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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest ‘Did Not Have Any Kind of Stroke’ During American Idol Finale: Rep  —  “Like many people right now, Ryan is adjusting to the new normal and finding work-home balance, with the added stress of having to put on live shows from home,” his rep tells PEOPLE
TMZ.com:
Ex-WWE Star Shad Gaspard Goes Missing During Beach Swim, Lifeguards Searching  —  EX-WWE STAR SHAD GASPARD GOES MISSING DURING BEACH SWIM ... Massive Lifeguard Search  —  Officials are desperately searching for ex-WWE superstar Shad Gaspard — after he went missing during a swim at Venice Beach on Sunday with his 10-year-old son.
Brendan McDonald / Episodes:
Remembering Lynn Shelton  —  Marc pays tribute to his creative collaborator and romantic partner Lynn Shelton, who passed away at age 54 on May 16, 2020.  This episode includes her August 2015 interview on WTF.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Rooney Mara is pregnant, expecting first child with Joaquin Phoenix  —  Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are expecting their first child together, a source exclusively confirmed to Page Six.  —  The very private pair have been keeping a low profile during the pandemic …
TMZ.com:
Sofia Richie, Signs She May Have Split with Scott Disick, New Boyfriend?  —  SOFIA RICHIE SIGNS OF SPLIT WITH SCOTT ... New Boyfriend???  —  Sofia Richie is Disick-free ... or so it seems, because she's been hanging out with a new dude day after day after day.
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Justin Bieber Says He Wishes He Saved Himself for Marriage: ‘Sex Can Be Kind of Confusing’  —  Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Baldwin answered fan questions in their Facebook Watch series The Biebers on Watch  —  Justin Bieber is opening up about the things in his past he wishes he could change.
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Comic Actor Fred Willard Dead at 86: ‘We Loved Him So Very Much,’ Says Daughter  —  Fred Willard died of natural causes, a rep for the actor confirms to PEOPLE  —  Beloved film star Fred Willard has died.  He was 86.  —  The comedic star, whose numerous credits include Best in Show …
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TMZ.com:
Actor Fred Willard Dead at 86
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Jaime King Files for Divorce from Husband, Asks for Restraining Order  —  JAIME KING FILES FOR DIVORCE Asks for Restraining Order  —  Jaime King wants out of her marriage — she's just filed for divorce, and based on the documents it doesn't appear to be an amicable split.
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Pullman Responds to Donald Trump's Altered ‘Independence Day’ Clip (Exclusive)  —  The president's random post had been retweeted 50,000 times and had more than 153,000 “likes.”  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday shared a heavily altered video clip from the film Independence …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, The Wrap and New York Post
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Last Summer’: Olivia Holt Set As Lead In Recasting, Jessica Biel-Produced Freeform Series Gets New Title  —  In the series, from Bert V. Royal, Jessica Biel and eOne, Holt will play one of the two lead characters, Kate, the embodiment of teenage perfection whose life is one to be envied until she mysteriously disappears.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Trading Spaces’ Designer Frank Bielec, Dead at 72  —  ‘TRADING SPACES’ FRANK BIELEC DEAD AT 72  —  Frank Bielec, one of the stars of “Trading Spaces” has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Frank's wife, Judy, tells TMZ, Frank passed away Friday ... a day after suffering a heart attack.
TMZ.com:
Brian Austin Green Says Megan Fox Got Bored So She's Hanging with Machine Gun Kelly  —  8:39 AM PT — Brian Austin Green just posted a cryptic message which seems to squarely relate to Megan and their circumstances ... “Eventually butterflies get bored sitting on a flower for too long.
Eric Todisco / People.com:
Noah Cyrus Tearfully Says It Was ‘Really Tough’ Growing Up as Miley Cyrus' Younger Sister  —  “I always felt like I was that person that no one gave a s— about due to what people said to me online,” Noah Cyrus said  —  In Noah Cyrus' new EP, The End of Everything, the singer candidly reflects …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Geno Silva, Actor in ‘Scarface,’ Dies at 72
Eric Todisco / People.com:
Vanessa Bryant Shares Heartfelt Book Dedication from Kobe & Sweet Photo of 10-Month-Old Daughter Capri
Discussion: Full Feed
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Britney Spears Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Oops!... I Did It Again: ‘I Am One Lucky Girl’
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Talia Shadwell / Mirror.co.uk:
Meghan Markle's old CV shows ‘special skills’ and lists height, weight and eye colour
Discussion: Page Six
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Phyllis George, former Kentucky first lady and Miss America, dies at 70
Discussion: New York Post
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Paula Froelich / Page Six:
Tara Reid in talks to star in ‘Tiger King’ movie as Carole Baskin
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and New York Post
TMZ.com:
KOBE BRYANT HELICOPTER CRASH AUTOPSY SHOWS PILOT NOT HIGH ON DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
Discussion: Full Feed
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to Direct Ryan Gosling Astronaut Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Lawyer: Five witnesses exonerate Seattle Seahawks' Quinton Dunbar of South Florida robbery
Discussion: New York Post
 

 
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Disney hires Sky CFO Karl Holmes to run Disney+ in the EMEA, replacing Luke Bradley-Jones, who left to become president of The Economist earlier in 2024

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

 
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