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3:40 PM ET, April 17, 2020

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TMZ.com:
Harry and Meghan's First Sighting in Los Angeles, Feeding The Needy  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quietly delivered food to needy folks in Los Angeles ... and only TMZ has video of the couple's first public sighting since moving to Hollywood.  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have kept …
Discussion: Bossip, HELLO! and Us Weekly
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
‘Ellen’ Crew Furious Over Poor Communication Regarding Pay, Non-Union Workers During Coronavirus Shutdown (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Endeavor Content, Keller/Noll Launch Game Show Podcast With ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Host Matt Iseman  —  Crew members from Ellen DeGeneres' long-running daytime talk show …
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Kaitlynn Carter Details How Her Public Split from Miley Cyrus Affected Her: I Was ‘Naive’  —  “I just didn't anticipate anything like this happening,” Kaitlynn Carter said  —  Kaitlynn Carter learned a lot from her very-public relationship with ex Miley Cyrus.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Says She May Need to ‘Borrow Some Sperm’ from Tristan Thompson for Baby No. 2  —  Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson agree that they want True to have a sibling one day  —  Is Khloé Kardashian thinking about expanding her family?
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Alicia Silverstone Looks Back at Clueless, 25 Years Later: 'I Don't Remember Myself'  —  “So much has happened since.  At the same time, it feels like yesterday,” Alicia Silverstone tells PEOPLE  —  FB  —  If you find it hard to believe that it's been 25 years since Clueless first hit the screen in 1995, you're not alone.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Jenn Pelly / Pitchfork:
Fetch the Bolt Cutters  —  Fiona Apple's fifth record is unbound, a wild symphony of the everyday, an unyielding masterpiece.  No music has ever sounded quite like it.  —  It happens to most of us at an early age: the realization that life will not follow a straight line on the path towards fulfillment.
Discussion: NPR and The WOW Report
Jonathan Prynn / London Evening Standard:
Food For London Now: Duchess of Sussex backs Evening Standard appeal to help feed the hungry  —  Meghan says spirit of Grenfell lives on in video call to women she helped at kitchen  —  You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondo nNOW  —  ES News email
Discussion: Daily Star and Cele|bitchy
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Princess Sofia of Sweden Scrubs in at Hospital to Clean and Cook During Coronavirus Outbreak  —  After completing a intensive training program online, Sofia started working at Sophiahemmet Hospital  —  Princess Sofia of Sweden has traded her tiaras for scrubs.
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Farewell Will & Grace!  See the Cast in Bittersweet First Look at Series Finale  —  The 11-season sitcom has had a 246-episode run over the course of two decades  —  More than 20 years after Will & Grace first premiered, the sitcom is bidding its final farewell.
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Victoria Beckham spices up her birthday with fellow Spice Girl  —  We're still living in a “Spice World” after all.  —  In celebration of Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham turning 46, former band member, Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton, tweeted an adorable throwback photo of the pair.
Discussion: HELLO!
Tex Hollywood / Egotastic:
Ireland Baldwin Shows You The Goods!  —  Ireland Baldwin is a bit of a shit show!  —  She's been in and out of rehab.  She consistently has new prison tattoos.  It seems like there has been a handful of struggles since she first hit the scene as a beachy / travel influencer with famous parents.
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Parents-to-Be Tyler and Amy Take Home the $100,000 Grand Prize in LEGO Masters Finale  —  The newlyweds beat out artists Jessica and Sam and pals Mark and Boone in the season 1 finale of the Fox competition show  —  One pair built a legacy, while the others hit the bricks.
Discussion: reality blurred
 
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Cori Murray / Essence:
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Rowland Serves Steamy Hot ‘Coffee’ In New Video
Discussion: The WOW Report
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
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Discussion: ComingSoon.net and The Wrap
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Halle Berry Says Being Single Is ‘So Great’: ‘I Think I Might Stay Like This’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Ryan Tedder Calls Out Artists Releasing Non-Charity Music During the Coronavirus Pandemic: 'It's Very Tone-Deaf'
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Variety:
Disney Plus ‘Rogue One’ Spinoff Adds Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle Soller (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: ComingSoon.net
WWE:
WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel passes away
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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