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TMZ.com:
‘Saved by the Bell’ Star Dustin Diamond Has Stage 4 Cancer  —  DUSTIN DIAMOND DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER ... Undergoing Chemo  —  “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond's suspicion is now a scary reality — he has stage 4 cancer, and has already started treatment to fight it.
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TODAY.com:
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi:
Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi  —  Rest In Peace  —  February 14, 1951 ~ January 13, 2021  —  As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years.  Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease.  While we grieve his loss, we know that he is finally at peace and out of pain.
TMZ.com:
Lori Loughlin's Husband Mossimo Wants Home Confinement Due to COVID  —  MOSSIMO GIANULLI LET ME FINISH PRISON BID FROM HOME ... Fears COVID-19 Exposure  —  Mossimo Giannulli wants to finish off his prison sentence from the comfort of his own crib ... and he says it's all due to how the pandemic is impacting his time behind bars.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Dlisted and E! Online
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Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:   Mossimo Giannulli wants out of prison, calls conditions ‘extreme’
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
Katie Price makes heart-wrenching decision to put disabled son Harvey, 18, into care  —  DEVASTATED Katie Price has made the heart-wrenching decision to put disabled son Harvey into care.  —  The 18-year-old will live in a residential college in a move to teach him how to have a more independent life and learn new skills.
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Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
OPEN DOOR Katie Price wants Harvey to finally meet his secret half-brother and tells ex Dwight Yorke ‘the door is always open’
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Shawn Johnson Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Andrew East  —  Shawn Johnson and Andrew East are expecting another child.  Scroll on to see her baby bump and learn how they found out about the pregnancy.  —  You'll flip over this news!  —  Shawn Johnson East is pregnant!
Discussion: Page Six and POPSUGAR
Alison Bonaguro / CMT News:
EXCLUSIVE: The Blake Shelton “Minimum Wage” Q&A  —  On the Jobs He Had, the Bud Ice He Drank, and the Love He Found  —  Blake Shelton may be wealthy now, but he knows how it feels to do what you have to do to get by.  Whatever it is.  You find ways to do what you have to do so that you can eventually do what you want to do.
Discussion: Page Six and E! Online
Lia Beck / Cosmopolitan:
The Truth and Fiction of ‘One Night in Miami’  —  Here's what Regina King's new movie is all about.  —  The Oscars rarely nominate women for Best Director—only five,  —  ever  —and no Black woman has ever been nominated.  This year is shaping up to look different.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Zayn Malik Sparks Gigi Hadid Engagement Speculation With New Album Nobody Is Listening  —  Zayn Malik dropped his new album Nobody Is Listening and the lyrics have fans raising eyebrows about his relationship with Gigi Hadid.  Scroll on for more details.  —  Are Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid ready to tie the knot?
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Netflix Wins Auction For Skydance Spy Thriller ‘Heart Of Stone’; Gal Gadot Starring & Tom Harper Directing  —  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has prevailed in a competitive auction for worldwide rights on Heart of Stone, the espionage thriller developed by Skydance Media with Gal Gadot starring.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
People.com:
Zac Hanson and Wife Kate Expecting Baby No. 5, a Son: ‘So Happy and Thankful’  —  The pair share four other children: Mary Lucille Diana, 4, George Abraham Walker, 7, Junia Rosa Ruth, 10, and John Ira Shepherd, 12  —  The Hanson family is getting another new member!
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Had ‘to Live Apart’ After Their Communication Turned ‘Downright Toxic’ … Time to walk away for good?  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have kept their distance from each other in recent months for the sake of their children, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Aisha Nozari / HELLO!:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban joined by very special guest on night out … Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban went to see The Merry Widow at Sydney Opera house on Thursday, and the A-list duo were joined by one very special guest - Nicole's beloved mum Janelle!
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Duchess Camilla shares lockdown reading inspiration as she launches online book club … The Duchess of Cornwall shared her reading recommendations as she launched her online book club on Friday.  —  Camilla, 73, spoke of her love of literature as the Reading Room's first four titles were announced …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Maureen Lee Lenker / EW.com:
Netflix's Matilda musical casts newcomer as lead, Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull  —  Netflix is ready to showcase some revolting children singing revolting rhymes.  —  The streamer has found the lead actor for its feature film adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Matilda …
Discussion: Variety and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Tim Tebow Says He Won't Give Up Baseball To Re-Join Urban Meyer In NFL  —  TIM TEBOW I WON'T JOIN UP WITH URBAN MEYER IN NFL ... Still Focused On Baseball!!!  —  SUPPORT HIS DECISION  —  If Urban Meyer lands in the NFL ... Tim Tebow says he will NOT be joining his former head coach there …
Bonnie McLaren / Grazia:
Olivia Attwood: 'Someone Else's Hard Day Is A 12 Hour Shift, Zipping Up Body Bags'  —  Love Island's Olivia Attwood tells Grazia why she decided to speak out against influencers on holiday in Dubai.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Washington Post:
The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail  —  Many U.S. Secret Service agents have stood guard in Washington's elite Kalorama neighborhood, home over the years to Cabinet secretaries and former presidents.  Those agents have had to worry about death threats …
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘He is a very dark, twisted person.’ Armie Hammer's ex-girlfriend claims he manipulated her into his ‘master-slave fetish,’ wanted to ‘break and eat her ribs’ and says she checked into therapy for PTSD due to ‘warped relationship’  — Courtney Vucekovich, a Dallas-based app founder …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Sun
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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TMZ.com:
Trevor Noah's $27.5 Million Bel-Air Mansion is a Daily Show Palace
Discussion: Bossip
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Peter Mark Richman Dies: Versatile Playwright, Author And Actor For Broadway, Film, TV Was 93
Discussion: Variety
Just Jared:
Selena Gomez Debuts Spanish Song ‘De Una Vez’ - Read the Lyrics & English Translation!
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Alex Heigl / Page Six:
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