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11:30 PM ET, February 26, 2023

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Victorian Government:
State Memorial Service for Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE  —  Livestream  —  View in full screen.  —  The livestream of the State Memorial Service for Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE will begin at 3:25 pm AEST on Sunday 26 February.  —  A personal photo tribute from Dame Olivia's family will be streamed from 3:25 pm.
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Angela Bassett Messaged Ariana DeBose After Viral BAFTAs Rap: ‘I Just Wanted to Make Sure She Was Okay’ … Angela Bassett has simply done the thing once again.  After being name-dropped by Ariana DeBose in a rap that opened the BAFTA Film Awards, the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” …
Craig Simpson / Telegraph:
James Bond books edited to remove racist references  —  Reissued versions of Ian Fleming's classic works will feature a disclaimer following a review by sensitivity readers  —  James Bond novels have been rewritten to remove a number of racial references from Ian Fleming's work, The Telegraph can reveal.
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
Paul Walter Hauser Reveals Name of Baby No. 2 on SAG Awards 2023 Red Carpet  —  The Black Bird actor shared the name of his soon-to-debut second son, as well as advice for a happy marriage  —  Paul Walter Hauser is ready to welcome baby No. 2 — and the soon-to-premiere addition already has a name!
Discussion: Just Jared
Emily Selleck / Page Six:
Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone dead at 66  —  Madonna's eldest sibling, Anthony Ciccone, has died.  He was 66.  —  Musician Joe Henry, who is married to Madonna's sister Melanie Ciccone, made the sad announcement via Instagram Saturday.  —  “My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, exited this earthly plane last evening.
Kate Mansey / Daily Mail:
Revealed: Camilla will officially be known as the Queen rather than ‘Queen Consort’ after King Charles coronation  — It was assumed Camilla would not be called Queen when Charles became King  — First sign of the new title came when Camilla launched 'Queen's Reading Room'
Just Jared:
Notoriously Pro-Life Duggar Family Member Jessa Duggar Reveals She Had Miscarriage & Life-Saving Abortion Procedure in New Video, Internet Responds  —  Jessa Duggar Seewald of the Duggar Family is speaking out.  —  The 30-year-old 19 Kids and Counting reality TV alum recently opened …
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Evan Real / Page Six:
Bill Murray, Rooney Mara and more stars stranded outside chaotic SAG Awards venue  —  A handful of Hollywood A-listers were stranded outside the 2023 SAG Awards venue during Sunday night's ceremony in Los Angeles.  —  Bill Murray, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy were among the stars …
Discussion: Just Jared
Mirror.co.uk:
Helen Flanagan ‘signs up to celebrity dating app’ after split from fiancé Scott Sinclair  —  Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has reportedly signed up to a celebrity dating app after splitting from her fiancé Scott Sinclair last year after 13 years of dating
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
People.com:
Jamie Lee Curtis Jokes About Being a Nepo Baby in ‘I Am an Actor’ SAG Awards 2023 Monologue  —  The “I Am an Actor” tradition began at the first SAG Awards in 1995, when Angela Lansbury introduced the concept  —  The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have commenced with the traditional …
Alexis Jones / People.com:
Pink Says She's ‘Saddened and Disappointed’ After Her Christina Aguilera Comments Made Headlines  —  “To Christina — you know where we stand,” Pink wrote in a lengthy Instagram caption regarding her latest remarks about the singer  —  Pink is upset that her comments about Christina Aguilera are overshadowing her latest album.
Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
Gordon Pinsent, the popular Canadian actor who starred in Away From Her and Blacula, is dead at 92  —  Gordon Pinsent, a veteran of Canada's film and television industry, has died at age 92.  —  The actor, who was best known for his leading role in Sarah Polley's drama Away …
 
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The two California bills to help fund local journalism would penalize Google and Meta for news' decline and benefit hedge funds that are destroying newspapers

Financial Times:
Sources: BlackRock has agreed to buy Preqin, a UK-based provider of private markets data, for £2.55B in cash

 
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