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7:05 AM ET, March 5, 2022

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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘I Am Legend’ Next Chapter: Will Smith & Michael B. Jordan To Star & Produce Together For First Time; Akiva Goldsman Back To Write  —  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. is upping the stakes on its I Am Legend franchise to a stratospheric level.  For its next chapter, the studio is bringing …
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People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is ‘Furious’ Kanye West Made ‘Violent’ Music Video Featuring Pete Davidson: Source  —  “She's completely over all of this and she wants it to stop,” a source tells PEOPLE about Kim Kardashian's reaction to Kanye West's “Eazy” music video  —  Kanye West's new “Eazy” …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Just Jared and Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Drake Seeks Protection From Alleged Stalker He Says Wants Him Dead  —  DRAKE ALLEGED STALKER WANTS ME DEAD ... I Need Protection ASAP!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Drake is seeking court-ordered protection from a woman he claims keeps showing up at his home and wishing death upon him.
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail and RADAR
Cheyenne Roundtree / The Daily Beast:
‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Crew and Background Actors Speak Out Against Sam Levinson's ‘Toxic’ Production  —  BEHIND THE SCENES … Sources reveal that Season 2's shoot was hellish, resulting in background actors “dropping like flies,” a number of alleged SAG-AFTRA violations, and a union rep being sent to set.
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Stuart Ramsay / Sky News:
Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week  —  On Monday, near Kyiv, chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his team were attacked.  Camera operator Richie Mockler took two rounds to his body armour, Stuart was wounded.  Their experience illustrates the scale …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
YouTube:
Derek and Julianne Hough Talk ‘Step Into... The Movies’ ABC Special & More |  On Air with Ryan Seacrest  —  Derek and Julianne Hough Talk ‘Step Into... The Movies’ ABC Special & More SUBSCRIBE: http://youtube.com/user/ryanseacrestSEE MORE: http://onairwithryan.comOn ...
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Russell Wilson Proposes More Babies to Ciara  —  Guest host Ciara was surprised when her husband Russell Wilson got down on one knee to ask if they could have more kids!  The NFL superstar also explained how...
Discussion: POPSUGAR, People.com, Insider and Just Jared
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Rebecca Lewis / HELLO!:
Ciara's husband Russell Wilson drops to one knee to propose having more babies
Discussion: E! Online
Mike Thomas / Fremantle:
Angelina Jolie and Fremantle Agree International Filmmaking, Television and Documentary Deal  —  Director, Oscar award-winning actress and Special Envoy for the UN refugee agency, Angelina Jolie has signed a multi-year international filmmaking agreement with leading global creator, producer and distributor, Fremantle.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
New ‘Alien’ Movie in the Works With 'Don't Breathe' Filmmaker Fede Alvarez (Exclusive)  —  Ridley Scott, who directed the very first ‘Alien’ movie in 1979, will produce.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Quantum Leap’: Raymond Lee To Headline NBC's Reboot Pilot  —  Raymond Lee has been cast as the lead in NBC's hourlong pilot Quantum Leap, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi drama.  He will play Dr. Ben Seong, a spiritual successor to Scott Bakula's Dr. Sam Beckett from the original series.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Says She's Curious About Brittany Murphy's Death  —  BRITNEY SPEARS CURIOUS ABOUT BRITTANY MURPHY'S DEATH ... Spears Lived in Same House  —  Britney Spears thinks there's something not quite right about how Brittany Murphy died a sudden death, and she has good reason to wonder …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, RADAR and People.com
People.com:
Christina Hendricks Shares ‘Heartbreak’ Over Good Girls Cancellation After Four Seasons  —  The TV star praised the “quirky and weird and smart” show in an interview with PEOPLE  —  Christina Hendricks says that saying goodbye to her show Good Girls last year was “a little bit of a heartbreak.”
Discussion: Just Jared
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Parents of Stanford soccer team captain Katie Meyer speak out about her death  —  This story discusses suicide.  If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide please call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared, TMZ.com and Us Weekly
Zack Sharf / Variety:
‘The Boys’ Actor Antony Starr Arrested in Spain for Alleged Assault … “The Boys” actor Antony Starr was arrested this week in Alicante, Spain, Variety has confirmed with the city's police department.  La Información, Alicante's biggest local newspaper, reported that Starr was given …
Discussion: NZ Herald, Deadline, The Wrap and Just Jared
Celebs:
Paris Jackson sounds off on the dangers of boarding schools for troubled teens, plus more news  —  Paris Jackson warns against ‘behavior modification’ schools, says psychiatrists ‘hand out addictive medication like candy’  —  Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson, wants to see …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Denise Petski / Deadline:
Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, Lera Abova Round Out Cast Of Peacock's ‘Pitch Perfect’ TV Spinoff  —  Modern Family alumna Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) and Lera Abova (Anna) round out the series regular cast of Peacock's TV spinoff Pitch Perfect (wt).
FX Networks / YouTube:
Atlanta |  Season 3 Official Trailer |  FX  —  It's getting pretty intense.  Season 3 of #AtlantaFX premieres March 24 on FX.  Stream on Hulu.Subscribe now for more Atlanta clips: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFXT...
Discussion: The Wrap
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Tim Considine, Actor on ‘My Three Sons’ and ‘Spin and Marty,’ Dies at 81  —  He also starred with Red Skelton in ‘The Clown’ and got slapped by George C. Scott in ‘Patton.’  —  Tim Considine, who co-starred on the television serials The Adventures of Spin and Marty and The Hardy Boys …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Variety, Deadline and The Wrap
 
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Hilaria Baldwin taking social media break amid Alec's wrongful death suit
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Camila Cabello: Bam Bam
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TMZ.com:
Angus Cloud Defends ‘Euphoria,’ Says it Doesn't Glorify Drug Abuse
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Dan Heching / People.com:
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Speak Out About the War in Her Native Ukraine, Donating $3 Million
People.com:
Love Is Blind's Danielle and Nick Open Up About Attending Couples Counseling: We ‘Grow Every Day’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Amy Schumer Reveals Why She Got Liposuction
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Filing: Disney agrees to pay $43.25M to settle a 2019 lawsuit over pay equity for up to 14,000 female Disney employees; the trial was set to begin in May 2025

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