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9:40 AM ET, February 15, 2017

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NBC News:
Harrison Ford in Near Miss With Passenger Plane at LA Airport  —  Actor Harrison Ford was involved in a potentially serious incident on Monday as he was piloting his private plane, a single engine Husky, NBC News has learned.  —  Ford, an experienced pilot who collects vintage planes …
TMZ.com:
Mike Comrie — Investigated for Rape  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former NHL star Mike Comrie — once married to Hilary Duff — is under investigation by the LAPD for allegedly raping a woman at his L.A. home, but he claims it was consensual ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us …
Amanda Petrusich / Playboy:
Playboy Interview: Scarlett Johansson Talks Monogamy, Women's March & ‘Ghost in the Shell’  —  PLAYBOY INTERVIEW  —  The opening sequence of Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola's 2003 film about two spiritually adrift, jet-lagged Americans finding each other in Tokyo, features a sustained shot …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Yahoo Celebrity
Allison / Dlisted:
Britney Spears Has Sort Of Struck Back At Katy Perry  —  While walking the Grammys red carpet on Sunday night, Katy Perry made two thinly veiled head-shaving joke and Britney Spears fans on Twitter weren't here for it.  They dragged her like a Wahl hair clipper across a scalp.
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Kelsey Hendrix / SI.com:
IT'S OFFICIAL: KATE UPTON IS OUR SI SWIMSUIT 2017 COVER GIRL!  —  Kate Upton is back where she belongs...on the cover of SI Swimsuit!  —  It's true: America's favorite bombshell, the incomparable Kate Upton will grace the pages of SI Swimsuit once again!  The blonde beauty we all know and love …
Discussion: People.com, AOL and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Ryan Seacrest — Nick Cannon's Out on ‘AGT’ ... You In?  —  Ryan Seacrest knows a thing or 2 about hosting talent competitions, so he's automatically the front-runner to replace Nick Cannon on “America's Got Talent” ... the question, is he into it?  —  We got Ryan leaving Heart & Hustle gym …
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New Zealand Herald:
Carlos Santana says Adele beat Beyonce because ‘she can sing, sing’  —  Carlos Santana has defended Adele against the Beyhive.  —  The British singer walked away with five Grammys on Sunday night, including the coveted Album of the Year gong for her record 25, but has been criticised by fans …
Christina Dugan / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Lindsay on Being the Next Bachelorette: 'My Journey of Love Isn't Any Different Just Because My Skin Color Is'  —  It's official!  —  Rachel Lindsay, the 31-year-old attorney, has been chosen as Bachelor Nation's next leading lady, making her the first black woman to be cast as the Bachelorette.
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Shahs of Sunset Star Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi Is Married  —  Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi is a married woman!  —  The Shahs of Sunset star made the special reveal on Valentine's Day, taking to Instagram to explain how she and her now-hubby Shalom tied the knot during a surprise wedding.
Discussion: Page Six
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts  —  Move came after the Journal asked about videos in which he included anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery  —  Felix Kjellberg, who has 53 million subscribers to his “PewDiePie” YouTube channel, reacts as two men hold up a sign saying …
Christine Burroni / Page Six:
Ricki Lake's ex-husband dies after battle with mental illness  —  Ricki Lake's ex-husband has died following a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder.  —  “It is with a heavy heart that I share that my beloved soulmate, Christian Evans has passed,” Lake, 48, said in a Tuesday Instagram post of the former couple during happier times.
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
Bill Swift / Egotastic:
Alexis Ren takes my breath away.  And that shut down process doesn't begin with my respiratory organs.  It's more of an all over feeling of feint seeing the young model turned self-made social media and bikini star baring her sweet body for the love of oglers and pimping swimwear companies.
Brian Gallagher / MovieWeb News:
Ben Affleck Doesn't Want to Be The Batman Anymore?  —  It's been an interesting couple of weeks for Warner Bros.' Batman stand-alone movie, with Ben Affleck leaving the project as a director, followed by the studio quickly bringing in Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) to take over at the helm.
 
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Brittany Talarico / People.com:
Kanye West Preps for Fashion Week Show as Kim Kardashian Worries It Might Be ‘Too Much Stress’ for Him, Source Says
Discussion: Bossip and X17 Online
Emily Kirkpatrick / People.com:
Chrissy Teigen Poses in Pasties to Wish John Legend a Happy Valentine's Day
Discussion: The Wrap
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Ryan Murphy Breaks Silence on Naya Rivera and Lea Michele Rumors: The Guys Feuded, Too
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey — Drops $100k a Month For 90210 Zip
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From Mediagazer:

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

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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