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12:50 PM ET, April 19, 2020

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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Blac Chyna Says Unseen E! Footage Proves She Didn't Attack Ex Rob Kardashian with 6-Foot Pole  —  In a recent court filing obtained by PEOPLE, Rob Kardashian alleges that Blac Chyna pointed a gun at him multiple times and attacked him with a “metal rod”  —  Blac Chyna is firing back at Rob Kardashian …
Discussion: Bossip
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Broadway Star Nick Cordero to Have His Right Leg Amputated Due to Coronavirus Complications  —  “We took him off the blood thinners, but that again was going to cause the clotting in the right leg,” Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots said  —  Broadway star Nick Cordero will have his right leg amputated …
Discussion: The Wrap
People.com:
Megyn Kelly Recalls Telling Son Yates, 10, That His Teacher Died of Coronavirus: ‘It Was Awful’  —  “It takes a lot to get [Yates] to tears.  But as soon as I told him, [his eyes] welled up,” Megyn Kelly tells PEOPLE  —  FB  —  Megyn Kelly and her family are still mourning the loss of Don Sorel …
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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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: Cele|bitchy, Newser, Dlisted and Stereogum
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Jenn Pelly / Pitchfork:
Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Discussion: NPR and The WOW Report
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Jim Edmonds Confirms He's Dating Woman Who Once Had a Threesome with Him and Meghan King Edmonds  —  Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O'Connor were first spotted together back in January, partying in Cabo San Lucas  —  Jim Edmonds is turning his threesome into a twosome.
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
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 and Lainey Gossip
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Jana Kramer Blocks Troll Who Messaged Her That Husband Mike Caussin Is Only Faithful Because of Quarantine … Jana Kramer has always been candid with her fans and followers about her marriage to Mike Caussin, but not everyone embraces the couple as they navigate his battle with sex addiction.
Discussion: Page Six
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
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
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.
 
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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
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Victoria Beckham spices up her birthday with fellow Spice Girl
Discussion: HELLO!
Tex Hollywood / Egotastic:
Ireland Baldwin Shows You The Goods!
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Princess Sofia of Sweden Scrubs in at Hospital to Clean and Cook During Coronavirus Outbreak
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
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
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Says She May Need to ‘Borrow Some Sperm’ from Tristan Thompson for Baby No. 2
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Halle Berry Says Being Single Is ‘So Great’: ‘I Think I Might Stay Like This’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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