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8:40 AM ET, February 13, 2023

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Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rihanna Is Pregnant, Rep Confirms Following Super Bowl Halftime Show  —  A representative for the singer confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she is expecting another child following her explosive performance Sunday. … Rihanna sang and danced to a number of her hits at the State Farm Arena …
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Natasha Dye / People.com:
Rihanna Is Pregnant with Second Baby, Reveals Bump During Super Bowl 2023 Halftime Show  —  Rihanna is pregnant with her second baby, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The 34-year-old 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performer took the stage in Phoenix Sunday dressed head-to-toe in bright red …
Rip / TMZ.com:
De La Soul Member Dave, AKA Trugoy the Dove, Dead at 54  —  DE LA SOUL DAVE, AKA TRUGOY THE DOVE, DEAD AT 54 … David Jolicoeur — also known as Dave and Trugoy the Dove, who was one of the three founding members of De La Soul — has died.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
De La Soul's David Jolicoeur, Who Rapped as Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54  —  The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and '90s, but its early experiments with sampling led to legal troubles, and the group's longtime exclusion from streaming.
Discussion: Pitchfork, People.com and The Sun
People.com:
Blake Lively Reveals She and Ryan Reynolds Have Welcomed Baby No. 4: ‘Been Busy’  —  The couple's new addition joins daughters Betty, 3, Inez, 6, and James, 8  —  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds officially have a family of six!  —  The Gossip Girl alum, 35, and the Spirited actor, 46 …
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Page Six:
Blake Lively gives birth, welcomes fourth baby with Ryan Reynolds  —  Blake Lively's baby has arrived!  —  The actress gave birth to her and Ryan Reynolds' fourth child, Page Six can exclusively confirm.  —  Lively hinted at the news on Instagram Sunday, sharing photos of herself …
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Kyle Eustice / AllHipHop:
EXCLUSIVE: De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove Has Died At 54  —  De La Soul legend Trugoy The Dove, also known as Dave or Dave Jolicoeur, has died his team confirmed to AllHipHop.  He was 54.  Details are scarce, but Trugoy has been struggling with his health over the past few years.
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Jay-Z turns into an Instagram dad for Blue Ivy at the Super Bowl  —  He's got 99 problems, but photography isn't one.  —  Jay-Z turned into the ultimate Instagram dad Sunday night when he was caught photographing his daughter Blue Ivy on the sidelines of the football field before the Super Bowl began.
Harry Styles Sam Smith / FemaleFirst:
Lewis Capaldi responds to being wrongly introduced as ‘Sam Capaldi’ at BRIT Awards  —  Lewis Capaldi was wrongly introduced as “Sam Capaldi” at this year's BRIT Awards by host Mo Gillian in a blunder that fans said could have put the singer off his performance, but he has made lig
TMZ.com:
Eminem's Stunt Double Ryan Shepard Dead At 40, Hit By Car  —  EMINEM STUNT DOUBLE RYAN SHEPARD DEAD ... Struck By Car  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Shepard, who acted as Eminem's stunt double in the early 2000s, has died ... tragically losing his life after getting hit while attempting to cross the street.
 
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