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Skyler Caruso / People:
Jason Kelce Confirms Taylor Swift Will Be at the Super Bowl to Support Travis: 'Everybody's Coming' (Exclusive)  —  “Trav always travels like, full... he's always got a bunch of his friends there,” Jason tells PEOPLE of who will be in New Orleans to see his brother play in the 2025 Super Bowl
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Travis Kelce Says He Wishes Brother Jason ‘Waited One More Year to Retire’ as Their Teams Meet in Super Bowl Again (Exclusive)
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Escher Walcott / People:
Travis Kelce Gets Coy When Asked If He Will Propose to Taylor Swift During Super Bowl Halftime
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Netflix Distances Itself From Karla Sofía Gascón as Controversy Forces ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign Changes  —  Netflix is distancing itself from “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón in an effort to salvage the film's Oscar prospects.
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Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Emilia Pérez Is Being Removed from the ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Says He Conquered The Grammys With Bianca Censori  —  KANYE WEST WE BEAT THE GRAMMYS!!!  —  GRAMMY GODS???  —  Kanye West didn't even set foot inside the building where the Grammys went down, but that little fact isn't standing in the way of him declaring victory over the award show.
Vogue:
Everything to Know About the 2025 Met Gala: Theme, Hosts, and More  —  The 2025 Met Gala is officially only a few months away!  Read on for everything you need to know about fashon's biggest night—from the date to the theme, co-hosts, and this year's dress code.
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Leah Faye Cooper / Vogue:
The 2025 Met Gala Has a Dress Code—and It's Personal
Emma Saunders / BBC:
Eisenberg: I don't want to think of being associated with Zuckerberg  —  Jesse Eisenberg, who starred as Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 film The Social Network, has told BBC News he no longer wants to think of himself “as someone associated with someone like that”.
People:
Grammys Producer Addresses Bianca Censori's Near-Nude Look at 2025 Grammys: ‘We Have to Adhere to Standards’ (Exclusive)  —  Executive producer Raj Kapoor tells PEOPLE that the Grammys dress code is often open to “interpretation”  — Grammys executive producer Raj Kapoor addresses Kanye West …
Daily Star:
Ozzy Osbourne announces last ever Black Sabbath show as he grapples with Parkinson's  —  Ozzy Osbourne has announced that he and Black Sabbath are reuniting for a one-off charity gig in Birmingham, marking the final time they will ever perform together  —  Kay Burley's life - health scare …
Jen Juneau / People:
Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer: Scarlett Johansson Takes Over the Dino Franchise in Epic First Look  —  The new film, directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp, hits theaters in July  —  The dino damage is just getting started for Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in Jurassic World Rebirth.
Willa Bennett / Cosmopolitan:
Calling Dibs on Gracie Abrams for Valentine's Day  —  The pop star opens up about what makes a healthy relationship, becoming a person she's proud of, and how she's celebrating the holiday this year.  —  Gracie Abrams is swiping through her iPhone photos, which she's sorted chronologically by Valentine's Days.
Discussion: UPROXX
Vikki White / The Mirror:
Sky News star Kay Burley's life off-air from double family tragedy to ‘successful marriages’  —  Kay Burley is Britain's longest serving female newsreader, with her own inimitable style.  We take a look at how the self-confessed ‘Wigan street-fighter’ has lived her life
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Molly Gordon to Direct and Star in A24's Comedy ‘Peaked’  —  Molly Gordon, best known for “The Bear” and “Theater Camp,” is writing, directing and starring in the upcoming comedy “Peaked” for A24.  —  According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized …
Discussion: Just Jared, The Wrap and Deadline
Lexi Carson / Us Weekly:
Vic Mensa Reveals He Quietly Welcomed a Baby 8 Months Ago: ‘My Perspective is Forever Altered’ (Exclusive)  —  Vic Mensa is ready to reveal some big news — he's a dad!  —  The “U Mad” rapper and actor, 31, and his girlfriend, Melanie, privately welcomed their first child, son Mansa Musa Mensa, last year.
Discussion: People, UPROXX and Vibe
Dave Quinn / People:
Ella Stiller to Make Off-Broadway Debut in Before This New Year (Exclusive)  —  The daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor joins the play's world premiere production, which begins performances March 19  —  Ella Stiller has booked her first big Off-Broadway role.
Discussion: The Sun, HELLO! and Daily Mail
Eden Stuart / Byrdie:
Kelsea Ballerini Is Returning to Her Center of Gravity  —  SPONSORED BY EDITOR'S LETTER … Kelsea Ballerini joins me from a sun-drenched room in Nashville.  The first thing I notice is the greenery—plants, at least two, including a heartleaf winding its way down from the ceiling.
Discussion: People, Just Jared and Us Weekly
Helena De Bertodano / Harper's BAZAAR:
More than a woman: Priyanka Chopra is a force to be reckoned with  —  The actress, producer and entrepreneur on her career, Bollywood background and rock-star romance  —  Priyanka Chopra Jonas mimes a punch that - even though she is only wearing a fluffy dressing gown and slippers - is so convincing, I instinctively flinch.
Discussion: Just Jared and HELLO!
TMZ.com:
Marcus Jordan Arrested For DUI After Allegedly Getting Lambo Stuck On Train Tracks  —  COPS: MARCUS JORDAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER GETTING LAMBO STUCK ON TRAIN TRACKS … Marcus Jordan was arrested for DUI on Tuesday after cops say he drunkenly got his Lamborghini SUV stuck on some train tracks after a night out on the town.
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TMZ.com:
Michael Jordan's Son Arrested For Cocaine Possession, Resisting Arrest
 
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Just Jared:
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Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Sources: some WBD investors warm to David Ellison and his top team, after they were reassured that Paramount's Middle Eastern financing is secure

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS names Tony Dokoupil as the new anchor of CBS Evening News as part of a major overhaul under Bari Weiss; Dokoupil is currently an anchor on CBS' morning show

Bloomberg:
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