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2:20 PM ET, February 10, 2017

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Jordan Appugliesi / ET Canada:
Amal And George Clooney Are Expecting Twins, Matt Damon's ‘Thrilled For Them’  —  It looks like Beyonce and Jay Z aren't the only celebrity power couple welcoming twins in 2017.  On Thursday's “The Talk”, Julie Chen confirmed congratulations are in order for Amal and George Clooney who are expecting twins.
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Amal Clooney Is Pregnant, Expecting Twins With George Clooney  —  Cheers for the Clooneys!  Amal Clooney is pregnant and expecting twins with George Clooney.  —  On the Thursday, February 9, episode of The Talk, host Julie Chen revealed that she confirmed with George, 55 …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Matt Damon Was One of the First to Know About Amal Clooney's Pregnancy: ‘I Almost Started Crying’  —  Uncle Matt!  Matt Damon was one of the first people that pal George Clooney told about Amal's pregnancy.  The Jason Bourne actor, 46, told ET Canada on Thursday, February 9 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
George and Amal Clooney Expecting Twins: 'They're Very Happy,' Source Says  —  George Clooney just landed his biggest role yet: Dad.  —  The actor's wife Amal Clooney is pregnant and expecting twins, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.  —  Amal “has let everyone in both families know quietly,” says a source close to the couple.
Perez Hilton:
George & Amal Clooney Are Having TWINS!  —  First Beyoncé, then Madonna... and now Amal?!?  —  On Thursday, it was confirmed that George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney are the latest celebs to be expecting twins.  So exciting!  —  Photos: Celebs Who Secretly Gave Birth!
Discussion: TMZ.com, WWTDD and X17 Online
Benjamin Lindsay / Vanity Fair:
Christine Baranski Wants to Play Betsy DeVos on Saturday Night Live  —  And more juicy tidbits from the premiere of The Good Fight, the highly anticipated Good Wife spinoff.  —  Christine Baranski may have just given Saturday Night Live an offer it can't refuse.
Tess Kornfeld / Us Weekly:
Johnny Depp Wants to Build Underground Tunnels to Connect His Houses  —  Johnny Depp wants his own private compound — complete with an underground tunnel system, a source close to the star claims to Us Weekly.  To make his dream a reality, Depp, 53, would connect his five neighboring cul-de-sac homes …
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Debra Messing Says Director Ordered Her to Do Nude Scene: ‘Your Job Is to Get Naked’ (Video)  —  Debra Messing says she was pressured to do a nude scene on her 1995 movie “A Walk in the Clouds” and that she was subjected to a series of body humiliations on set.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Full Feed, WWTDD and Us Weekly
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Antonia Blyth / ELLE:
Debra Messing Was Told She Needed a Nose Job Before Kissing Keanu
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Odell Beckham Jr. robbed during Super Bowl weekend  —  Tom Brady wasn't the only NFL star to get hit by thieves over Super Bowl weekend in Houston.  —  Sources exclusively tell Page Six that Giants star Odell Beckham Jr.'s gear was also taken.  —  Brady's game-winning jersey …
Discussion: The Blemish and Bossip
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Leann Rimes Talks Child Stardom: ‘I Would Not Recommend It to Anyone’  —  When it comes to her career trajectory, LeAnn Rimes has no regrets.  —  “I would not recommend it to anyone, but it's my path, so I've accepted it and learned from it,” the singer says in the new issue of PEOPLE.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Whitney Port:
WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!  —  When two people love each other so much and the love becomes too great to fit inside both people, it spills over into a THIRD person.  This is how I am going to explain where babies come from to the little baby that is now growing inside my belly because Timmy and I are PREGNANT!
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
NBC in Talks to Revive ‘American Idol’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  NBC is in talks with Fremantle Media to resurrect “American Idol,” Variety has learned.  —  According to sources with knowledge of the discussions, NBC has been pitched a revival of the long-running singing competition by producer Fremantle …
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez and Drake Split ... for Now  —  Cooling things off!  Jennifer Lopez and Drake have split after nearly two months of dating, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.  —  Their relationship “died down a bit,” one insider told Us.  Another source added that the couple are done “for now.”
Discussion: AOL
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Discussion: X17 Online
 

 
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
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