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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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Zack Sharf / Variety:
Jennifer Lopez Says Ayo Edebiri ‘Apologized With Tears in Her Eyes’ Over Resurfaced Comments Slamming Lopez: ‘She Was Mortified’ — Jennifer Lopez revealed in a new Variety cover story that “The Bear” Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri apologized to her before they filmed their “Saturday Night Live” episode at the start of February.
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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 …
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).
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People, Us Weekly, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, UPROXX, TVLine, New York Post, ComingSoon.net, Just Jared and The Mirror
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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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Why Justin Bieber turned down Usher's offer to perform with him at the Super Bowl
Why Justin Bieber turned down Usher's offer to perform with him at the Super Bowl
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People, Entertainment Tonight, Marie Claire, BuzzFeed News, OK Magazine, FemaleFirst, Pajiba, Perez Hilton, StyleCaster, E! Online, The US Sun and Hollywood Life
TMZ.com:
Usher Married Jennifer Goicoechea on Super Bowl Sunday, Mom Was Witness
Usher Married Jennifer Goicoechea on Super Bowl Sunday, Mom Was Witness
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UPI, The Mirror, Cele|bitchy, RADAR, The Blast, FemaleFirst, E! Online, Page Six, New York Daily News, New York Post, The US Sun, HELLO!, Suggest, The Hollywood Reporter, Ok - home, People, StyleCaster and Just Jared
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Russell Simmons Sued for Alleged Rape of Def Jam Producer in '90s — A former music video producer sued Russell Simmons on Tuesday, alleging that he raped her when she worked for Def Jam Recordings in the late 1990s. — The woman, identified in the complaint as Jane Doe …
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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 …
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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 …
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Josh Duboff / Wall Street Journal:
She Was Born to Be a Supermodel. She Wants to Build a Literary Empire, Too. — From a star-studded book club to roles in irreverent comedies, Gen Z model Kaia Gerber is carving a path off the runway — By all appearances, Kaia Gerber has already succeeded in three industries.
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Us Weekly and Daily Mail
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Kaia Gerber Shares Why She Keeps Her Romance With Austin Butler Private
Kaia Gerber Shares Why She Keeps Her Romance With Austin Butler Private
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Cosmopolitan, Wall Street Journal and Just Jared
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 …
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Ok - home, Daily Star, Metro and The Mirror
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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.
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Lainey Gossip, Us Weekly, Page Six, Pajiba, Daily Mail, People and OK Magazine
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 …
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The Sun, inews.co.uk, The Mirror, Ok - home and Metro
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 …
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Hollywood Life and Just Jared
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
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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.
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TMZ.com:
Oklahoma Radio Station Not Snubbing Beyoncé's Country Music Despite Claim — A small-town Oklahoma radio station is under fire after a listener accused it of purposely barring Beyoncé's new country songs — but the whole thing has been totally warped, and in fact, it's now resolved.
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.
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Deadline:
‘Suits L.A.’ Casts Stephen Amell To Lead NBC Drama Pilot — Arrow star Stephen Amell is set as the lead in NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe, from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. Production is scheduled to start late March in Vancouver.
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E! Online, Variety, People, TVLine, Just Jared, UPROXX, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, The Hollywood Gossip and The Hollywood Reporter
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 …
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Cosmopolitan and Elle
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Porsha Williams Guobadia Will Return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for Season 16 — Williams was a cast member for nine seasons on the hit Bravo reality series before announcing her exit in 2021 — Calling all The Real Housewives of Atlanta fans, Porsha Williams Guobadia is back!
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