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8:20 PM ET, February 27, 2023

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Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Courteney Cox Reflects on ‘Friends,’ Her Career, and Yes, Prince Harry Doing Mushrooms at Her House: 'I Definitely Wasn't Passing Them Out' … From the start, Courteney Cox was different.  She was from Alabama — a place where, she recalls, people were steelworkers or doctors — and didn't know anything about show business.
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Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Courteney Cox Reunites With ‘Friends’ Stars Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony: Photos  —  Forever their friend.  Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow reunited with Friends costar Courteney Cox to honor the Scream star at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Monday, February 27.
Brenton Blanchet / People.com:
Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola Are Engaged After Two Years of Dating  —  The Mad Men costars began dating in 2020, and appear together in the 2022 film Confess, Fletch  —  Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola are engaged!  —  The Confess, Fletch costars are set to wed after two years of dating, PEOPLE confirms.
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Panettiere family remembers late actor Jansen, says he died from enlarged heart  —  The actor died suddenly on Feb. 19.  —  Jansen Panettiere's family, including his sister Hayden, is remembering the late actor  —  a week after he died suddenly  —  at just 28 years old.
Katcy Stephan / Variety:
‘The Last of Us’: Storm Reid and Bella Ramsey Talk Through Their Heartbreaking Episode, and Clap Back at Homophobic Trolls … Ellie takes a devastating walk down memory lane in Episode 7 of “The Last of Us,” recalling one of her most painful moments — as she frantically attempts to save an injured Joel's life in the present day.
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Shawn Mendes and Sabrina Carpenter step out together amid dating rumors  —  There's nothing holding him back.  —  Shawn Mendes was spotted out and about with Sabrina Carpenter on Saturday amid rumors that they have been seeing each other romantically.  —  The couple looked smitten …
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
‘Love Is Blind’ 's SK Breaks His Silence on Cheating Claims, His Second Chance with Raven and More  —  In the first interview since his cheating allegations, Sikiru “SK” Alagbada tells PEOPLE why he proposed to Raven Ross again, when he saw red flags in their romance and the truth about his infidelity
Deadline:
‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 In Works At Amazon & BBC With Tom Hiddleston Returning  —  EXCLUSIVE: A second season of smash John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager is in the works at Amazon Prime Video and the BBC, with Tom Hiddleston set to reprise his role as protagonist Jonathan Pine.
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
11 Burning Questions About the First Two Months of Hollywood '23  —  Is Costner the highest-paid actor on TV?  Do the studios actually want a writers strike?  Why is Zaz suing Paramount?  And are the new Lord of the Rings movies for real?  —  It's been a wild start to 2023 in Hollywood …
Discussion: Dlisted, Just Jared Jr., UPROXX, RADAR and W
Jessie Yeung / CNN:
BTS star J-Hope is signing up for mandatory military service  —  Another member of the world's biggest boy band is putting his music career on hold to join the South Korean military - but not before he releases a new solo track.  —  BTS singer and rapper J-Hope is beginning the process …
Gemma McCartney / OK! Magazine:
Meet Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon's new baby - name, birth story and exclusive OK! pictures  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Fallon welcomed her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson, a baby boy, on the 30 January and exclusively tells OK! the details of his birth and his special name
Discussion: Ok - OK, The Sun and Daily Star
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Mirror.co.uk:
Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon reveals baby son's quirky name and sweet story behind it
Discussion: Ok - OK and The Sun
Daisy Maldonado / E! Online:
Keke Palmer Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Darius Jackson  —  Keke Palmer has welcomed her first baby with her boyfriend Darius Jackson.  See her announcement post below.  —  Baby, Keke Palmer is a mother!  —  The Nope star revealed that she has welcomed her first child …
Zachary / The Walt Disney Company:
Remembering Disney Legend Burny Mattinson  —  Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who worked as an animator, director, producer, and story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios during an unprecedented 70-year career, passed away Monday, February 27, at Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center …
Drew Weisholtz / TODAY.com:
Blake Shelton reveals why he wanted to leave ‘The Voice’  —  The 23rd time's a charm for Blake Shelton.  The country star will serve as a coach for the upcoming 23rd season of “The Voice,” marking the last time he will take on the role before leaving the series.
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Sydney Gore / Alternative Press Magazine:
SZA has always been alternative—you just weren't listening  —  SZA IS READY FOR HER PAM GRIER MOMENT, except instead of relocating from Hollywood to a ranch in Colorado, she's got her heart set on Hawaii.  “It's either that or move to a National Park in Portland or some shit... We'll see.”
Discussion: Just Jared and UPROXX
Just Jared:
11 Stars Added to Shonda Rhimes' New Murder Mystery Drama ‘The Residence’ - Cast & Roles Revealed!  —  Shondaland and Netflix are getting closer to launching their new murder-mystery drama, The Residence!  —  The show, which stars the previously announced Uzo Aduba, is based …
 
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JD Knapp / E! Online:
Ted Lasso Season 3 Trailer Proves a Battle Is Brewing On and Off the Soccer Field
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Stephanie Wenger / People.com:
Darcey Silva Asks Sister Stacey to Shave Her Butt to Make It ‘Slap-Worthy’ for Her Upcoming Date
Discussion: Page Six
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People.com:
Jessica Chastain Sweetly Admits She's a ‘Little Embarrassed’ by Fall at SAG Awards 2023
Ellen Durney / BuzzFeed News:
The SAG Awards Are Being Called Out For Having Mark Wahlberg Present An Award To The Cast Of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” …
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
Paul Walter Hauser Reveals Name of Baby No. 2 on SAG Awards 2023 Red Carpet
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
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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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