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12:05 PM ET, February 23, 2017

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Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Mariah Carey Congratulated Nick Cannon on Birth of His Son Golden “Sagon” Cannon  —  Yesterday marked a very special day in Nick Cannon's life and his ex Mariah Carey was nothing short of happy for the father of three.  —  Cannon announced the arrival of his son with Brittany Bell …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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Alexis Benveniste / Page Six:
Nick Cannon welcomes son and names him after a color
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TMZ.com:
Sinead O'Connor — I Was Wrong to Claim Arsenio Gave Prince Drugs  —  Sinead O'Connor is issuing a full mea culpa for accusing Arsenio Hall of providing drugs to Prince, and saving her ass from a $5 million lawsuit in the process ... TMZ has learned.  —  Arsenio and Sinead tell TMZ …
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six, WWTDD and Stereogum
Fox News Insider:
Fox News Channel's Alan Colmes Dies at Age 66  —  Fox News Channel's Alan Colmes has passed away at age 66 after a brief illness.  —  Colmes leaves behind his wife, Jocelyn Crowley, who issued the following statement: … Bill Hemmer announced the sad news this morning on “America's Newsroom …
Harvard University Gazette:
Rihanna named Humanitarian of Year  —  Singer to accept Harvard Foundation's award next week  —  The popular singer Rihanna has been named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year, and will come to campus to accept the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at a ceremony next Tuesday (Feb. 28).
Cara Sprunk / Us Weekly:
Little People, Big World's Audrey Roloff Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Jeremy!  —  Baby on board!  TLC's Little People, Big World stars Jeremy and Audrey Roloff are expecting their first child together, the couple exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Mama June's Weight Loss Surgeries Revealed — How She Went From 460 Pounds to a Size 4  —  Mama June's much hyped stunning physical transformation is the result of not only multiple surgeries, but of plenty of hard work and an entire mental overhaul, her daughters, Alana and Lauryn Thompson, tell ET exclusively.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and People.com
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Vanderpump Rules Star Scheana Shay Is Dating Actor Robert Valletta  —  Scheana Shay is giving love another shot.  —  E! News has learned the Vanderpump Rules star, who split from husband Mike Shay in November, is dating actor Robert Valletta.  A source tells E! News exclusively Scheana …
Discussion: Page Six
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Angelina Jolie Lines Up New Acting, Directing Projects (Exclusive)  —  Despite reports that the actress-director is done with Hollywood, Jolie is in talks to star in ‘The Spy Who Loved’ and a Catherine the Great project, both at Universal; is developing ‘Without Blood’ as a directing vehicle …
Lynette Rice / People.com:
Glee Actress Lauren Potter's Engagement Is Off: ‘It Hurts’  —  Lauren Potter's fairytale ending is on hold - for now.  —  The Glee actor - who accepted a promise ring in August from childhood friend-turned-boyfriend Timothy Spear during a beachside proposal - tells PEOPLE that she's single again.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Kanye West Life-Size Crucifixion Sculpture Installed on Hollywood Boulevard  —  “The piece is as critical of us as consumers as it is of Kanye himself,” street artist Plastic Jesus tells THR of his latest creation, which will pop up in Hollywood today.  —  Kanye West has been immortalized …
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Why Donald and Melania Trump Won't Be Watching the 2017 Oscars  —  Call it the Streep effect.  President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, won't be watching the 2017 Oscars on Sunday, February 26.  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked during his daily press briefing on Wednesday …
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner Looks Sexy as Hell for a Business Meeting (PHOTO GALLERY)  —  Kylie Jenner's business attire will get any exec to bend over backwards ... and every other direction she wants.  —  Paps got Kylie leaving a meeting in Bev Hills, where she looked smokin' hot in a low cut dress/lingerie …
Discussion: WWTDD and Egotastic
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Leah Adler, Mother of Steven Spielberg, Dies at 97  —  She was a concert pianist and a painter and most recently the owner of a kosher restaurant in Los Angeles called The Milky Way.  —  Leah Adler, the mother of Steven Spielberg who fostered his interest in filmmaking, died Tuesday.  She was 97.
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
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Dave McNary / Variety:   Steven Spielberg's Mother, Leah Adler, Dies at 97
 
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.37B, vs. $9.28B est., paid users up 16% YoY to 269.6M, vs. 264.2M est., and net income $2.3B, up from $1.3B YoY

Sara Fischer / Axios:
CalMatters, a nonprofit focused on CA politics and policy, acquires tech news nonprofit The Markup; CalMatters has ~$12.5M in funding and The Markup has $5M

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Essence magazine's parent, Sundial Media Group, agrees to buy Refinery29 from Vice Media and names former Vice COO Cory Haik as CEO of Refinery29

 
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