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Elana Rubin / E! Online:
Lil Nas X Reveals He's in a Relationship and Thinks “This Is the One”  —  “Industry Baby” rapper Lil Nas X shared new details about his love life in a new interview.  He revealed, “I've found someone special now.”  —  Lil Nas X has a new special someone to cozy up to and watch the sun go down.
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
From Disney to ‘Drivers License’: Inside Olivia Rodrigo's Musical Journey to Become the Voice of Her Generation … Criticism doesn't scare Olivia Rodrigo.  —  If anything, the 18-year-old — whose platinum-certified debut, “Sour,” captured the biggest U.S. opening week sales for an album in 2021 so far — fully embraces it.
Variety:
How Lil Nas X Is Revolutionizing Hip-Hop as an Empowered Gay Star … Newfound fame has felled many a young superstar, and Lil Nas X, feeling overwhelmed by the massive success of his 2019 hit “Old Town Road,” decided to take a brief hiatus early last year to settle in and work on his debut album.
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Kelly Clarkson Officially Files To Have Her Famous Name Restored In Divorce  —  Home / Exclusive / Kelly Clarkson Officially Files To Have Her Famous Name Restored In Divorce  —  Kelly Clarkson is asking a divorce judge to allow her to restore her famous last name following the nasty divorce with her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.
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Celebs:   Ryan Reynolds says daughters now troll him just like mom Blake Lively, more news
Nigel Smith / People.com:
Ryan Reynolds Says His Daughters Troll Him Just Like Wife Blake Lively: 'I'm Safe from Nothing'
Discussion: Just Jared
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Joel Kinnaman Under Investigation for Alleged Rape After Being Granted Restraining Order From Model  —  Suicide Squad star Joel Kinnaman was previously granted a temporary restraining order against a Swedish model after accusing her of extortion.  —  Joel Kinnaman has found himself involved in an investigation overseas.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Joel Kinnaman Being Investigated for Rape in Sweden, He Claims Extortion
Discussion: FemaleFirst and The Sun
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Powerpuff Girls’ CW Pilot Star Chloe Bennet Exits Project (EXCLUSIVE) … Chloe Bennet has stepped down as one of the three leads in the live-action CW pilot based on “The Powerpuff Girls,” Variety has learned exclusively.  —  Bennet was set to star as Blossom in the pilot, which is currently titled “Powerpuff.”
Katie Campione / People.com:
Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Jokingly Show Bath Time with Kids After Igniting Celeb Bathing Debate  —  The video comes after Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis sparked a wave of conversation about celebrity bathing habits for saying that they don't believe in bathing their kids with soap every day
Discussion: The Sun, Cele|bitchy and Full Feed
Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Lisa Rinna Is ‘Very Thrilled’ That Amelia Gray Hamlin Is ‘Very Happy’ With Scott Disick … Putting her daughter first.  Lisa Rinna weighed in on Amelia Gray Hamlin's romance with Scott Disick, and she's OK with it — as long as it makes her daughter happy.  —  Everything Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin Have Said About Amelia and Scott
Discussion: Page Six and Life & Style
TMZ.com:
Mama June's BF Sentenced to 16 Months in Crack Cocaine Case  —  MAMA JUNE BF GENO GETS 16 MONTHS In Crack Cocaine Case  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Mama June's boyfriend won't enjoy his usual freedoms over the next year and change ... because he was sentenced in his crack cocaine case in Alabama.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Kanye West's Latest ‘Donda’ Event Is Most-Watched Apple Music Livestream Ever  —  The second livestream from Mercedes-Benz Stadium pulled in 5.4 million viewers plus a possibly record-breaking $7 million in revenue from in-person merchandise sales.  —  Kanye West's Donda listening party …
Discussion: The Sun
Marni Rose McFall / The Sun:
GRIMSHAW SAYS GOODBYE When is Nick Grimshaw's last show on Radio 1?  —  NICK Grimshaw is leaving Radio 1 after fourteen years at the station.  —  Here's everything we know about his final show, which is set to be the most star-studded Radio 1 show ever.  —  When is Nick Grimshaw's last show on Radio 1?
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Joshua Bassett Says It Was ‘Liberating’ to Come Out Even If He ‘Was Subjected’ to Homophobia  —  “People can hate me forever and say the nastiest thing possible, but it will not change a thing,” he said.  “You need to stand tall and face those people as an advocate for all the people without a voice”
Discussion: FemaleFirst and E! Online
Charlotte McIntyre / Daily Express:
Our Yorkshire Farm: Amanda Owen's Ravenseat ‘battle’ addressed by Channel 5 co-star  —  OUR YORKSHIRE FARM showcases the extremely tough job Amanda Owen has managing Ravenseat and in a recent interview, her Channel 5 co-star Kate Humble praised The Yorkshire Shepherdess' success.
Discussion: Daily Star
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
'Grey's Anatomy': Kate Burton To Return In Season 18 As Ellis Grey  —  EXCLUSIVE: Last season, as Ellen Pompeo's Meredith Grey was battling Covid, Grey's Anatomy introduced a dream beach motive that reunited Meredith with beloved dead characters from the show, Derek, George, Mark and Meredith's sister Lexie.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
FemaleFirst:
Robin Williams' son honours late dad on seventh anniversary of his death  —  Robin Williams' son Zak has praised his late father for being an “inspiration” to others on the seventh anniversary of his death, as he said he is “celebrating” the acting legend's memory.
Discussion: Daily Star
Tom Capon / The Sun:
Love Island's Chris Hughes goes official with pro golfer Annabel Dimmock - his first girlfriend since Jesy Nelson  —  LOVE Island's Chris Hughes has gone Instagram official with pro golfer Annabel Dimmock.  —  This is the reality star's first public relationship since he split with Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Howell Davies / The Sun:
Alan Carr's husband Paul Drayton posts shocking photo of himself with black eye and tells fan ‘we had a bad row’  —  ALAN Carr's husband has posted a photograph of himself with a black eye and told a fan: “We had a bad row.”  —  Paul Drayton's snap, shared on Instagram, was deleted after an hour.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Danielle Turchiano / Variety:
Kathy Griffin to Recur in ‘Search Party’ Season 5 (EXCLUSIVE) … Kathy Griffin has joined the cast of “Search Party” for its fifth season, Variety has learned exclusively.  —  Griffin will recur in the HBO Max comedy as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) …
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
‘Jeopardy’ Announces Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik Splitting Host Duties  —  The long-running game show is set to reveal not one, but two hosts, The Daily Beast has learned. … Jeopardy! will have two hosts for the first time in the storied game show's history.
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
How Thomas Doherty Became the Pansexual Heartthrob of the New ‘Gossip Girl’ … On HBO Max's reincarnated “Gossip Girl,” Thomas Doherty plays Max Wolfe, a 17-year-old romantic omnivore who seduces all the boys and girls — and even a male teacher — at his Upper East Side high school.
Discussion: Just Jared
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Dolly Parton Teams with James Patterson to Write First Novel Run, Rose, Run — and Creates New Album  —  Dolly Parton and James Patterson's novel, Run, Rose, Run, will be published by Little, Brown and Company on March 7, 2022  —  Dolly Parton has performed with some of the greatest artists in music …
Discussion: HELLO!, Collider, Vanity Fair and Stereogum
Spotify:
Heidi Montag  —  Listen to this episode from Call Her Daddy on Spotify.  This week, Father Cooper sits down with Heidi Montag, and lots of champagne.  The pair get things popping off immediately...poppin bottles that is.  Heidi takes us to Italy (sorry not France) where she spent her final year of high school.
 
