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7:40 PM ET, April 17, 2020

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Rachel Handler / Vulture:
The Story Behind Every Track on Fetch the Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple reached into the past to confront her rapist, middle-school bullies, and herself.  —  Fetch the Bolt Cutters is like nothing Fiona Apple has done before, but the album is still recognizable as something only she could create.
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereogum
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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: Mediaite, NPR and The WOW Report
Allison / Dlisted:
The Crew From “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Have Reportedly Gotten Screwed Over During The COVID-19 Hiatus  —  Ellen DeGeneres' unofficial catchphrase might be “Be Kind To One Another,” but as we've learned many, many times, it might just be something that looks good embroidered on a hoodie and sold on the Ellen shop website for $55.
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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.
Discussion: Dlisted
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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Richard Pérez-Feria / Out Magazine:
Celeb Photographer Mike Ruiz Is As Interesting As His Subjects … The first time I laid eyes on Mike Ruiz, back in 1997, when he walked into my office to show me his photo book for a possible assignment, I remember thinking, He's the photographer?  We should be shooting him.
Discussion: The WOW Report and kenneth in the
TMZ.com:
YouTube's ‘Talking Kitty Cat’ Star Steve Cash Dead by Suicide  —  Steve Cash — known to his millions of fans as the guy behind the “Talking Kitty Cat” videos on YouTube — is dead by suicide ... TMZ has learned.  —  The social media star died Thursday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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.
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!
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
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!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Star Chamber’ Drama Inspired By Movie In Works At Amazon From Sheldon Turner & Fox 21 TV Studios  —  EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has put in development The Star Chamber, a thriller drama inspired by the 1983 Michael Douglas film of the same name, from Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein's Vendetta Productions …
Discussion: ComingSoon.net
 
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George Stark / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Julianne Hough emerges from quarantine with handsome British actor Ben Barnes in LA …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and Dlisted
Cori Murray / Essence:
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Rowland Serves Steamy Hot ‘Coffee’ In New Video
Discussion: The WOW Report
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Princess Sofia of Sweden Scrubs in at Hospital to Clean and Cook During Coronavirus Outbreak
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Jennifer Lopez Drug Lord Pic ‘The Godmother’: Reed Morano In Talks To Direct; William Monahan Writing
Discussion: ComingSoon.net and The Wrap
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Parents-to-Be Tyler and Amy Take Home the $100,000 Grand Prize in LEGO Masters Finale
Discussion: reality blurred
 Earlier Picks: 
Jonathan Prynn / London Evening Standard:
Food For London Now: Duchess of Sussex backs Evening Standard appeal to help feed the hungry
Discussion: Daily Star and Cele|bitchy
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Farewell Will & Grace! See the Cast in Bittersweet First Look at Series Finale
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'
Discussion: Page Six
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
 

 
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

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

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

 
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