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9:50 PM ET, June 15, 2021

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series Greenlighted By Disney+; Briana Middleton Joins Josh Gad & Luke Evans  —  The long-gestating Gaston & LeFou Beauty and the Beast prequel series is a go.  Disney+ has officially greenlighted Beauty and the Best (working title), an eight-episode limited musical series …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Disney Plus Prequel Ordered to Series, Adds Newcomer Briana Middleton in Key Role
Discussion: Just Jared
Alexandra Thompson / Yahoo:
Cheryl opens up on her lockdown: ‘Everyone should take a break from social media!’  —  Cheryl's fans rejoiced when she returned to Instagram after a year-long hiatus, but the former Girls Aloud songstress believes everyone should take a break from social media.
Discussion: The Sun
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Tom Capon / The Sun:
Cheryl reveals yoga, meditation and delivery food boxes are the secret to her youthful looks
Discussion: Daily Star
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Zoë Kravitz To Make Directing Debut On ‘Pussy Island’; Channing Tatum Playing Tech Billionaire With Mysterious Tropical Island: Hot Cannes Package  —  EXCLUSIVE: Zoë Kravitz will direct and Channing Tatum will star in Pussy Island, a genre thriller that Kravitz wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum.
Discussion: Just Jared, The Wrap and People.com
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
CRACKING ON Love Island 2021 cast are already in quarantine in Spain, insiders reveal  —  THIS year's Love Island stars are already in quarantine in Spain - ready for a long, hot summer.  —  The Sun can reveal the cast have flown out to prepare for the show launch on June 28.
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Natasha Wynarczyk / Daily Star:
Love Island 2021 to be ‘extra raunchy’ as sex hungry cast go wild after lockdown
Discussion: The Sun
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
RuPaul's Drag Race star Laganja Estranja comes out as trans: ‘I feel so beautiful’  —  Laganja exclusively tells EW: “If anyone is struggling with this, breathe and accept it, because once you do, it's incredibly empowering!”  —  MORE  —  RuPaul's Drag Race legend Laganja Estranja …
Joe Otterson / Variety:
How ‘WandaVision,’ ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ ‘Harley Quinn’ Subvert the Superhero Genre … Once seen as nothing more than a niche genre, superhero content has come to be a dominant force on screen.  Television, especially, has seen a massive influx of such large-scale stories of late.
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Madison LeCroy Jokes About Jennifer Lopez Moving on With Ben Affleck After A-Rod Drama: 'You're Welcome' … The alleged FaceTime calls heard around the world.  Madison LeCroy reacted to Jennifer Lopez's reunion with Ben Affleck during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly after the Bravo star got dragged …
Discussion: Celebrity Insider, The Sun and Page Six
Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
WHERE THE ISLAND MEETS THE SHORE Chloe Ferry secretly dating Love Island star Jordan Hames  —  CHLOE Ferry is secretly dating Love Island star Jordan Hames.  —  The 25-year-old, who was last linked to Owen Warner, has been seeing the model, 26, since coming back from Portugal.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Blacklist’ Star Megan Boone Leaving NBC Series After 8 Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist is headed for a shocker.  Megan Boone, the female lead opposite James Spader, is departing the long-running NBC series after eight seasons, I have learned.  She will make her last appearance …
Zach Seemayer‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Lisa Banes, ‘Gone Girl’ Actress, Dead at 65 After Hit-and-Run Scooter Accident in NYC  —  Actress Lisa Banes has died after a hit-and-run incident in New York City.  She was 65.  —  Banes' rep confirmed the news to ET on Monday, sharing, “We are heartsick over Lisa's tragic and senseless passing.”
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Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
Katie Price will go under the knife TODAY at Turkey clinic where mum-of-three died after lipo op  —  KATIE Price will be going under the knife today in Turkey - at the same clinic where a mum-of-three tragically died following a liposuction operation.  —  Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose …
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Kristen Wiig To Star In ‘The Husbands’, MGM And Plan B's Adaptation Of Chandler Baker Novel  —  EXCLUSIVE: MGM has landed rights to the novel The Husbands from New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker, with Kristen Wiig attached to star and produce a feature film version along with Plan B Entertainment.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify Clinches $60M-Plus Deal With Alex Cooper for ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast, Yanking It Away From Barstool … All existing and new episodes of “Call Her Daddy” will remain free and, starting July 21, will available only on Spotify.  In addition to bringing the podcast to Spotify exclusively …
TMZ.com:
TIGER WOODS RETURNS TO L.A. AFTER CAR CRASH Moving Pretty Well On Crutches!!!  —  BREAKING NEWS  — 221 … Tiger Woods is back in Los Angeles just 4 months after that horrific crash — and for a guy who almost lost his leg, he seems to be moving around pretty well!
TMZ.com:
Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Shooting Victim Recants Police Statement  —  POOH SHIESTY ALLEGED SHOOTING VICTIM RECANTS ... Doesn't Wanna Press Charges … Pooh Shiesty might not have shot the club security guard in Miami after all — at least that's what the alleged victim's saying now …
Discussion: Bossip
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Chrissy Teigen would have led the charge to cancel anyone else who said the hateful filth she spewed - so why should we forgive her now she's been exposed as a repulsive hypocritical bully?  —  ‘Why do you ALWAYS take the road of being a piece of sh*t a**hole?’ a furious Chrissy Teigen tweeted me several years ago.
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Jennifer Lopez To Star In Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Atlas’ With Brad Peyton Directing  —  EXCLUSIVE: After signing her recent first-look deal with Netflix, Jennifer Lopez is already busy building up that development slate as sources tell Deadline she is set to star and produce …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Tracee Ellis Ross / Interview Magazine:
Reese Witherspoon Tells Tracee Ellis Ross How She Conquered Hollywood  —  Over the last few years, a funny thing happened to Reese Witherspoon's IMDb page.  The woman who became a teen idol in the '90s and won an Oscar before she turned 30 has, at least according to the internet, 10 upcoming projects—as a producer.
Discussion: E! Online, Daily Mail and People.com
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to California to stand trial on sexual assault charges  —  Harvey Weinstein will soon be extradited to California to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted five women in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, a New York judge ruled Tuesday.
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Erika Jayne's lawyers drop her after Hulu documentary  —  Erika Jayne is in a pretty mess now.  —  The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 49, was dropped by her lawyers following the release of a new Hulu documentary, “The Housewife and the Hustler,” per court documents obtained by Page Six on Tuesday.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Decider
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Carly Waddell Is in ‘Rough Shape’ After Hospital Stay and May ‘Have to Go Back,’ According to Evan Bass … Still by her side.  Evan Bass revealed his estranged wife, Carly Waddell, was rushed to the hospital on Monday, June 14.  —  Bachelor Nation's Carly Waddell and Evan Bass' Split: Everything We Know
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, Page Six and E! Online
Bryan Brunati / The Sun:
PERRY ROMANTIC Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom lock lips in romantic moment while on Venice vacation with daughter Daisy and his son Flynn  —  KATY Perry and Orlando Bloom couldn't help but kiss during a romantic moment while on a Venice vacation with their daughter, Daisy, and his son, Flynn.
Discussion: E! Online and People.com
 
