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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘La La Land’ Broadway Musical In The Works  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Broadway musical take of the six-time Oscar-winning, $472 million worldwide-grossing movie La La Land is in development, Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt said Tuesday.  —  The show, based on the Damien Chazelle-directed movie …
Discussion: Just Jared, UPI and POPSUGAR
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Allie Jones / New York Times:
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt's Picture-Perfect Life  —  The author has long been surrounded by fame.  Still, she keeps some things private.  —  LOS ANGELES — Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt has no complaints.  —  If you ask the oldest daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger about her life …
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Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
How Katherine Schwarzenegger Really Feels About Critics of Her and Husband Chris Pratt
Discussion: Us Weekly and Insider
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Brendan Fraser Compares a Golden Globe Award to a ‘Hood Ornament’: Not ‘Meaningful to Me’  —  “Get it or don't get it, doesn't matter.  What does matter is that it would mean nothing to me.  I don't want it,” he said of a Golden Globe trophy  —  Trending Videos
Discussion: Variety, Howard Stern and Rolling Stone
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Angela Andaloro / People.com:
Brendan Fraser Gets Emotional as He Talks About Son with Autism: 'Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way'
Discussion: Page Six
Angela Andaloro / People.com:
Maria Menounos Expecting First Baby with Husband Keven Undergaro After Decade-Long Journey  —  Maria Menounos and husband Keven Undergaro will become first-time parents in 2023  —  Maria Menounos is going to be a mom!  —  The TV host, 44, and husband Keven Undergaro are expecting their first baby …
Emma Baty / Cosmopolitan:
Madelyn Cline's Hot Streak  —  When you go from trying to find work to bona fide star in just three years, it might feel like you got a lucky break.  Unless you're her.  —  “I've always read other people's cover stories that start like this.  ‘Having lunch with so-and-so at somewhere.’ Like, ‘She sits across from me and....’”
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Dwayne Johnson Reveals How He Pulled Off Surprising Adele at the Grammys: ‘I Love That Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE) … What do you get the girl who has everything?  And by everything, we mean multiple Grammy awards, an Oscar, an Emmy and countless chart-topping hits.  —  Well, you get her an impromptu meeting with The Rock.
Lisa Rosen / Los Angeles Times:
Even with MS, Christina Applegate wraps ‘Dead to Me’ with help from her loving co-star  —  The dark comedy “Dead to Me,” which completed its third and final season on Netflix, is a riot of heartbreak, comedy, mayhem and wild plot twists.  Star Christina Applegate can relate all too well.
Mark Olsen / Los Angeles Times:
Michelle Yeoh says she finally gets to be herself: ‘Thank you for seeing me’  —  Academy Award nominee Michelle Yeoh has been a worldwide movie star for decades, known for action-packed roles in films such as “Supercop” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and as a Bond girl in “Tomorrow Never Dies.”
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Charlie Thomas, a Drifter Nearly All His Life in Song, Dies at 85  —  He was heard on hits like “There Goes My Baby,” “Under the Boardwalk” and “Up on the Roof.”  He kept singing them for decades.  —  Charlie Thomas, who recorded memorable songs like “There Goes My Baby” and “Under the Boardwalk” …
TMZ.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio Not Dating 19-Year-Old Model Eden Polani  —  Leonardo DiCaprio absolutely has a thing for women many years his junior, but his latest reported romantic link, a 19-year-old model just ain't legit ... TMZ has learned.  —  Rumors about Leo and Eden Polani started to fly …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Michael Jackson Estate Nearing Music-Catalog Sale Worth $800-$900 Million (EXCLUSIVE) … The Michael Jackson estate is in the process of selling half of its interests in the legendary singer's music catalog in a deal in the $800 million-$900 million range, three sources confirm to Variety.
Discussion: UPROXX, Daily Mail and ET Canada
TMZ.com:
Priscilla Presley Hangs Out with Bam Margera  —  PRISCILLA PRESLEY HANGING OUT WITH BAM MARGERA  —  In what many may consider a bizarre pairing, Priscilla Presley has ties to the ‘Jackass’ world — in none other than the troubled Bam Margera.  —  Elvis' ex-wife — and the mother …
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail and New York Post
TMZ.com:
Post Malone Not On Drugs Or Sick, After Fans Become Alarmed by Concert Video  —  POST MALONE I'M NOT ON DRUGS OR SICK ... Fans Can Chill On Concern Over Weight Loss  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Post Malone is trying to ease fan concern over his noticeable weight loss ... he insists he's happy and healthy and nothing is amiss.
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
‘RHOC’ alum Gretchen Rossi reveals stepson Grayson died after cancer battle  —  “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Gretchen Rossi is mourning the “unbearable” loss of her stepson Grayson Alexander, who died on Sunday at age 22.  —  The former reality TV star, 44, took to Instagram …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
At last: Streisand memoir ‘My Name is Barbra’ coming Nov. 7  —  Barbra Streisand's very long and very long-awaited memoir, a project she has talked about for years, is coming out this fall.  Viking, a Penguin Random House imprint, will release “My Name is Barbra” on Nov. 7.
Mona Khalifeh / Entertainment Tonight:
Jonathan Majors Says He and ‘Best Buddy’ Michael B. Jordan Discuss ‘Girl Trouble’ (Exclusive)  —  Jonathan Majors is getting candid about his bromance with his Creed III co-star, Michael B. Jordan.  ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to Majors at the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premiere Monday …
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Cori Murray / Ebony:
How Ant-Man and Creed III Star Jonathan Majors Became Hollywood's Most Wanted Actor
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Ben Affleck to Star in Dunkin's First Super Bowl Ad — and Jennifer Lopez Makes an Appearance!  —  Ben Affleck is taking his love for Dunkin' to the Super Bowl on Sunday, PEOPLE can confirm  —  Ben Affleck is Dunkin's MVP.  —  Dunkin's first Super Bowl commercial will star the actor, 50 …
Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:
What Jennifer Lopez said to Ben Affleck in tense Grammys exchange  — Jennifer Lopez and her husband of six months, Ben Affleck, were caught on camera snapping at each other at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night  — Lopez, 53, can be seen telling a sour-faced Affleck to ‘look motivated’
 
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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Samberg, Jean Smart Team for Amazon Studios Comedy ‘42.6 Years’ (Exclusive)
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
‘80 for Brady’ Cut Out Gus Kenworthy's Gay Kiss Scene (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Just Jared and The A.V. Club
Paige Strout / E! Online:
RHONJ's Teresa Giudice Slams Margaret Josephs for Leaving Her Wedding Early
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Michael Douglas Joined by Wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and Son Dylan at ‘Ant-Man 3’ Premiere
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Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Armie Hammer rape accuser brands him ‘manipulative’: He's trying to ‘shut me up’
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Frances Stewart / Bustle:
Prince Andrew's Infamous Newsnight Interview Is Being Made Into A Film
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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