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Good Morning America:
‘No one is gonna hurt you’: Chiefs player comforts scared boy after parade shooting  —  Chiefs' player Trey Smith details deadly parade shooting  —  Fans were celebrating alongside the Kansas City Chiefs at Wednesday's victory parade following their recent 2024 Super Bowl win when gunshots rang out and chaos erupted.
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Angel Saunders / People:
Travis Kelce ‘Heartbroken’ After Chiefs Parade Shooting: ‘KC, You Mean the World to Me’
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Kansas City Chiefs Athletes ‘Reached Out’ to Children's Hospital After Super Bowl Parade Shooting
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TMZ.com:
‘Outer Banks’ Star Austin North Arrested, Allegedly Attacked ER Staff  —  ‘OUTER BANKS’ STAR AUSTIN NORTH Arrested in Vegas ... ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED ER HOSPITAL STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 240 … 6:26 PM PT — Austin just addressed the situation online, and he says he was having …
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, and Zendaya Are the 2024 Met Gala Co-Chairs  —  The 2024 Met Gala, taking place on the first Monday in May, is soon upon us.  This year, the event—often dubbed “the Oscars of fashion”—will celebrate The Costume Institute's spring exhibition, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
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Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, 81, ‘suffering from dementia’ as family seeks to place him under a conservatorship... weeks after the singer's wife Melinda died  — Representatives for Wilson's family said he has a ‘major neurocognitive disorder’  — They have filed for a conservatorship to ensure he is properly treated
Discussion: Consequence
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Afouda Bamidele / The Blast:
‘Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia, Team Files For A Conservatorship  —  Home / Exclusive / ‘Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia, Team Files For A Conservatorship  —  Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the “Beach Boys,” team has filed to place the legendary musician under a conservatorship.
Discussion: People, The Sun, The Wrap and UPROXX
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Usher Reveals That He Proposed to TLC's Chilli and Their Split ‘Broke My Heart’: ‘Really Did Love That Girl’ (Exclusive)  —  The Super Bowl halftime headliner gets candid about his past love life in this week's PEOPLE cover story  —  Once a match made in R&B and hip-hop heaven, Usher and Rozonda …
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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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Kelly Osbourne Shares Why She Supports the Ozempic Trend  —  kelly Osbourne revealed in an exclusive interview with E! News why she is supportive of the Ozempic trend and of anyone who wants to take the type II diabetes drug.  —  Kelly Osbourne thinks this criticism is born of jealousy.
Jessica Gibb / The Mirror:
Prince Harry and Meghan hit back at ‘make or break’ claims - ‘We will not be broken’  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the middle of a three-day trip to Vancouver in Canada where they are promoting the Invictus Games but have been warned to ‘behave’ after taking the first steps to reconcile with the Royal Family
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People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Cozy Up in Canada on Valentine's Day for Invictus Games Countdown
Kelly Coffey-Behrens / The Blast:
Meadow Rain Walker Officially Files For Divorce After 2 Years Of Marriage  —  Meadow Rain Walker, the only daughter of the late Paul Walker, has officially filed for divorce from her husband, Louis Thornton-Allan.  —  According to legal documents obtained by The Blast …
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, Just Jared and Extra
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.
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Jon Hamm Joins Taylor Sheridan Series ‘Landman’ at Paramount+  —  Jon Hamm is the latest addition to the cast of Taylor Sheridan's upcoming Paramount+ series “Landman.”  —  Hamm will appear in the series in a recurring guest star role.  He joins previously announced series lead Billy Bob Thornton …
TMZ.com:
Bill Skarsgård Arrested For Marijuana Possession in Sweden  —  BILL SKARSGÅRD ARRESTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION ... Fined $4,000 In Sweden  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 79 … Bill Skarsgård was arrested in Sweden for marijuana possession ... TMZ has learned.
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TMZ.com:
Patrick Mahomes Attended Party with Travis Kelce at Restaurant After Shooting  —  PATRICK MAHOMES ATTENDED PRIVATE PARTY WITH TRAVIS KELCE AT RESTAURANT Other Teammates Also Attend Post-Shooting  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 218 … Travis Kelce was only playing follow-the-leader when he walked …
James Vituscka / Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian tells ex-husband Kanye West to make new wife Bianca Censori COVER UP when she's around their children - after Yeezy architect was pictured in a string of increasingly ‘naked’ outfits  — Kim, 43, does not want Bianca, 29, to parade in risqué clothes in front of her kids
Faith Cummings / Byrdie:
Nicola Peltz Beckham Is Officially in Her Director Era  —  With her new film Lola, the actor steps behind the camera and shows the world she's just getting started.  —  “You had cell phones, and they made communication much easier, but they didn't take over your entire life,” …
Variety:
Surprise!  Anya Taylor-Joy Confirms ‘Dune: Part Two’ Role at London Premiere  —  As if the cast of Denis Villeneuve's “Dune: Part Two” couldn't get any more star-studded, Anya Taylor-Joy has joined the ensemble.  —  In the days leading up to the film's world premiere in London on Thursday …
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.
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Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
‘Hot Ones’ host Sean Evans breaks up with adult film star Melissa Stratton on Valentine's Day: report
 
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