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12:40 AM ET, February 20, 2024

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TMZ.com:
PORN STAR KAGNEY LINN KARTER DEAD AT 36 ... After Suicide  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.2K … Kagney Linn Karter — a famous porn star — has died by suicide ... TMZ has learned.  —  The adult film actress — who got her start in the industry way back in the mid-2000s …
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Joshua Smith / gofundme.com:
Kagney's Memorial  —  Megan Lee is organizing this fundraiser.  —  Hi, our names are Rachel and Megan, and we are the owners of two fitness studios in the Northeast Ohio area: Ecole de Pole Cleveland and Ecole de Pole Akron.  —  We are fundraising on behalf of Tina, Kagney's mom …
TMZ.com:
Actress Cocoa Brown's Georgia Home Burns Down, GoFundMe Started for Help  —  ACTRESS COCOA BROWN GEORGIA HOUSE BURNS DOWN ... GoFundMe Started for Help … Cocoa Brown's home burned down in a devastating fire this week — and her friends are now coming together to help her out ... understandable when you see the extent of the damage.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Suggest and gofundme.com
The Face:
Charli XCX knows you're obsessed with her  —  She's pop music's fearless trailblazer, a committed experimentalist who's navigated the music industry machine and kept her integrity intact.  Now, Charli XCX is back with a rowdy, ravey record which laps up the drama of friendships, fall-outs and fame.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, UPROXX, People and Us Weekly
Telegraph:
Baftas 2024: Oppenheimer wins seven awards - including Best Film, Best Director and Leading Actor  —  Chosen by us to get you up to speed at a glance  —  David Tennant (and a dog) achieved what every award show host dreams of  —  Christopher Nolan has finally got the recognition he deserves
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Eric Andersson / People:
Michael Keaton Teases Beetlejuice Sequel: A ‘Shrunken Head Room’ and ‘Enormous Fun’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Knox Goes Away’ actor-director tells PEOPLE about making ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ which is due in theaters this September  —  The “ghost with the most” is sharing some secrets about the Beetlejuice sequel.
Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCs  — Former Disney Channel star and singer Bridgit Mendler is launching a startup called Northwood Space, backed by investors including Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz.
The Hollywood Reporter:
Inside Sony's ‘Madame Web’ Collapse: Forget About a New Franchise  —  The flop is wiping out an entire plan for a new movie series, as Sony becomes the latest superhero studio in need of a pivot.  —  The trailer buzz was worrisome, advance ticket sales anemic.
Discussion: Daily Mail, UPROXX, Just Jared and TMZ.com
Angela Andaloro / People:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's Son James Wilkie Shares Rare Photos from Family Trip  —  The couple are parents to twins Tabitha and Marion, 14, and son James Wilkie, 21  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick enjoyed some quality time with their oldest.
Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:
Billie Eilish is accused of objecting to the amount of TikTok stars attending the People's Choice Awards - as she's overheard chatting to Kylie Minogue  —  Billie Eilish was overheard weighing in on the TikTokers in attendance at the People's Choice Awards.  —  In video circulating online …
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson Rejected a Purity Ring From Her Dad When She Was 12: I Was ‘An Independent Soul’  —  Ashlee Simpson wanted to pave her own way as a young star, which included rejecting her dad's attempt to gift her a purity ring.  —  “I think [when I was] younger, too, I would come off …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Mail
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Usher defends intimate hug with Alicia Keys at Super Bowl: Swizz Beatz and I ‘laughed about it’  —  It's nothing but love.  —  Usher shot down internet chatter over his tight hug with Alicia Keys during their duet at the Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show.  —  Some viewers were irked …
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Tom Hiddleston Laughs as Camera Pans to Him During Simu Liu's Taylor Swift Joke at 2024 People's Choice Awards  —  Hiddleston, who is nominated as the male TV star of the year for his role in ‘Loki’, dated Swift briefly in 2016  —  Tom Hiddleston was caught on camera during an unexpected moment at the 2024 People's Choice Awards.
 
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Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Lenny Kravitz Performs Greatest Hits Medley at People's Choice Awards, Sets Internet Ablaze
Nicole Mazza / Page Six:
Prince William goofs around with Ayo Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor and more star snaps
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and Marie Claire
People:
Usher's Ex-Wife Tameka Foster Says 2009 Liposuction Gone Wrong Made Her Want to ‘Do It the Natural Way’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Page Six
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From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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