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8:25 AM ET, April 30, 2020

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TMZ.com:
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik Expecting Baby Girl Together  —  She says she's dining on spicy vodka sauce tonight, but adds ... “but have no vodka... so without, but still gooood.”  No alcohol, eh?  Subtle, yet effective.  —  9:49 AM PT — 4/29 — Gigi and Zayn's new bundle will be a girl ... TMZ has learned.
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Entertainment Tonight:
Gigi Hadid Expecting First Child With Boyfriend Zayn Malik  —  Gigi Hadid is pregnant.  —  The supermodel is expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik, a source tells ET, adding that Hadid is 20 weeks pregnant.  The news comes as the couple quarantines together with Hadid's family.
TMZ.com:
KENDALL JENNER IMPLIES SHE'S BANGING NBA'S DEVIN BOOKER ... Fires Off ‘Tweet Of The Year’  —  POTTY BREAK  —  3:05 PM PT — So much for “just friends”?!  —  Kendall just clapped back at some haters who suggested she was being “passed around” by NBA stars (since she dated Ben Simmons) and her response is EPIC.
Allison / Dlisted:
A Celebrity Dermatologist Says His Clients Are Getting Desperate For Botox  —  I should probably point out that I chose a picture of the Kardashians for legal reasons, because they're definitely not the celebrities in question here.  They're going to come out of COVID-19 isolation looking the exact same as they did when they went in.
Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
‘Trolls World Tour’ Breaks Digital Records and Charts a New Path for Hollywood  —  In three weeks of digital release, ‘Trolls’ sequel has made more money for Universal Pictures than original did during five months in theaters  —  LOS ANGELES—Last month, as the nation's movie theaters …
People.com:
Chris Pratt Has Been a ‘Dream Husband’ Doting on Pregnant Katherine Schwarzenegger: Sources  —  Nearly a year after tying the knot, Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt are expecting their first child together later this year  —  With their first wedding anniversary just a little more than a month away …
Variety:
‘The Bachelorette’ Cautiously Targeting Fall Season After Coronavirus Shutdown, ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ in Limbo (EXCLUSIVE)  —  When “The Bachelor” franchise launched in 2002, the very first season aired in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  —  The original idea was to shoot …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Royal Photographer Samir Hussein Reveals Duchess Kate's Favorite Photo From Her Wedding Day … A stroke of good luck!  Royal family photographer Samir Hussein admitted that one of his best pictures came from an unplanned moment — and it's Duchess Kate's all-time favorite snap.
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
JoJo Reveals Clinical Depression Diagnosis: ‘Sometimes We Just Need a Little Help’  —  “I didn't feel any shame seeking help,” JoJo says of managing her depression through therapy and antidepressants  —  JoJo is opening up about her mental health and her family's struggle with addiction.
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
IRRFAN KHAN ‘LIFE OF PI,’ ‘SLUMDOG’ STAR DEAD AT 53  —  REMEMBERING IRRFAN KHAN  —  Irrfan Khan — Bollywood icon and star of films like “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi” — has died after battling cancer.  —  The Indian actor died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted …
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip, The Wrap and Variety
Vogue:
How Priyanka Chopra Is Staying Creative (and Grateful) Under Lockdown  —  I got early information [about COVID-19] at the World Economic Forum in January.  I attended with Global Citizen, and as the outbreak began in China, I remember there was a conversation about it.
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Harrison Ford Improperly Crosses Runway, Air Traffic Control Pissed  —  HARRISON FORD IMPROPERLY CROSSES RUNWAY ... Tower Operator Pissed  —  SAY WHAT?  —  Harrison Ford was told to hold short of the runway at a SoCal airport because another plane was on the runway ... but the actor still crossed and the tower operator was alarmed.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Bachelor's Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan Are ‘Fully Dating’
Discussion: Page Six and The Hollywood Gossip
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Joe Manganiello Looks Almost Unrecognizable Without His Beard
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
MOTOCROSS LEGEND MARTY SMITH AND WIFE DEAD ... In Dune Buggy Accident
Elisa Lipsky-Karasz / Wall Street Journal:
The Uncommon Depth of Nicole Kidman
Discussion: HELLO!, Us Weekly and Page Six
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Sam Gillette / People.com:
Leah Messer Reveals Miscarriage on Teen Mom 2 Was Actually an Abortion: I Want to ‘Own My Truth’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
WRAL-TV:
Chapel Hill pug tests positive for virus that causes COVID-19; first known case in a dog in the US
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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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