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Usher Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas Wedding Ceremony: Sources  —  The Grammy-winning artist tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in Las Vegas, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE  —  Usher is married!  —  The 45-year-old Grammy-winning artist and longtime girlfriend …
TMZ.com:
Usher Married Jennifer Goicoechea on Super Bowl Sunday, Mom Was Witness  —  3:33 PM PT — Usher didn't go to the Little White Wedding Chapel in Vegas to get hitched — as so many celebs before him have done — but he did another quick-wedding spot nearby ... and his mother on hand to watch it all go down.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Why Justin Bieber turned down Usher's offer to perform with him at the Super Bowl  —  Usher asked Justin Bieber to take part in his Super Bowl half-time show — but the “Baby” singer “wasn't feeling it,” sources told Page Six.  —  Before Sunday's event, Bieber's longtime friendship …
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Blackpink's Lisa Joins ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Blackpink member Lisa has joined the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3, Variety has learned exclusively.  —  She will be credited under her given name, Lalisa Manobal, in the third season of the hit HBO series.
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
Watch the moment Gemma Collins gets ENGAGED to Rami Hawash in lavish Maldives proposal  —  GEMMA Collins is engaged to Rami Hawash after he secretly popped the question on their lavish holiday to the Maldives - 14 years after they first found love.  —  The reality TV legend, 43 …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Mirror, Ok - home and Metro
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Daisy Herman / The Mirror:
Gemma Collins' rollercoaster love life - fat-shaming Arg to jailbird ex as she gets engaged
Discussion: The Sun
Dave Quinn / People:
Bravo's Winter House Is ‘on Pause’ After 3 Seasons (Exclusive)  —  Winter House is taking a break.  —  The Bravo reality series won't be returning for a fourth season this year, with a source telling PEOPLE exclusively that production is “on pause.”  —  It's a term that will be familiar …
Discussion: Just Jared and Hollywood Life
Stephen Rodrick / Variety:
Jennifer Lopez's $20 Million Gamble: Why the Superstar Spent Her Own Money and Defied Skeptics to Tell Her Ben Affleck Love Story  —  A few months after Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were married in 2022, Lopez got a call from Jane Fonda.  The two had been friends since 2005's “Monster-in-Law …
Discussion: Just Jared and Hollywood Life
GQ:
Cillian Murphy Is the Man of the Moment  —  For nearly 30 years, Cillian Murphy has built an unimpeachable body of work as one of our most versatile actors—while somehow also staying cleverly out of sight.  Now, as an Oscar front-runner, the Oppenheimer star pulls back the curtain (just a bit).
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Karate Kid’ Found: ‘American Born Chinese’ Actor Ben Wang Nabs Lead in Sony Movie (Exclusive)  —  Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio are already on board to reprise their roles from previous installments.  —  The new Karate Kid has been found.  —  Sony Pictures has cast Ben Wang …
Discussion: UPROXX, Daily Mail, TVLine and The Wrap
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Nicholas Rice / People:
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan Split After More Than a Year of Dating  —  The pair, who were confirmed to be dating in early 2023, have gone their separate ways, a source confirms to PEOPLE  —  Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan have gone their separate ways.  —  A source confirms to PEOPLE …
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Page Six:
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan break up after more than a year of dating: There was ‘tension in the relationship’
Petronella Wyatt / Telegraph:
Prince Harry ‘did not want to be in the same room as the Queen’ - more fool him  —  With Queen Camilla's star on the rise, the Duke of Sussex would be wise to bury the hatchet  —  Hostilities flared up last week between Prince Harry and Queen Camilla.  Or rather, the Duke of Sussex apparently launched …
Deadline:
Another ‘Gavin & Stacey’ Christmas Special From James Corden & Ruth Jones In The Works At The BBC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Beloved BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey is set to return for another a bite at the Christmas cherry.  —  Deadline understands the sitcom from James Corden and Ruth Jones will film …
Discussion: The Mirror, Ok - home, The Sun and Metro
Daily Mail:
'It's staggering they cannot see how gauche it is': Royal family could SHUT DOWN Harry and Meghan's new Sussex.com site if couple trade on their titles or coat of arms, source warns... but Team Sussex fire back: 'It's their name!'  — The couple replaced their Archewell webpage with a site called Sussex.com
Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Legendary BBC DJ Steve Wright dies aged 69 as family pay heartbreaking tribute  —  DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69, his heartbroken family have confirmed  —  BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright MBE has died aged 69.
Discussion: The Sun and Deadline
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Tiger Woods' Kids Are Typical Teens With Their Reaction to Dad's New Clothing Line  —  After announcing the launch of Sun Day Red, Tiger Woods shared what his kids Sam and Charlie told him about his apparel line with TaylorMade Golf.  —  Tiger Woods is exploring a new course.
W.G. Ramirez / Associated Press:
Travis Kelce brings home the hardware, holds up ‘end of the bargain’ with Taylor Swift  —  Travis Kelce brought home the hardware he promised to girlfriend Taylor Swift.  The Kansas City tight end finished with nine receptions for 93 yards, including a crucial catch in overtime …
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Travis Kelce Comments on *That* Viral Clip of Him Shoving Coach Andy Reid
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Rebecca Aizin / People:
When Is Beyoncé's New Album Coming? What We Know About ‘Act II’ (So Far)
 
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