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Casey Affleck Says He Didn't Throw Out Brother Ben's Ana de Armas Cutout, Calls Her a ‘Catch’ (Exclusive)  —  Casey Affleck is setting the record straight on Ana de Armas-cardboard-cutout-gate.  —  ET exclusively spoke with the 45-year-old actor on Thursday, where he addressed speculation …
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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Adele and Estranged Husband Simon Konecki Reach Divorce Settlement Nearly 2 Years After Announcing Split … Almost done.  Adele and her estranged husband, Simon Konecki, have reached an agreement on their divorce settlement, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  Adele and Simon Konecki: The Way They Were
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Casey Affleck Denies He Was the One Who Threw Out Ben Affleck's Cardboard Cutout of Ana de Armas: 'She's a Catch'
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Naledi Ushe / People.com:
Gigi Hadid Reveals Name of Her and Zayn Malik's 4-Month-Old Daughter  —  The supermodel and singer have been very private about their first child  —  Gigi Hadid finally revealed the name of her and boyfriend Zayn Malik's 4-month-old daughter!  —  The couple's precious first born is named Khai.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, Elle, Dlisted and RADAR
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TMZ.com:
Dave Chappelle Tests Positive for COVID-19, Cancels Texas Shows  —  DAVE CHAPPELLE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ... Cancels TX Shows  —  8:18 AM PT — Comedian Donnell Rawlings, who was scheduled to perform on the same night as Ron White, tells TMZ ... he's tested negative and feels “good mentally and physically.”
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Erika Jayne Moves Into $2.4 Million Hollywood Home Amid Tom Girardi Divorce, Financial Woes … Moving on — literally.  Erika Jayne has moved out of the $15 million mansion she shared with Tom Girardi ... and downsized to a $2.4 million home in Los Angeles.  —  Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi's Divorce, Legal Woes: Everything We Know
Discussion: E! Online
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Ben Affleck and Sacha Baron Cohen Bro Down About ‘Borat,’ ‘Chicago 7’ and ‘The Way Back’ … Ben Affleck earned some of the best reviews of his career for “The Way Back.”  The Warner Bros. drama — one of the final big theatrical releases before the pandemic — depicts a high school basketball …
Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Ricci's husband James Heerdegen files restraining order claiming the actress mixed pills and alcohol daily, would ‘black out’ in a drunken rage, and says he had to check their son's bottles for fear her breastmilk would be contaminated  — The 40-year-old actress accused …
Discussion: Page Six, Perez Hilton and The Sun
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
James Argent - I'm 26 stone and need gastric op or I'll die... I'm so fat I can't even tie my own shoelaces  —  TOWIE star James Argent is to undergo lifesaving stomach surgery after doctors warned him: “Lose weight or die.”  —  Arg, 33, ballooned to 26 stone when he stopped exercising in lockdown …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Gabourey Sidibe Reflects on Her Battle With an Eating Disorder in Conversation on Mental Health  —  In a conversation on Taraji P. Henson's Facebook Watch series Peace of Mind, Gabourey Sidibe opened up about her battle with bulimia.  —  Gabourey Sidibe is opening up about her battle with bulimia.
TMZ.com:
Spinderella Trashes Salt-N-Pepa Biopic for Scrubbing Her  —  SPINDERELLA Trashes Salt-N-Pepa Biopic ... YOU WRONGFULLY EXCLUDED ME!!!  —  DJ Spinderella just went off on Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa biopic ... a project she's got nothing to do with, and she's pissed about the level of disrespect.
Discussion: Stereogum
Chris Crowley / Grub Street:
Sarah Jessica Parker Misses Restaurants So Much It Hurts “One of the greatest gifts in New York is the discovery of everywhere else.”  —  “I wanted to be here, be home as much as possible,” says Sarah Jessica Parker of the past year in New York.  It was here that she got her start as a young actress …
Discussion: People.com
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Brie Larson to Star in, Executive Produce Apple Series ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ From ‘Erin Brockovich’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE) … Brie Larson is set to star in and executive produce the drama series “Lessons in Chemistry,” which has landed a straight-to-series order at Apple in a competitive situation, Variety has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Just Jared
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Naomi Campbell Pays Tribute to “Beautiful Godson” Harry Brant After His Death  —  Naomi Campbell wrote an emotional Instagram post following the death of fellow supermodel Stephanie Seymour's son Harry Brant.  —  Following the death of Harry Brant, the son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Conchita Margaret Widjojo / People.com:
TikTok's Noah Beck Says Dixie D'Amelio Initially 'Didn't Want to Be as Public' About Relationship  —  Noah Beck and Dixie D'Amelio first went public with their relationship in October  —  Noah Beck and Dixie D'Amelio may flood their social media with love for one another now, but that wasn't always the case.
Issy Sampson / The Sun:
Married At First Sight's Steph and Jonathan are STILL married two years later as he's blocking divorce  —  MARRIED At First Sight 2019's Steph and Jonathan are STILL married more than two years after they split up.  —  The couple, who tied the knot in December 2018 for the C4 show …
Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump-loving MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had secret romance with 30 Rock actress Jane Krakowski and wooed her with flowers and champagne in relationship that BAFFLED her friends  — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had a secret nine month romance with 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski, DailyMail.com can reveal
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Page Six:
Jane Krakowski denies undercover romance with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
Discussion: Us Weekly and MTO News
 
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Stephanie Soteriou / The Sun:
Chloe Ferry wants TEN kids with a ‘multi-millionaire’ husband as she returns to Celebs Go Dating
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Naya Rivera's Ex Ryan Dorsey Praises “Strong” and “Brave” Son Josey
Discussion: FemaleFirst
FemaleFirst:
Priyanka Chopra relishes time in lockdown with Nick Jonas
Discussion: Us Weekly
Allison Janney / FemaleFirst:
Allison Janney's odd request from ‘germaphobe’ co-star
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Cops Investigating Screaming Match Between Kellyanne Conway and Daughter Claudia
Hannah Chambers / Cosmopolitan:
This Is What You Need to Know About Jules's Backstory on ‘Euphoria’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Joel Kinnaman and Kelly Gale visit jewelry store after engagement
Discussion: Just Jared
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Candace Cameron Bure Claps Back at Fans Who Are ‘Disappointed’ in Who She Follows on Social Media
Discussion: People.com and Perez Hilton
Bridie Wilkins / HELLO!:
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit the Queen's home
Discussion: Marie Claire
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X launches Stories on X, with news curated and summarized by Grok AI, available for Premium subscribers in the Explore tab on iOS and on the web

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

 
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