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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
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 …
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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Jessica Green / Daily Mail:
The Queen 'couldn't face going in to Prince Philip's funeral alone'
Discussion: Page Six
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded ‘Fearless’ Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Year's Biggest Week  —  Plus: She's the first woman with three new No. 1 albums in less than a year.  —  More than 12 years after Taylor Swift notched her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart …
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
James ‘Arg’ Argent reveals doctors said ‘I was so fat I could die’ during gastric op to help him lose 12 stone  —  FORMER Towie regular James Argent has had gastric surgery to help him lose 11st and save his life - though he feared he might not even survive the op.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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 and Deadline
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
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?
Just Jared:
Lizzo Drunkenly Slides Into Chris Evans' DMs - See What She Wrote!  —  Lizzo is making her attempt at getting the attention of Chris Evans.  —  The 32-year-old award-winning “Juice” superstar revealed in an amusing TikTok that she drunkenly slid into the 39-year-old Avengers star's DMs.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, People.com and POPSUGAR
 
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