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Antonia Blyth / Deadline:
Margot Robbie Responds To Fan Fury Over ‘Barbie’ Oscar Nominations: “We Set Out To Shift Culture”  —  “There's no way to feel sad when you know you're this blessed,” Margot Robbie said during a panel at a special SAG screening on Tuesday night.  —  Robbie, who both produced and starred in Barbie …
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Zack Sharf / Variety:
Margot Robbie Says 'There's No Reason to Feel Sad' Over Best Actress Oscar Snub: ‘Beyond Ecstatic’ for 8 ‘Barbie’ Noms, but Greta Gerwig Should ‘Obviously’ Be Up for Best Director  —  Margot Robbie is not letting the Oscars snubbing her for best actress break her spirit when it comes to …
Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter:
Hinton Battle, Three-Time Tony Winner and Original ‘The Wiz’ Actor, Dies at 67  —  The Broadway star who originated the scarecrow passed away at L.A.'s Cedars Sinai Medical Center on Tuesday following a lengthy illness.  —  Hilton Battle, the Tony-winning performer who originated the role …
Discussion: New York Post, The Sun, Metro and Daily Mail
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Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Hinton Battle, Broadway Star & Tony Winner, Dead at 67  —  Hinton Battle, a Broadway star and Tony Award winner, has reportedly passed away.  He was 67 years old at the time of his death.  —  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hinton passed away on Jan. 30 while being hospitalized at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Lenny Kravitz Says He Still Has ‘Beautiful’ Love for Ex-Wife Lisa Bonet: ‘She Is Part of My Life’ (Exclusive)  —  The rock star opens up about his blended family in the latest issue of PEOPLE  —  Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet may very well be the friendliest exes ever.
Discussion: Marie Claire and FemaleFirst
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TMZ.com:
Kim & Kanye Reunite For Dinner with North, Friends Wear ‘Vultures’ Shirts  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West seem to be putting their rocky past aside for the sake of the kids ... doing dinner with North and her friends, who wore merch promoting Ye's new album.
Discussion: The Sun, Suggest and The Mirror
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Christina Coulter / Fox News:
Kansas City Chiefs fans deaths: Jordan Willis checks into rehab as families await toxicology results  —  ‘This was an enormous, heartbreaking wake-up call for Jordan, and he is facing his addiction head-on,’ a source close to Willis' family told Fox News Digital  —  Join Fox News for access to this content
Discussion: TMZ.com, RADAR and The Mirror
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Olivia Land / New York Post:
Kansas City Chiefs fan who hosted watch party where three friends froze to death checks into rehab
Discussion: The Mirror, The Blast and Sandra Rose
Vanessa Etienne / People:
Kelly Clarkson Says ‘Pre-Diabetic’ Diagnosis Prompted Her to Lose Weight: 'I Wasn't Shocked'  —  “I wasn't shocked by it.  They were like, 'You're pre-diabetic.  You're right on the borderline,'” the singer, 41, recalled  —  Kelly Clarkson revealed that her recent weight loss was a result …
Terry Gross / NPR:
How ‘Poor Things’ actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a ‘superpower’  —  Poor Things actor Emma Stone was 7 years old when she experienced her first panic attack: “I was at a friend's house, and all of a sudden I was just sitting in her room, and I had this deep, knowing that the house was on fire …
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Sophie Turner and Peregrine Pearson Are Getting ‘Fairly Serious’: They Had an ‘Immediate Spark’ (Exclusive)  —  Sophie Turner's relationship with Peregrine Pearson is “getting fairly serious” after just a few months together, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
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People:
Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau's Daughter Georgia Fualaau Gives Birth: Source  —  Georgia Fualaau, the younger daughter of Vili Fualaau and convicted child rapist Mary Kay Letourneau, has given birth to a baby boy  —  The Fualaau family is growing.  —  Georgia Fualaau …
James Murtagh-Hopkins / UMG:
An Open Letter to the Artist and Songwriter Community  —  Why We Must Call Time Out on TikTok  —  Our core mission is simple: to help our artists and songwriters attain their greatest creative and commercial potential.  To achieve these goals, our teams employ their expertise and passion …
Jack Irvin / People:
Trevor Noah Got a ‘Random Call’ from Jennifer Lopez to Appear in Her New Movie: ‘This Must Be a Prank’ (Exclusive)  —  Noah is one of several celebrities set to appear in Lopez's upcoming Prime Video musical film ‘This Is Me...Now: A Love Story’  —  It's not every day that Trevor Noah receives a call from Jennifer Lopez.
Mackenzie Schmidt / People:
Tarek El Moussa Finally Tells His Version of Gun Incident That Ended Marriage to Christina Hall (Exclusive)  —  The HGTV star spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about revisiting the drama-filled day in 2016 and its aftermath in his new book, ‘Flip Your Life’  —  Tarek El Moussa is revisiting the darkest chapter of his life after seven years.
Alyssa Plourde / Archewell:
Statement from Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Online Child Safety  —  Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a bi-partisan hearing on online child safety in front of a packed room including dozens of parents whose children have suffered or died due to online harms.
Discussion: New York Post, The Mirror, HELLO! and People
Perez Hilton:
Ariana Madix Thinks Ex Tom Sandoval ALREADY Lives With Someone Else — In THEIR House!  —  Does Tom Sandoval have a new roomie in his and Ariana Madix's shared home?  That's what she seems to think!  —  While talking about their current living situation on an episode of the Vanderpump Rules …
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra forced to move out of $20M mansion due to mold infestation amid lawsuit over property  —  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's dream home turned into a nightmare when water damage led to a mold infestation in their lavish California mansion, sparking a legal battle …
Discussion: The Blast and Daily Mail
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Usher clarifies ‘nanny’ rumors after revealing he was once Beyonce's ‘babysitter’  —  These are his confessions.  —  Usher clarified his remarks about previously being Beyoncé's “babysitter” before she became famous.  —  “Daryl Simmons, he had a group by the name of The Dolls, and they came to Atlanta for the first time.
TMZ.com:
Patrick Mahomes' Game-Worn Jersey Sells For Record $213k At Auction  —  PATRICK MAHOMES GAME-WORN JERSEY SELLS FOR $213K ... Most Expensive Ever!!!  —  Patrick Mahomes is continuing to put up big numbers — but he didn't even have to lift a finger this time around ... 'cause …
Discussion: USA Today and Suggest
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Miles Teller Circling Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Michael’ For Lionsgate & Universal  —  EXCLUSIVE: Top Gun: Maverick and Whiplash star Miles Teller is in talks to join Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International's Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael.  —  Sources tell us that there's no deal yet for Teller.
 
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Deirdre Durkan-Simonds / Daily Mail:
Somber Gisele Bundchen is seen for the FIRST time since her mom's death while giving daughter Vivian a hug on a walk near their $11.5M Miami home
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People:
Sofia Vergara Fires Back at Contractors Who Claim They Weren't Paid for Work on L.A. Home: ‘False Narrative’
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

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