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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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Rick Ross — Hospitalized ... Possible Pneumonia — EXCLUSIVE — Rick Ross is in the hospital for a serious medical condition ... TMZ has learned. — We're told Rick took ill in the Miami area at his home. Someone from the home called 911 at 3:30 AM Thursday and said the person in distress was breathing heavy and unresponsive.
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Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Will Present Best Picture Award ... Again — After the real-life disaster at last year's Oscars, the Academy feels the best way to make sure the proper people accept the award for Best Picture — bring back the ones who screwed it up ... because TMZ …
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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
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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 …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Adds Maya Hawke, Ups Priah Ferguson — Season 3 of Netflix's sci-fi hit “Stranger Things” is gearing up. The streaming giant has tapped Maya Hawke as one of the new leads and upped Priah Ferguson to a recurring role. — Thurman-Hawke will play an “alternative girl” bored with her mundane day job.
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TMZ.com:
Elton John Loses It When Handsy Fans Get Onstage, Walks Off Vegas Concert — Elton John's still down to fight unruly fans — Saturday night or not — if they get onstage and refuse to keep their hands to themselves. — Sir Elton got pissed off, and stormed off his stage Thursday night in Las Vegas …
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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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TMZ.com:
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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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington to Star in ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ TV Series — Multiple outlets are vying to land the limited series from the ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘Scandal’ stars that's based on Celeste Ng's book — a Witherspoon book club pick — and produced by ABC Signature Studios.
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The Royal Family:
An update on The Wedding of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle — Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have said they want their Wedding Day to be shaped so as to allow members of the public to feel part of the celebrations too. This wedding, like all weddings …
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Allison / Dlisted:
Kelly Ripa Reportedly Doesn't Want Ryan Seacrest's Misconduct Allegations To Mess With Her Show — The response to the allegations against Ryan Seacrest by his former stylist Suzie Hardy have been varied. Some publicists reportedly don't want anything to do with him, but Kelly Ripa …
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Ale Russian / People.com:
Brad Pitt Looks ‘Happy and Healthy’ in Rare Appearance at Star-Studded Pre-Oscars Bash — Brad Pitt is hitting the Oscar parties. — The 54-year-old actor attended the Gersh Oscar Party at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Thursday along with some of the buzziest nominees ahead of the 90th annual show on Sunday.
