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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Jussie Smollett Will Not Return to ‘Empire,’ Lee Daniels Says  —  UPDATED: “Jussie [Smollett] will NOT be returning to ‘Empire,’” series co-creator Lee Daniels said Tuesday.  —  Daniels was responding to a Variety report in which multiple production sources said that “Empire's” …
Discussion: The Wrap and Chicago Sun-Times
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
How Rihanna Created A $600 Million Fortune—And Became The World's Richest Female Musician  —  “Work, work, work, work, work, work.”  —  That's the opening line of Rihanna's 2016 dance hall anthem titled, appropriately, Work.  It could also serve as her personal motto.
Entertainment Tonight:
Jonas Brothers' ‘Chasing Happiness’: What They Say About Purity Rings, Falling in Love and Breaking Up  —  The Jonas Brothers aren't running away from anything in Chasing Happiness.  —  The boy band's new Amazon Prime documentary offers an unprecedented look at Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas' lives as individuals, brothers and bandmates.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
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Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner & Danielle Jonas Slay Jonas Brothers' Documentary Premiere
Discussion: Page Six and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan's Brand New Bugatti in Crash Minutes After Purchase  —  BUGATTI SIDESWIPED  —  15 Mins After Driving Off the Lot!!! … 12:51 PM PT — Tracy just tweeted thanking everyone for their concern, and bemoaning the fate of his new whip.  —  11:57 AM PT — Law enforcement tells …
Discussion: Page Six, The Blemish and Us Weekly
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Punky Brewster’ Reboot Starring Soleil Moon Frye In Works At UCP  —  EXCLUSIVE: Another classic sitcom is eying a return with its original star.  UCP is developing Punky Brewster, a sequel to the 1984 NBC sitcom, with Soleil Moon Frye set to reprise her role as the titular character that became a pop culture icon of the 1980s.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, The Wrap and Dlisted
Sydney Gore / Highsnobiety:
Miley Cyrus' ‘She Is Coming’ Is a Directionless Hot Mess Express  —  Miley, Miley, Miley... Where to even begin with this review?  Back in 2013 when the pop star swerved hard into the world of hip-hop with BANGERZ, there were a lot of mixed feelings afloat.
British Vogue:
Why Zoë Kravitz Has Had A Lot To Smile About Lately  —  She may have drawn on her own past to play the troubled adolescent roles that started her career, but today, Zoë Kravitz - about to be married and back on our screens in a star-filled hit series - is a picture of poise.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Madonna Loses Appeal To Block Sale of Tupac Breakup Letter  —  Loses Appeal ...  TO BLOCK SALE OF TUPAC LETTER … Madonna just whiffed on her chance to shut down the sale of an old jailhouse letter from Tupac ... and now it looks like she's gonna have to watch as tons of her personal items hit the auction block.
Discussion: Page Six
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Royal Milestone!  Prince Louis to Make His Buckingham Palace Balcony Debut at Trooping the Colour  —  Prince Louis, who turned 1 on April 23, is around the same age as Princess Charlotte was during her first Trooping the Colour appearance  —  Prince Louis is ready to show off his royal wave!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
‘Jeopardy!’ producer: ‘Appropriate’ action planned in leak of James Holzhauer's loss  —  This past weekend, “Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman was looking forward to Monday, when millions of viewers would eagerly tune in to see whether phenom James Holzhauer would break champion Ken Jennings's record winnings.
Discussion: Deadline, The Wrap and New York Post
Jessica Radloff / Glamour:
Mindy Kaling: ‘You Have to Make Your Imprint and Get Your Coin’  —  By Hollywood standards Mindy Kaling is a triple threat—writer, star, producer.  But Hollywood has never been that great at showing a full picture of a woman.  Yes, Kaling is an actor, but she's also a devoted mother and daughter.
Discussion: Us Weekly, POPSUGAR and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Jenelle Evans Has Nasty Exchange with Mom after Custody Case with David Eason  —  NASTY EXCHANGE WITH MOM  —  After Custody Hearing … 11:46 AM PT — Jenelle and her mom, Barbara, just had a nasty little exchange outside the courthouse.  Barbara insinuates the only reason Jenelle …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
‘Botched’ star Dr. Paul Nassif is engaged  —  She said yes!  —  Dr. Paul Nassif is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Brittany Pattakos after the “Botched” doctor, 56, proposed to Pattakos, 27, on Saturday night during a romantic boat ride.  —  “I went to my friend's house, Lisa Mitchell, first,” Nassif told Page Six.
 
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TMZ.com:
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Blac Chyna's New Series is Unscripted, Fight with Mom the Real, Violent Deal
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

 
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