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2:20 PM ET, February 21, 2020

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Christina Dugan / People.com:
Katy Perry Falls to the Ground After Gas Leak Erupts During American Idol Auditions  —  American Idol auditions were put on hold due to a potential gas leak  —  There may be a major detour coming on American Idol.  —  In an exclusive clip of Sunday's episode, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan …
Discussion: Dlisted, Star, Page Six and Just Jared
Matt Miller / Esquire:
John Krasinski's Second Act Didn't Pick Up Where Jim Left Off.  You Mad?  —  , the director discusses the politics of his work, an  —  On March 9, 2018, John Krasinski and his wife, Emily Blunt, were in the back of a car in Austin heading to the world premiere of  —  , at SXSW.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
John Krasinski Would ‘Love’ to Be Part of an Office Reunion, Says Show Was ‘Everything to Me’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton to Star in Comedy ‘Family Jewels’  —  They will play three women who are forced to spend the Christmas holidays together after the man they were all once married to drops dead.  —  Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton are set to share the screen …
Discussion: The WOW Report
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘First Wives Club’ Alums Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler & Diane Keaton Reteam For ‘Family Jewels’ Comedy At New Republic  —  New Republic Pictures has won an auction for Peter Hoare's pitch Family Jewels, a multigenerational family comedy that returns Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton …
Kim vs. Kourtney / TMZ.com:
Pop Smoke's Family Reeling, Immersing Themselves in Murder Investigation  —  POP SMOKE FAMILY'S REELING ... Desperately Seeking Answers  —  Pop Smoke's tragic death came as a devastating shock to his family ... who are now heavily involved in trying to solve the who, what, why and how of the rapper's murder.
Discussion: Bossip
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Justin Bieber / X17 Online:
Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Enjoy Religious Retreat In Aspen  —  Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are definitely enjoying their time away from Los Angeles after jetting off to Aspen for a spiritual retreat.  The couple were spotted grabbing dinner Matsuhisa while joined by controversial Pastor Chad Veach of Zoe Church.
Discussion: Page Six
Cheyenne Roundtree / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Defiant Meghan tells friends there's nothing ‘legally stopping’ her and Prince Harry from using their Sussex Royal name, despite Queen banning them from using it  — Meghan Markle has told friends there's nothing ‘legally stopping’ her and Prince Harry from using their Sussex Royal name, DailyMail.com can reveal
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Lauren London Not Dating Diddy, Proclaims Love for Nipsey  —  LAUREN LONDON NOT Dating Diddy ... NIPSEY'S STILL MY KING!!!  —  Lauren London's making it perfectly clear she's NOT dating Diddy or anyone else for that matter ... 'cause it'll be her and Nipsey Hussle 'til the end of time.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Ben Affleck has been on antidepressants since age 26  —  After recently getting candid about his painful divorce from Jennifer Garner as well as his battle with alcoholism, Ben Affleck reveals in a new interview that he's been taking antidepressants for more than 20 years.
BBC:
Beatles fan needed for ‘once in a lifetime’ tour guide job  —  The National Trust is looking for a guide to work at the childhood homes of Paul McCartney and John Lennon.  —  The “once in a lifetime opportunity” has become available due to a long-serving member of staff retiring.
Discussion: Deadline
Mickey Rapkin / Men's Journal:
Andy Samberg Is Ready for Anything  —  Unless you're lighting a stuntman on fire, the set of a magazine photo shoot can be a pretty tedious place.  A photographer stares into a monitor, a pack of bearded bros in Carhartt pants rigs lights and fiddle with those photo umbrellas …
Discussion: Star
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Jon Peters Is Engaged to Julia Bernheim 3 Weeks After Pamela Anderson Split … Jon Peters is off the market ... again!  The producer, 74, is engaged to Julia Bernheim, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  The news was revealed while Neptune Wellness CEO Michael Cammarata rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell on Thursday, February 20.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Priyanka Chopra To Play '80s Guru & Convicted Bioterrorist Ma Anand Sheela In Barry Levinson …
Discussion: Just Jared
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Listen: Noah Centineo Opens Up About Fame, a Year of Sobriety and Playing a Superhero
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Tamra Judge Says Ex Simon Barney's Cancer Battle Played Into Her RHOC Exit: ‘Nothing Else Matters’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and RADAR
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Texted Tom Brady About His Patriots Future — Here's What the QB Said
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
X17 Online:
Did Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Stage This Spicy Elevator Kiss Video?
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TMZ.com:
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
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