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3:50 PM ET, February 13, 2024

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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 …
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TMZ.com:
Nick & Aaron Carter's Sister Bobbie Jean Carter Died From Fentanyl, Meth  —  NICK & AARON CARTER SISTER BOBBIE JEAN DIED FROM OVERDOSE … Nick and Aaron Carter's late sister, Bobbie Jean Carter, died from a fatal drug overdose ... TMZ has learned.  —  Bobbie's official cause of death …
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People:
Bobbie Jean Carter's Cause of Death Revealed After Her Death at Age 41  —  Bobbie Jean died of intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department  —  A cause of death for Bobbie Jean Carter …
Discussion: Suggest, The Blast and Extra
People:
Usher Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas Wedding Ceremony!  (Exclusive)  —  The Grammy-winning artist tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.  Usher's mom Jonetta Patton was the couple's witness.  —  Usher is married!
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People:
Usher Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas Wedding Ceremony: Sources
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Kaia Gerber Shares Why She Keeps Her Romance With Austin Butler Private  —  While Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler have been dating for about two years, the model explained why she still prefers to keep her relationship with the Elvis actor private.  —  Kaia Gerber doesn't want to tell …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Just Jared
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Josh Duboff / Wall Street Journal:
She Was Born to Be a Supermodel. She Wants to Build a Literary Empire, Too.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Russell Simmons sued for allegedly raping music video producer in '90s  —  A former music video producer sued Russell Simmons for allegedly raping her in the late '90s.  —  The woman, identified as Jane Doe, alleged in her lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Def Jam Recordings co-founder, now 66 …
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 …
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: Ok - home, Metro, Daily Star and The Mirror
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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 and Ok - home
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).
Peter White / Deadline:
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Strikes Podcast Deal With Lemonada Media; Will Launch New Show & Distribute ‘Archetypes’ To All Platforms  —  EXCLUSIVE: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is staying in the podcast business.  —  The Duchess, otherwise known as Meghan Markle, has signed a new podcast deal …
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 …
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.
Mattie Kahn / InStyle:
Sharon Stone Has Found Her Limit  —  Hers is one of the most famous names and faces and bodies in the world.  And that hasn't changed because she's making movies less and painting more.  It's just that she's finally grasped what had been eluding her for so long: boundaries, control, peace.
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
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
Sean Neumann / People:
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Had ‘Thrilling’ Super Bowl After the ‘Best Few Months’ Together (Source Exclusive)  —  “She's loved attending all the games, but this was of course on another level,” an insider tells PEOPLE  —  Sunday night's Super Bowl provided a fairytale ending to the first chapter …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Elle
TMZ.com:
Katy Perry Announces She's Leaving ‘American Idol’ After 7 Years  —  Katy Perry just made a stunning announcement ... she's dunzo with “American Idol.”  —  The iconic singer appeared on Monday night's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropping the bombshell after 7 years as an ‘Idol’ judge alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
TMZ.com:
Lindsey Pelas Says Brittany Mahomes Shouldn't Listen To Haters After S.I. Swimsuit Debut  —  KANYE WEST TALKS TO TMZ, STANDS BY ANTISEMITISM, SAYS HE CAN'T BE CANCELED  —  KILLER MIKE SUPPORTS USHER AND ALICIA KEYS' STEAMY SUPER BOWL  —  NEW FROM TMZ TV TMZ LIVE CLIPS  —  OLD NEWS IS OLD NEWS!
Discussion: New York Post
Tommy McArdle / People:
Sasquatch Sunset Trailer: See Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg Transform Into a Bigfoot Family  —  ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ is in select theaters April 12, then nationwide on April 19  —  Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough transformed into Bigfoots for their new film.
 
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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Brian Wilson Began Work on a Country Album in 1970. It's Finally Coming Out
Discussion: People and Consequence
Denise Petski / Deadline:
'The Handmaid's Tale': Update On 6th & Final Season, Start Of Production, Premiere Date
Discussion: TVLine, Elite Daily and Just Jared
People:
LL Cool J Opens Up About Being an Empty Nester: ‘They Have to Go After Their Dreams’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail
The Archewell Foundation:
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Daily Star:
Carol Vorderman parades curves in skintight leather as she ‘copies’ Miley Cyrus
Discussion: The Mirror
Page Six:
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan break up after more than a year of dating: There was ‘tension in the relationship’
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Max Tani / Semafor:
At an internal meeting, NYT editors shared what they thought of internal and external feedback, “explicit threats from Trump about us in the media”, and more
 
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