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8:10 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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Us Weekly:
Adrienne Bailon Is ‘Happy’ for Ex Rob Kardashian and His New Relationship With Blac Chyna
Discussion: PerezHilton
Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Blac Chyna's topless and VERY cheeky bikini photoshoot draws clean-shaven …
Discussion: Style News and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Playboy Model Katie May Dead at 34 After Suffering a Stroke, Her Brother Confirms  —  Playboy model Katie May has died after suffering from a stroke, PEOPLE confirms.  She was 34.  —  The model, named the “Queen of Snapchat” by Sports Illustrated, GQ and others, had been suffering …
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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
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
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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 …
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.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Page Six
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Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Rose McGowan Divorcing Davey Detail: “Marriage Wasn't For Me” (EXCLUSIVE)
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 and What's New
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are Hollywood's newest couple
Discussion: RADAR, Dlisted and The Hollywood Gossip
Pietro Lombardi / CNN:
Theater hanging: Actor Raphael Schumacher declared brain dead  —  Botched hanging scene leaves Italian actor in coma  —  (CNN)Italian actor Raphael Schumacher has been declared clinically dead after he was strangled in a stage hanging scene that went wrong.
Discussion: Us Weekly, BBC, PerezHilton and Starpulse
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Team for Musical Comedy (Exclusive)  —  Marc Platt, who brought ‘Wicked’ to the Broadway stage, is among the producers on the untitled original project, which Universal just picked up.  —  Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are teaming up for a musical comedy.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
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 …
Discussion: WFAA-TV and TMZ.com
Dave Mirra / TMZ.com:
Possible CTE  —  ... Officials Say  —  BMX legend Dave Mirra may have suffered from CTE — just like several ex-NFL players — and it may have been a factor in his suicide ... so says the Mayor of Greenville, NC.  —  Mayor Allen Thomas says officials are still gathering …
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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
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!
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.
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 …
 
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Us Weekly:
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Guy Ritchie ‘Determined as Ever’ …
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