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Drake Files Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG Over ‘Not Like Us’ — DRAKE UMG USED ‘NOT LIKE US’ TO TEAR DOWN MY CAREER!!! Sues Label for Defamation … Drake is not backing down in the war against his own label, in fact he's now upped the ante by suing Universal Music Group for spreading the …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Drake Withdraws Legal Petition Accusing Spotify and Universal Music of Artificially Inflating Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us’ — Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track “Not Like Us.”
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Drake Sues His Label, Calling Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us’ Defamatory — In a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, Drake accused Universal Music Group of putting his life and reputation at risk by releasing and promoting the popular diss track. — During a venomous back-and-forth barrage …
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Hugh Grant / Vogue UK:
“Shall I Tell You What I've Always Thought Of You?” Renée And Hugh Reunite For British Vogue's February Issue — She's back! For Renée Zellweger, reprising her career-defining role as Great British Everywoman Bridget Jones is a full-circle moment.
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Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton Flirt After Two-Hour Lunch Date in NYC — SOFIA VERGARA FLIRTY DATE WITH F1 STAR ... Lunch with Lewis Hamilton … NEW COUPLE ALERT?!? ... Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton just got done with a lunch date and it looks like the sparks are flying!!!
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Justin Baldoni Demands Disney, Marvel Preserve ‘All Documents Relating’ to Ryan Reynolds' Nicepool in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Amid Blake Lively Legal Battle (EXCLUSIVE) — Apparently, it does not end with them. — The fallout radius of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle continues to spread …
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Andrew Tracey / Men's Health:
Tommy Fury: ‘I Lost My Identity and Let Alcohol Ruin My Relationship’ — 'I wanted the endorphins that I'd get when I'd finish a good session, but I just couldn't get them' — There's a strange double standard in how we treat the Fury brothers. Tyson Fury is held as a paragon of mental health awareness …
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Liam Quinn / People:
Woman Scammed into Believing She Was Dating Brad Pitt Divorced Her Husband, Transferred Over $800,000 — The French woman said she was initially contacted by a scammer claiming to be Pitt's mother — A French woman was swindled out of over $800,000 by scammers posing as Brad Pitt …
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Adam Sage / The Times:
Brad Pitt love scam dupes French woman out of €800,000
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Julia Stiles Remembers What It Was Like Working With ‘Bright Light’ Heath Ledger: ‘He Was Amazing’ — Julia Stiles is singing the praises of her 10 Things I Hate About You costar Heath Ledger years after his untimely death. — “He was amazing,” Stiles, 43, exclusively told E! News in an interview published on Tuesday, January 14.
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Dave Quinn / People:
Today Co-Host Sheinelle Jones' ‘Family Health Matter’ Is ‘Serious,’ Source Says: ‘A Sensitive Time’ (Exclusive) — “Sheinelle appreciates the support she's received from fans and viewers in her absence,” an insider says — Sheinelle Jones revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that she is taking …
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Page Six:
Jen Shah's prison sentence reduced again, ‘RHOSLC’ alum will be home before Thanksgiving 2026 — Jen Shah will be celebrating Thanksgiving 2026 at home with her family, Page Six can exclusively reveal. — The incarcerated “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” alum is now set to be released …
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Tyler McCall / Sports Illustrated:
Brianna LaPaglia Is Not Asking for Anyone's Permission — The podcast host is SI Swimsuit's January 2025 digital cover model. — Brianna LaPaglia is blasting Taylor Swift when I call her on a Tuesday afternoon just before the holidays. — In that way, she is like many, many other women in their mid-20s.
Liza Esquibias / People:
Tell Me Lies Star Thomas Doherty Is Dating Too Hot to Handle's Georgia Hassarati: Source — The pair also posted together on Instagram earlier this week, seemingly confirming the news — Thomas Doherty is taken! — A source has confirmed to PEOPLE that the Tell Me Lies actor, 29 …
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Russell Steinberg / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Plan to File for Divorce ‘Soon’: ‘Working It Out Behind the Scenes’ (Exclusive) — Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have called it quits and are working on making their split official. — Alba, 43, plans to file for divorce “soon,” a source close to her and Warren exclusively told Us Weekly.
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Kristie Lau-Adams / Us Weekly:
Inside Taylor Swift's Lavish $1.7 Million Rhode Island Mansion Expansion Plans — Taylor Swift's Holiday House sits quietly on the beach — but now the singer is planning a lavish remodel of the seaside Rhode Island mansion. — According to a building permit and zoning certificate obtained …
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
Orville Peck to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Cabaret,’ Replacing Adam Lambert as Emcee — Two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada will play Sally Bowles — Orville Peck is headed to the Kit Kat Club in New York City to make his Broadway debut as Emcee in “Cabaret.”
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The Mirror:
Linda Nolan dies aged 65 with famous sisters by side after breast cancer journey — Irish singer, actress and Mirror columnist Linda Nolan has sadly died aged 65, 20 years after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer that eventually spread to her brain — Beloved TV personality …
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Aisha Nozari / The Mirror:
TV star heartbreakingly spent just one night in new home before it was destroyed by LA fires — An ABC News star's home was burned down in LA's wildfires just one night after she moved in — An ABC News star's home was burned down in LA's wildfires just one night after she moved in.
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Tommy McArdle / People:
Gerard Butler Says It ‘Felt So Right’ to Leave Lawyer Career to Become an Actor: ‘Living Your Purpose’ (Exclusive) — “I'd never experienced an excitement like that,” Gerard Butler says of landing his first acting job — Before Gerard Butler turned to acting, he studied to become a lawyer.
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Ben Affleck has heated conversation with cops outside LA home after FBI visit — A visibly frustrated Ben Affleck was photographed speaking with law enforcement outside of his home in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday, just two days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation paid him a visit.
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