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Bill Gates acknowledged this week that he had two affairs with Russian women during his marriage to Melinda French Gates and addressed his past association with Jeffrey Epstein during a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation. He apologized to staff for the controversy surrounding his connection to the disgraced financier while insisting he was not involved in any illegal activity.

According to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Gates told employees at the Feb. 24 meeting that he "did nothing illicit" and saw nothing illegal during his interactions with Epstein. A spokesperson for Gates said the event was a regularly scheduled town hall where he answered questions submitted by foundation staff. Topics included the release of Epstein related documents, the foundation's work in artificial intelligence, and the future of global health. The spokesperson added that Gates spoke openly and took responsibility for his past actions.

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Lexi Jones is speaking openly about a difficult time in her life.

David Bowie and Iman's daughter shared a 20-minute video detailing various aspects of her adolescence, including her struggle with drugs and alcohol following her late father's cancer diagnosis.

"It was my first year of high school, and everyone around me was experimenting, but for me, it wasn't about having fun," she wrote on Instagram on February 18. "I was not experimenting. I was fleeing—from my complicated mind, family, and school. When everyone else's party ended, I continued on my own, drinking and getting high."

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Zara Larsson is making it clear that there are certain artists she chooses not to support with her streams.

In a recent appearance on Cosmopolitan's Cheap Shots series, which aired Tuesday, Feb. 24, the "Lush Life" singer spoke candidly about her music preferences. When asked to name an artist who would never appear on one of her playlists, Larsson did not hesitate. She revealed that she has blocked several artists on Spotify, explaining that they are people she considers abusers.

"You certainly wouldn't find a Chris Brown song," she said directly.

Chris Brown has faced multiple legal issues over the years. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to a felony after physically assaulting then girlfriend Rihanna. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault related to a 2013 altercation in Washington, D.C. In addition, his former girlfriend Karrueche Tran was granted a five year restraining order against him in 2017 after a turbulent relationship.

Larsson has voiced her criticism of Brown before. In a 2016 interview styled like a Tinder inspired game, she rejected his song "Hotel," a collaboration with Kid Ink. At the time, she acknowledged that while she believed he was talented as a singer and dancer, she did not view him as a good person.

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Paul Anthony Kelly is living a new kind of love story.

After all, the Love Story actor and his wife, Syd Widziszewski-Kelly, just welcomed their first child together.

So it's not just the fame from his role as John F. Kennedy Jr. that keeps him awake at night. Being tired, he told Kelly Clarkson on the February 23 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, "That's, like, an understatement, for sure."

Naturally, his newborn has a connection to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, played by Sarah Pidgeon in the FX series.

In November, after filming, he admitted, "My wife and I need to go back home and start nesting," he told Interview. "The baby arrives in January. Originally, the baby was expected to arrive on January 7, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's birthday.

For the Canadian model, who married Syd in May 2023, all of these major life milestones occurred simultaneously.

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Lupita Nyong'o has shared that her uterine fibroids have returned and that she is once again facing difficult decisions about her health.

Appearing on the Today show on Feb. 25, the 42 year old actress spoke candidly about living with fibroids, a condition in which noncancerous growths develop in the uterus. The condition can cause intense symptoms, including heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, frequent urination, constipation, and back or leg pain

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The collective effort to support the family of the late Eric Dane continues to gain momentum, with his former partner, model and actress Priya Jaine, contributing $10,000 to the actor’s memorial fund. The donation added to a rapidly growing total that has seen significant participation from both the public and high-profile figures within the entertainment industry.

The GoFundMe campaign, titled the “Book of Days Memorial Fund,” was established shortly after the Grey’s Anatomy star passed away on February 19 following a private battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Jaine’s contribution appeared on the fundraiser’s public ledger just one day after a $20,000 donation from Hailey Bieber, highlighting the broad network of support surrounding Dane’s surviving family.