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Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue 2023 Cover: Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh & More  —  Meet the stars of today and tomorrow.  This dynamic dozen have captivated us with full-tilt portrayals of icons, heroes, villains, dukes, boxers, brooding chefs, and more.  Now, first-time Hollywood cover stars
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Julie Miller / Vanity Fair:
Selena Gomez Survived Social Media and, With Her New Music, Is Ready to Leave Darkness Behind  —  And of course she raves about Steve Martin and Martin Short: “I really love them.  I don't like calling them my grandpas, but they kind of are.”  —  Selena Gomez, who appears on our 2023 Hollywood cover …
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Florence Pugh on Authenticity, ‘Dune 2,’ and the Thrill of Having Such “Sparkly” Friends
Discussion: The A.V. Club, E! Online and Daily Mail
Giles Hattersley / British Vogue:
Rihanna Reborn: How A Megastar Became A Mother  —  A new era begins - and for Rihanna nothing will be the same.  As she emerges from her most seismic reinvention yet - becoming a mother - she talks to Giles Hattersley about her new confidence, her new music and her new life as a parent alongside A$AP Rocky.
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Rihanna's Baby Boy, 9 Months, Joins Her and A$AP Rocky on British ‘Vogue’ Cover — See the Photos!
TMZ.com:
Raquel Welch Dead at 82  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 117.9K … Raquel Welch, who paved the way as both an actress and international sex symbol has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to family members, Raquel died this morning after a brief illness.  —  Welch first rose to fame …
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People.com:
Raquel Welch, ‘One Million Years B.C.’ Actress and Hollywood Sex Symbol, Dead at 82  —  The Golden Globe winner died Wednesday morning following a short illness  —  Raquel Welch, a longtime actress, international sex symbol and Golden Globe winner, has died, PEOPLE confirms.  She was 82.
Janine Henni / People.com:
Prince Harry Looks Back on First Date with ‘Heart-Attack Beautiful’ Meghan Markle  —  Prince Harry was smitten with Meghan Markle from the start.  —  The Duke of Sussex, 38, opened up about his relationship with his wife in his memoir, Spare, published Jan. 10.
Discussion: Marie Claire
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Kate Aurthur / Variety:
‘You’ Don't Know Penn Badgley: Surviving ‘Gossip Girl,’ Staying Sober With Blake Lively and Finding Himself in a Sexy Serial Killer  —  Penn Badgley doesn't actually need to be on the internet to stoke his popularity.  He's already the internet's boyfriend, and has been since the original “Gossip Girl” premiered in 2007.
Rhianna Benson / OK! Magazine:
Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian gives birth to second baby - see first picture  —  EXCLUSIVE: Actress Ali Bastian has announced the birth of her second child, a baby girl, with husband David O'Mahony, posting a sweet snap of her tiny hands and feet on Instagram  —  Ali Bastian has announced the arrival of her second child.
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Desiree Murphy / Page Six:
MGK's guitarist Sophie Lloyd reacts to ‘disrespectful’ cheating allegations  —  Machine Gun Kelly's female guitarist, Sophie Lloyd, has finally responded to rumors claiming she's the reason behind the singer's alleged split from Megan Fox.  —  “Sophie Lloyd is a professional …
Emily Selleck / Page Six:
Florence Pugh holds hands with new man Charlie Gooch after Zach Braff split  —  Florence Pugh might have a new man in her life.  —  The “Don't Worry Darling” actress, 27, was seen walking hand in hand with Charlie Gooch on Valentine's Day while rocking matching bands on their ring fingers.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Just Jared:
Prime Video Debuts First Trailer for ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Starring Riley Keough & Sam Claflin - Watch Now!  —  Prime Video has released the first full-length trailer for Daisy Jones & The Six!  —  Keep reading to find out more...  Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid …
Charlie Mason / TVLine:
Yellowstone Star Ponders John Dutton's Demise: 'We're Always Ready to Die'  —  Given recent reports of alleged difficulties working out Kevin Costner's shooting schedule on the back half of Yellowstone's Season 5, it seems well within the realm of possibilities that John Dutton won't survive to see Season 6 …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
The Masked Singer: Find Out Which 97-Year-Old Legend and Country Music Star Got Unmasked  —  On the Feb. 15 season premiere of The Masked Singer, a 97-year-old television icon and a powerhouse country music vocalist got sent home.  Find out who was underneath Gnome and Mustang.
 
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Tom Brady Adopts 2 Kittens from Florida Rescue After His Daughter Is ‘Drawn to’ the Rescue Cats
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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

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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