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Kristopher Tapley / Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster to Present Best Actress Oscar, Replacing Casey Affleck (EXCLUSIVE) — Breaking with tradition in the midst of an awards season that has come to colloquially become known as “the year of the woman,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Oscars 2018: ‘Moonlight’ to Be Presented With Best Picture Award Again — Second time's the charm? Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will be returning to the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, to present the Best Picture award to Moonlight after the disastrous mix-up that rocked last year's ceremony …
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Producer Says E! Fired Her Over Red-Carpet Interview — With accusations of sexual harassment dogging its star host, Ryan Seacrest, and celebrities reportedly planning to steer clear of him on the Oscar red carpet on Sunday, E! is under pressure heading into Hollywood's biggest night of the year.
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Why #TimesUp will ‘stand down’ at the Oscars — The women behind Time's Up first made their mission clear to the world at an awards show — wearing black to the Golden Globes on Jan. 7 in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault. But the leaders of the organization …
TMZ.com:
Rick Ross Hospitalized, Machine Keeping Him Alive — Rick Ross has been hooked up to a machine that's taking over the function of his heart and lungs ... according to sources connected to the music mogul. — Rick is in a Miami area hospital getting treatment in the cardio unit …
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Exes Amber Heard and Elon Musk Both Spotted at the Same Pre-Oscars Party — After splitting for a second time in February, Amber Heard and Elon Musk were both seen arriving at the same pre-Academy Awards party in Los Angeles on Friday, which was thrown by talent agency WME.
Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Lambert wants fans to feel — Lambert went through a range of emotions throughout the show. She showcased spunk and energy in songs like “Kerosene,” “Little Red Wagon” and “We Should Be Friends.” — Then she expressed vulnerability and heartbreak in tracks including “Vice,” “Over You” and “The House That Built Me.”
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Kevin McKidd Online:
[celebration] Very Happy, Very Big News from Kevin — Very Happy, Very Big News!
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Lil Pump Sued for Allegedly Fleeing Scene of Car Accident — Lil Pump and his crew got into a nasty car accident, and left the guy in the other ride at the scene in very bad shape ... according to a new suit. — A California man claims he was driving his Nissan Pathfinder in L.A. around 2:20 PM …
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Ariana Grande Finishes New Very Personal Album, First Since Manchester Arena Bombing — Ariana Grande is taking a big step forward ... moving on from the terrorist attack at her Manchester concert last year by completing her 4th album, which we're told is a “personal” masterpiece.
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Barbra Streisand / New York Times:
Barbra Streisand Explains: Why I Cloned My Dog — In a frank and lengthy interview in Variety this week, Barbra Streisand dropped one very notable aside: that two of her dogs were clones of a previous dog, Samantha, who had recently died. Here, Ms. Streisand explains how this medical marvel, born of sadness, came to pass.
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Kelly McCarthy / ABC News:
Dolly Parton says original ‘9 to 5’ cast are all in for reboot — Dolly Parton has some great news for fans of the 1980 comedy “9 to 5.” — According to Parton, she and movie co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda have decided they “are going to do another one.”
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