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Natasha Dye / People:
Saquon Barkley Is Engaged to Anna Congdon: ‘I Have an Amazing Fiancée’ (Exclusive)  —  Ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles star exclusively tells PEOPLE he and longtime girlfriend Anna Congdon are engaged  —  Saquon Barkley is engaged!
New York Post:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs taken to hospital under cover of darkness: sources  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken to the hospital from a federal lockup in Brooklyn under cover of darkness last week, The Post can reveal.  —  Sources confirmed that he was transported to a nearby hospital about 10 p.m. Thursday to undergo an MRI.
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Lucía García / Latin Times:
Karla Sofía Gascón Had Called Selena Gomez ‘A Rich Rat’ on Social Media  —  The ‘Emilia Pérez’ star deactivated her X account after old posts of hers went viral due to their controversial content.  —  En español  —  Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón …
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Says ‘I Am Not a Racist’ Amid Backlash Over Offensive Tweets: ‘I Have Been Judged and Condemned Without Trial’
Jonathan Dean / The Times:
Guy Pearce: ‘I did a lot of bad films during my divorce — I needed the cash’  —  The actor, nominated for an Oscar and a Bafta for his scene-stealing turn in The Brutalist, talks money, Neighbours and why he was terrible in Memento  —  'I've many feelings about that show," says Guy Pearce …
Molly McGuigan / Us Weekly:
Fans Slam ‘Disrespectful’ Grammys Reporters for Snubbing Babyface to Interview Chappell Roan  —  Fans are calling out red carpet reporters at the 2025 Grammys for snubbing Babyface mid-interview in order to speak to Chappell Roan.  —  Video from the Associated Press' red carpet coverage …
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Alyssa Bailey / Elle:
All About Bianca Censori, Kanye West's Wife  —  Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor.  We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.  —  Less than one year after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were declared legally single in March 2022, West remarried …
Bailey Richards / People:
Remi Bader Makes a Glamorous Grammys Debut at 2025 Ceremony After Opening Up About Relationship with Her Body  —  The content creator and entrepreneur arrived on the star-studded red carpet in a elegant corseted look  —  Remi Bader just made her Grammys debut!
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Julie Jordan / People:
Julia Stiles Says She's Talked About Doing DWTS 23 Years After Iconic Save the Last Dance Role (Exclusive)  —  The actress, who makes her directorial debut with the new film ‘Wish You Were Here’, spoke to PEOPLE for One Last Thing  —  Almost 24 years after she starred in the cult hit Save the Last Dance …
Discussion: SheKnows
Dory Jackson / People:
Issa Rae Says She Has Insecure Fans Asking Her to ‘Reshoot’ Series Finale 3 Years Later: ‘People Are Really Mad’ (Exclusive)  —  “I get asked for season 6 a lot — even this morning,” Rae tells PEOPLE while discussing her new Super Bowl LIX ad with TurboTax  —  Issa Rae is aware …
TMZ.com:
Justin Baldoni Breaks Down Blake Lively Case With New Website  —  JUSTIN BALDONI I'M EXPOSING BLAKE ... With New Website!!! … Justin Baldoni is pulling out all the stops in his war with Blake Lively ... because he's got a new tool designed to present JB's side of the story.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Unfollows All On IG, But Taylor Swift Heading into Grammy Night  —  YE ONLY FOLLOWING TAYLOR SWIFT 👀 Heading into Grammys  —  Kanye West has Taylor Swift on his mind heading into music's biggest night ... which could be an ominous sign for Sunday night's Grammys, or it's just a masterful troll.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: ‘Dog Man’ Shows Bite With $36 Million Opening Weekend  —  “Dog Man” enjoyed a barking good start at the domestic box office, collecting a leading $36 million from 3,885 North American cinemas in its first weekend of release.  —  Universal and DreamWorks Animation's animated …
 
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