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8:00 AM ET, March 12, 2020

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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison  —  The sentence capped a stunning downfall for Mr. Weinstein, a former Hollywood mogul who was convicted of two felony sex crimes.  —  Harvey Weinstein, the once influential Hollywood producer, was sentenced to 23 years in a New York State prison …
Discussion: The Wrap
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison  —  The sentence was handed down by Judge James Burke on Wednesday morning, after emotional testimony by the two primary victims in the conviction.  —  Harvey Weinstein will spend 23 years in a New York State prison after being sentenced …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years in prison for rape  —  Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was slammed Wednesday with a 23-year prison sentence for raping an aspiring actress and sexually abusing a TV and film production assistant.  —  Justice James Burke handed down the stiff sentence …
Variety:
Weinstein Victim to Judge at Sentencing: ‘He Crushed My Spirit’
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Weinstein Appealed to Bezos and Bloomberg for Help, Documents Show
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Wrap and Daily Star
Omid Scobie / Harper's BAZAAR:
Inside Duchess Meghan's Emotional Farewell to Royal Life at a Private Engagement  —  The end of a royal golden era: Royal Editor-at-Large Omid Scobie joins the Duchess of Sussex for an emotional—and final—day at Buckingham Palace.  —  It was supposed to be a quiet day off in the countryside until …
Discussion: People.com, Page Six, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
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Conchita Margaret Widjojo / People.com:
How Meghan Markle Spent Her Last Day as a Working Royal in the U.K.  —  The Duchess of Sussex made one final visit to one of her royal patronages before she left London for Canada on Monday  —  Meghan Markle made the most of her last day as a senior working royal in the U.K.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits ‘Elvis Presley’ Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: We have just received word that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were tested positive for the Coronavirus.  Both were down in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann's untitled Elvis Presley film …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Complex, Dlisted, Us Weekly and MTV
Laura Brown / InStyle.com:
Katie Holmes Like You've Never Seen Her Before  —  Fiercely independent and preparing to direct her second film, our April cover star is telling her own story.  —  If Katie Holmes were a (very slinky) cat, she'd be on her fourth or fifth life by now.  The youngest of five children …
TMZ.com:
Floyd Mayweather's Ex-GF Josie Harris Dies, Found Dead In Car  —  Josie Harris — who has 3 children with Floyd Mayweather — was found dead at her home in Valencia, CA on Tuesday night ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us ... officials were called …
Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Exclusive: Survivor delaying production on next season due to coronavirus  —  Survivor  —  Survivor is currently airing its biggest season ever with the all-champions edition of Winners at War.  But the season that follows it up has already hit its first snag.
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Why Willow Smith will be trapped in a box for 24 hours at MOCA  —  When Willow Smith was a girl, she would get so anxious sometimes that she would tense what seemed like all of the muscles in her body.  Years later, at 19, she can still feel the aftermath of the strain …
Discussion: Page Six
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Broadway Usher Tests Positive for Coronavirus  —  The usher worked in recent days at “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Six,” prompting a scramble to inform the public and clean the theaters.  —  A part-time usher who recently worked at two Broadway theaters has tested positive for Covid-19 …
Discussion: New York Post
TMZ.com:
Michael Strahan Claims Ex-Wife is Abusing Children, Wants Full Custody  —  MICHAEL STRAHAN MY EX-WIFE'S ABUSING OUR CHILDREN ... I Want Primary Custody!!!  —  Michael Strahan is going to war with one of his ex-wives over custody of their twin girls ... and he claims his ex is abusing their kids.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Bossip and Page Six
 
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Rob Gronkowski Signs With WWE, Will Debut on Next Week's ‘SmackDown’ (Exclusive)
NBC Connecticut:
Woman Started Fatal Hartford Apartment Fire With Flaming Hand Sanitizer: Police
Discussion: Bossip and New York Post
Natalie Stone / People.com:
What Did Peter Weber's Mom Say to His Dad in Spanish During the Bachelor Finale?
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Katy Perry Says She 'Wasn't Ready' to Have Kids a Couple Years Ago But Now Is the ‘Right Time’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Céline Dion:
DUE TO COMMON COLD, CELINE DION POSTPONES COURAGE WORLD TOUR DATES …
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TMZ.com:
Heidi Klum Leaves ‘AGT’ Taping After Feeling Ill
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
‘Mighty Ducks’ Star Shaun Weiss to be Released from Jail and Enter Rehab
Hollywood Reporter:
Woody Harrelson to Replace Jason Statham in Action-Comedy ‘Man From Toronto’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Wrap
Brian Raftery / Men's Health:
Kumail Nanjiani Can Do Anything
Discussion: Dlisted and Gossip Cop
 

 
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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”

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

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

 
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