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12:30 AM ET, February 7, 2024

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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Crew Member Dies Following Accident On Marvel Studios' ‘Wonder Man’ Production In Studio City  —  UPDATED with worker's name: A rigger working at Radford Studios in Studio City died today after falling from a catwalk, Deadline has learned.  The male crew member, who died at the scene …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student who tracks her jet  —  The superstar's effort to keep the tracker accounts from posting her plane's takeoffs and landings recalls Elon Musk's banning of a similar account.  —  Taylor Swift's attorneys have threatened legal action …
People:
Prince Harry Has ‘No Plans’ to Reunite with Brother Prince William During U.K. Visit, Says Source  —  The Duke of Sussex met with King Charles amid his cancer news, and the Prince of Wales has been helping Princess Kate recover from recent surgery  —  Prince Harry traveled to the U.K. following …
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Simon Perry / People:
King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis Caught Even Palace Insiders Off Guard: ‘Shocked’ (Exclusive)
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
‘Charles and his doctors are very, very positive’: The King is said to be grateful his cancer was ‘caught very early’ …
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Prince Harry visits cancer-stricken King Charles at Clarence House after arriving in UK without Meghan Markle
Ed Zwick / Vanity Fair:
Brad Pitt and the Wild Making of Legends of the Fall  —  In an excerpt from his revelatory new book, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions, director Ed Zwick goes deep on the pain, the glory—and the sometimes combative male energy on set.  —  One day in 1989, something odd was happening in the thirtysomething offices.
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Caitlin Berard / Suggest:
Toby Keith, Country Music Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 62  —  Country star Toby Keith, known for hits such as “Red Solo Cup” and “How Do You Like Me Now?!” has died.  He was 62.  —  As confirmed by his family, the singer-songwriter “passed peacefully” on Monday night after a two-year battle with stomach cancer.
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Escher Walcott / People:
Toby Keith Dead at 62 Following Stomach Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Passed Peacefully’
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62 after stomach cancer battle
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gina Carano Sues Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing In Lawsuit Funded by Elon Musk  —  The actress claims the entertainment giant discriminated against her for voicing certain opinions on hot-button issues.  —  In an escalation of a standoff over her firing from The Mandalorian …
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Crew Member for Marvel's ‘Wonder Man’ TV Series Dies in On-Set Accident … The crew member, a rigger, fell off the rafters Tuesday morning and passed away.  Filming for “Wonder Man” was not occurring at the time of the accident, and the production is now halted for the day.
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Madison Vain / Esquire:
They Don't Make Them Like Austin Butler Anymore  —  After Elvis and the Oscar-nomination, the 32-year-old actor is back with two buzzy projects: Masters of the Air and Dune: Part Two.  He's got a burning ambition and old-school Hollywood charm—and steely-eyed focus on just one thing.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Backstage with Celine Dion at the Grammys — and what she really thought of Taylor Swift's ‘snub’  —  Céline Dion made her sensational Grammys appearance to show that her illness is “not a death sentence” — and was unfazed by Taylor Swift's alleged snub, sources told Page Six.
Ryan Gilbey / The Guardian:
'It's black and white.  I did it': Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman on her comeback after jail  —  As she hits the stage in an anarchic comedy about a family in freefall, the once-Oscar-nominated actor talks about her 2019 fraud conviction, why she'd never play a trans woman again - and being defended by David Mamet
TMZ.com:
Chiefs Star Donovan Smith Gifts Linemen Matching Outfits For Super Bowl  —  CHIEFS' DONOVAN SMITH GIFTS LINEMEN MATCHING FITS ... For Super Bowl LVIII … The Kansas City Chiefs offensive linemen arrived in Las Vegas in style ... thanks to Donovan Smith who gifted his teammates brand-new matching fits before their departure!
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Angela Andaloro / People:
49ers' Fred Warner's Wife Sydney Cleared to Fly to Super Bowl at 35 Weeks Pregnant: 'We're All Good' (Exclusive)  —  The NFL player and ‘The Bachelor’ alum, 28, first announced their exciting baby news in October  —  Fred Warner has a very exciting month ahead.
Discussion: HELLO! and New York Post
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
‘Bachelor’ Joey Graziadei confuses Gypsy Rose Blanchard for Ruth Bader Ginsburg  —  Current “Bachelor” Joey Graziadei confused Gypsy Rose Blanchard for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a mortifying new video.  —  Graziadei, 28, made the unbelievable mistake while playing a Betches game called …
People:
The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Binged Bridgerton to Prep for ‘Romantic’ Rick/Michonne Spinoff  —  “It's an epic love story,” Lincoln teased of the upcoming series, which focuses on Michonne's search for Rick, with Gurira sharing that her character “has been closed off, but she's opening up again”
Discussion: Deadline
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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