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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Netflix, WWE Strike Deal to Move ‘Monday Night Raw’ to Streamer Beginning in 2025 for $500 Million per Year … In a major shakeup, WWE has struck a deal with Netflix that will see its flagship weekly live pro wrestling show begin airing exclusively on the streaming giant beginning in January 2025.
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Netflix to become home of WWE Raw from 2025  —  WWE Raw will air exclusively on Netflix from January 2025 after the wrestling promotion struck a lucrative deal with the streaming giant.  —  WWE Raw is heading to Netflix from 2025.  —  The wrestling promotion has struck a deal …
Discussion: New York Post and CBS News
BBC:
Frank Farian: Boney M founder dies aged 82  —  German music producer Frank Farian - founder of the disco band Boney M - has died at the age of 82, according to his family.  —  They released a statement on Tuesday via Farian's agency saying he had passed away at his home in Miami.
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Bonnie Marrocco / WHEC.com:
Rochester girl carried to Taylor Swift's suite at Highmark Stadium by Jason Kelce  —  Swiftie Meets Taylor  —  The News10NBC Team details breaking News, Traffic and Weather.  —  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Not everyone left Highmark Stadium totally devasted after the Buffalo Bills loss on Sunday night.
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Shirtless Jason Kelce Is the Real MVP for Helping Fan Meet Taylor Swift at Chiefs Game
SELF:
Ali Krieger on Breaking Up, Winning Big, and Making New Goals  —  “I feel like the universe has sent me a gift, and I'm ready to take it.”  —  If you don't spend much time on women's soccer TikTok or in lesbian group chats, you may not be fully aware of Ali Krieger's incredible hero's journey …
Geraint Llewellyn / Daily Mail:
Rihanna puts on a busty display in a skimpy black bralet and totes $6K Dior bag as she's mobbed by fans outside a restaurant in Paris amid Fashion Week  —  Rihanna was mobbed by fans as she left the swanky Siena restaurant in Paris on Monday, just hours after enjoying Dior's Haute Couture show amid Fashion Week.
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Mark Jefferies / The Mirror:
Sharon Osbourne tried to kill herself after husband Ozzy's affair with hairdresser  —  Loose Women host Sharon Osbourne admitted taking an overdose and locking herself in the bathroom on hearing of the 2012 to 2016 fling with Michelle Pugh, a hairdresser  —  Sharon Osbourne has revealed …
JP Mangalindan / People:
David Gail's Cause of Death Revealed After 90210 and Port Charles Star Died at 58  —  David Gail's cause of death has been revealed.  —  Gail, who died on Jan. 16 at age 58, died due to complications from sudden cardiac arrest, according to a rep for the actor's family.
Rachel Syme / New Yorker:
Sofia Coppola's Path to Filming Gilded Adolescence  —  There are few Hollywood families in which one famous director has spawned another.  Coppola says, “It's not easy for anyone in this business, even though it looks easy for me.”  —  When Eleanor Coppola went into labor with her third child …
Martha Williams / Daily Mail:
Country music star Chris Young is arrested at midtown Nashville bar after confronting alcohol enforcement agents and ‘striking’ one on the shoulder  — Country singer Chris Young was arrested in Nashville on Monday  — The star, 38, was charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest
Discussion: Us Weekly, Country Now and WKRN-TV
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: David Bowie's daughter Lexi Jones opens up on the personal turmoil and anguish she went through after her father's death  —  David Bowie's death eight years ago this month, at the age of 69, left the pop world devastated.  —  Now, the singer's only daughter, Alexandria …
Discussion: Daily Star, FemaleFirst, HELLO! and Metro
Poosh:
What Kourt Packed in her Hospital Bag  —  You'll pack a lot of bags for your little one throughout their life (diaper bags, bookbags, the list goes on), but perhaps the most important is the one you'll pack for the hospital.  Kourt tells us that while making her list, she asked …
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Jurassic World finds a way!  New movie in acclaimed franchise set to roar back into cinemas with Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp back on board …
Discussion: Deadline and Oh No They Didn't!
Erica Gonzales / Elle:
Here's Your First Look at Joey King and Logan Lerman in Hulu's We Were the Lucky Ones  —  Based on Georgia Hunter's bestselling book of a family's survival against the backdrop of World War II.  —  When producer Erica Lipez first received a copy of Georgia Hunter's We Were the Lucky Ones, she read it in 24 hours.
People:
Amy Robach Tearfully Tells T.J. Holmes ‘I Have Chosen to Love You’ as She Admits Missing TV Careers  —  The former ‘GMA3’ co-anchors said they felt their careers were “unfairly taken” from them during the latest episode of the ‘Amy & T.J.’ podcast  —  Former colleagues Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes miss working together.
Sara Donnellan / Us Weekly:
Kathy Hilton Says Paris Hilton's Cloned Dogs ‘Stay Together’ and Act ‘Like Twins’ (Exclusive)  —  Kathy Hilton is sharing a fascinating update about daughter Paris Hilton's cloned dogs.  —  “The two little twins that were cloned, they stay together, they walk together …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
TMZ.com:
‘HOME ALONE’ STAR DEVIN RATRAY HOSPITALIZED ... DV Trial Delayed!!  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 320 … “Home Alone” star Devin Ratray's domestic violence trial has been delayed ... after his lawyers informed the judge he was hospitalized “in critical condition.”
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Comedian Natasha Leggero explains why she took off her shirt during stand-up set  —  Comedian Natasha Leggero finally explained why she took off her shirt during her stand-up set last week.  —  A paparazzo spotted Leggero departing the Pasadena Playhouse on Sunday night and told her people were …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Pajiba and Just Jared
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Kate McKinnon Channels Her Inner Cat Lady in Hellmann's Super Bowl Commercial Teaser (Exclusive)
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Michael Phelps and Wife Nicole Welcome Baby Boy No. 4: 'We're Now a Family of 6!'
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Hedy Phillips / People:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Give Glam Alien with Futuristic Facial Prosthetics: ‘Spaced Out and Starry Eyed’
The Hollywood Reporter:
Norman Jewison, Director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ Dies at 97
TMZ.com:
‘Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison's Son Died from Fentanyl, Blames Border Crisis
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‘Cheer’ Star Monica Aldama's Son Austin Charged with Child Porn
People:
Ashley Iaconetti Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 with Jared Haibon: ‘Overwhelmed as Hell’ (Exclusive)
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed
 
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