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3:50 PM ET, February 2, 2025

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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’  —  “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón took to Instagram early Saturday morning to write …
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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!
Discussion: Us Weekly, New York Post and Just Jared
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.
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 …
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 …
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
'70s star Jacqueline Bisset admits she's ‘unsympathetic’ to #MeToo stories: ‘How you dress’ is ‘very important’  —  Actress Jacqueline Bisset admits she's “unsympathetic” toward women who came forward during the #MeToo movement and feels that women are partially to blame for any sexual harassment.
Discussion: People, Daily Mail, Us Weekly and Deadline
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Live Updates: Medical jet carrying 6, including girl, crashes in Northeast Philly  —  A medical jet carrying six people crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, causing a massive explosion and multiple homes to catch fire  —  What to Know  — Six people were on board a medical jet that crashed …
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6abc:
Medical plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia; 7 people, including child, dead
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.
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Katharine McPhee Remembers Late Flight Attendant Who Died in D.C. Crash: ‘He Was a Gem’  —  Katharine McPhee Foster is mourning flight attendant Ian Epstein, who died in the recent American Airlines plane crash.  —  “I remember this man on one of our many flights,” McPhee Foster, 40 …
Daniela Avila / People:
Katy Perry Reveals Whether She Reads Negative Album Reviews — and the Advice Her Therapist Gave About Them (Exclusive)  —  Perry released her latest studio album, ‘143,’ in September  —  Katy Perry isn't fazed by her critics.  —  Speaking with PEOPLE about her newly announced Lifetimes Tour …
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Valerie Bertinelli Defends Drew Barrymore's Overly Touchy Interview Style: ‘Do Not Apologize’
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Financial Times names Chief Commercial Officer Jon Slade as CEO, replacing John Ridding on July 1; Slade manages 75% of the FT Group's £500M annual revenue

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with WSJ Publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour on WSJ cutting tech reporting, the content deal with OpenAI, WSJ opinion pages, press freedom, and more

James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney+ and Lucasfilm bring Andor season one to Hulu and the first three episodes to the Disney+ YouTube channel for free, ahead of Andor's season two launch

 
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