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7:05 AM ET, February 3, 2021

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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Co-Host Golden Globes on Separate Coasts (EXCLUSIVE) … The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards is going bicoastal.  Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, returning to helm the the ceremony for the first time since 2015, won't be in the same room together: Instead …
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Rebel Wilson and boyfriend Jacob Busch break up  —  Rebel Wilson has split from her boyfriend Jacob Busch, Page Six has learned.  —  The Aussie star — who recently lost more than 60 pounds — posted photos of the couple looking loved up after they met last year.
Tom Schad / USA Today:
Michael B. Jordan stars as sexy exterior of Amazon's ‘Alexa’ in Super Bowl commercial debut  —  Michael B. Jordan is one of Hollywood's most recognizable stars — an accomplished actor, producer and People magazine's reigning “Sexiest Man Alive.”  —  He's also the new physical exterior for Amazon's “Alexa” — for 60 seconds, anyways.
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TMZ.com:
Morgan Wallen Hurls N-Word Outside Home After Rowdy Night Out  —  MORGAN WALLEN HURLS N-WORD AFTER ROWDY NIGHT OUT Apologizes, ‘I Promise To Do Better.’ … Morgan Wallen returned home Sunday from a rowdy night with friends, and as he walked up his driveway he hurled the n-word and other profanities …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Ex-Husband Jason Alexander Arrested on DUI and Drug Charges … Busted.  Britney Spears' ex-husband Jason Alexander was arrested in Nashville on January 26, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  Celebrity Mugshots  —  Sheriff's deputies booked the 39-year-old on three misdemeanor charges …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, Page Six and RADAR
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:   Ben Higgins Gets Real About Past Painkiller Addiction: 'It's Not a Beautiful Season of Life'
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
John Legend Honors His Late Grandmother's “Full, Blessed Life” in Moving Tribute  —  John Legend eulogized his grandmother, who passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the age of 91, with a heartfelt Instagram post: “May she rest In peace after running a great race.”  —  John Legend is grieving the loss of his family's beloved matriarch.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, POPSUGAR and Just Jared
Charisse Van Horn / Celebrity Insider:
Marilyn Manson Releases Statement After A Horde Of Women Accuse Him Of Terrorizing, Torturing, And Abusing Them  —  Are Evan Rachel Wood, Ashley Walters, Ashley Lindsay Morgan, Sarah McNeilly, and Gabriella misinterpreting the truth when they alleged on February 1, 2021 …
Discussion: Dlisted and FemaleFirst
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People.com:
Dustin Diamond Hoped to Appear in Season 2 of Saved by the Bell Reboot Before His Death  —  The actor, who died Monday, played Screech on the original Saved by the Bell  —  Dustin Diamond was hoping to revisit his iconic Saved By the Bell character one final time before his tragic death.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Lauren Burns / The Sun:
Rita Ora splits from producer boyfriend Romain Gavras after lockdown forces them apart  —  RITA ORA has split from her boyfriend after their romance struggled to survive in lockdown.  —  I can reveal the Let You Love Me singer and French film director Romain Gavras have called …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Inside Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers' “Private and Low Key” Romance  —  Big Little Lies star Shailene Woodley and football pro Aaron Rodgers are keeping their love story “low key” while still making time for each other, a source exclusively tells E! News.
Discussion: Just Jared
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Mariah Carey's Sister Sues Singer for $1.25 Million, Alleges ‘Infliction of Emotional Distress’  —  “[Carey] used her book to humiliate and embarrass [Alison],” the court document read, before adding, “[Carey] used her status as a public figure to attack her penniless sister”
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Us Weekly
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Alex Rodriguez Reflects on “Amazing” Jennifer Lopez's Super Bowl Halftime Show One Year Later  —  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez both posted to social media on Feb. 2 to celebrate the first anniversary of her memorable Super Bowl LIV halftime performance.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Carrie Battan / InStyle:
Shiny, Happy Kate Hudson  —  She makes it look easy, but for actress and lifestyle queen Kate Hudson, optimism is a discipline.  —  As an actress and a businesswoman, Kate Hudson understands the expectations that other people have about what her life and career should look like.
Entertainment Tonight:
‘Bachelor’ Matt James Talks Rachael Controversy and That Spotify Like: Did He Spoil His Season?  (Exclusive)  —  Matt James seems smitten with Rachael Kirkconnell.  The Bachelor admitted he was falling in love with the 24-year-old graphic designer on Monday night's episode of the ABC dating show …
Discussion: The Sun, E! Online and Us Weekly
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’: Tamara Taylor Joins NBC's ‘SVU’ Spinoff  —  EXCLUSIVE: Bones alumna Tamara Taylor is set as a lead opposite Christopher Meloni and Dylan McDermott in Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC's Law & Order: SVU spinoff series slated to premiere later this year.
Discussion: E! Online
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Sofia Vergara's Ex Nick Loeb Loses Appeal in Ongoing Legal Battle Over Frozen Embryos  —  The pair did IVF together prior to their broken engagement in 2014  —  A Louisiana court sided with Sofia Vergara in the latest development of an ongoing legal battle with ex-fiancé Nick Loeb over custody rights to frozen pre-embryos.
Discussion: Celebs and Mirror.co.uk
 
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Teen Mom's Amber Portwood Reveals What Daughter Leah Really Thinks of Dimitri
Discussion: The Sun
TMZ.com:
Rita Ora Intercepted by Australian Airport Cops, Forced to Quarantine
Discussion: Rap-Up and Mirror.co.uk
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Christina Perri Shares How Her Family Is “Healing” 2 Months After Loss of Baby Girl
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
Liam Gallagher devastated after his beloved sausage dog Ruby dies
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and FemaleFirst
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Watch the First Trailer for Peacock's Punky Brewster Revival
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Emma Parry / The Sun:
‘LEAVE ME IN PEACE’ Dustin Diamond wanted to be cremated and buried without a gravestone as star was afraid of vandals ‘messing with it’
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gal Gadot, Anne Hathaway in running for Kids' Choice Awards
Discussion: E! Online
Kelly Smith / Daily Star:
Stifler's mom actress Jennifer Coolidge posed as her own twin so she could date two men
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Will Princess Eugenie break royal birth tradition with first child?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Marie Claire and Page Six
Sarah Tetteh / The Sun:
Victoria Beckham shares sweet note from daughter Harper, 9, sweet note saying 'you're my best friend'
Discussion: E! Online
Issy Sampson / The Sun:
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock sells £4.95m Surrey home she shares with Andre Gray days after putting it on the market
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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