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2:30 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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TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Breaks Off Engagement with Fiance of Three Weeks  —  Amanda Bynes won't be walking down the aisle after all — she and her fiance of just 3 weeks have called off their engagement.  —  AB's groom-to-be, Paul Michael, confirmed the news Sunday ... telling In Touch they had, in fact, broken up.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
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, Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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 …
Nick Ferris / The Sun:
Sick zombie actor from hit show The Walking Dead in jail after biting Brit mum  —  A TV zombie in hit series The Walking Dead is in jail after battering and biting a British mum.  —  US actor Michael Mundy, 52, started dating fan Beverly Jackson, 41, after he flew here for a meet-and-greet.
Discussion: New York Post
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
“Drag Race” Star Sherry Pie Apologized After Five Actors Said She Catfished Them  —  At least five aspiring young actors told BuzzFeed News a contestant on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race catfished them over several years via email, posing as a casting director who led them to submit …
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New York Post:
NYPD has 5 suspects — and motive — in beating of 15-year-old Brooklyn girl
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Charles Trepany / USA Today:
Jane Fonda avoids arrest at LA climate change protest, talks Bernie as ‘climate candidate’
Discussion: New York Post
Chelsey Sanchez / Harper's BAZAAR:
This Is Exactly What Grimes Eats in One Day
Discussion: Daily Star and Page Six
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TMZ.com:
‘Love Is Blind’ Carlton Morton Going to Therapy After 911 Call
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
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Billy Porter Is Considering Starting His Own Fashion Line: 'It's on the Brain'
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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