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9:00 AM ET, March 1, 2017

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Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins reflects on the Oscars the morning after its big win  —  Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins spent the morning of the Oscars at the laundromat.  The day after that unforgettable night, where the tiny indie about a gay, black kid growing …
Discussion: Bossip
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Michael Schulman / New Yorker:
Scenes from the Oscar-Night Implosion
Discussion: The Academy, Page Six and People.com
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — President Trump: Oscars ‘Were Focused so Hard on Politics’ They Could Not Get the Basics …
Kate Sheehy / Page Six:
Oscars accountant busy tweeting Emma Stone pic before epic flub
Wall Street Journal:
PwC Partner Tweeted Backstage Minutes Before Oscar Best Picture Mix-Up
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Jimmy Kimmel's Final Matt Damon Oscar Joke Got Scrapped After the Best Picture Mix-Up — Find Out What It Was
Discussion: PerezHilton
People.com:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Are Taking a ‘Respectful, Loving Space’ from Their Relationship  —  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are taking a break.  —  “Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time,” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Are Taking a Break From Their Relationship  —  Cooling off.  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are taking a break from their relationship, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  “Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful …
Discussion: Daily Mail
abc7chicago.com:
Exclusive interview: Chicago couple steals show at Oscars … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/ embed/?pid=1776752" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  An ABC7 Eyewitness News Exclusive  —  A Chicago couple part of a tour group …
Derek Blasberg / Vanity Fair:
Cover Story: Emma Watson, Rebel Belle … Photographs by -  —  Styled by -  —  Emma Watson and I are standing on the 23rd Street platform of an uptown-bound E train in New York City and we're littering.  Literally.  And literature-ly.  The 26-year-old actress is scattering hardcover copies …
Dave Brooks / Billboard:
Lady Gaga to Replace Beyonce at Coachella  —  Officials are finalizing plans to bring the singer's huge stage production to the Empire Polo Grounds.  —  Lady Gaga will headline both weekends of Coachella, Billboard has learned, replacing Beyoncé, who postponed her performance after announcing she was pregnant with twins.
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Corinne Olympios Says She Was Slut-Shamed on ‘The Bachelor,’ But Has ‘No Regrets’  —  Corinne Olympios made headlines for her “sex charm” this season on The Bachelor — but she's not apologizing.  —  ET's Lauren Zima caught up with the Miami native at the dating series' …
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Nick Viall / People.com:
Bachelor Nick Viall: Even as I Prepare to Propose to Another Woman, I Miss Corinne to This Day  —  He was devastated twice on The Bachelorette and had a summer fling on Bachelor in Paradise, and now Nick Viall is looking to find a love that lasts as The Bachelor's latest leading man.
Colleen Kratofil / People.com:
Real Housewives of New Jersey's Jacqueline Laurita Just Got Her Fourth Boob Job (and the Results Will Shock You!)  —  In the Real Housewives franchise there are two sets of women: Those who adamantly deny getting plastic surgery (even if photos suggest otherwise) and those that wholeheartedly embrace it.
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
‘RHONJ’ star Jacqueline Laurita gets fourth boob job for free
Discussion: Daily Mail
Mark Shanahan / BostonGlobe.com:
Oscar in hand, Casey Affleck now in the spotlight in his own right  —  It was improbable enough when Ben Affleck won a second Academy Award in 2012, following a career slide that included a string of mediocre movies.  But few in Hollywood — or in his hometown of Cambridge, for that matter …
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘The Big Bang Theory’ Stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch Seek Parity in New Contract … The last hurdle to Warner Bros. TV and CBS clinching a two-season renewal of “The Big Bang Theory” is setting a new contract with actresses Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Feud’ Season 2 on FX to Tackle Charles and Diana Saga … Ryan Murphy has set his sights on the unhappy union of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana as the next installment of “Feud,” which has grabbed a 10-episode order from FX.  —  The deal comes as a big vote of confidence in Murphy and his team from FX.
 
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Susan Houriet / Us Weekly:
Tess Holliday Posts a Tearful Selfie About the Exhaustion of Being a Working Mom
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jackie Willis / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Arquette Calls Alexis' Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Snub ‘a Real Slight to the Trans Community’
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and People.com
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Josh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton Expecting Second Child
 

 
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Variety:
Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

 
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