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5:30 PM ET, February 5, 2016

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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed  —  Noela Rukundo sat in a car outside her home in Melbourne, Australia, watching as the last few mourners filed out.  They were leaving a funeral — her funeral.  —  Finally, she spotted the man she'd been waiting for.
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Richard Hooper / BBC:
Spared by the hitmen with principles  —  One year ago a group of gunmen in Burundi was hired to kill a woman visiting from Australia.  But the hit did not go as planned, leaving her with a chance to turn the tables on the man who wanted her dead.  —  “I felt like somebody who had risen again,” says Noela Rukundo.
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Tyga — Blac Chyna's a Sketchy Parent ... And Drug Arrest Proves It  —  BLAC CHYNA'S A SKETCHY PARENT  —  And Drug Arrest Proves It … Tyga is alarmed his baby mama was arrested for possessing ecstasy and being wasted in public, and he's now sharpening the legal knives to wrestle custody from her.
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Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Blac Chyna's topless and VERY cheeky bikini photoshoot draws clean-shaven …
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Us Weekly:   Adrienne Bailon Is ‘Happy’ for Ex Rob Kardashian and His New Relationship With Blac Chyna
TMZ.com:
Model Katie May — ‘Queen of Snapchat’ Dies at 34  —  MODEL KATIE MAY  —  ‘Queen of Snapchat’  —  DIES AT 34 … Katie May, a hugely successful model and social media star, died after suffering a stroke on Monday.  —  May had been hospitalized since a blockage in her carotid artery caused the “catastrophic” stroke.
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Naja Rayne / People.com:
MTV Star and BMX Legend Dave Mirra Dead at 41 in Apparent Suicide, Hours After Posting a Tribute to His Wife on Instagram  —  Pro-BMX star Dave Mirra was found dead on Thursday evening from an apparent suicide.  He was 41.  —  According to a press release posted on the Greenville Police …
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GREENVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATING APPARENT SUICIDE
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Nick Maslow / People.com:
Kanye West Says Robert Kardashian Helped with New Album: My Late Father-in-Law Is ‘Still Doing Deals for Controversial Black People’  —  Kanye West describes his new album as a “dream that can't happen without God.”  —  “I'm only doing two percent of the work,” West, 38, explained to radio host Big Boy on Real 92.3 Thursday morning.
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Kanye West: Robert Kardashian helped me with my album from heaven
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Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Kim's On Lockdown! How Kanye Reacted To News She's ‘Considering Divorce’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Rose McGowan Files for Divorce from Davey Detail Citing Irreconcilable Differences  —  Rose McGowan has officially decided to end her marriage to artist Davey Detail.  —  The actress filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Monday, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
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TMZ.com:
Rose McGowan Files for Divorce  —  FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rose McGowan is pulling the plug on her marriage ... filing for divorce.  —  According to the divorce docs — obtained by TMZ — Rose cites the boilerplate “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending …
Kate Hairopoulos / Dallas Morning News:
Johnny Manziel's father: If son doesn't get help, QB 'won't live to see his 24th birthday'  —  Johnny Manziel's family is concerned for his well-being as his NFL career and personal life falter, but the quarterback has twice declined to be admitted to area rehabilitation facilities in the last week …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Renewed For 3 Seasons By Netflix  —  “Orange Is the New Black” has nabbed a whopping three-season renewal from Netflix.  —  The deal includes a commitment from showrunner Jenji Kohan to remain at the helm of Netflix's most-watched series through seasons five, six and seven.
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Chris Harnick / E! Online:
Orange Is the New Black Renewed for 3 More Seasons
Discussion: Crushable
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Italian Actor Raphael Schumacher Brain Dead After Stage Hanging Scene Gone Wrong  —  Italian actor Raphael Schumacher has been declared clinically dead after a stage suicide hanging scene went wrong.  —  According to CNN, the actor was performing in an experimental theater production …
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Wrap and CNN
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TMZ.com:
Meek Mill — Dodges Jail Time ... Gets House Arrest for Up to 12 MONTHS!  —  DODGES JAIL TIME ...  Gets House Arrest for Up to 12 MONTHS! … Meek Mill just got the best possible outcome at his sentencing for probation violation — zero time behind bars.  —  A Philadelphia judge gave Meek 6 …
The ITV Hub:
Five things we learned about Ryan Reynolds  —  Hollywood movie starRyan Reynolds caught up with Ben and Kate about his latest film Deadpool and being a dad - and here's the five most interesting things we learned about him!  — Ryan's latest film Deadpool is a passionate project of his - he worked for 11 years to get the movie made!
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Is Having a ‘Fun Hookup’ With Orlando Bloom: Details!  —  Are they living a teenage dream?  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have been seeing a lot of each other since their flirty night at a Golden Globe afterparty last month.  The pair were spotted out to dinner at West Hollywood's Sunset Tower Hotel on Wednesday, February 3.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are Hollywood's newest couple
Discussion: Dlisted, RADAR and The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Giudice's House Arrest Ends as She Looks Forward to ‘Closing This Dark Chapter in Her Life,’ Attorney Says  —  Teresa Giudice is home free!  The Real Housewives of New Jersey star's house arrest is officially over, her lawyer confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
Josh Duggar / TMZ.com:
Porn Star Admits Lie In Sexual Assault Lawsuit ... Drops Case  —  Josh Duggar just won a big victory against the porn star who claimed he roughed her up during a sexual encounter, because she just folded like a cheap suit and dropped her lawsuit.  —  Danica Dillon promised never ever to refile the case against Josh.
Essence.com:
Chris Rock Graces First ESSENCE Cover, Talks Roles for Black Women in Hollywood  —  All eyes are on Chris Rock as he gears up to host the Academy Awards.  —  For the first time ever, the comedy vet graces ESSENCE's annual Hollywood March Issue cover.  In a candid and revealing profile …
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Steven Avery's Son Speaks Out About Teresa Halbach's Murder in First Ever Interview: 'I Don't Think He Did' It  —  Even though Steven Avery is behind bars for the 2005 murder of 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach, one of his twin sons says he doesn't think his father killed her.
 
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