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The Daily Beast:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler is the second senator who has gotten rid of their holdings right as the stock market went bad.  —  The Senate's newest member sold off seven figures' worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private …
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81  —  Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81.  Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” a representative for the singer said in a statement.  —  In a career that spanned …
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Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81  —  Vocalist Kenny Rogers, who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of sleekly tailored hits and won three Grammys, has died.  He was 81.  Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care …
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Andy Cohen Will Begin Shooting ‘Watch What Happens Live’ From His Apartment (EXCLUSIVE)  —  As of this Sunday night, the Bravo talk show will be called “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen: @ Home,” and will be shot by Cohen himself from his West Village apartment in New York City.
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Star Wars Exclusive: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Casts Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano  —  We have exclusively learned that Rosario Dawson will appear in The Mandalorian season 2 and are excited to report that she will be playing a fan-favorite character previously only seen in the Star Wars animated productions.
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Beyonce's Mom Tina Knowles Claps Back at Troll Who Didn't Like Her ‘Corny’ Joke … Don't rain on her parade!  Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of Beyonce and Solange, was eager to spread some positivity amid the coronavirus pandemic with a silly joke — but not all were having it.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Kumail Nanjiani & Issa Rae Comedy ‘The Lovebirds’ To Nest At Netflix  —  EXCLUSIVE: We understand that this has been in the works for a while, but the Media Rights Capital/Paramount comedy The Lovebirds is heading over to Netflix.  —  The movie was originally expected to open today theatrically …
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Vanessa Bryant Finds Kobe Probate Case Affected By Coronavirus Chaos  —  Vanessa Bryant's trying to get affairs in order for her and her kids following Kobe's death, and coronavirus is making it difficult ... so she's asking the court for some help.  —  Vanessa filed legal docs asking a judge …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner gives coronavirus advice after surgeon general asks for her help  —  Kylie Jenner is doing her part to fight the coronavirus outbreak.  —  The 22-year-old reality star took to Instagram stories on Thursday to share her best advice for combatting the deadly disease.
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Associated Press:
John Legend: ‘The Voice’ episodes taped until end of April  —  One program the coronavirus hasn't forced a screeching halt to is NBC's “The Voice.”  —  John Legend, one of the four coaches on the Emmy-winning music series, says he and the others have pre-taped the show until the end of April.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix Creates $100 Million Coronavirus Relief Fund  —  Netflix has created a $100 million relief fund to help members of the creative community who have been left unemployed and without a way to earn an income during the coronavirus crisis.  The streaming giant said that the bulk of the funds …
Emily Nash / HELLO!:
Prince William and Kate Middleton secretly visit NHS centre during coronavirus pandemic … The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have made a morale-boosting visit to an NHS 111 call centre to highlight its vital work to manage the coronavirus outbreak.  Prince William praised the health service as representing …
Discussion: Page Six
Ron Cook / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Ron Cook: Ben Roethlisberger has ‘no doubts’ he'll play well upon return  —  I spent a lot of time this winter wondering what it's like being Ben Roethlisberger these days.  Just about everybody agrees the Steelers' 2020 season depends on how he bounces back from his major elbow surgery Sept. 23.
 
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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”

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Charlie Rose settles with three former CBS employees who sued him in 2018 for sexual harassment; CBS fired Rose in November 2017 after a Washington Post report

 
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