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'She's a sweetie pie': Highmark Stadium worker describes meeting Taylor Swift at Buffalo Bills game  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Sunday night was anything but a typical night at work for Jerris Rainey.  —  The ticket taker in the Toyota Club at Highmark Stadium got to do what very few fans …
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Shirtless Jason Kelce Is the Real MVP for Helping Fan Meet Taylor Swift at Chiefs Game
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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Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Frank Farian, Founder of Boney M. and Milli Vanilli, Dead at 82  —  The German singer, songwriter and producer was behind hits such as “Daddy Cool” and “Rasputin”  —  Frank Farian, the founder of Boney M. and Milli Vanilli, has died.  He was 82.  —  The German singer …
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Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
Gary Graham dead at 73: Star Trek: Enterprise and Alien Nation star passes away as ex-wife shares touching tribute
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CBS News:
Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of “Sunday Morning,” dies at 91  —  Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File,” died Tuesday at home in New Jersey.  He was 91.
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
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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 …
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 …
TMZ.com:
TRISTAN THOMPSON SUSPENDED 25 GAMES ... For Violating NBA's Anti-Drug Program  —  BREAKING NEWS  — 1.7K … Tristan Thompson will be sidelined from NBA games for the foreseeable future ... the league just slapped him with a huge suspension after it says he violated their anti-drug program.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast Union Members Launch 24-Hour Walkout Amid Layoff Talks  —  More than 400 workers at Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment, Bon Appétit and other brands are walking out on Tuesday to protest bargaining practices the union alleges are unlawful.
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
Charna Flam / People:
Selena Gomez Reflects on Body Changes in Then & Now Instagram Posts: ‘I Am Proud to Be Who I Am’  —  The Emmy nominee opened up about her body image in a new series of Instagram Stories  —  Selena Gomez is speaking candidly about her body image.  —  On Monday evening, the singer shared …
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.
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
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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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 …
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
FemaleFirst:
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson oversees WWE with new role on TKO board of directors  —  Hollywood megastar Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has returned to WWE in a major new role behind the scenes.  —  Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has returned to WWE in a major new role.
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.
 
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