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4:00 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!
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 …
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 …
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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 …
 
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Erin Doyle / Us Weekly:
Valerie Bertinelli Defends Drew Barrymore's Overly Touchy Interview Style: ‘Do Not Apologize’
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a letter, Skydance alleges Project Rise Partners, the group behind a late $13.5B rival bid for Paramount, “fraudulently misrepresented” its financing

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Concord Music is in the final negotiations to acquire Stem, an LA-based company involved in music distribution, payments, and royalty services

David Folkenflik / NPR:
Leaders at US-funded news outlets that broadcast overseas, including Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, say they fear deep budget cuts soon

 
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