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2:50 PM ET, February 22, 2023

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Michael Schneider / Variety:
‘House of the Dragon’ Likely to Return Summer 2024 — Plus, HBO Boss on ‘Succession’ Spin-Off Odds and Killing ‘True Blood’ Reboot … There will be no dragons before it's time.  With production on Season 2 of the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” just getting underway …
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Just Jared:
HBO Reveals Probable ‘House of the Dragon’ Return Date, a Reboot That Is Canceled, & Odds of a ‘Succession’ Spinoff  —  There's some new HBO news dropping today and we're bringing you all the tidbits that you need to know.  —  HBO and HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys did an interview and spoke …
Simone Marchetti / Vanity Fair Italia:
Kylie Jenner: the secret of K factor  —  At the age of 25 she has built a millionaire empire, she is the most followed on Instagram, and she has two children: Kylie Jenner reveals where her strength comes from  —  The American dream now has a last name: Kardashian.  Or rather: Kardashian-Jenner.
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner details ‘painful’ postpartum depression after having two kids  —  Kylie Jenner thought her postpartum depression would “never pass” after welcoming two children.  —  The “Kardashians” star told Vanity Fair Italy in her March 2023 cover story published Wednesday that she “experienced it twice.”
Discussion: ET Canada
Alex Cooper / Spotify:
Kelsea Ballerini: Divorced at 29 [VIDEO]  —  Listen to this episode from Call Her Daddy on Spotify.  (VIDEO PODCAST) Kelsea Ballerini joins Call Her Daddy, and for the first time ever, shares the full account of her relationship and divorce from country singer Morgan Evans.
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TMZ.com:
Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun Split, Call Off Engagement  —  Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun are no longer together, she's made the tough decision to call off their engagement almost a year after he proposed ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the now-former couple tell us the two had tried …
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Jack Irvin / People.com:
Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun Break Up, Call Off Engagement After 10 Months: Sources
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Shelley Duvall on Why She Disappeared from Hollywood for 20 Years — and Why She's Making a Return  —  Shelley Duvall, 73, who was never nominated for an Oscar says, “[Jessica Tandy] won an Oscar when she was 80.  I can still win”  —  Trending Videos
Discussion: Daily Mail and ET Canada
Sameer Suri / Daily Mail:
Sam Smith teases cameo appearance on Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That... as singer reveals: ‘Up to something Unholy on set’  —  By SAMEER SURI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and JAMIE PHILLIPS FOR MAILONLINE  —  Sam Smith looks set to make a cameo appearance in the second season of the Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That...
Discussion: Just Jared
Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Everybody Hearts Paul Mescal  —  ‘Normal People’ plucked the Irish actor from anonymity, sparking a new global infatuation.  Now, Nicole Kidman's barging into his dressing room, Ridley Scott's gift-wrapping ‘Gladiator 2’ for him and ‘Aftersun’ has earned him a surprise Oscar nomination: “It's been a f***ing wild year.”
Discussion: People.com, Just Jared and IndieWire
TMZ.com:
LL Cool J Cancels Comeback Album Over Bad Quality  —  LL COOL J PULLS PLUG ON COMEBACK ALBUM!!!  Writer's Block Rocked My Bells  —  LL Cool J is throwing in the towel on his latest studio effort — which would have been his first album in 10 years — because he feels the music is pure 💩 to his own ears!!!
Discussion: Variety
Daily Star:
Wendy Williams slips into tiny denim shorts and sheer tights after fears for her health  —  US talk show host Wendy Williams looked in good spirits in a Louis Vuitton ensemble and fluffy boots as she was spotted out and about in New York after ongoing fears for her health
Discussion: Page Six, TMZ.com and Daily Mail
Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Honors Birthday of Late Dad Robert Sr. with Sweet Throwback Video  —  Robert Kardashian passed away in September 2003, two months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer  —  Kim Kardashian is keeping the spirit of her late father alive.
Discussion: ET Canada and Mirror
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Neo-Nazis protest outside Jewish-themed Broadway show starring Ben Platt  —  Theatergoers attending the first preview of “Parade” on Broadway were met with a disturbing sight Tuesday night when a small group of neo-Nazis picketed the show.  —  The protesters held anti-Semitic placards calling …
Variety:
Rolling Stones Recording With Paul McCartney — and Ringo?  —  Almost 60 years since first meeting, it looks like the Rolling Stones and the two surviving Beatles may come together on a new Stones album.  Variety hears from multiple sources that Paul McCartney has recorded bass parts …
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa Thinks Husband Mark Consuelos Joining ‘Live’ as Her Cohost ‘Makes Sense’: ‘Full Circle’ … A new chapter!  Kelly Ripa couldn't be more thrilled to have husband Mark Consuelos joining the Live team.  —  “Mark and I owe everything we have in our professional lives to ABC.
Discussion: Daily Mail and HELLO!
William Cohan / Town & Country:
Brian Cox Shows the Kids How It's Done  —  Has being an OG in real life helped Brian Cox play one on TV?  On the eve of Succession's new season, the Scottish actor describes the method to his madness.  —  It's a bright, cold afternoon and I'm about 15 minutes early for my visit with Brian Cox …
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Bette Midler on Wanting to Star in ‘The White Lotus,’ Why She Turned Down ‘Sister Act’ and Being Honored at the CDGAs … Welcome to this week's “Just for Variety.”  —  Bette Midler had her first professional wardrobe fitting when she made her Broadway debut in 1967 playing Tzeitel in “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Hedy Phillips / People.com:
‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Wardrobe Includes a Sweet Tribute to Elvis Presley, Riley Keough's Grandfather  —  Costume designer Denise Wingate tells PEOPLE the stories behind the show's most memorable looks, including how she incorporated leading star Riley Keough's iconic rock lineage
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six, ET Canada and Glamour
Rachel DeSantis / People.com:
Alan Jackson Says He'll Likely Have ‘More Music to Come’ in the Future: ‘I Would Hope So’  —  Any new release would be the country superstar's first since he announced in September 2021 that he's been dealing with the degenerative nerve condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for the past decade
Discussion: Us Weekly
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Kristin Cavallari: ‘A lot of married men’ have tried to ask me out  —  Kristin Cavallari's DMs have been full — just of the wrong people.  —  The “Laguna Beach” star revealed on a recent episode of Rachel Bilson's “Broad Ideas” podcast that “a lot of married men” have asked her out since her split from Jay Cutler.
 
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Kelly-Anne Taylor / Radio Times:
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Discussion: Marie Claire, Deadline and Vanity Fair
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
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