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10:40 AM 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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Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Deliver Free Meals in L.A. While ‘Dressed Down’ in Jeans and Masks  —  “Meghan said she wanted to show Harry Los Angeles through the eyes of philanthropy,” Richard Ayoub, Project Angel Food's executive director, tells PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Fox News, HELLO! and Page Six
WEHOville:
Hail to Harry! The Prince and Meghan Markle Deliver Free Meals to the Needy in WeHo
Discussion: HELLO!, POPSUGAR and Mirror.co.uk
Ryan Parry West / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Crushed Meghan and Harry are forced to scrap plans for a celebrity-filled bash …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
People.com:
Princess Beatrice Officially Cancels Her Royal Wedding in May Amid Coronavirus  —  “They aren't even thinking about their wedding at this time,” a spokesperson for the couple tells PEOPLE  —  Princess Beatrice and her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have formally canceled their royal wedding due …
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.
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
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: Oh No They Didn't!
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: Cele|bitchy and Daily Star
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Halle Berry Says Being Single Is ‘So Great’: ‘I Think I Might Stay Like This’  —  Halle Berry is opening up about living the single life  —  Halle Berry is loving the single life.  —  The actress, 53, appeared on an Instagram Live session with her friend Lena Waithe in which Waithe, 35 …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Jennifer Lopez Drug Lord Pic ‘The Godmother’: Reed Morano In Talks To Direct; William Monahan Writing  —  EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that Primetime Emmy-winning The Handmaid Tale's director Reed Morano is in talks to helm the Jennifer Lopez feature The Godmother at STXfilms …
Discussion: ComingSoon.net and The Wrap
WWE:
WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel passes away  —  WWE is saddened to learn that Howard Finkel has passed away at age 69.  —  When considering the greatest ring announcers in the history of sports and sports-entertainment, you'd be hard-pressed to name one better than Howard Finkel.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
Variety:
Disney Plus ‘Rogue One’ Spinoff Adds Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle Soller (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Both actors are still in final negotiations for their roles.  A Disney spokesperson declined to comment.  —  Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote “Rogue One,” is set to write the pilot for the series in addition to directing multiple episodes.
Discussion: ComingSoon.net
 
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
A US judge orders the White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the AP while the AP's lawsuit moves forward

Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:
Two influential Chinese bloggers say China is considering a ban on Hollywood movies as part of a set of measures to retaliate against Trump's tariffs

Nicole Meir / The Associated Press:
The AP Fund for Journalism announces a pilot program supported by the Google News Initiative to provide content, tools, and training to ~50 nonprofit news orgs

 
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