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4:05 PM ET, February 12, 2021

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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, TMZ.com and RADAR
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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
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
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Britney Spears' father loses bid to retain control of delegating her investments  —  Britney Spears' battle to remove her father's conservatorship over her estate continued Thursday as a judge denied her father's objections to how her conservatorship will be delegated.
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Ally Mauch / People.com:
Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey Teases a ‘Brilliant’ Second Season: ‘Loads of Little Easter Eggs’  —  Jonathan Bailey plays Anthony Bridgerton in the hit Netflix period drama  —  According to star Jonathan Bailey, the second season of Bridgerton is going to be just as “brilliant” as the first.
Discussion: Bustle
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Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Victoria's Secret Model Elsa Hosk Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Tom Daly  —  Supermodel Elsa Hosk and boyfriend Tom Daly welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on Feb. 11.  Scroll on to find out the name of the couple's daughter and see their first family photo.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
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.
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
James Charles Debuts New Bald Look, Insists His Shaved Head Is ‘Real’  —  James Charles also teased that his transformation will be documented in an upcoming YouTube video  —  James Charles is switching things up.  —  On Thursday, after sharing that his Instagram Story posts had been …
Discussion: Bustle, The Sun and Page Six
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!
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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Allison Crist / E! Online:
E! Is Live From New York Fashion Week 2021: Everything You Need to Know  —  E! has you covered for New York Fashion Week.  Find out how to keep up with the hottest fall/winter 2021 collections and must-see live events below.  —  Watch: 5 Questions With NYFW Designers
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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: Us Weekly and E! Online
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
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
Dan Cain / The Sun:
CAN'T BEAR IT Stephen Bear, 31, dumped by girlfriend Tia McAllister, 18, after fake twins pregnancy prank  —  STEPHEN Bear has been dumped by his 18-year-old girlfriend Tia McAllister after he pretended they were expecting twins.  —  Furious Tia immediately condemned the prank which saw Stephen …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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
 
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Justin Moran / PAPER:
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Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Zoey Deutch's Pandemic Uber Eats Addiction Is Very Relatable: 'I Shouldn't Be Allowed on This App'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
KC Baker / People.com:
Who Knew Al Roker Was Such a Romeo? 'He's a Real Romantic,' Says Wife, ABC News' Deborah Roberts
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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
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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
Michael Lopardi / Click2Houston.com:
Mom tackles man accused of peeking in daughter's bedroom in Lake Jackson
Discussion: Dlisted and Sandra Rose
Nerisha Penrose / Elle:
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Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR and E! Online
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Seb Joseph / Digiday:
For the third time, Google delays the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome, pushing back its plans to early 2025 amid regulatory scrutiny

 
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