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5:20 PM ET, February 21, 2024

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Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair's 2024 Hollywood Issue Unites 11 Spectacular Stars  —  Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal, and more talk about transformative times in our 30th annual Hollywood Issue.  —  Colman Domingo knows how unusual this moment is.  “I don't know anyone white or Black or other who has a career like mine,” he says.
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Keziah Weir / Vanity Fair:
Natalie Portman on Striking the Balance Between Public and Private Lives  —  The May December star says Method acting is not her cup of tea (and her kids won't let her do “weird, scary” voices anyway).  —  Natalie Portman, who appears on our Hollywood 2024 cover, walked her first red carpet at 13.
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Jenna Ortega Thinks We Need More Weird Stories Like ‘Beetlejuice’  —  The star of Wednesday and Tim Burton's highly anticipated sequel steps out of the shadows and talks about the future.  —  In the original Beetlejuice movie, people who die unexpectedly are given The Handbook …
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Natalie Portman says having a public focus on her split from husband of 12 years Benjamin Millepied is ‘terrible’ as she covers Vanity Fair
People:
Wendy Williams' Family Break Their Silence on Her ‘Shocking and Heartbreaking’ Struggles Over the Past 3 Years (Exclusive)  —  The former talk show host's sister, niece and brother reveal the battle over her future in this week's PEOPLE cover story  —  It's been two and a half years since …
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TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce On Private Jet to Sydney to Go See Taylor Swift  —  Travis Kelce is on his way to see his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, in Australia — in fact, he's currently en route ... and he'll be landing there bright and early, TMZ has learned.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell us Travis is …
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Travis Kelce Travels to Australia Ahead of Taylor Swift's ‘Eras Tour’ Concerts in Sydney
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Mekishana Pierre / Entertainment Tonight:
Kelly Rowland's Rep Speaks Out After She Reportedly Walks Off ‘Today’ Set  —  Destiny's Child Reunion!  Beyoncé and Michelle Williams Step Out to Support Kelly Rowland  —  ‘MAFS’: Becca Breaks Down After Austin Questions Their Relationship (Exclusive)
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The Wrap:
Kelly Rowland Walked Off ‘Today’ Over Awkward Beyoncé Questions, Not Dressing Room Demands | Exclusive
Daily Mail:
Tragic former Strictly dancer Robin Windsor was found dead in a London hotel - with friends detailing his brave battle against ‘mental health struggles and thoughts of suicide’ and revealing he suffered a ‘troubling incident’ over New Year  — For help, call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org
Discussion: The Sun, The Mirror and Metro.co.uk
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Tim Grierson / Los Angeles Times:
How Jimmy Kimmel preps for the Oscars and why the end of his talk show may be near  —  It's 30 days before the Academy Awards, and Jimmy Kimmel is in a hotel in Las Vegas, the town where he grew up.  The man who will host this year's Oscars speaks to The Envelope by phone on the Friday before the Super Bowl …
People:
Why Scott Hamilton Is Choosing Not to Treat His Third Brain Tumor: 'I'm at Peace with the Decision' (Exclusive)  —  The ice skating legend, 65, says his pituitary gland tumor has returned, but he won't treat it until he's symptomatic: “I'll just continue to stay strong”
Jim Asker / Billboard:
Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold ‘Em’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart  —  Plus, her “16 Carriages” rolls in at No. 9.  —  Pop and R&B/hip-hop superstar Beyoncé makes her debut on Billboard's streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Feb. 24) …
The Hollywood Reporter:
How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue  —  The studio's golden box office aura has been dented, but chief architect Kevin Feige isn't scrapping his years-long cinematic universe plan, just refining it: “They're not going to give up,” says an insider.
Elise Solé / TODAY.com:
Live updates: Ruby Franke, the mom YouTuber behind ‘8 Passengers,’ is sentenced for child abuse  —  Ruby Franke, a popular “momfluencer” whose YouTube channel detailed her family life with six children, has been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for child abuse that one prosecutor described in court as …
GQ:
Mark Ruffalo Wants to Be Bad Too  —  He brought humanity to the Hulk and has played more than one crusader for justice, but it's the role of a villainous peacock in Poor Things that has earned him his latest Oscar nom: “I went to bed a leading man and woke up a character actor.  I'm a ‘daddy’ now.”
Discussion: People, Variety and Just Jared
Angel Saunders / People:
DDG Says Halle Bailey's Pregnancy Wasn't Planned: ‘It Kinda Just Happened’  —  “Both of us have the same interest in being parents,” the rapper said  —  DDG and Halle Bailey knew they were destined to be parents.  —  In an exclusive preview of Wednesday's episode of The Jason Lee Show shared with PEOPLE …
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift 'Isn't Concerned' About Kanye West's Namedrop in New Song ‘Carnival’ (Exclusive)  —  Taylor Swift forgot Kanye West existed — so she has no bad blood when it comes to being name-dropped in his new song “Carnival.”  —  “[Taylor] has so much on her plate and isn't concerned …
Discussion: Suggest and StyleCaster
TMZ.com:
Bobbi Althoff Says Deepfake Masturbation Video of Her is AI-Generated  —  Bobbi Althoff has been trending all week for all the wrong reasons — a video purporting to depict her in a sexual manner has been circulating ... but she's calling it out as fake as hell.
 
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Zara Woodcock / The Mirror:
Dan Wootton's statement in full as ex GB News host cleared after six-month investigation
Discussion: Daily Star
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FemaleFirst:
Bradley Cooper ‘freaked out’ over Beyonce and Jay-Z meeting
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Couple who welcomed quintuplets last year share a surprising announcement
Discussion: The Sun and People
Charlotte McIntyre / The Mirror:
The Office Keith star Ewen MacIntosh dies aged 50 as Ricky Gervais pays heartfelt tribute
Ashleigh Gray / Daily Mail:
Drew Barrymore stuns in a plunging multicolor pastel gown as she's surprised with Oscar Mayer Wienermobile ride ahead of her 49th birthday
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Machine Gun Kelly Debuts Upper Body Blackout Tattoo For Spiritual Purposes
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'Porky's' Star Tony Ganios Dead at 64, Suffered Heart Attack After Surgery
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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