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11:40 AM ET, March 12, 2020

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People.com:
Prince Harry and Prince William's Relationship Is ‘Forever Changed,’ Source Says  —  Prince Harry and his wife plan to spend time in California, Meghan's home state, and Canada with their 10-month-old son Archie  —  Prince Harry and Prince William will always be brothers, but their bond has been tested in recent years.
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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 …
People.com:
Inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's ‘Bittersweet’ Royal Farewell: 'It's Been Sad for Them'  —  “It has been a poignant few days,” a royal insider tells PEOPLE  —  After an emotional final round of official engagements, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have left their life as senior royals.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
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
Page Six:
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 …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Variety:
Weinstein Victim to Judge at Sentencing: ‘He Crushed My Spirit’
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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 …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jason Statham Parts Ways With His Reps — But Who Fired Whom?  —  The actor, who abruptly exited Sony's ‘The Man From Toronto’ last week, has split with his agents at WME as well as his manager, Steve Chasman, at Current Entertainment.  —  Hollywood's “life is too short” list may have just grown a little longer.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Wrap
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:
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
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TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
‘Mighty Ducks’ Star Shaun Weiss to be Released from Jail and Enter Rehab
 

 
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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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