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5:40 PM ET, February 8, 2016

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Rolling Stone:
Coldplay's Chris Martin Gets Personal: Inside the New Issue  —  Singer opens up about Beyoncé, Gwyneth Paltrow and more  —  Over the past two years, Coldplay's Chris Martin has orchestrated big hits, weathered a public divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow and managed to keep a low profile all the while.
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Jacqueline Cutler / New York Daily News:
Beyonce's ‘Black Power’ salute during Super Bowl 50 halftime show slammed by Rudy Giuliani as ‘attack’ on police  —  Beyonce's “Black Power” salute during the Super Bowl halftime show divided people with some praising her stance and others, like former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, slamming her.
Perez Hilton:
Gwyneth Paltrow & Beyoncé's Kiddos Totally Bonded At Super Bowl 50 — And We Died!  —  We smell a new squad in our midst!  —  As we previously reported, Coldplay and Beyoncé took the stage together for the Super Bowl's halftime show, and it was AH-Mazing!
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and Gawker
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Beyonce Backstage on Super Bowl Performance and ‘Formation’: ‘I Wanted People to Feel Proud’  —  Beyonce was the stand-out star of the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 halftime show, delivering an explosive performance of her new song, “Formation,” and the pop icon said backstage that it …
Discussion: Just Jared
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:   Beyoncé ‘Paid Homage’ to Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl Performance With Her Jacket: All the Details
People.com:
LuAnn de Lesseps and Tom D'Agostino Jr. Are Engaged!  See Her 8 Carat Diamond Ring  —  She said yes!  —  LuAnn de Lesseps is engaged to Tom D'Agostino Jr., PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.  —  “Thomas was planning on a Valentine's Day proposal during their upcoming vacation in Vail …
Gary Trust / Billboard:
Zayn's ‘Pillowtalk’ Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100  —  EMAIL ME  —  The former One Direction member launches on top with his first solo single.  Plus, Drake debuts at No. 6 with “Summer Sixteen” and G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha reach the top 10 with “Me, Myself & I.”
Discussion: PerezHilton
Coco / E! Online:
Coco's Post-Pregnancy Blog: Why I Won't Stop Sharing Photos of Baby Chanel Despite Negative Comments  —  Introducing our newest celebrity blogger, Coco!  —  The talk-show host, fitness enthusiast and reality star just welcomed her first child with husband Ice-T. Lucky for us …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Harper's BAZAAR:
Kris Jenner: Target Practice  —  The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch discusses her life in America's crosshairs.  —  By Lisa DePaulo; Photographs by Terry Richardson; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman  —  Perhaps it is inevitable that if you're going to visit the Kardashian-Jenner compound, some drama is going to occur.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Yahoo Celebrity
People.com:
Angelina Jolie Pitt Gets Three New Tattoos  —  Angelina Jolie Pitt has got some new ink.  —  The actress, 40, was spotted with three large new tattoos while working on her new film, First They Killed My Father, in Cambodia on Sunday.  —  The designs appeared to be in the yantra (or sak yant) …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Teresa Giudice / People.com:
Exclusive Book Excerpt: Teresa Giudice Describes the Excruciating Moment She Had to Leave Her Children to Report to Prison  —  After the most trying year of her life, Teresa Giudice is opening up about her experiences and releasing Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again, a memoir written with PEOPLE's K.C. Baker.
Discussion: Page Six, TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Rocco Ritchie Allegedly Pictured Smoking Amid Custody Battle: ‘This Is Exactly What Madonna Has Been Afraid Of,’ Says Source  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie's custody battle rages on.  —  Over the weekend, U.K.'s The Sun posted photos of the exes' underage son Rocco allegedly smoking with friends in London while under his father's care.
New York Times:
DANIEL GERSON  —  Obituary  —  died peacefully on February 6 at his home in Los Angeles after battling brain cancer.  He was 49 years old.  Raised on the Upper West Side, Dan was a third generation New Yorker.  He grew up with a love of tap dancing and drumming throughout his childhood …
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Take His Son Flynn to Birthday Party at Robert Downey Jr.'s House  —  Katy Perry accompanied Orlando Bloom and his son, Flynn, to a birthday party for Robert Downey Jr.'s son on Saturday, February 6, and the pair kept things family friendly.
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
‘Very Happy’ Katy Perry Spends the Day ‘Laughing’ and Playing with Orlando Bloom and His Son Flynn
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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TMZ.com:
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Rose Byrne Gives Birth! Actress and Bobby Cannavale Welcome Baby Boy Named Rocco
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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