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11:15 AM ET, February 4, 2023

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James Kirchick / Air Mail:
Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence  —  Two years after some of the most shocking allegations of the #MeToo era lit up the Internet and destroyed his career, the actor has finally decided to tell his side of the story  —  For the vast majority of humanity, January 1, 2021—a year into the coronavirus pandemic …
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Just Jared:
Armie Hammer Reveals He Contemplated Suicide, Was Sexually Abused at Age 13, & So Much More in First Interview Since Cannibalism & Rape Allegations  —  Armie Hammer is breaking his silence.  —  Back in 2021, the 36-year-old actor's alleged text messages to various women were released online …
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Melinda Dillon, Actress in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies at 83  —  A two-time Oscar nominee, she also appeared in ‘Bound for Glory,’ ‘Slap Shot’ and on Broadway in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'  —  Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations …
Alexis Jones / People.com:
Ashley Benson Is Dating Brandon Davis: They Are ‘Very Social People,’ Says Source  —  “They have a lot of mutual friends and are both super fun and very social people,” a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE  —  Ashley Benson has a new man in her life!  —  The Pretty Little Liars alum …
Sydney Bucksbaum / EW.com:
Outer Banks stars Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline on working together post-breakup  —  “We had a working relationship before we had a personal relationship, and our job from day one has always been to leave the show better than we found it,” Cline tells EW. … More  —  Show More  —  TYPE
Discussion: Mirror, Us Weekly and E! Online
Daily Star:
Police Academy actor George R Robertson dies aged 89 as fans pay tribute to star  —  Police Academy fans are remembering actor George R Robertson after he appeared in six movies in the franchise as Chief Hurst who always waited for the a day when cops ‘all had Johnsons’
Carla Challis / HELLO!:
Love Samie from Love Island's designer necklace?  We've found it - and the best lookalikes too … Love Island bombshell Samie is giving us the drama with her recent recoupling with Kai, but she's giving us major Gemma Owen déjà vu as all anyone wants to know is, where is Samie from Love Island's necklace from?
Discussion: Radio Times and The Sun
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Joey Lawrence Raves About Brother Matthew's ‘Cool as Hell’ Girlfriend, Chilli: 'He's Happy'  —  “She's great, a sweet person, super genuine, so warm and kind,” Joey tells PEOPLE of younger brother Matthew's girlfriend, Chilli  —  Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas has the Lawrence brothers' seal of approval!
Discussion: Page Six
Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
George Santos Produced Broadway's Ill-Fated Spider-Man Musical.  At Least, He Claims He Did  —  Add Broadway producer to the long list of George Santos's fabrications.  —  While running for Congress in 2021, Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the musical Spider-Man …
Discussion: Deadline, Rolling Stone and TMZ.com
Joshua St. Clair / Men's Health:
Liam Neeson Answers Internet Questions  —  “My diet.  Well, I eat food.”  —  How many fucks does Liam Neeson give?  As many fucks as there are steaks in his fridge and cigarettes in his mouth and eggs he hasn't boiled properly.  Which is to say: zero.  Zero fucks.
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Austin Butler Says He's ‘Getting Rid of’ Elvis Presley Accent, ‘Probably Damaged’ Vocal Cords  —  “One song took 40 takes,” Butler recalled of his work on Baz Lurhmann's Elvis, for which he is nominated for an Academy Award  —  Austin Butler is still feeling the physical effects of his Oscar-nominated performance in Elvis.
People.com:
Seth Rogen Jokes 'No One's Made a Good High School Movie' Since His 2007 Comedy ‘Superbad’  —  Seth Rogen says Superbad is still his 20-year-old The Fabelmans costar Gabriel LaBelle's “favorite movie”  —  Superbad is still teen-comedy royalty in Seth Rogen's heart.
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
‘RHOP’ star Ashley Darby says she won't get alimony from ex Michael Darby  —  Video  —  Ashley Darby insinuated she won't be getting any alimony payments from estranged husband Michael Darby amid their ongoing divorce.  —  During “The Real Housewives of Potomac” Season 7 reunion trailer …
Paige Strout / E! Online:
Nikki Bella Reveals Son Matteo Vomited Throughout Her and Artem Chigvintsev's Wedding  —  Watch: Nikki Bella & Artem Detail Strip Tease Surprise & Wedding Day Mishaps  —  One very important person was missing from Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev's walk down the aisle.
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Anna Delvey to speak about ‘murky side of business’ at Harvard  —  The Ivy League is going from preppy to perp-y, it seems.  —  Earlier this week, we reported that famed fraudster Anna Delvey has been asked to speak at Harvard.  —  Now we've learned what class she'll be speaking in.
Discussion: UPROXX
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Rupert Everett Claims to Know the Real Story of How Prince Harry Lost His Virginity, Contradicting ‘Spare’ Account … Spilling the tea?  British actor Rupert Everett has weighed in on Prince Harry's Spare claims about losing his virginity.  —  “By the way, I know who the woman he lost his virginity to is …
Discussion: HELLO!, Cosmopolitan and Mirror.co.uk
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C. D. / Perez Hilton:
LaNisha Cole Shuts Down Pregnancy Rumors 4 Months After Welcoming Baby With Nick Cannon!
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
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Discussion: Rolling Stone and ET Canada
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
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Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie and Wife Welcome Baby
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

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