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Scott Soshnick / Variety:
Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Retain JPMorgan to Raise Money for Mets Bid (EXCLUSIVE) — Retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez and his fiancé, recording artist and actor Jennifer Lopez, have retained JPMorgan Chase to raise capital for a possible bid on the New York Mets, people familiar with the matter said.
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Memory Chapel / Laurel Leader-Call:
Thomas William Lester … Thomas William Lester, an American actor and evangelist best known as Eb Dawson on — the television series “Green Acres,” has died. He was 81. Lester died of complications from Parkinson's Disease on April 20, 2020 in the Nashville, Tennessee home …
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TMZ.com:
TOM LESTER ‘GREEN ACRES’ STAR DEAD AT 81 — REMEMBERING TOM LESTER — Tom Lester — best known for playing Eb Dawson on the '60s sitcom “Green Acres” — has died of complications from Parkinson's Disease ... TMZ has learned. — We're told the longtime actor died Monday morning in Nashville …
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The Wrap
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Harry and Meghan tell UK tabloids they will no longer deal with them — Duke and Duchess of Sussex accuse outlets of running stories that are ‘distorted, false, or invasive beyond reason’ — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the editors of British tabloid newspapers …
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Vanity Fair, Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Meghan and Harry Pled With Thomas Markle Not To Talk To Media — Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pled with Thomas Markle to stop blabbing to the media before their Royal wedding ... according to text messages sent by the Sussexes. — Meghan and Harry's pleas to Thomas leading up to their nuptials …
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People.com, Dlisted and Us Weekly
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Dwayne Johnson, Issa Rae, Dany Garcia Team for Backyard Wrestling Series at HBO (EXCLUSIVE) — Dwayne Johnson, Issa Rae, and Dany Garcia are set to executive produce a half-hour series in development at HBO about the creation of a backyard wrestling promotion, Variety has learned exclusively.
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ComingSoon.net, Bossip and The Wrap
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Andie MacDowell, daughters Margaret and Rainey Qualley sneak out of closed LA park — Andie MacDowell and her daughters, Rainey and Margaret Qualley, were photographed allegedly sneaking out of a park in Los Angeles that is temporarily closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dlisted, Canoe, TMZ.com and Oh No They Didn't!
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Chris Pine to Star in ‘The Saint’ Reboot for Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) — Chris Pine is in negotiations to star in a reboot of “The Saint,” a globe-trotting franchise-starter based on the 1920s novel series written by Leslie Charteris. — The movie follows Simon Templar, better known as The Saint …
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ComingSoon.net and The Wrap
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly Dies by Suicide at 33 — The model was found unresponsive by police on Thursday — Ashley Mattingly, a former Playboy playmate, has died. She was 33. — Ashley died last week, her family tells PEOPLE. Ashley's brother and sister say that she died …
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TMZ.com and Sandra Rose
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Brad Pitt Plays Weatherman In Hilarious Cameo For John Krasinski's Some Good News Show! — We've seen Brad Pitt take on many different roles but his latest stint as a weatherman might be one of the most amusing ones yet! — The 56-year-old Oscar winner made a brief but hilarious cameo …
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C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Maren Morris Expertly Shuts Down Critic Who Asked Her To ‘Stop With The Botox’ — Maren Morris doesn't suffer fools and she had the perfect response to a “fan” who criticized her appearance on social media this week! — As reported, the 29-year-old singer and her hubby Ryan Hurd welcomed …
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘Hunger Games’ Prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes’ Moves Forward At Lionsgate With Series Director Francis Lawrence — Hunger Games series filmmaker Francis Lawrence is returning to helm the Lionsgate prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes based on Suzanne Collins' new Scholastic novel …
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