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4:15 PM ET, February 18, 2017

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 Top News: 
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 …
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 …
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, PerezHilton and Bossip
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.
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: Dlisted, Us Weekly and Bossip
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
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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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna Split Again: 'This Won't End Well'
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
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
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.
Discussion: wwe.com, Us Weekly, People.com and Full Feed
Page Six:
Hillary ‘a big fan’ of her ‘SNL’ impersonator Kate McKinnon  —  While President Donald Trump has bashed Alec Baldwin for playing him on “Saturday Night Live,” Hillary Clinton seems to be a big fan of her comedy double, Kate McKinnon.  —  Before seeing Glenn Close in “Sunset Boulevard” …
TMZ.com:
Rosie O'Donnell — No Steve Bannon Role for Me On ‘SNL’  —  Anyone hoping to see Rosie O'Donnell play Steve Bannon on “Saturday Night Live” better write to their congressman ... Lorne Michaels.  —  We got Rosie leaving Nobu in West Hollywood Thursday night and she told us her uncanny photoshop …
Discussion: Full Feed, Us Weekly and The Wrap
 
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Mariah Carey confirms new beau; talks new single, tour
Discussion: Us Weekly
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Chrissy Metz defends ‘This Is Us’ co-star's fat suit
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette's Chad Johnson Returning to ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 4: Get His Reaction!
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Fake Sisqò fools fashion world
Discussion: Bossip and AOL
People.com:
Kim Kardashian Could Return to Paris for Fashion Week 5 Months After Robbery, Source Says
Discussion: Bossip
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: *NSYNC Will Reunite This Year — Plus, They're Re-Releasing Music on Vinyl
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
Allison / Dlisted:
Things Are Weird Between Regis Philbin And Kelly Ripa (UPDATE)
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
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New York Times:
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