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‘Carol Burnett Show’ Star Lyle Waggoner Dead at 84 — 11:40 AM PT — Carol Burnett tells TMZ, “He was funny, kind and multi-talented. But even more than that, a loving friend. I will miss him.” — Lyle Waggoner — known for his roles on hit TV shows in the '60s and '70s …
Hanna Fillingham / HELLO!:
Beyoncé's incredibly sweet gesture to her famous friends revealed … Beyoncé is known as Queen Bea for a reason! The Halo hitmaker and husband Jay-Z generously shared out their champagne with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston at the Golden Globes last month …
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Ann Patchett / Vanity Fair:
Reese Witherspoon on Little Fires Everywhere, The Morning Show, and Big Little Lies — In recent years, Reese Witherspoon has turned her literary obsession into an empire. Her latest brilliant book adaptation: Little Fires Everywhere, which debuts March 18 on Hulu.
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released on VOD Early — Warner Bros. will release “Birds of Prey,” a spinoff of 2017's “Suicide Squad,” for digital purchase on March 24, earlier than its anticipated release. — The film is expected to cost $19.99 on platforms such as Amazon and iTunes …
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TMZ.com:
Actor Stuart Whitman Dead at 92 — REMEMBERING STUART WHITMAN — Stuart Whitman, a staple of '60s, '70s and '80s is dead. — Whitman died Monday morning at his home in Montecito, CA. A longtime friend tells TMZ Whitman was in and out of the hospital recently due to skin cancer that seeped into his bloodstream.
The Royal Family:
Announcement regarding changes to The Queen's diary — As a sensible precaution and for practical reasons in the current circumstances, a number of changes are being made to The Queen's diary. — Audiences due to take place this week at Buckingham Palace will go ahead as planned.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Young And The Restless’ & ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Suspend Production Amid Coronavirus Crisis — EXCLUSIVE: CBS' daytime dramas are the latest TV series impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In the face of a fast-escalating health crisis and new restrictions by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti aimed …
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
No news is good news: Big Brother guests unaware of pandemic — Information blackout only lifted in certain events like family illness, say producers — Some of the last people in the world to find out about the rapid spread of Covid-19 are a group of 14 men and women sitting in a house in Cologne …
X17 Online:
Tom Brady And The New England Patriots Are Officially Breaking Up... Where Will He Play Next? … Welp... it's the end of an era and potentially the end of the New England Patriots dynasty as Tom Brady officially announces he will not be back with the club for the 2020-2021 season.
Emily Nussbaum / New Yorker:
Fiona Apple's Art of Radical Sensitivity — For years, the elusive singer-songwriter has been working, at home, on an album with a strikingly raw and percussive sound. But is she prepared to release it into the world? — Fiona Apple was wrestling with her dog, Mercy, the way a person might thrash, happily, in rough waves.
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Orlando Bloom Says He Was Celibate for Six Months Before Meeting Katy Perry — “I was going to do three months, but I was really enjoying the way I was relating to women,” Orlando Bloom said — Orlando Bloom is opening up about what his sex life was like before meeting fiancée Katy Perry.
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
AMC To Close U.S. Chain For 6 To 12 Weeks Due To Coronavirus Concerns — BREAKING: The largest theatrical exhibition company in the United States announced tonight that effective tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, all 630 AMC locations in the country will close for at least six to 12 weeks …
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Continue to Spend Time Together in L.A. After Romantic Trip Abroad — Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were recently seen vacationing together in Cuba and Costa Rica — Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are staying by each other's side after returning from their romantic trip to Latin America.
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