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3:30 AM ET, February 19, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Aaron Carter — Attacked Onstage After Alleged Racial Comment  —  Aaron Carter was attacked by a fellow musician Friday night who apparently felt the singer had made a racial slur against him, and the fight ended with a trip by Aaron to the ER.  —  Carter was performing at the Loony Bin in Bradley, Illinois.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Stereogum, Bossip and PerezHilton
People.com:
Angelina Jolie's Kids Maddox (and Shiloh!)  Speak at Emotional Cambodian Movie Premiere  —  Angelina Jolie's long-awaited Cambodian film premiere was a family affair.  —  The actress was joined by her children — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Garner to File for Divorce From Ben Affleck Nearly Two Years After Announcing Split  —  Nearly two years after they first announced their split, Jennifer Garner is gearing up to file for divorce from Ben Affleck, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Garner and Affleck, both 44 …
AP Story / Associated Press:
Mariah Carey confirms new beau; talks new single, tour … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey has a vision of love for her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka.  —  Carey, who posted an Instagram picture with her and Tanaka drinking champagne in a tub on Valentine's Day, confirmed the romance in an interview …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Lion King’ Remake Casts Donald Glover as Simba, James Earl Jones as Mufasa  —  Director Jon Favreau announced the news on Twitter.  —  Donald Glover is going to be king.  —  The star has been cast in Disney's remake of The Lion King as Simba, with director Jon Favreau announcing the news on Twitter.
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Surprise!  Zoe Saldana Welcomes Third Baby With Husband Marco Perego  —  Surprise!  Zoe Saldana and her husband, Marco Perego, have welcomed a third child together.  —  “Marco and I are elated to share the news of the the birth of our son Zen,” the actress announced on Instagram on Saturday, February 18.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Robin Thicke, Paula Patton — Square Off with Cops Again In Custody War  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Robin Thicke and Paula Patton got into it again in their custody war, and cops rushed to the scene again.  —  We've learned the incident went down Thursday at a Malibu park, where Paula was supposed …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and Bossip
All Things Fam & Glam:
Sharing Our Little Gift  —  Click through the slideshow for some of my favorite shots of Shai.  —  When you're a celebrity, privacy is a luxury that eventually runs out.  As I've mentioned before, parenthood has brought out the “mama bear” instinct in Maks and I. From minute one we knew …
Discussion: People.com
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Ariella Weintraub / Yahoo:
‘Dancing’ stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd debut baby son, Shai
People.com:
Inside Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian's Split: She Became ‘Super Fed Up’ with His Issues, Says Source  —  Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's split was fueled by insecurities in the relationship, an insider tells PEOPLE.  —  PEOPLE confirmed on Thursday that Kardashian, 29, and Chyna, 28 …
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thecampaignbook.com:
LABEOUF, RÖNKKÖ & TURNER  —  On February 10, 2017, The Museum of the Moving Image abandoned HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US.  Their evident lack of commitment to the project is damning.  —  From the outset, the museum failed to address our concerns about the misleading framing of our piece …
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Batman’ Negotiations Break Down With Director Matt Reeves (Exclusive)  —  Prior to Reeves, star Ben Affleck was set to direct the DC stand-alone.  —  A week after entering negotiations to direct The Batman, Matt Reeves has exited the talks, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Discussion: Dlisted and MovieWeb News
TMZ.com:
WWE Hall of Famer — George ‘The Animal’ Steele DEAD AT 79  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele died Thursday night in Florida from kidney failure ... George's wife, Patricia, tells TMZ Sports.  —  Patricia tells us George had been in and out of hospice care since April.
 
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People.com:
Kim Kardashian Could Return to Paris for Fashion Week 5 Months After Robbery, Source Says
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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