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4:20 PM 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 …
Ingrid Vasquez / People.com:
Melinda Dillon, Actress Known for ‘A Christmas Story’, Dead at 83  —  Melinda Dillon was a two-time Oscar nominee, and she also received a Tony nomination for her performance in Broadway's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  —  Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar-nominated actress and star of A Christmas Story, is dead.
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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 …
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.
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: Just Jared, Mirror, Us Weekly and E! Online
Janine Henni / People.com:
Princess Diana's Personal Letters to Friends During Divorce from Charles Being Auctioned for Charity  —  Lay's Auctioneers calls the correspondence “An astonishing, confidential collection of 32 highly personal letters and cards written by the Princess of Wales to two of her closest friends”
Discussion: Marie Claire
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: The Sun
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 …
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 …
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: Us Weekly, FemaleFirst and Page Six
 
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C. D. / Perez Hilton:
LaNisha Cole Shuts Down Pregnancy Rumors 4 Months After Welcoming Baby With Nick Cannon!
Discussion: E! Online
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Rupert Grint Recalls ‘Shady’ Way He Snuck a Souvenir from ‘Harry Potter’ Set: ‘They Were Really Strict’
Discussion: ET Canada
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
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Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
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Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Rupert Everett Claims to Know the Real Story of How Prince Harry Lost His Virginity, Contradicting ‘Spare’ Account
 

 
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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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court rejects OpenAI's effort to toss a lawsuit by The Intercept, which argued that the DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline

 
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