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5:05 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
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.
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Mark Duell / Daily Mail:
Q&A: What is happening with Megxit and how will it work?
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 …
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
TMZ.com:
DABABY APOLOGIZES FOR SLAPPING WOMAN ... Let's Make It Right  —  THE BRUTAL SLAP  —  3:48 PM PT — The woman who DaBaby struck over the weekend has lawyered up, and it sounds like they're ready to have a chat with DB.  —  Attorney Matt Morgan tells TMZ ... “Morgan & Morgan has been retained …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Lost In Space’ Renewed For Third & Final Season By Netflix; Showrunner Zack Estrin Inks Overall Deal With Streamer  —  Netflix has renewed Lost in Space for a third season to premiere in 2021.  It will be the family sci-fi adventure's last, featuring the conclusion of the Robinson family's epic space journey towards Alpha Centauri.
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
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
 
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Claudia Harmata / People.com:
Jodie Turner-Smith Confirms She and Husband Joshua Jackson Are Expecting a Baby Girl
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Nick Ferris / The Sun:
Sick zombie actor from hit show The Walking Dead in jail after biting Brit mum
Discussion: New York Post
New York Post:
NYPD has 5 suspects — and motive — in beating of 15-year-old Brooklyn girl
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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

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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