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Ale Russian / People.com:
Johnny Depp Apologizes for Joking About Trump Assassination: ‘I Intended No Malice’  —  Johnny Depp is apologizing for his comments about President Donald Trump.  —  The actor issued a statement exclusively to PEOPLE apologizing for the remarks he made Thursday in England at the Glastonbury Festival …
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Rachel Elbaum / NBC News:
Johnny Depp Raises ‘Last Time an Actor Assassinated a President’  —  LONDON — Johnny Depp has been no fan of President Donald Trump, but the Hollywood star took his rhetoric up a level when he raised the prospect of the president being killed.  —  “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? …
Madison Park / CNN:
Johnny Depp: ‘When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?’  — The comment appeared to be a reference to John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865  —  (CNN)Even before Johnny Depp said it, the actor seemed to know that his comment would ignite controversy.
Washington Post:
Johnny Depp apologizes for joking about assassinating Donald Trump: ‘I was only trying to amuse’ … Johnny Depp apologized Friday for making flip remarks about assassinating the president.  In a statement to People, the actor said, “I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump.
TMZ.com:
For Cracking Trump Assassination Joke  —  Judge Judy Says Bad Form, Johnny Depp for Cracking Trump Assassination Joke  —  Judge Judy thinks Johnny Depp is in the clear for his Trump assassination wisecrack, but that doesn't mean she thinks it's ok.  —  Judy and hubby Jerry Sheindlin …
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Press Association:
Johnny Depp jokes about killing Donald Trump in Glastonbury appearance
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Joe Tacopino / Page Six:
Johnny Depp casually asks: Is it time for an actor to kill the president again?
Discussion: PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Wait, Johnny Depp's Management Knew Of His Alleged Assaults On Amber Heard?
Discussion: The Superficial and AOL
Peter Robinson / The Guardian:
Halsey: 'I used to be a social queen - now I'm terrified of people'  —  Ahead of her Glastonbury debut, she explains how she channeled her troubles into a strange, striking new record … escribing Halsey's second record as a concept album would be to understate its preposterousness.
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Scott Disick and Bella Thorne Are Back Together for Boozy Night Out After Their French Connection  —  They were seen in May stepping out for a dinner date in Los Angeles and getting cosy in a luxury private villa at the Cannes Film Festival.  And on Thursday, Bella Thorne …
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Perez Hilton:
Bella Thorne & Scott Disick Confirm Their Romantic Reunion With A Night Out On The Town!  —  Looks like the rumors are true — Bella Thorne has had a change of heart about Scott Disick.  —  In case you forgot, the former Disney darling and Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy had quite the whirlwind romance at the end of May.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Lia Eustachewich / Page Six:
Bill Cosby … Bill Cosby is headed back out on tour — but instead of comedy, he'll be focusing on another one of his other legendary talents: dodging sex-assault claims.  —  The fallen funnyman — who narrowly avoided conviction in a Pennsylvania sex case last week with a mistrial …
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Julianna Ress / E! Online:
Rachel Bilson Talks About The O.C. Reunion Plans and Which of Her Co-Stars She's Still Close With  —  Could there be an O.C. reunion in the future?  —  With revivals such as Gilmore Girls and Will and Grace being green lit, Rachel Bilson said she could potentially be interested in reprising …
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
THAT SCRIPT STOLE MY INTERVIEWS!  —  ‘All Eyez On Me’ Producers, Writers Sued by Kevin Powell, They Stole My Interviews  —  The filmmakers behind “All Eyez On Me” kept too close an eye on interviews Tupac did with a famous journalist, and then used his work — without permission — to write their script ... according to a lawsuit.
Discussion: Bossip
Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: I Will Teach My Son With Wife Heidi What 'I Shouldn't Have Done'  —  Though their baby boy isn't due until October, Heidi Pratt already has full confidence in her husband Spencer's paternal instincts.  “He's going to be the best father,” the Hills alum, 30, gushed to Us Weekly …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Leah Block / Facebook:
Starting Now.  —  Hi, Everyone.  —  I come forward honestly and openly, to extend my sincere apology for the tweet from my account on Monday, June 19th regarding the current season of The Bachelorette.  The tweet came from a place that humored the failure of representation of minorities …
Discussion: People.com
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Leah Block Apologizes for Insensitive ‘Bachelorette’ Tweet: It Was a ‘Personal Failure’
Discussion: AOL
 
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

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A Russian court sentences journalist Nika Novak, who has been a freelance reporter at RFE/RL, to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets

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