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5-Timers Cold Open - SNL  —  Paul Rudd is formally inducted into Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers club by members Tom Hanks and Tina Fey.Saturday Night Live.  Stream now on Peacock: http...
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Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson Hit Staten Island Theater Before ‘SNL’  —  8:37 AM PT — Turns out Pete was enjoying a night off — he did not head to 30 Rock for ‘SNL,’ just like almost all of the cast and crew ... due to multiple COVID cases.  Safe to assume Pete was not one of the staffers …
Discussion: Just Jared
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Enjoy Spider-Man: No Way Home Date Night in Staten Island  —  Scott Disick joined the pair, who were first romantically linked in October, for their New York outing as Pete Davidson had the night off from Saturday Night Live due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant
Los Angeles Times:
Stabbing at Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert at Exposition Park  —  One person was stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park on Saturday night.  —  Paramedics responded to a call about a stabbing around 8:40 p.m. in the 3900 block …
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Tomás Mier / People.com:
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler Dies at 28 After Backstage Stabbing at Once Upon a Time in L.A. Festival: Reports  —  The Once Upon a Time in L.A. Fest — headlined by Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and 50 Cent — ended early after the “Talk to Me” rapper was stabbed Saturday night
TMZ.com:
Drakeo the Ruler Dead from LA Stabbing During Once Upon a Time Festival  —  DRAKEO THE RULER DEAD FROM STABBING DURING L.A. FESTIVAL  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 10.7K … L.A. rapper Drakeo the Ruler is dead after a stabbing at the Snoop Dogg-headlined Once Upon a Time festival concert ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Daily Star and Bossip
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Trevor Noah Files Lawsuit Against N.Y.C. Hospital and Doctor Alleging Botched Surgery in 2020  —  Trevor Noah suffered from “severe emotional distress and great physical pain” after the procedure, which left him with “permanent, severe, and grievous” injuries, the legal complaint claims
Discussion: The Sun, Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Lauren Cox / Page Six:
Trevor Noah files lawsuit against NYC hospital, doctor for alleged botched surgery
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HELLO!:
JLS's Oritsé Williams announces engagement to Kazz Kumar - EXCLUSIVE … In an exclusive photoshoot and interview with HELLO! magazine, JLS star Oritsé Williams has announced his engagement to partner Kazz Kumar.  —  “We're on cloud nine - or should I say nine trillion?” …
HELLO!:
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews reveal gender of third baby - EXCLUSIVE … Inviting HELLO! magazine into their newly-renovated Dublin home for an exclusive photoshoot and interview, Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews have exclusively revealed that they are expecting a little brother …
TMZ.com:
Lil Durk Gets Engaged, Pops Question to India Royale During Concert  —  LIL DURK MID-CONCERT ENGAGEMENT!!!  India Says Yes in Chi-Town  —  Lil Durk's finally locking it down with his longtime GF, and he definitely put the pressure on when he popped the question ... in front of a packed arena in their hometown of Chicago.
Discussion: BET and Bossip
 
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Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

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