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Lucía García / Latin Times:
Karla Sofía Gascón Had Called Selena Gomez ‘A Rich Rat’ on Social Media  —  The ‘Emilia Pérez’ star deactivated her X account after old posts of hers went viral due to their controversial content.  —  En español  —  Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón …
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Says ‘I Am Not a Racist’ Amid Backlash Over Offensive Tweets: ‘I Have Been Judged and Condemned Without Trial’  —  “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón took to Instagram early Saturday morning to write …
Natasha Dye / People:
Saquon Barkley Is Engaged to Anna Congdon: ‘I Have an Amazing Fiancée’ (Exclusive)  —  Ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles star exclusively tells PEOPLE he and longtime girlfriend Anna Congdon are engaged  —  Saquon Barkley is engaged!
New York Post:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs taken to hospital under cover of darkness: sources  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken to the hospital from a federal lockup in Brooklyn under cover of darkness last week, The Post can reveal.  —  Sources confirmed that he was transported to a nearby hospital about 10 p.m. Thursday to undergo an MRI.
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Jonathan Dean / The Times:
Guy Pearce: ‘I did a lot of bad films during my divorce — I needed the cash’  —  The actor, nominated for an Oscar and a Bafta for his scene-stealing turn in The Brutalist, talks money, Neighbours and why he was terrible in Memento  —  'I've many feelings about that show," says Guy Pearce …
Dory Jackson / People:
Issa Rae Says She Has Insecure Fans Asking Her to ‘Reshoot’ Series Finale 3 Years Later: ‘People Are Really Mad’ (Exclusive)  —  “I get asked for season 6 a lot — even this morning,” Rae tells PEOPLE while discussing her new Super Bowl LIX ad with TurboTax  —  Issa Rae is aware …
6abc:
Medical plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia; 7 people, including child, dead  —  “Right now, we're just asking for prayers,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said.  She urged residents to stay away from the scene.  —  Este artículo se ofrece en Español
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Julie Jordan / People:
Julia Stiles Says She's Talked About Doing DWTS 23 Years After Iconic Save the Last Dance Role (Exclusive)  —  The actress, who makes her directorial debut with the new film ‘Wish You Were Here’, spoke to PEOPLE for One Last Thing  —  Almost 24 years after she starred in the cult hit Save the Last Dance …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: ‘Dog Man’ Shows Bite With $36 Million Opening Weekend  —  “Dog Man” enjoyed a barking good start at the domestic box office, collecting a leading $36 million from 3,885 North American cinemas in its first weekend of release.  —  Universal and DreamWorks Animation's animated …
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
'70s star Jacqueline Bisset admits she's ‘unsympathetic’ to #MeToo stories: ‘How you dress’ is ‘very important’  —  Actress Jacqueline Bisset admits she's “unsympathetic” toward women who came forward during the #MeToo movement and feels that women are partially to blame for any sexual harassment.
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