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Andre Braugher Cast as New York Times Editor Dean Baquet in Weinstein Investigation Film ‘She Said’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Collider and The Wrap
Variety:
Mindy Kaling, Amazon Studios Adapting Novel ‘Hana Khan Carries On’ as Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Collider and The Wrap
Stephanie Soteriou / The Sun:
Katie Price's son Harvey accepted to £350,000 a year residential college - and will move out of her home in just 2 weeks
Discussion: Daily Star
Just Jared:
Netflix's New Series ‘Clickbait’ Has a Suspenseful First Trailer - Watch Now!
Discussion: E! Online
Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Erika Jayne's Estranged Husband Tom Girardi Will Refuse to Testify at Lion Air Hearing
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner's 24th Bday Party Features Breakfast Buffet, Painting, Sushi & Cocktails
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Stephen Amell kisses wife on red carpet after alleged blowout on plane
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
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Samantha Bergeson / E! Online:
Savannah Chrisley Reveals Why She's Giving Ex-Fiancé Nic Kerdiles a Second Chance
Discussion: People.com, Page Six and Us Weekly
Just Jared:
MTV VMAs 2021 Nominations - Full List Released!
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Nylon and The Wrap
Ellie Bate / BuzzFeed News:
Chrissy Teigen Denied Deleting Negative Comments On Her Instagram Posts And Called Accusers “Next-Level Haters”
Discussion: People.com
Sophia Vilensky / Us Weekly:
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's Sweetest Family Moments With Their 3 Kids
Discussion: E! Online
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Harry Litman / Talking Feds Substack:
LA Times op-ed contributor Harry Litman resigns, saying he's protesting the “repugnant and dangerous” actions to appease Trump by owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Condé Nast lays off some top executives including VPs and SVPs in marketing and sales, along with key staff in events, social media, and editorial jobs

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Q&A with Jessica Chan, Perplexity's new head of publisher partnerships, on its revenue-sharing program, how publishers are using Perplexity's APIs, and more

 
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