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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Lori Loughlin Requests Return of Her Passport After Completing Prison Sentence for College Scandal … Aunt Becky wants to travel again!  Lori Loughlin requested the return of her passport after completing her prison sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal, TMZ reports.
Discussion: Page Six, RADAR and TMZ.com
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Kacey Musgraves: My Marriage to Ruston Kelly 'Simply Didn't Work Out' … Ready for a new chapter.  Kacey Musgraves got candid about her split from Ruston Kelly for the first time since their divorce made headlines in July 2020.  —  Most Shocking Celebrity Splits
Discussion: FemaleFirst, E! Online and Just Jared
Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
RHONJ's Melissa Gorga Reveals She and Joe Are ‘Struggling’ in Their Marriage: 'It's Not Easy'
Discussion: Daily Mail
Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
Virgin River's Daniel Gillies Debuts New Love After Rachael Leigh Cook Split
Discussion: Just Jared
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Dirty Little Secrets! Drew Barrymore Says She's Had Sex in a Car
Discussion: E! Online and FemaleFirst
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Boyfriend Sam Asghari Is a ‘Wonderful Guy,’ Former Assistant Felicia Culotta Says … He's A-OK!  Britney Spears' boyfriend, Sam Asghari, got the stamp of approval from her former assistant and longtime friend Felicia Culotta.  —  Britney Spears and Sam Asghari's Relationship Timeline
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Britney Spears Hearing: Judge Overrules Father's Objections to Joint Conservatorship Order … A probate judge on Thursday overruled Jamie Spears' objections to an order establishing Bessemer Trust Co. as a co-conservator of Britney Spears' estate.  —  Judge Brenda Penny appointed Bessemer …
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Plans to Spend Valentine's Day with Her Kids as Kanye West Divorce Looms: Source  —  “It's obvious that she is just focused on the future,” a source tells PEOPLE of Kim Kardashian  —  Kim Kardashian is looking ahead as she and estranged husband Kanye West move towards divorce.
Discussion: The Sun, Cosmopolitan and Cele|bitchy
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Sameer Suri / Daily Mail:   EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian shows off cleavage in peekaboo red top ahead of Valentine's Day WITHOUT her ring... amid ‘divorce’ from Kanye West
FemaleFirst:
Ciara praises Russell Wilson's fatherhood skills  —  Ciara says the most attractive thing about her husband Russell Wilson is how good a father he is to their children - Win, six months, and Sienna, three, and a stepdad to her son Future, six. … Ciara says the most attractive thing about her husband is how good a father he is.
Discussion: E! Online and Celebrity Insider
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
‘Captain Marvel 2’: Zawe Ashton Tapped To Play Villain In Marvel Sequel  —  EXCLUSIVE: As pre-production ramps up on Captain Marvel 2, Brie Larson looks to have found her next co-star she will square off against as sources tell Deadline, Velvet Buzzsaw's Zawe Ashton has been set as the villain …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
GC BLASTED Gemma Collins slammed by Towie ex pal Saffron who says she treated her like a ‘dogsbody’ and ‘lied beyond belief’  —  GEMMA Collins has come under fire from her Towie co-star and former best friend after her appearance on Life Stories.  —  The 40-year-old, who was branded 'vile …
Discussion: Daily Star
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Watch Pink and Daughter Willow's Sweet Video for Their “Cover Me in Sunshine” Duet  —  Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart showcases her singing skills again, this time for their “Cover Me in Sunshine” music video, an early Valentine's Day gift from the singer to her fans.  —  Like mother, like daughter!
Discussion: People.com and FemaleFirst
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Searching for Shelley Duvall: The Reclusive Icon on Fleeing Hollywood and the Scars of Making ‘The Shining’  —  After leaving L.A., and making only one public appearance since — on a widely condemned mental illness episode of ‘Dr. Phil’ — the complicated actress sat down for a conversation …
Chick Corea:
It is with great sadness we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently.  —  Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that artists do.
Discussion: The US Sun, The Guardian and People.com
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Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Chick Corea dead: Grammy Award-winning jazz legend dies at 79 from rare form of cancer
Discussion: Just Jared
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
New Frontrunner for Princess Eugenie's Baby Name Would Be a Sweet Nod to a Royal Family Member  —  The latest betting odds on a name for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's baby boy are here  —  As the wait for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank to announce their baby boy's name continues …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael Lopardi / Click2Houston.com:
Mom tackles man accused of peeking in daughter's bedroom in Lake Jackson  —  A mom in Lake Jackson tackled a fleeing suspect, who is accused of looking into her teenage daughter's bedroom window.  The takedown was captured on the police's dashcam.  —  “First instinct was just to make sure …
Discussion: Dlisted and Sandra Rose
Freddie Braun / British Vogue:
“If It Weren't For My Children, I Wouldn't Be Here Today”: Yolanda Hadid On Living With Lyme Disease  —  Since her diagnosis, the model, reality-TV star and mother to models Gigi, Bella and Anwar has made it her mission to lift the veil on Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects hundreds of thousands.
Discussion: E! Online
KC Baker / People.com:
Who Knew Al Roker Was Such a Romeo?  'He's a Real Romantic,' Says Wife, ABC News' Deborah Roberts  —  The ABC News senior correspondent dishes on what a loving hubby the Today co-host is in PEOPLE's first-ever Love Issue  —  After 25 years of marriage, Al Roker still loves romancing his wife Deborah Roberts.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Zoey Deutch's Pandemic Uber Eats Addiction Is Very Relatable: 'I Shouldn't Be Allowed on This App'  —  The actress tells PEOPLE she once ordered so much sushi, the restaurant included eight sets of chopsticks with her delivery, joking, “I was deeply offended by that”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Meghan Markle Wins Privacy Case Against U.K. Tabloid: ‘We All Deserve Justice and Truth’  —  “We all lose when misinformation sells more than truth,” Meghan Markle said in a statement  —  Meghan Markle scored a major legal win on Thursday in her privacy and copyright infringement case against Associated Newspapers.
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Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
Kate Garraway leaves Good Morning Britain stars in hysterics as she praises her milkman Mick for ‘offering extras’
TMZ.com:
Larry King Hand-Wrote His Will in 2019 Seeking Equal Split Among His Kids
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Michelle Trachtenberg Says There Was a Rule on Buffy Set That Joss Whedon Could Not Be Alone with Her
Discussion: The Wrap
Jessica Finn / HELLO!:
Rebel Wilson showcases revenge body in a tight leather skirt and snug sweater
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Hayley Maitland / British Vogue:
Jonathan Bailey On Anthony's Sideburns, That “Tree Bonk”, & What To Expect From ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2
Discussion: E! Online
Nerisha Penrose / Elle:
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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

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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