropped their petition, Page Six has confirmed.  —  The couple filed their request on Monday and a judge signed it the same day, court documents show.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and TMZ.com
Douglas Greenwood / British GQ:
How Maisie Williams clocked the game  —  After becoming one of the most recognisable faces on the planet, Maisie Williams committed to a radical next step: being herself  —  Last winter, Maisie Williams' front door swung in the wind and was held in place by a chain that a sharp kick could snap.
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Ireland Baldwin explains why she got ‘FaceTite’ procedure at 26 … Ireland Baldwin defended herself after undergoing a “FaceTite” procedure — sometimes called a “mini facelift” — after being slammed for getting work done at such a young age.  —  Baldwin, 26, explained that she went for the …
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
People.com:
Ali Wong And Husband Justin Hakuta Are Divorcing After 8 Years of Marriage  —  “It's amicable and they will continue to co-parent lovingly,” a source tells PEOPLE of the pair … Ali Wong and her husband Justin Hakuta are ending their marriage.  —  After eight years together, the pair have decided to divorce.
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Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Ali Wong and Husband Justin Hakuta Split, Will Divorce After 8 Years of Marriage
Discussion: E! Online and The Sun
Mona Khalifeh‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Kaley Cuoco ‘So Happy’ for ‘Meet Cute’ Co-Star Pete Davidson Amid Kim Kardashian Romance (Exclusive)  —  Kaley Cuoco couldn't be happier to be celebrating the success of The Flight Attendant in person — almost as happy as she is for her Meet Cute co-star, Pete Davidson, amid his relationship with Kim Kardashian.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Why Viola Davis Chose to Forgive Her Dad for Years of Abuse: ‘I Wanted to Love Him’  —  The First Lady star's new memoir, Finding Me, will be released April 26 … Viola Davis has learned all about the power of forgiveness.  —  Growing up in deep poverty in Central Falls, R.I., Davis …
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Katie Maloney was ‘dying inside’ during Tom Schwartz marriage  —  Katie Maloney shared in a candid new interview that she no longer felt like herself in the days leading up to her breakup from Tom Schwartz.  —  “I was dying inside ... because I had already just been thinking about …
BBC:
Britney Spears: Sam Asghari talks marriage and family plans with singer  —  Sam Asghari, fiancé of singer Britney Spears, has said marriage and plans to have children ‘should have happened three years ago’.  —  In an interview with BBC Persian, conducted before Britney Spears' pregnancy announcement …
Discussion: E! Online, The Blast and Page Six
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NBC News:
Britney Spears announces pregnancy on Instagram
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Hailey Baldwin Addresses Social Media Trolls, Seemingly Takes Aim at Selena Gomez Comparison Comments: ‘Leave Me Alone’ … Not here for it.  Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) set a major boundary for herself after receiving unkind comments — and some social media users are thinking it has to do with …
Discussion: Page Six
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Lauren Waterman / Architectural Digest:
Inside Kacey Musgraves's Serene Nashville Home  —  Together with the help of interior designer Lindsay Rhodes, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter crafted the home for a new beginning  —  It's both entirely accurate and a bit of an oversimplification to refer to Star-Crossed, Kacey Musgraves's fifth studio album, as a divorce record.
E! Online:
Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey Is Ready to See This Sibling Take the Lead  —  Jonathan Bailey spoke to E! News about the Bridgerton sibling who will have to overcome “psychological warfare” to make it down the aisle.  —  Jonathan Bailey is readying the popcorn and soda in anticipation …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Evan Real / Page Six:
‘RHONJ’ recap: Teresa threatens to ‘beat the f—king crap’ out of ‘bitch’ Margaret
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People.com:
Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin Voice Actor and Comedian, Dead at 67 ‘After a Long Illness’
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez: I was taking a bubble bath when ‘beautiful’ Ben Affleck proposed
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Scarlett Johansson Recalls “Absurd” Rumor Claiming She “Had Sex in an Elevator”
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Louis C.K. Sexual Harassment Accuser Slams Grammy Win: 'Nobody Cares. That's the Message This Sends' (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: RADAR
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Olivia Jakiel / People.com:
American Idol Frontrunner Kenedi Anderson Drops Out of Competition for ‘Personal Reasons’
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
FemaleFirst:
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz reveal their new names
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Cosmopolitan
Steven Vargas / E! Online:
Glee's Amber Riley and Fiancé Desean Black Break Up
 

 
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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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A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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