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4:30 PM ET, March 9, 2020

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Emma Hernandez / In Touch Weekly:
Amanda Bynes' Fiance Paul Michael Confirms Split 3 Weeks After Engagement: ‘I Love Her Though’  —  Dunzo.  Amanda Bynes and her fiancé, Paul Michael, split and ended their engagement, In Touch has exclusively learned.  “We did,” Paul tells In Touch exclusively, confirming their breakup.
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Mike Walters / The Blast:
Amanda Bynes Ordered Into A Psychiatric Facility For Mental Health Treatment  —  Amanda Bynes has been ordered to enter a psychiatric facility after the judge in her conservatorship case met with her and the Bynes family, including her fiance, which is what sparked the end of her 3-week engagement.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Dlisted
Angelina Jolie / TIME:
Why Girls Deserve Love and Respect on International Women's Day  —  I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter, and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery.  —  They know that I am writing this, because I respect …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Cele|bitchy
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Brad Pitt missed BAFTAs to be with daughter after surgery  —  Brad Pitt missed the BAFTAs to be by his daughter's side as she recovered from an operation, multiple sources confirm to Page Six.  —  In February, the star canceled his trip to London at the last minute — and sent co-star Margot Robbie …
Erin Hill / People.com:
Queen Invites Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to Church: ‘It Was a Sweet Gesture,’ Source Says  —  “As a family, they all love each other,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are getting in some quality time with Queen Elizabeth while they're back in the U.K. this week.
Tom Grater / Deadline:
Max Von Sydow Dies: Revered Star Of ‘The Exorcist’ & ‘The Seventh Seal’ Was 90  —  Max von Sydow, the Sweden-born French actor whose credits included Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, William Friedkin's The Exorcist, and the role of Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon, has died at the age of 90, his reps confirmed to Deadline.
Discussion: Dlisted and Variety
Sam Knight / GQ:
Heart of An Assassin: How Daniel Craig Changed James Bond Forever  —  For our money, he's the best Bond yet—a searching soulful actor who managed to turn the campy secret agent into a three-dimensional character.  Now as the world gears up for Daniel Craig's final film as 007 nears …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Chris Rock splits from girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke after 4 years of dating  —  Chris Rock has split from his girlfriend of four years, actress Megalyn Echikunwoke.  —  Multiple sources confirmed to Page Six that Rock, 55, and Echikunwoke, 36, quietly broke up a few months ago …
Discussion: Bossip
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Lil Baby rap concert shut down in Birmingham after shots fired; 1 taken to hospital  —  One person was shot at a rap concert inside a west Birmingham arena Saturday night.  The Lil Baby concert was shut down after shots were fired.  —  The gunfire erupted inside the Bill Harris Arena …
Discussion: Variety, Stereogum and The Wrap
Entertainment Tonight:
John Krasinski Says Wife Emily Blunt Is the ‘Most Tremendous Actress of Our Time’ (Exclusive)  —  John Krasinski is one truly adoring husband — and director.  —  The actor-turned-filmmaker walked the red carpet with his wife (and leading lady) Emily Blunt at the premiere of their new film …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Claudia Harmata / People.com:
Jodie Turner-Smith Confirms She and Husband Joshua Jackson Are Expecting a Baby Girl  —  Jodie Turner-Smith shared the sex of her baby on her Instagram Story while she posting some footage of her little one “dancing” in her belly  —  A baby girl is on the way for Jodie Turner-Smith!
Discussion: Page Six and POPSUGAR
Ale Russian / People.com:
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Spotted in Her Native Cuba After Wrapping Thriller Together  —  Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas wrapped filming the thriller Deep Water in New Orleans last month  —  Weeks after Ben Affleck and Knives Out actress Ana de Armas wrapped their next movie together …
 
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Nick Ferris / The Sun:
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Charles Trepany / USA Today:
Jane Fonda avoids arrest at LA climate change protest, talks Bernie as ‘climate candidate’
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Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Associated Press:
A US federal judge dismisses a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Ray Epps, who said Fox aired conspiracy theories about his January 6 riot involvement

 
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