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Stephen Holden / New York Times:
Burt Bacharach, Whose Buoyant Pop Confections Lifted the '60s, Dies at 94 — His collaborations with the lyricist Hal David — “The Look of Love,” “Walk On By,” “Alfie” and many more hits — evoked a sleek era of airy romance. — Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger …
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94 — 1 of 8 — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94.
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Britney Spears' Family and Friends Planned Intervention, 'Afraid She's Gonna Die' — Britney Spears has been struggling with her mental health and substance abuse, and both problems are now dire enough that people closest to her planned an intervention ... TMZ has learned.
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Bill Gates Is Dating Paula Hurd, Widow of Former CEO: 'But She Hasn't Met His Kids Yet,' Says Source — “It's widely known that Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are dating,” a source tells PEOPLE — Bill Gates is in a relationship. — The Microsoft co-founder, 67, is dating Paula Hurd …
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Hazel Jones / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Game, set, love match! Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 67, finds romance again with fellow tennis buff Paula Hurd, 60, widow of Oracle chief, two years after his divorce
EXCLUSIVE: Game, set, love match! Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 67, finds romance again with fellow tennis buff Paula Hurd, 60, widow of Oracle chief, two years after his divorce
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
ABC News Producer Dax Tejera's Official Cause of Death Revealed — A little more than a month after his sudden passing, more details on ABC News producer Dax Tejera's official cause of death have been revealed. — New details on Dax Tejera's passing have been disclosed.
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The Game Changers Issue … Kristen Bell Is the Perpetual Helper — Experts & Influencers — 10 Genius Organizing Tips That Changed the Way We Tidy Up — We Asked 12 Professional Cleaners for Their Best Game-Changing Cleaning Tips — These Are the Money Moves You Should Make Right Now, According to Finance Pros
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Spider-Man Noir Live-Action Series in the Works at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) … The untitled series will follow an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City. An individual with knowledge of the project says that the show will be set in its own universe and the main character will not be Peter Parker.
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Ashley C. Ford / Real Simple:
Kristen Bell Is the Perpetual Helper — This year's cover star, a wife, mom, actor, producer, and executive, leads with empathy and vulnerability. — Kristen Bell was open about the messy parts of life—depression, addiction, parenting—way before it was cool.
TMZ.com:
Pamela Anderson Texting Tommy Lee, Tells Him He's Her ‘One True Love’ — PAMELA ANDERSON TEXTING TOMMY TRUE FEELINGS ... You're My ‘One True Love’ — EXCLUSIVE — 1.7K … Pamela Anderson reached out to Tommy Lee to make things right, and to let him know how she really feels …
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Tionah Lee / Entertainment Tonight:
Kaley Cuoco on Preparing for Baby and Acting While Pregnant (Exclusive) — Kaley Cuoco knows that she and partner Tom Pelphrey are going to be two different parents — and that's OK. During a chat with ET's Deidre Behar, ahead of her latest Priceline Super Bowl spot, the mommy-to-be shared …
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Hanna Fillingham / HELLO!:
Pink opens up about heartbreaking death of her children's nanny … Pink is relatively private when it comes to her family life but has given a rare interview about parenting and losses. — Chatting to Women's Health ahead of her new album, Trustfall, the 43-year-old recalled a recent death in her family …
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton and Prince William Make First Official Visit to Cornwall Since Taking on New Titles — In addition to being the Prince and Princess of Wales, the couple are also the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall — Kate Middleton and Prince William are checking off another royal first.
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Stacy Lambe / Entertainment Tonight:
Paul Rudd Shares Update on Jeremy Renner Amid Recovery From His Snowplow Accident (Exclusive) — Jeremy Renner is “doing well” amid his ongoing recovery following a terrifying snowplow accident that landed him in the intensive care unit on New Year's Day. — “He's doing alright.
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Jake Viswanath / Bustle:
23 Years Later, Reese Witherspoon Still Knows Her Friends Lines — Reese Witherspoon is ready for the Friends revival — if it ever happens, that is. During a Feb. 8 interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Witherspoon revealed that she still remembers her lines from Friends over 23 years …
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Variety:
HYBE America Acquires Quality Control, Home to Lil Baby, Migos and City Girls, in $300 Million-Plus Deal Led by Scooter Braun … The deal, valued at $320 million in stock and cash, was led by HYBE America CEO Scooter Braun whose relationship with Coach and P, as Lee and Thomas are known …
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Amy Robach walked away from ABC with a better deal than T.J. Holmes — Amy Robach is the breadwinner in her new relationship with T.J. Holmes — at least as far as golden parachutes go. — Insiders tell us the scandalous and newly unemployed lovebirds both got a nice severance package …
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Kenya Barris served with papers by his own sister at ‘You People’ premiere — Hot Hollywood director Kenya Barris' latest film, “You People,” is all about family drama — but the “Black-ish” creator had some of his own at the film's star-studded premiere. — “You People” stars Eddie Murphy …
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Mirror.co.uk:
RuPaul's Drag Race star Cherry Valentine found hanged after ‘struggles with fame’ — George Ward, known by his alter-ego and drag name Cherry Valentine on the UK series of the show, was discovered by his flatmate and friend in Hornsey, North London, in September
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Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:
Chrishell Stause Reveals Surgery to Remove Ovarian Cyst: ‘Feeling Good and Being Looked After’ — The Selling Sunset star shared a selfie from her hospital bed as she provided an update on her surgery — Chrishell Stause is recovering from surgery to remove “a large ovarian cyst.”
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘Frozen’, ‘Toy Story’ & ‘Zootopia’ Sequels In The Works, Disney CEO Bob Iger Says — Animated sequels to Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia are in the works, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on today's Q1 earnings call. — “Today I'm so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works …
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How the Royal Family Is Reacting to the ‘Massive Shadow’ of ‘Spare’ — and Whether They'll Reconcile — Following the debut of Prince Harry's book, King Charles and the royals are presenting a united front while discussions are underway behind the scenes on a reconciliation before the coronation
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Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
James Kennedy's girlfriend ‘shocked’ he cheated on Raquel Leviss with Lala Kent — James Kennedy's new girlfriend, Ally Lewber, was in for a rude awakening when she tuned in to watch the return of “Vanderpump Rules.” — During Wednesday night's episode, Kennedy's ex Lala Kent revealed …