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US Department of Justice:
Seven Chilean Nationals Charged Following Nationwide Burglaries Of Several Professional Athletes  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida  —  Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces the unsealing …
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Los Angeles Times:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's L.A. home is ransacked  —  Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's residence inside a gated community near Beverly Hills was burglarized Friday night, law enforcement sources told The Times on Tuesday.  —  The Australian actress and the country music star are the latest …
People:
7 Chileans Charged in Connection to Alleged Burglaries at Patrick Mahomes' and Travis Kelce's Homes
Discussion: TMZ.com
People:
Justin Baldoni's It Ends With Us Producer Compared Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to Hamas: Complaint  —  Lively filed an amended complaint against Baldoni and others in New York federal court late on Tuesday, Feb. 18  —  Blake Lively is alleging in her amended complaint that an It Ends …
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Blake Lively alleges Justin Baldoni made other women ‘uncomfortable’ on ‘It Ends With Us’ set in amended complaint
Liz McNeil / People:
Jessica Simpson Reveals Where Things Stand Today with Husband Eric Johnson After Announcing Their Separation (Exclusive)  —  “He's still very much a part of my life and will always be,” the singer-songwriter tells PEOPLE  —  Jessica Simpson's first single, “Use My Heart Against Me,” …
Liz McNeil / People:
Denise Richards Goes on the Record About Daughter Sami's OnlyFans, Her Ex Charlie Sheen and More (Exclusive)  —  Richards and her three daughters get candid in this week's PEOPLE cover story about their ‘wild’ new reality show  —  She's been a Bond Girl, a Playboy model and a very real Housewife …
Dave Matthews Mother Dies / TMZ.com:
Dave Matthews' Mother Dead at 89  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Singer Dave Matthews' mother has died, TMZ has learned.  —  Valerie Matthews died February 9 in her Charlottesville, Virginia home, according to an online obituary.  We're told Dave, his brother and his sister were by her bedside when she died.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Rachel DeSantis / People:   Dave Matthews' Mom Valerie Dies at 89: ‘Kindness, Graciousness and Humor Shone Through to the End’
Brent Lang / Variety:
Cynthia Erivo to Host the 2025 Tony Awards  —  Cynthia Erivo, fresh off the box office success of “Wicked,” will command center stage on Broadway's biggest night as host of the 78th Tony Awards.  —  She takes over as emcee from Ariana DeBose, who hosted the past three shows.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Cynthia Erivo Revealed as Host of 2025 Tony Awards: ‘I Hope I Can Rise to the Occasion’
Discussion: E! Online and Deadline
TMZ.com:
LaVar Ball Has Foot Amputated After Medical Issue  —  LAVAR BALL FOOT AMPUTATED AFTER HEALTH ISSUE … LaVar Ball — the father of basketball stars Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball — had his foot amputated after suffering a serious medical issue, TMZ Sports has learned.
Jessica Baker / Latest from Who What Wear in Feature:
Hailee, Happily Ever After  —  When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.  Here's how it works.  —  A few years ago, Hailee Steinfeld, the avid pinner she is, created a Pinterest mood board titled “28.”  There wasn't a rhyme or reason to it other than the fact that …
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Conan O'Brien Teases Oscars Game Plan — and an ‘Iconic’ Hair Swoop — as He Hosts for the First Time (Exclusive)  —  In a new interview with PEOPLE, the Emmy-winning star says he'll be looking ‘to lift people up’ when celebrating Hollywood at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Just Jared and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Zach Bryan in Heated Argument After Losing at Pool in NYC Bar  —  ZACH BRYAN HEATED ARGUMENT IN WEST VILLAGE BAR ... 'Gayest Thing I've Ever Heard' … So, Zach Bryan walks into a bar ... okay, maybe you've heard this joke before, but a new video obtained by TMZ shows the country superstar delivering a punchline we didn't expect.
Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker Are Still ‘Very Much Together’ After Split: Source (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker's on-again, off-again romance is officially back on.  —  A source exclusively reveals in the latest issue …
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Ethan Hawke Says Casting Actors Based on Instagram Followers Is ‘Crazy’: Some Young People Think ‘Being an Actor Is Protein Shakes and Going to the Gym’  —  Ethan Hawke is weighing in on his daughter Maya's comments about certain producers wanting to cast actors based on the amount of Instagram followers they have.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
‘Reba’ Alum Chris Rich's Post-Stroke Health Battle in His Words: Traumatic Brain Injury to Recovery  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Reba alum Christopher Rich candidly discussed his road to recovery after being diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury following a massive stroke.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
Love Is Blind creator addresses criticism that season 8 has the whitest cast ever  —  “The people who fall in love are the people who fall in love,” executive producer Chris Coelen says.  —  Love Is Blind has a real diversity problem this season, but creator Chris Coelen tells Entertainment Weekly that wasn't intentional.
Discussion: Just Jared, New York Post and Us Weekly
Catherine Santino / People:
Celebrity Hairstylist Graham Nation, Who Worked with Demi Moore and Catherine O'Hara, Dies at 39  —  The L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner confirmed he died on Feb. 14  —  Celebrity hairstylist Graham Nation has died.  He was 39.  —  According to the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner …
Robert Plummer / BBC:
The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69  —  Rick Buckler, former drummer in The Jam, has died at the age of 69, his ex-bandmates have confirmed on social media.  —  The Jam rose to fame in the punk and new wave era of the late 1970s and are credited with inspiring a revival in mod fashion and music.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Conservative outlet The Dispatch acquires SCOTUSblog; the blog will remain free and co-founder Amy Howe and some writers are signing long-term contracts to stay

Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Bill Grueskin on why the verdict in Sarah Palin's trial was unsurprising and why she is the wrong plaintiff in the right-wing push to overturn Sullivan

Reuters Institute:
A survey of UK journalists in September to November 2023: 90% are white, ~63% are 40 or older, 77% are left-leaning, and 28% are freelance, up from 17% in 2015

 
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