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DeBose tries to stay grounded ahead of big Oscars night

NEW YORK – Rita Moreno told her “Enjoy it, honey!” and that’s what Ariana DeBose has been doing this awards season. The actor, who has been sweeping every accolade for her fiery portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” – the same role that won Moreno the Academy Award in 1962 – is heading into the Oscars on March 27 as an undisputable favorite in the best supporting actress category after several key wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Sunday’s BAFTA ceremony.

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‘Magic’ Johnson embraces his HIV status as his ‘purpose’

AUSTIN, Texas – Movie (well, docuseries)-making “Magic.” Legendary basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who earned the moniker “Magic” for his superior talents as a high school baller, debuted the first episode of his Apple TV+ series “They Call Me Magic” at Austin’s South by Southwest festival. The four-part project, directed by Rick Famuyiwa (“Dope,” “The Wood”), streams starting April 22.

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Cuomo files $125 million arbitration after firing from CNN Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo filed a $125 million arbitration against the cable news network Wednesday, alleging his firing from the network was unjustified and has “damaged” his professional reputation. The filing, which also names CNN America and Turner Services, states the arbitration’s multimillion-dollar price tag covers Cuomo’s “remaining salary” under his employment agreement, as well as “future wages lost as a result of CNN’s efforts to destroy his reputation,” according to documents.

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Report: Saget’s fatal fractures possibly caused by fall Fractures around Bob Saget’s eye sockets and bleeding around his brain were possibly caused by the comedian hitting “something hard, covered by something soft,” such as a carpeted floor, according to a report released Tuesday that provides more details of the TV’s star’s Jan. 9 death.

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Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks, but no thanks Dolly Parton announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.” The music icon who has been elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame explained her decision in a statement posted on her official social media pages Monday, noting she did not want to take votes away from the remaining nominees. “Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right.

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Kravitz’s ‘The Batman’ co-star Paul Dano crashes her ‘SNL’ hosting gig Zoë Kravitz’s “The Batman” co-star Paul Dano crashed her “Saturday Night Live” episode Saturday and was almost as creepy as he was in the movie as Batman villain “The Riddler.” Emphasis on almost. In the “Please Don’t Destroy” sketch, Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy get a cat for Kravitz.

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Ferrell lightens the mood for slumping Golden State Warriors Actor Will Ferrell took the floor and warmed up with the slumping Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night – maybe just what coach Steve Kerr’s team needed before facing the Los Angeles Clippers mired in a five-game losing streak. The comedy star donned a vintagestyle headband and dressed in his Jackie Moon jersey from the 2008 hoops film Semi-Pro, a moment that was meant especially for Thompson – who dressed as Moon for Halloween three years ago and loves the movie.

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Huma Abedin steps out, brings her memoir to Abu Dhabi

Huma Abedin is bringing her voice to an international stage in the United Arab Emirates and speaking about her recently published memoir. For more than two decades, Abedin, 46, has been the ever-loyal aide to Hillary Clinton, starting as a young intern to the First Lady in 1996 and rising to become her advisor and trusted confidante as Clinton became senator, secretary of state and, ultimately, the Democratic presidential nominee.

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Cumberbatch responds to ‘very odd’ criticism of ‘Power of the Dog’

Benedict Cumberbatch has responded to criticism against Jane Campion’s Western “The Power of the Dog” and his own Oscar-nominated portrayal of rancher Phil Burbank. Speaking as part of BAFTA’s Film Sessions on Friday, Cumberbatch did not give specific names, but alluded to viral criticism of the movie’s portrayal of the West made by “1883” star Sam Elliott on a Feb.

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