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6:20 PM ET, February 17, 2023

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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Stella Stevens, Who Starred in ‘The Nutty Professor,’ ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ Dies at 84 … Stella Stevens, who starred with Elvis Presley in “Girls!  Girls!  Girls!” and with Jerry Lewis in “The Nutty Professor” as well as in disaster film “The Poseidon Adventure,” died Friday in Los Angeles.
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Jarret Thomas Sackman / Daily Mail:
Stella Stevens dead at 84: Hollywood actress - who starred in The Poseidon Adventure and The Nutty Professor - was battling Alzheimer's disease  —  Hollywood actress Stella Stevens has died at the age of 84, her family has confirmed.  —  Stevens - known for starring in The Poseidon Adventure …
Discussion: Deadline, Daily Star and The WOW Report
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Bruce Willis' Family ‘Closer Than Ever’ amid FTD Diagnosis: They're Making ‘Positive Memories’ (Source)  —  A source tells PEOPLE that the actor's wife Emma Heming Willis “couldn't be more grateful” for the “support system” she has amid Bruce's FTD diagnosis
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
‘We love you’: Bruce Willis sent messages of support from Selma Blair, Queen Latifah, Aaron Paul and Ireland Baldwin as stars rally around actor in the wake of dementia diagnosis
Rebecca Lewis / HELLO!:
What is frontotemporal dementia? Bruce Willis' devastating health condition explained
Drew Weisholtz / TODAY.com:
Olivia Newton-John's daughter shares her mother's last words to her  —  Olivia Newton-John's daughter says her mother kept her sense of humor right until she died.  “The last words she could say to me was, 'My sunshine,” Chloe Lattanzi said when she and Newton-John's widower, John Easterling …
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Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:   Olivia Newton-John's Husband John Easterling Says He Still Speaks to Her ‘Out Loud’
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
Judi Dench Says 'It's Become Impossible' to Act amid Eyesight Loss: ‘I Have a Photographic Memory’  —  In an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the actress revealed how she's coping with her deteriorating eye condition  —  Judi Dench is opening up about her degenerative eye condition.
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Jen Shah's Attorney Says ‘RHOSLC’ Star Is ‘Committed’ to Serving Prison Sentence ‘With Courage’  —  Hours before Jen Shah is set to report to prison after committing fraud, her attorney is speaking out.  —  Jen Shah's Legal Drama: Everything to Know  —  “Jen Shah's resolve to make her victims whole …
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Leonardo DiCaprio Is Not Here for Everyone's Jokes About Him Only Dating Under 25-Year-Olds  —  He's “really bothered.”  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  —  The triangle icon that indicates to play  —  So, um, Leonardo DiCaprio does not, apparently, have a sense of humor about the internet dunking …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Perez Hilton and Mirror
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Megan Fox and MGK Are ‘Not Giving Up on Their Relationship’ but She Is ‘Still Upset’: Source  —  “They are getting professional help, because they want things to work out,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are continuing to prioritize their relationship despite their differences, a source tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and Just Jared
FemaleFirst:
Drake and 21 Savage settle lawsuit with Vogue publishers after being sued for 4m  —  Drake and 21 Savage have settled their lawsuit with Vogue magazine's publishers, Conde Nast, after being accused of using the fashion bible's name without permission to promote their album.
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
‘The White Lotus’ No Longer Eligible for Emmys' Limited Series Category, Moving to Drama (EXCLUSIVE) … The limited series category is saying goodbye to Tanya and Co. at the 2023 Emmy Awards.  The TV Academy is no longer allowing HBO's “The White Lotus” in the limited/anthology category …
Discussion: The A.V. Club, IndieWire and TVLine
Just Jared:
Chris Brown Implies He was Cancelled for Racist Reasons, Lists White Stars who Were Also Arrested for Domestic Violence & Reacts to Hate He Gets  —  Chris Brown opened up about his past and the way that he was cancelled after he was called out by another celebrity.
Discussion: RADAR, AllHipHop, TMZ.com and Bossip
Angie Orellana Hernandez / E! Online:
See Mark Consuelos Join Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on Live After Co-Host Announcement  —  Mark Consuelos joined Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on Live with Kelly and Ryan to speak about his new co-hosting gig, which he has no “second thoughts” about.  —  Mark Consuelos is ready to take on his new role.
FemaleFirst:
Singer Rebecca Ferguson secretly had fourth child on Valentine's Day  —  Former ‘X Factor’ finalist Rebecca Ferguson has revealed she and husband Jonny Hughes secretly had their first child on Valentine's Day, and told fans alongside an image of the new arrival poste
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and Mirror
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Ray Liotta to Receive Posthumous Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 9 Months After His Death  —  The late Cocaine Bear actor is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next Friday, nine months after he died unexpectedly at age 67  —  Ray Liotta is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
 
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Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
Chrishell Stause Shares Health Update After Undergoing Surgery for Ovarian Cyst
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Just Jared:
Disney Pushes Back ‘The Marvels’ Release Date, Moves Up ‘Haunted Mansion’ Remake Release
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Summer House's Kyle Cooke Calls Lindsay Hubbard 'The Most Calculated Person I've Ever Met'
Discussion: Page Six
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Tish Cyrus Is Fully Moving On From Ex-Husband Billy Ray With ‘Soulmate’ Love Dominic Purcell!
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and E! Online
Amy Lamare / Daily Mail:
That's so fetch!  Tina Fey is returning to her role as Ms Norbury for the movie musical adaptation of her hit film Mean Girls which she will also write and produce
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Jake Bongiovi Joins Tom Everett Scott in Hair Band Comedy ‘Rockbottom’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with ex-NBCUniversal executive Evan Shapiro on why streaming is a “shitty” business, Netflix ads, and why Hollywood must band together to thrive
 
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