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11:35 PM ET, April 23, 2020

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Goldie Hawn Reveals She Changed Daughter Kate's Name After She Kicked Her in Utero: ‘She Was Tough’  —  The mother-daughter duo—along with baby Rani Rose!—grace the cover of this year's Beautiful Issue  —  Goldie Hawn says she always knew her daughter, Kate Hudson, could handle anything.
Jess Bidgood / The Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies of coronavirus in Oklahoma  —  Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren, died on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., about three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus.  —  Herring, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was 86.
TMZ.com:
TOM BRADY ACCIDENTALLY TRESPASSES IN TAMPA ... 'Holy S**t, He's In My House!!!'  —  10:38 AM PT — Tom Brady is addressing the incident ... and the dude's got jokes!!!  —  “Trespassing in parks, breaking and entering... Just making myself at home in Tompa Bay!,” Brady tweeted. … “Holy f**king sh*t!
Discussion: ESPN, Bossip, The Wrap and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Jason Davis' Cause of Death Appears to Stem from Fentanyl  —  JASON DAVIS Cause of Death ... ACCIDENTAL FENTANYL OD  —  Child actor and Hollywood heir Jason Davis's cause of death was fentanyl ... according to the Medical Examiner.  —  L.A. County Medical Examiner documents show Jason died from the “effects of fentanyl.”
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Julianne Hough Talks About Self-Isolating Without Husband Brooks Laich: 'I'm Really Enjoying This Time'  —  “My husband is in Idaho doing lots of yard work,” Julianne Hough said  —  Julianne Hough is enjoying her time self-distancing amid coronavirus while her husband Brooks Laich does the same in Idaho.
Discussion: Page Six
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
FX Orders Animated Comedy Pilot ‘Little Demon’; Danny & Lucy DeVito, Aubrey Plaza To Star, Dan Harmon To EP  —  EXCLUSIVE: FX Networks has given a formal pilot green light to Little Demon, I have learned.  The half-hour animated comedy stars Danny DeVito, his daughter Lucy DeVito and Aubrey Plaza.
Discussion: ComingSoon.net
D.Lo / Perez Hilton:
Taylor Swift Re-Ignites Feud With Scooter Braun & Big Machine Records With Scathing Post — LOOK!  —  Taylor Swift wants y'all to know she does “not approve” of the new live performance album being released by Big Machine Records!  —  The pop star took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday …
Discussion: Page Six
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'She's not capable of simple human kindness.' Ex Vogue editor André Leon Talley rips into Anna Wintour, revealing how their decades-long friendship ended because he was ‘too old, overweight and uncool’  — André Leon Talley, former editor-at-large of Vogue …
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Tekashi 6ix9ine wants to record backyard music videos in home confinement  —  Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine wants permission to record music videos in his backyard while he rides out the rest of his federal prison sentence under home confinement over fears he would catch coronavirus in the clink, his lawyer said in a letter to a judge.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Joe Price / Complex:
Fred the Godson Has Died After Contracting Coronavirus  —  Fred the Godson has died after he contracted the coronavirus earlier this month.  —  He first revealed he was in the hospital and placed on a ventilator on April 6, with his wife explaining he wasn't faring well.
Discussion: Stereogum, Variety and The Wrap
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Is Working on ‘Quieting’ Her Mind While in Quarantine: ‘Everything Is Taking a Break’  —  Jennifer Lopez is embracing a slower pace amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic  —  Jennifer Lopez is using her time in quarantine to “Get Right.”
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Page Six
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Real Housewives of Potomac: Season 5 Premiere Pushed to Summer Due to Coronavirus Pandemic  —  A source close to production tells PEOPLE that the latest installment of the hit franchise, which was set to premiere May 3, has been postponed  —  Bravo viewers will have to wait a little longer …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star Jason Mitchell Arrested, Cops Say w/ 2 lbs of Weed  —  ‘STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON’ STAR JASON MITCHELL ARRESTED ... Cops Say He Had 2 Pounds Of Weed, Bags Of MDMA  —  9:38 AM PT — Police say Mitchell had two pounds of marijuana and 1,300 doses of MDMA in his GMC Yukon during a traffic stop.
Discussion: Sun Herald, The Wrap and Bossip
TMZ.com:
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star Henry Golding's Foster Pit Bull Mauls Dog  —  ‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’ HENRY GOLDING PIT BULL MAULS SMALLER DOG  —  Henry Golding's fostered pit bull mauled another pooch in a park — causing a trip to the vet and staples — but the actor is stepping up to cover the injured pooch's bills.
Discussion: Page Six
 
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TMZ.com:
Tyler Cameron Works Out Shirtless With Mystery Blonde
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Whitney Houston Biopic Crystallizes; Stella Meghie Directing, Anthony McCarten Writing Script …
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WCS Newsroom:
Bronx Zoo Tigers and Lions Recovering from COVID-19
Discussion: Dlisted
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Tom Selleck Opens Up About Life on His Ranch and Choosing Family over Fame
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Sarah Ball / People.com:
Celebrity Stylist Julia von Boehm is Donating 100% of Her Digital Styling Sessions to COVID-19 Relief
Discussion: Page Six
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Michelle Money's daughter Brielle is walking again after skateboarding accident
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Post Malone to Host Nirvana Cover Concert from Home for COVID-19 Relief
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From Mediagazer:

David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

 
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