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Susan Lavelle:
It is with deep profound sadness to say that Gary Graham, my ex husband, amazing actor and father of our beautiful only child together, Haylee Graham, has passed away today.  We are completely devastated especially our daughter Haley.  His wife, Becky was by his side.
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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.
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WKBW-TV:
'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 …
Variety:
America Ferrera 'Can't Believe' Her ‘Barbie’ Oscar Nom Is Real, Calls Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's Snubs ‘Incredibly Disappointing’  —  When Tuesday morning's Oscar nominations were announced, “Barbie” star America Ferrera was snuggled in bed alone and watching on her phone …
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
America Ferrera Talks ‘Barbie’ Oscar Nom & Disappointment In Academy's Snub Of Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie: “They Set A New Bar”  —  Barbie's America Ferrera says that this morning, she was “a little bit in shock,” in good and bad ways.  The good was receiving her first Oscar nomination …
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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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.
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Anne Hathaway Walks Out of Vanity Fair Photoshoot in Solidarity With Condé Nast Union Work Stoppage (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Anne Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot Tuesday morning in support of the Condé Nast Union walk out.  —  Nearly 400 union members who work …
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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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FemaleFirst:
Netflix to become home of WWE Raw from 2025
Discussion: New York Post, CBS News and Deadline
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.
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 …
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
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, HELLO!, Metro and FemaleFirst
Julia Hunt / Daily Star:
Dancing On Ice star splits from fiancé and says it's ‘toughest thing to overcome’  —  Former Dancing On Ice star and Paralympian Libby Clegg has said that she is now a single mum to her little boy, revealing that she has split from her fiance Dan Powell
Discussion: The Mirror and The Sun
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 …
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Mark Ruffalo recalls telling wife Sunrise about his brain tumor days after she gave birth  —  Mark Ruffalo reflected on telling his wife, Sunrise Coigney, that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor just a few days after she gave birth to their first child in 2001.
TMZ.com:
TRISTAN THOMPSON SUSPENDED 25 GAMES ... For Violating NBA's Anti-Drug Program  —  BREAKING NEWS  — 1.3K … 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.
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Skydance reached a preliminary deal to pay $1.75B for National Amusements and agreed to a 45-day period where other Paramount bidders can make offers

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real time content, fediverse, and more

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