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5:05 PM ET, April 18, 2021

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TMZ.com:
Mark and Donnie Wahlberg's Mother, Alma, Dead at 78  —  MARK & DONNIE WAHLBERG MOTHER DEAD AT 78  —  8:35 AM PT — Donnie shared a video tribute to his mother.  Writing, “I'm so blessed to have been brought into this world by, raised by, taught by and set on my life's path by, such an amazing woman.”
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Tomás Mier / People.com:
Wahlberg Family Matriarch Alma Dead at 78 After Facing Dementia: ‘Epitome of the Word Grace,’ Says Donnie  —  Mark and Donnie's brother Paul Wahlberg named his beachfront restaurant Alma Nova after his mother in 2010  —  The Wahlbergs are mourning the loss of their beloved matriarch Alma.  She was 78.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Camilla Tominey / Telegraph:
Princes Harry and William shared private chat, with Duchess of Cambridge acting as peacemaker  —  Brothers seen together for first time since Sussexes' Oprah Winfrey interview as they sought each other out after Prince Philip's funeral  —  Brought together under the saddest of circumstances …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Mirror.co.uk and Dlisted
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Diane Shipley / HELLO!:
The reason Prince Harry may choose to extend his stay in UK after Prince Philip's funeral … The Duke of Sussex's exact leaving date has yet to be confirmed, although he is expected to want to return to America as quickly as possible.  —  However, there is one very good reason why he may choose …
Jessica Green / Daily Mail:
The Queen 'couldn't face going in to Prince Philip's funeral alone'
Discussion: Page Six
Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle Is Watching Prince Philip's Funeral From Home as She Was Hopeful to Be Able to Attend
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Queen Elizabeth II Says Goodbye to Prince Philip With Heartbreaking Note
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Damian Lewis / The Sunday Times:
Damian Lewis on his wife Helen McCrory: 'I've never known anyone able to enjoy life as much' … As I sit down to write this, I can hear Helen shouting from the bed, “Keep it short, Damian, it's not about you.”  —  I'll try, but on a weekend when the papers, rightly, will be paying …
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant: A Timeline of Their Relationship … A lasting love.  Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant's decades-long romance came to a tragic end when the NBA legend died on January 26, 2020.  Despite their relationship's heartbreaking conclusion, their romance was filled with many highs over the years.
Discussion: E! Online
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
‘Survivor’ Alum Sunday Burquest Dies at Age 50 After Battling Esophageal and Ovarian Cancer  —  Survivor alum Sunday Burquest died after a second battle with cancer, her daughter Kennedy Burquest confirmed on Sunday, April 18.  She was 50.  —  “To my unbelievably beautiful mama, Thank you.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Amelia Hamlin Is Completely Unbothered by Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian's Whole Thing  —  Um, also “he sees himself as being younger than he is.”  —  Wondering how  —  Amelia Hamlin  —  feels about  —  Scott Disick's  —  looooOOoOOOooOooong history with Kourtney Kardashian?
Mary Gallagher / The Sun:
The Apprentice star Lewis Ellis signs up to X-rated website OnlyFans - to get back at Lord Sugar  —  APPRENTICE star Lewis Ellis has signed up to x-rated website OnlyFans - to get back at Alan Sugar.  —  Lewis, who appeared in the last series of the BBC show, ended up in an explosive row …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Peter Weber Says ‘Bachelor’ Producers Give a ‘Sign’ If It's a ‘Good Time to Kiss’ Contestants  —  Tea ahead!  Peter Weber and Dustin Kendrick played Us Weekly's “Bachelor Regrets” — and the season 24 Bachelor wasn't shy about spilling behind-the-scenes secrets!
Discussion: Bustle and Cosmopolitan
Zara Woodcock / Mirror:
Linda Nolan was ‘suicidal’ after losing husband Brian to cancer a year after her diagnosis  —  Linda Nolan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and tragically lost her husband Brian to cancer just one year later  —  From singing together in The Nolans - touring the world and selling 30 million records …
Discussion: The Sun
TMZ.com:
Ex-Bad Boy Rapper Black Rob Dead at 51  —  RAPPER BLACK ROB DEAD AT 51 Bad Boy Family Mourns  —  Black Rob — a rapper who was once part of Diddy's Bad Boy roster — has died ... this according to his former labelmates.  —  Rob reportedly passed away Saturday while hospitalized in Atlanta …
 
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