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12:55 PM ET, February 20, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Fergie Apologizes for NBA All-Star Game National Anthem  —  Fergie has finally broken her silence on last night's botched NBA All-Star Game's National Anthem ... saying she was trying to take a risk, and it clearly didn't pay off.  —  The singer tells us, “I've always been honored and proud …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:   Josh Duhamel Shares Adorable Quote From Son Amid Fergie's National Anthem Backlash
Timothy Burke / Screengrabber:
Rehearsal Footage Shows Fergie Unsure About “Star-Spangled Banner” Rendition Before Disastrous Performance
Discussion: Dlisted and Obsev
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna Sex Tape Leaks, She's Calling in Cops (UPDATE)  —  12:26 PM PT — Chyna's attorney, Lisa Bloom just tweeted, “Revenge porn — posting explicit images without the consent of everyone in those images — is a crime, a civil wrong, and a form of domestic abuse.
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Blac Chyna's Ex, Mechie, Says That's Him in the Sex Tape and He's Pissed  —  Blac Chyna's most recent sex tape partner is her ex-boyfriend, Mechie ... according to him, and even though he admits recording it himself, he's as pissed as she is about the leak.  —  A rep for Mechie tells TMZ …
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‘Real Housewives of New York’ stuck on a cruise from hell  —  There was high drama on the rough seas, we're told, after a “Real Housewives of New York City” pleasure cruise ended with the cast awash in vomit and fearing for their lives as their boat caught fire and started sinking.
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
RHONY Cast ‘Thought They Were Going to Die’ During Dangerous Boat Trip on Colombian Getaway  —  Cast members of The Real Housewives of New York City are home safe after a tumultuous trip to Colombia, where they found themselves on a “boat ride from hell” that sources tell PEOPLE left them …
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Had ‘Issues’ Even Before Tying the Knot, Source Says  —  Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were plagued by problems in their relationship well before they tied the knot — some of the same issues that ultimately led to their marriage's demise, an insider tells PEOPLE.
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Justin Theroux Had ‘Reservations’ About Marrying Jennifer Aniston  —  Long before Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux tied the knot (and ultimately split), he was perfectly happy with the status of their relationship.  In fact, a source tells Us Weekly that the actor wouldn't have minded if they never walked down the aisle at all.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Cele|bitchy and What's New
Sam Stryker / BuzzFeed:
OMG, Adam Rippon Had The Best Response To Sally Field's Attempt To Get Him To Date Her Son  —  You know Adam Rippon — Olympic figure skater, excellent eyebrows, America's sweetheart.  —  And if actress Sally Field has her way, he might add something new to his resumé: Son in law.
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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
Adam Rippon will work for NBC as a correspondent for remainder of 2018 Winter Olympics
Becky Freeth / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm very, very happy': Being Human actor Russell Tovey CONFIRMS engagement to boyfriend Steve Brockman after ‘completely unexpected’ proposal  — Steve is a former Kings Cross Steelers rugby player, a London based team who became the first ever gay inclusive rugby union club when they were founded in 1995
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Head to Jamaica for His Father's Wedding  —  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez touched down in Jamaica together ahead of Bieber's father Jeremy Bieber's wedding on Monday.  —  Sources tell PEOPLE the “Sorry” singer, 23 flew to Texas on Sunday to pick up Gomez, 25, on the way to the Caribbean.
Corey / Cele|bitchy:
Jamie Foxx walks off Sportscenter interview after question about Katie Holmes  —  So, Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes are dating.  It's safe to assume we all know this, despite their best efforts to keep everything on the down-low.  When an ESPN reporter attempted to get some intel on the pairing …
Discussion: What's New, AOL and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:   Jemele Hill Says Jamie Foxx ‘Unnecessarily’ Made ESPN Host Look Bad
Page Six:
Bravo stars have to sign an ‘STD clause’  —  Is is called “Bravo” because you could get a rousing “clap”?  —  We're told that the stars on a number of Bravo's reality shows have to sign an “STD clause” promising not to sue the network if they get one or more of a long, enumerated list of itchy infections while filming.
Discussion: The Blemish and AOL
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Canadian Ice Dancing Champs Fend Off Questions About Their Real-Life Relationship on Today  —  Team Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took home the gold medal in the second and final night of the Olympic ice dancing competition Tuesday morning (Monday evening stateside) …
Discussion: Deadline and POPSUGAR
 
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Jay-Z racked up an epic bar tab
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TMZ.com:
Dwyane Wade: ‘Black History Month’ Dinner w/ Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart
Sarah Tetteh / Page Six:
Ed Sheeran sparks rumors he married fiancée Cherry Seaborn
Discussion: PerezHilton
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
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