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1:35 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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NBC News:
At least 1 killed, more than 20 injured in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally … Guns have been recovered  —  By Phil Helsel  —  Firearms have been recovered after the shooting, police said.  —  Police Chief Stacey Graves told reporters that firearms have been recovered …
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At least 1 killed in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
1 dead, at least 10 hurt in shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: ‘Tragedy’
Jen Juneau / People:
Brad Pitt and Girlfriend Ines de Ramon Are Living Together (Exclusive Sources)  —  De Ramon, who was first spotted with Pitt in November 2022, has moved in with the Oscar winner, multiple sources tell PEOPLE  —  Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon's romance is going strong — and they're now cohabiting!
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ‘Navigating the Last of the Red Tape’ in Lengthy Divorce Battle (Exclusive)
Discussion: Hollywood Life
TMZ.com:
‘Hot Ones’ Host Sean Evans Breaks Up With Porn Star Melissa Stratton  —  ‘HOT ONES’ HOST SEAN EVANS BREAKS UP WITH PORN STAR ... Relationship Too Public?!? … Not the best timing on Valentine's Day ... “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans and porn star Melissa Stratton broke up less than 24 hours after their relationship made headlines.
Discussion: Just Jared, The Blast, UPROXX and Page Six
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Kansas City Star:
Johnson County mom dies in KC parade shooting.  Police confirm one fatality  —  This is a developing story.  Check back to kansascity.com for updates.  —  Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey in Kansas City, was confirmed killed in the shooting at the end …
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Elias Leight / Billboard:
Kanye West's ‘Vultures 1’ Distributor Wants to Take It Down  —  “A long-standing FUGA client delivered the album through the platform's automated processes, violating our service agreement,” a company spokesperson says.  —  Last year, Kanye West started looking for a distribution deal to release a new album.
TMZ.com:
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner Finalize Divorce  —  Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have settled their super bitter divorce and finalized the judgment ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kevin and Christine signed a Marital Settlement Agreement, which they filed with the court.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Extra
Kate Mansey / The Times:
Harry and Meghan adopt Sussex title as surname for children  —  The change for Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, aims to ‘unify’ family and coincides with the relaunch of couple's website  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rebranded their website to “unify” their family after their children started using the Sussex title.
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Shakira announces first album in seven years Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran... following her acrimonious split from Gerard Piqué and settling $34M tax fraud legal battle  —  Shakira just announced her first album in seven years - Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry) - which will be released by Sony Latin on March 22.
Just Jared:
‘Evil’ to End with Season 4 on Paramount+, Teaser Trailer Released  —  There's some news at Paramount+...Evil is set to end with a shortened, upcoming fourth and final season.  —  The show will return in May 2024 with four final episodes to give the series a proper sendoff.  —  Keep reading to find out more...
Just Jared:
Robert Downey Jr. Plays Multiple Roles in HBO's ‘The Sympathizer’ - Watch the Trailer!  —  The teaser trailer for HBO's upcoming limited series The Sympathizer has debuted online!  —  Here's the logline: Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name …
Perez Hilton:
Rachel Dolezal Fired From New School District Job Because Of... Her OnlyFans Account!  —  The woman formerly known as Rachel Dolezal has been fired from her job with a school district in Tucson, Arizona after it came out that she has an active OnlyFans account.  —  Certainly, you remember Dolezal.
Daniel Bird / The Mirror:
Paloma Faith suffered heartbreaking miscarriage filming top TV show but 'didn't tell anyone'  —  Paloma Faith has opened up about suffering a miscarriage and revealed she refused to tell people at the time as she would have been sent home from filming Pennyworth
Discussion: FemaleFirst and The Sun
Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson Is Rereleasing Her 2004 Album ‘Autobiography’ for Its 20th Anniversary: 'It's Time' (Exclusive)  —  Ashlee Simpson's seminal album Autobiography is turning 20 this year, and she's already hard at work on a plan to commemorate the occasion.  —  “I am starting to work on the rerelease …
Discussion: Just Jared and FemaleFirst
Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Salma Hayek Marks 15th Wedding Anniversary with ‘Mi Amor’ François-Henri Pinault on Valentine's Day  —  “You still make loving you easy, fun, deep and fresh like a gentle breeze,” wrote Hayek in a romantic tribute to her husband  —  Salma Hayek has a lot to celebrate this week!
Discussion: Daily Mail, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Becca Longmire / People:
Hilary Duff's Husband Matthew Koma Thanks Her Exes in Funny Valentine's Day Post: 'You Don't Go Unnoticed'  —  “You are truly ill. Matthew,” Duff commented on her husband's Wednesday Instagram post  —  Matthew Koma gave a special mention to Hilary Duff's exes in his Valentine's Day post.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Page Six
 
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