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Joanna Robinson / Vanity Fair:
Patricia Arquette Frustrated That Trans Sister Alexis Was Missing from the Oscars In Memoriam  —  “Trans kids—it could have meant a lot to them.”  —  The first question anyone within a ten mile radius of the 2017 Oscar ceremony is being asked is: what did you think of that crazy Moonlight upset?
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Luchina Fisher / ABC News:
Patricia Arquette upset Oscars left her trans sister out of In Memoriam tribute
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Jennifer Aniston / X17 Online:
Jen, Reese, Katy, Caitlyn! Celebs Mingle At Vanity Fair Oscars Party
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TMZ.com:
Pricewaterhouse Employee — Accountant is Oscar Envelope Culprit  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  This is the guy who we're told is responsible for the biggest screwup in Oscar history ... the guy who handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope.  —  His name — Brian Cullinan — an accountant at Pricewaterhouse.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — President Trump: Oscars ‘Were Focused so Hard on Politics’ They Could Not Get the Basics of the Ceremony Right  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News in the Oval Office, said that the Academy Awards failure on Sunday evening …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Bryan Hood / Page Six:
‘Moonlight’ wins Best Picture after ‘La La Land’ mistakenly announced as winner  —  Talk about a twist ending.  —  “Moonlight” won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, but not before “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as the winner.  —  The cast and crew of “La La Land” …
Michael Rothman / ABC News:
‘Moonlight’ wins best picture after ‘La La Land’ mistakenly announced
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Surprise!  Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley Marries Domino Kirke in a Courthouse Wedding  —  Lonely Boy, no more!  —  Yes, Gossip Girl fans, Penn Badgley's lonesome day are behind him as a source confirms to E! News he's a married man!  —  We're told the actor wed Domino Kirke—Jemima Kirke's sister …
TMZ.com:
'People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner Dead at 97  —  Joseph Wapner, the retired judge who literally changed television as the judge on “The People's Court,” has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Wapner became an instant sensation when the show debuted in September, 1981.
Perez Hilton:
Jimmy Kimmel Opens The 2017 Oscars By Burying The Hatchet With Matt Damon & Giving ‘Overrated’ Meryl Streep A Standing Ovation!  Watch!!  —  Jimmy Kimmel Opens The Oscars! by videosuploaded5566  —  Well that's a tough act to follow!!  —  After Justin Timberlake kicked off the Oscars …
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Becky Randel / People.com:
Neil Patrick Harris Says Jimmy Kimmel Lied to Him About Hosting the Oscars (but Still Thinks He'll Be Great)
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Kate Beckinsale / X17 Online:
Celebs Prep For The Oscars!  —  You can't walk down the street in LA without bumping into a celebrity during the last few days leading up to the Oscars and well, that's exactly what we did!  —  Between pre-Oscar parties, last-minute errands, fittings, workouts, and the Independent Spirit Awards …
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Seth Kelley / Variety:
Natalie Portman Will Not Attend Oscars, Spirit Awards Due to Pregnancy
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Bridget Foley / WWD:
Streep Fires Back at Lagerfeld, WWD  —  The Academy Award nominee disputes claims originally published, saying “I do not take this lightly, and Mr. Lagerfeld's generic ‘statement’ of regret for this ‘controversy’ was not an apology.”  —  On the eve of the Oscars at which she has been nominated …
James Vituscka / RADAR:
Kris Jenner's EPIC Meltdown After Oscars Red Carpet Disaster  —  ‘She accused producers of trying to sabotage her!’  —  Oops!  Kris Jenner, messed up big time last night while serving as E!'s red carpet correspondent for the Oscar Awards, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that she blamed everyone but herself!
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Daryl Easton, 'The Magician's Magician,' found dead inside closet at Hollywood's legendary Magic Castle  —  Daryl Easton, a magician widely renowned for his card tricks, was tragically found dead inside a closet at the iconic Magic Castle in Los Angeles on Friday night — and authorities have ruled his death a suicide.
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TMZ.com:
The Magic Castle — Magician's Body Discovered Possible Suicide
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