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BBC:
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78  —  Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said.  —  Born in Hampstead in December 1946, she was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964, and for starring roles …
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Associated Press:
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
NBC News:
D.C. plane crash live updates: Trump says there are no survivors as details about flight conditions emerge
Associated Press:
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
NBC4 Washington:
Live updates: ‘No survivors’ after plane, helicopter crash into Potomac River
Reuters:
Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner
Adam B. Vary / Variety:
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets About Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars Diversity  —  “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter …
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Escher Walcott / People:
Reese Witherspoon Still Haunted After Mistakenly Roasting Pal at Serious Ceremony: 'We're Not Friends Anymore!'  (Exclusive)  —  “Not even kidding, she doesn't talk to me anymore.  Oh well,” the actress says with a laugh  —  Reese Witherspoon can't quite get over one cringe-worthy speech from her past.
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Just Jared:
Reese Witherspoon Says Famous British Actress 'Doesn't Like' Her Anymore: Kate Winslet Revealed as Her Former Friend  —  Reese Witherspoon has made headlines by revealing that a famous British actress will no longer talk to her and we've identified that actress as Kate Winslet.
The Baltimore Banner:
Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists  —  Two spas say they banned Tucker.  He denies the bans and the behavior that women say has left them emotionally scarred.  —  Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for some readers.
Sarah Sotoodeh / Daily Mail:
Kaia Gerber gets close to actor Lewis Pullman at intimate dinner... weeks after her Austin Butler split  —  Kaia Gerber, 23, was spotted getting close to actor Lewis Pullman on his 32nd birthday at Salazar restaurant in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.  —  The duo sat close to each other …
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TMZ.com:
Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon Split After Almost 5 Years Together  —  SHEMAR MOORE, JESIREE DIZON CALL IT QUITS ... After Almost 5 Years!!! … Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon have gone their separate ways ... the “S.W.A.T” star and the model are no longer a couple ... TMZ has learned.
William Earl / Variety:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Will Move to Dismiss Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit … Attorneys for the two sides are due in court Monday for the first hearing on the megafeud between the two “It Ends With Us” co-stars.  —  Lively has accused Baldoni, who was also the film's director …
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Dwyane Wade Reveals He Had 40% of His Kidney Removed After Doctors Found Cancerous Tumor (Exclusive)  —  The 43-year-old had part of his right kidney removed on Dec. 18, 2023, he shared publicly for the first time on Thursday  —  Hall of Fame basketball star Dwyane Wade had a cancerous tumor removed …
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Dwyane Wade has 40% of his kidney removed due to cancerous tumor: 'Weakest point I've ever felt'
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Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
Tom Selleck celebrates his 80th birthday with wife Jillie, 67, after lonely drive-thru lunch  —  Tom Selleck was seen celebrating his 80th birthday by indulging in a fancy dinner with his family and close friends in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday.  —  The Blue Bloods actor was joined …
Mikhaila Friel / Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga Debuts New Song Written With Fiance for L.A. Wildfire Victims at FireAid Concert  —  Lady Gaga performed a new song that she wrote with fiancé Michael Polansky at the FireAid Concert for L.A. wildfire victims on Thursday, January 30.  —  “I thought I wanted to do something hopeful for you.
Deadline:
Matthew Lillard Is Coming Back For ‘Scream 7’ … Matthew Lillard, who played Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher in the first 1996 Scream movie, is returning to the franchise for Spyglass/Paramount's Scream 7.  —  How is that possible?  We will see.  Does Stu have a twin?  Doesn't look like it from Lillard's Instagram post.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Three-Fourths of Nirvana Reunite for Bruising FireAid Set With St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Violet Grohl  —  Fans in the Intuit Dome wondering what hit them may have belatedly realized they were witnessing the closest thing to a Nirvana reunion we'll get: The band's three surviving members …
TMZ.com:
‘The Voice’ Alum Ryan Whyte Maloney Fatally Shot Himself Over Argument With Fiancée About Jacket  —  ‘THE VOICE’ RYAN WHYTE MALONEY DIED BY SUICIDE AFTER DISPUTE WITH FIANCÉE OVER JACKET … “The Voice” alum Ryan Whyte Maloney fatally shot himself in Las Vegas over a heated argument …
Mia O'Hare / The Mirror:
Gladiators star Jet splits from wife after just one year of marriage  —  Gladiators legend Jet, real name Diane Youdale, has reportedly split from wife Zoe after just 18 months together  —  Gladiators icon Jet has split from her wife after just 18 months.  —  The original star …
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Wall Street Journal:
NBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting Probe  —  The gambling ring accused of conspiring with Jontay Porter to manipulate his performance in NBA games also bet heavily against Rozier in a 2023 game for the Hornets  —  Federal prosecutors have been investigating whether …
Natasha Dye / People:
Olympian Nancy Kerrigan Breaks Down in Tears on Live TV at Boston Skating Club Where 6 Crash Victims Belonged  —  An American Airlines flight with 64 people on board collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers aboard on Wednesday night
 
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Katie Hind / Daily Mail:
Kelsey Parker and Max George are locked in a shocking secret FEUD, her friends tell KATIE HIND, as they reveal how Wanted star's behaviour …
Discussion: The Mirror and The Sun
KC Baker / People:
Sex Assault Accuser Jessica Mann Has a Blunt, Emotional Response to Harvey Weinstein Calling Jail a ‘Hellhole’
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
A Trump administration letter to Congress outlines a plan to restructure VOA that would shrink the agency to 18 employees, down from roughly 1,400 in March

Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
Hollywood insiders report widespread off-the-books AI experimentation in studios, often hidden to avoid backlash, despite union contracts limiting AI use

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