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Shock of Steve Wright's death floors colleagues and friends after they reveal they saw him just days ago and DJ was planning lunch with Ken Bruce to celebrate his MBE  — Veteran presenter's death was announced this afternoon at the age of 69  —  Colleagues and friends of BBC broadcaster Steve Wright …
Discussion: FemaleFirst, The Mirror, The Sun and Metro
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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Beyoncé Producer Killah B Teases Possible Country Collab with Taylor Swift  —  Beyoncé's keeping the surprises coming with her dive into country music — that's according to Killah B, who produced and co-wrote her new track, “Texas Hold 'Em,” and hints something huge is on the horizon.
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Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Stephen Amell to Lead NBC's ‘Suits’ Spinoff ‘Suits: LA’  —  Stephen Amell is suiting up.  The actor will lead NBC's upcoming “Suits” spinoff, “Suits: LA,” portraying Ted Black, “a charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others.”  —  “Suits,” which was produced by UCP …
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‘Suits L.A.’ Casts Stephen Amell To Lead NBC Drama Pilot
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 …
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Nick & Aaron Carter's Sister Bobbie Jean Carter Died From Fentanyl, Meth
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’
Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
Kristen Stewart Uncensored: 'I Want to Do the Gayest Thing You've Ever Seen in Your Life'  —  After more than two decades in the spotlight, she knows who she is — and what she wants  —  K  —  RISTEN STEWART IS STRONG as fuck, and I do not mean this metaphorically.
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
CCFPeace / Creative Community for Peace:
Open Letter - Eurovision 2024  —  Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber, Gene Simmons, Scooter Braun, Boy George, Mayim Bialik, Haim Saban, Julianna Margulies, Sharon Osbourne, Debra Messing, Emmy Rossum Support Israel's Continued Inclusion in Eurovision  —  Jody Gerson, Julie Greenwald, Ginnifer Goodwin …
Discussion: Billboard, Deadline, Variety and The Wrap
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Travis Kelce's Debut as a Film Producer Is Also the First Movie Financed Using President Biden's Green Energy Tax Credits (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Joe Biden didn't score an endorsement from Taylor Swift on Super Bowl Sunday, as some had predicted.  But her boyfriend Travis Kelce is using …
Discussion: Page Six, The A.V. Club, People, Suggest and BGR
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Kelsea Ballerini Shares Why She and ‘Sweet Man’ Chase Stokes Are Spending Valentine's Day Apart  —  Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes won't be able to put their hearts first this Valentine's Day.  —  “I'm working, sweet man is working,” Ballerini, 29, told Entertainment Tonight in a Tuesday …
Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Why Jason Kelce Thought He'd Get ‘Pink Eye’ After Super Bowl Afterparties  —  The Kelce brothers in Sin City resulted in Travis Kelce “leaking tequila,” and Jason Kelce hoping he didn't get “pink eye” as the celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs winning the 2024 -Super Bowl.  —  “I'm still partying baby.
Discussion: Page Six, The Mirror and Cele|bitchy
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 …
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Derek Hough Shares Update on Wife Hayley Erbert After Skull Surgeries: ‘She Really Is a Miracle’ (Exclusive)  —  Derek Hough Gives Health Update on ‘Miracle’ Wife Hayley Erbert (Exclusive)  —  Jennifer Lopez on Her Kids' Reaction to ‘This Is Me...Now: A Love Story’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Page Six, People and The Blast
Andi Ortiz / The Wrap:
Dakota Johnson Says ‘Madame Web’ Script Went Through ‘Drastic’ Changes After She Signed On |  Video  —  “And I can't even tell you what they were,” the actress tells TheWrap  —  In making any movie, a script often goes through changes from start to finish.
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Samantha Sutton / Page Six:
Dakota Johnson shimmers in see-through crystal mesh gown at ‘Madame Web’ premiere
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande's Boyfriend Ethan Slater Is Still in Mediation Phase of Lilly Jay Divorce (Exclusive)  —  Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are still going strong despite delays in his divorce proceedings.  —  Slater, 31, and his estranged wife, Lilly Jay, are “still in the mediation phase” …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
 
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Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Max Tani / Semafor:
In the last month, Sam Stein, Burgess Everett, and now Jack Shafer have decided to leave Politico; sources: Alex Ward and Lara Seligman are leaving for the WSJ

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Australia's Seven West axes three top executives amid 150 job cuts at the company, as its commercial deal with Meta, estimated to be worth ~$15M annually, ends

 
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