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If you are like us, your world was understandably and absolutely rocked when Sports Illustrated announced not one, not two, not three...wait, yes, three different covers for its new Swimsuit Issue. Which of the following women does not grace one of the covers?
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Hailey Clauson
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Ashley Graham
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Ronda Rousey
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Nina Agdal
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Throwback music fans mourned the passing of Vanity, who came to fame in the 1980s as a protegee of this famous musical figure:
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Michael Jackson
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Prince
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MC Hammer
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Bobby Brown
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Also passing on this week was veteran actor George Gaynes, known best for his work on TV oddity Punky Brewster and for his turn as Commandant Lassard in this crime-based movie franchise:
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Lethal Weapon
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Naked Gun
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Robocop
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Police Academy
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Meanwhile, over in Merry Ol' England, the BAFTAs announced as the best picture of the year:
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The Revenant
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Spotlight
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The Hateful Eight
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Brooklyn
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The lead-up to the Oscars continues, with the Writers Guild putting down their quills and typewriters long enough to recognize these films, the winners of the Original and Adapted Screenplay awards, respectively:
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The Revenant and Mad Max: Furey Road
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Spotlight and The Big Short
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Room and The Martian
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Trainwreck and Steve Jobs
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In box office....holy &*$!, did you see what Deadpool did? The profane, ultra-violent comic book adaptation set the following records, except for:
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Largest February opening
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Largest R-rated opening
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Largest comic book movie opening
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Largest Ryan Reynolds film opening
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Very few cartoons are broadcast live, it's a terrible strain on the animator's wrists!
This animated program is ignoring its own advice, by announcing its intentions of airing....yep, a live episode!
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South Park
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American Dad
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The Simpsons
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Family Guy
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We hoped you enjoyed an evening of Grammy magic. No? Yes? Anyway, the Album of the Year award was a bit of an upset, as this female singer - who took some not-so-subtle potshots when accepting - upset favored Kendrick Lamar's effort To Pimp a Butterfly:
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Adele
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Kelly Clarkson
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Meghan Trainor
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Taylor Swift
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Meanwhile, this actor got to be Jukebox Hero for a night, joining Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in the band Hollywood Vampires for a jam on the Grammys stage:
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Keanu Reeves
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Johnny Depp
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Robert Downey, Jr.
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James Franco
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And this combustible music figure appears to be barreling toward a spectacular meltdown, announcing he was carrying $53 million in personal debt and asking Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion:
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The Weeknd
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Axl Rose
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Kanye West
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Liam Gallagher
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The notoriously shy singer seen here did Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, who adopted his counterpart's signature style:
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Sia
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Robyn
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Tori Kelly
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Lady Gaga
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And finally, this young actress might be facing a talk with The Man after she and her boyfriend Instagram'd themselves carving their names into protected red rocks in Arizona:
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Mila Kunis
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Abigail Breslin
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Bree Larson
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Vanessa Hudgens
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