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6:15 AM ET, March 20, 2022

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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Kanye West Barred From Performing at Grammys Due to ‘Concerning Online Behavior,’ Rep Confirms … Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his “concerning online behavior,” a rep for the artist confirms to Variety. … West's rep cited a report …
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TMZ.com:
Kanye's GF Chaney Jones Says They Don't Talk Kim, Doesn't See Resemblance  —  Kim Kardashian is not a topic of conversation between Kanye West and his GF, who happens to be a dead ringer for KK, and she also says she's baffled by the fact people say there's a similarity between the two.
Abigail Adams / People.com:
Kanye West Has Been Banned from Performing at the Grammy Awards Despite His 5 Nominations  —  Trevor Noah hosts the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3  —  Kanye West has been prohibited from performing at the Grammy Awards, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: The Sun
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Yanked from Grammys Performance Lineup
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Star
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Cancel First Stop on Caribbean Tour amid Protests About Colonialism  —  Villagers in Belize were photographed with signs saying, “Prince William leave our land”  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton were forced to cancel one of their first outings …
Discussion: Reuters, The Guardian and Just Jared
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Just Jared:
Prince William & Kate Middleton Coordinate in Blue While Arriving in Belize for Caribbean Tour  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton are kicking off their Caribbean Tour!  —  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge coordinated in blue outfits as they arrived at the Philip S. W Goldson International Airport …
Stephanie Chase / The Sun:
Leona Lewis expecting first child with husband Dennis ‘over the moon’ after X Factor star passes 12-week milestone  —  LEONA Lewis is expecting her first child with husband Dennis Jauch.  —  Sources have revealed that the Bleeding Love hitmaker - who married the creative director in 2019 - is due later this year.
Discussion: BET
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Carly Beech / Daily Star:
X Factor's Leona Lewis pregnant with first child with husband Dennis Jauch  —  Former X Factor star Leona Lewis is expecting her first child later this year with her husband Dennis Jauch as the duo recently celebrated hitting the 12-week milestone  —  Leona Lewis is reportedly expecting her first child with husband Dennis Jauch.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Maury’ Canceled: Syndicated Talk Show To End After Three Decades  —  Another syndicated daytime talk show is coming to an end: NBCUniversal's veteran tabloid talker Maury, hosted and executive produced by Maury Povich.  The show will end original productions at the end of this season, when Povich plans to retire.
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez  —  JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK IN ESCROW FOR INSANELY EXPENSIVE ESTATE  —  AMERIE'S ‘1 THING’ RESURFACES DEBATE OVER BEYONCE, J LO COMPARISONS  —  JENNIFER LOPEZ GRINNING, COZY IN FUR COAT AND ON BEN AFFLECK'S ARM  —  JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK WEAR MATCHING COLOR COATS AFTER LUNCH WITH TWINS
Discussion: RADAR
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Maren Morris Defends Her Topless ‘Playboy’ Photoshoot From Critics: ‘Respect 4 Mom Boobz’ … Proud of her mom bod!  Two years after giving birth to son Hayes, Maren Morris has been proud of her body and her sexuality.  —  Maren Morris' Honest Quotes About Motherhood
Discussion: Just Jared
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra: A Timeline of Their Relationship … He's a sucker for her!  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's love story is one of a kind.  —  The twosome first got acquainted in September 2016 after the Jonas Brothers member slid into Chopra's Twitter DMs.
Discussion: Page Six, E! Online and POPSUGAR
Emme Pryer / Daily Star:
Hugh Grant in secret talks to replace Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who in mega-money deal  —  Talks of who will play the leading role in BBC's Doctor Who is already underway with Hugh Grant being the frontrunner to hopefully star in the popular science-fiction series
 
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Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Britney Spears' fans go nuts speculating if the singer is pregnant
Discussion: Dlisted, FemaleFirst and TMZ.com
Shivon Watson / Daily Star:
Katie Price's body may be under ‘stress from too many cosmetic procedures’ says surgeon
Mollie Quirk / Daily Star:
The Wanted's Max George ‘splits with Stacey Giggs’ after gushing that she was ‘the one’
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
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Discussion: Daily Star and FemaleFirst
Peter White / Deadline:
Nick Jonas Joins NBC's ‘Dancing With Myself’, Shaquille O'Neal Exits As Technical Difficulties Push Production
Discussion: Just Jared
Peter White / Deadline:
‘True Detective: Night Country’ In The Works At HBO From Issa López & Barry Jenkins
 

 
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A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

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