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Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
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Discussion: egotastic.com
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
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Discussion: Page Six
Stephanie Soteriou / The Sun:
Giovanna Fletcher admits to ‘huge error in judgement’ after claiming furlough and insists she's paid ‘full amount’ back
Discussion: Daily Star
The Sun:
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Khloé Kardashian ‘Frustrated’ That Kourtney Kept Travis Barker Relationship A Secret During KUWTK Filming!
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Jay-Z Sues ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Album Cover Photog Over Likeness Use
Discussion: Bossip
Tex Hollywood / Ego All Stars:
Paris Jackson Boob Flash in The Space Between!
Andrea Caamano / HELLO!:
Charles Spencer says Princess Diana's grave is ‘an oasis of calm’ and reveals he often visits it
Discussion: E! Online
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Jessica Lester / The Sun:
Ulrika Jonsson strips off fully NAKED for sexy garden snap showing off her tan and tattoos
Discussion: Daily Star
Jen Thomas / Daily Star:
Danielle Lloyd planning to get ‘designer vagina’ after she gives birth to fifth baby
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Go Inside Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber's Picture-Perfect Cabo Trip
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Page Six
TMZ.com:
WNBA Star Shoni Schimmel Arrested For Felony Assault, Criminal Mischief
Brenna Ehrlich / Rolling Stone:
Meet the Dentist Behind Post Malone's New Diamond Fangs
Discussion: Celebs, Daily Star and POPSUGAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist at WaPo since 2008, quits, saying WaPo killed her cartoon showing Bezos and other execs currying favor with Trump

Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Amazon says Prime Video has exclusively licensed a Melania Trump documentary, directed by Brett Ratner in his first film after facing #MeToo allegations in 2017

John Koblin / New York Times:
A profile of Dick Wolf, the Law & Order creator who is debuting his show On Call on Amazon Prime Video, as streamers gravitate towards his style of programming

 
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