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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Kelly Rowland Reacts to JAY-Z Calling Out GRAMMYs for Beyoncé Album of the Year Snubs (Exclusive)  —  Blue Ivy Makes Surprise Appearance on Stage With JAY-Z at the GRAMMYs as He Calls Out Beyoncé Snubs  —  ‘Married at First Sight’: Emily Suffers Head Injury From Terrifying ATV Accident (Exclusive)
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Esme Mazzeo / People:   JAY-Z Used His Grammy as a Cognac Glass After Joking the Award Used to Be ‘a Sippy Cup for Blue’
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Ryan Gosling on Nearly Turning Down Ken, Singing Live at the Oscars and Wanting a ‘Beach-Off’ Over Those ‘Barbie’ Snubs  —  For an actor it's a strange experience to come upon a character you're about to play in the flesh — or in the plastic.  After Ryan Gosling first read the script for Greta Gerwig's …
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 …
Eric Andersson / People:
Robert De Niro on His Iconic Career, the ‘Great Joy’ of Fatherhood and His Future: ‘You Got to Be Ready’ (Exclusive)  —  The 80-year-old acting legend, who was nominated for an Oscar last month for his performance in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ tells PEOPLE about his life now
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Eric Andersson / People:   Robert De Niro Says Daughter Gia Looks Like Him When He Was a Baby — See the Photos! (Exclusive)
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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People:
Macy Gray Denies Claim That Her Son Hit Her, Addresses Family ‘Issues’: ‘He Would Never’ (Exclusive)  —  “Me and my son love each other and he would never think of causing me any physical harm,” said Gray in a statement via her rep to PEOPLE  —  Macy Gray is speaking out about her daughter …
Discussion: Page Six, Metro, FemaleFirst and Daily Mail
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Emily Blunt Says the Devil Wears Prada Cast Is ‘All Good’ with No Sequel: ‘Things Should Be Cherished’  —  The Oscar nominee shared that a sequel for the hit movie has “never” received any real momentum  —  Emily Blunt and the rest of The Devil Wears Prada cast is ready to close the chapter on Runway.
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Had a ‘Backup Plan’ for Announcing Her 11th Album If She Didn't Win at Grammys  —  Even a mastermind like Taylor Swift needs a backup plan.  —  Swift, 34, resumed the international leg of her Eras Tour in Tokyo on Wednesday, February 7, and took a moment to celebrate her recent Grammy Awards success.
Discussion: People, Suggest and Rolling Stone
Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mystery Solved: Sydney Sweeney Was Telling the Truth About Being Employed at Universal Studios  —  The Hollywood Reporter has untangled a web of mystery surrounding the ‘Madame Web’ star's employment history after TikTok users questioned whether or not she led studio tours on the backlot.
Discussion: UPROXX
Harry Rutter / The Mirror:
Boyzone reunite with string of concerts as 90s band join forces to buy football club  —  Boyzone stars Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy have joined forces to buy a stake in non-league football team Chorley FC, following in the footsteps of Hollywood's Ryan Reynolds and rapper Stormzy …
Discussion: The Sun
Daily Mail:
Demi Moore takes Yellowstone!  Actress, 61, joins cast of oil boom series Landman created by Taylor Sheridan  —  Demi Moore has joined the cast of the latest series from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan.  —  The 62-year-old actress - who recently opened up about working with Tom Cruise …
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Kanye West implies venues won't book him after his antisemitic rants, compares himself to Elvis Presley  —  Kanye West is now feeling the pinch following his antisemitic rants.  —  The 24-time Grammy-winning rapper seemingly claimed that he's having a hard time booking venues for his gigs …
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Drake ‘laughs’ off alleged X-rated nude video leak of star's ‘missile’  —  An alleged nude video of Drake has been causing waves on the internet and one famous face claims the rapper responded to him by laughing off comments about his “missile”  —  Drake has broken his silence …
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Billy Dee Williams Gets Candid About Infidelity: 'I've Been Philandering My Whole Life' (Exclusive)  —  The legendary actor opens up about his life and many loves ahead of new memoir ‘What Have We Here,’ out Feb. 13  —  Billy Dee Williams, 86, is a legendary actor and perennial heartthrob.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Leyla Mohammed / BuzzFeed News:
“Friends” Actors Jennifer Aniston And David Schwimmer Reunited In A Super Bowl Commercial, And You Need To See It  —  “Could we be laughing any harder at this Jen & David reunion?” one fan commented.  —  Calling all Friends fans: Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer just reunited in a new Super Bowl ad!
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 …
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Prince William will continue to prioritise Kate Middleton and his children's welfare ahead of his full-time royal duties after deciding to clear his diary to support his wife while she recovers from surgery  —  Prince William will continue to put his wife and children's welfare to the fore as he steps up to help his ailing father.
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.
 
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
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