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Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
2021 Golden Globe Nominations: The Complete List  —  The 2021 award season has officially begun with the newly announced Golden Globe nominations.  Read on for the complete list of this year's nominees.  —  The 2021 award season has officially begun!  —  More than a year after Ricky …
Variety:
Golden Globes 2021: The Complete Nominations List  —  The wait is finally over.  The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced.  —  The top contenders in the motion picture drama category include “The Father,” “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lisa Respers France / CNN:
Golden Globes 2021: See the full list of nominees
Discussion: BET, The Wrap and Bossip
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 …
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Bachelor Matt James on the ‘Easy’ Decision to Send Victoria Larson Home: ‘I Had No Words’ for Her  —  Victoria Larson went home during Monday's episode of The Bachelor following “toxic” drama in the house  —  Bachelor lead Matt James is opening up about his decision to send Victoria Larson …
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Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Are “Still Madly in Love” Two Years After Split  —  Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are still “madly in love” with each other, a source exclusively tells E! News.  So are Stormi's parents getting back together?  Read on to find out.  —  There's still hope for mom and dad!
Discussion: Elle and FemaleFirst
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Please Be Advised That Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Are Clearly Still “Madly in Love”
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
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
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Weeknd Reveals the Significance of His Full-Face Bandages, Ahead of Super Bowl (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Sun
Sam Lansky / TIME:
T.J. Osborne Is Ready to Tell His Story  —  People keep asking T.J. Osborne how he's feeling, which makes sense, given the thing he's about to do, but it's making him uneasy, hearing that well-intentioned question over and over again from so many people—his friends, his family, his team …
Discussion: The Sun and Towleroad Gay News
Chris Willman / Variety:
Country Radio Quickly Removing Morgan Wallen From Playlists After Racial Slur … The hottest star in music so far in 2021, Morgan Wallen, has suddenly gone very cold.  His music was yanked from Cumulus Media, the second biggest radio chain in the nation, as of midnight CT after a storm broke …
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Prodigal Son's Tom Payne Auditioned for the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton but Says He Wasn't ‘Tall Enough’  —  Regé-Jean Page plays the Duke of Hastings in the hit Netflix period drama  —  Prodigal Son star Tom Payne is reminiscing on what could have been.
Discussion: Just Jared
Chris Willman / Variety:
Mariah Carey Sued by Sister Over ‘Public Humiliation’ in Singer's Autobiography … Mariah Carey has been sued by her sister, Alison A. Carey, in New York court over the contents of the singer's recent memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” which describes a contentious and deeply estranged …
Discussion: Bossip, The Guardian and E! Online
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Tomás Mier / People.com:
Mariah Carey's Sister Sues Singer for $1.25 Million, Alleges ‘Infliction of Emotional Distress’
Discussion: Just Jared and Us Weekly
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: Elle, Page Six, Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Dustin Diamond was Developing Ad Campaign with Screech's Robot Before Death  —  DUSTIN DIAMOND WORKING ON A COMEBACK BEFORE CANCER ... With Screech's Robot!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Dustin Diamond was working on a “Saved by the Bell” reboot of his own before he got sick and tragically passed …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and People.com
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People.com:
Dustin Diamond Hoped to Appear in Season 2 of Saved by the Bell Reboot Before His Death
Discussion: Just Jared
Farrah Storr / Elle:
Beauty queen.  Bollywood royalty.  Business mogul.  Hollywood star.  And now there's a whole new chapter to add to her life story.  Farrah Storr finds out what the actor did next...  There is a sliver of road on London's Park Lane, just after the Esso garage and before the Qatari Sheikh's place 
 …
Discussion: Just Jared and BuzzFeed News
Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
Dolly Parton on Super Bowl commercial and COVID-19 vaccine  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has been singing about everyday office employees working “9 to 5” for over 40 years, but now the country icon is singing about entrepreneurs working “5 to 9” to pursue their dreams after hours.
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Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Prince Harry determined to keep military titles despite moving abroad  —  Duke gave up honorary titles when he stepped back from royal duties but wants to retain them and spend more time in Britain  —  The Duke of Sussex is determined to keep his honorary military titles and wants to spend …
Dan Cain / The Sun:
'I'VE BEEN IGNORANT' Katie Price makes grovelling apology for wearing fur after animal-lover fans slammed her as ‘cruel’  —  KATIE Price has made a grovelling apology for wearing real fur after she was branded cruel by animal lovers.  —  The 42-year-old has recorded a special YouTube video …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Lil Uzi Vert spends $24M on pink diamond face implant  —  Lil Uzi Vert is taking his love of bling to an insane new level.  —  The “XO TOUR Llif3” rapper, 26, is known to spend exorbitant amounts of money on watches, clothes, cars and all types of jewelry, but his latest purchase blows past all his previous splurges combined.
Discussion: Rap-Up and Stereogum
 
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Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
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How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

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