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2:25 AM ET, April 7, 2022

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Emily Smith / Page Six:
The Weeknd demands Kanye's $8.5M Coachella paycheck, threatens to pull out  —  The drama at Coachella continues to play out.  —  Coachella organizers allegedly tried to stiff The Weeknd after he stepped in to replace Kanye West as Sunday headliner at the festival later this month.
Discussion: Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Left $8 Million on the Table by Canceling Coachella
Discussion: The Sun
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Swedish House Mafia x the Weeknd to Replace Kanye West on Coachella Lineup
Discussion: People.com, Deadline and Stereogum
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Hope Solo Was Allegedly Passed Out for Over 1 Hour Before DUI Arrest, According to Police Report … Shocking details about the circumstances surrounding Hope Solo's DUI arrest have been revealed following her release.  —  Hope Solo and Jerramy Stevens' Family Album With Twins Lozen and Vittorio
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Dory Jackson / People.com:
Witness List for Blac Chyna's Trial Against Kardashians Names Ryan Seacrest, Kim, Khloé, Kris and Kylie  —  Blac Chyna's trial against the Kardashian-Jenner family is scheduled for April 15 … Many people, including Ryan Seacrest, could be called to testify in Blac Chyna's upcoming trial against the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Bossip and RADAR
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Ayeesha Walsh / Daily Star:
Kris Jenner, 66, ditches her signature pixie cut for a sleek shoulder-length bob
Discussion: E! Online and FemaleFirst
Prime Video / YouTube:
The Wilds Season 2 - Official Trailer  —  Survival hangs in the balance for a group of teenage girls stranded on a deserted island, after the explosive discovery that what's happening to them is an e...
Discussion: Variety, IndieWire, Just Jared and E! Online
BBC:
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at ‘baseless’ claims  —  Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You.  —  A judge ruled on Wednesday that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarised the 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri.
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
JoJo Siwa Exits Will Smith-Backed YA Movie ‘Bounce,’ Paramount Players No Longer Involved … Digital sensation JoJo Siwa has bounced from her planned feature film debut.  —  The YouTuber, “Dancing with the Stars” contestant and highly visible LGBTQ figure told Variety that she is no longer attached …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Nehemiah Persoff Dies: Prolific Actor Of ‘Yentl’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Gunsmoke’ & Many More Was 102  —  Nehemiah Persoff, an actor who went from the uncredited role of a cab driver in On The Waterfront's iconic “coulda been a contender” scene to become one of the busiest character actors …
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Who Is Anya Taylor-Joy's Musician Boyfriend, Malcolm McRae?  —  They FINALLY hit the red carpet together.  Swooning!  —  has literally been catapulted to A+++ list levels of fame thanks to her starring role in  —  , and yet she's done a pretty impressive job protecting her personal life.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR
Beatriz Colon / HELLO!:
MORE: Lindsay Lohan shares snapshots of beautiful engagement party and extravagant cake  —  An iconic actress for decades also known for her experience in music, the Get a Clue actress is taking the voice fans know and love to new levels.  —  Lindsay took to Instagram to announce that fans …
Discussion: Daily Star
Sasha Slater / Harper's BAZAAR:
Alicia Vikander on motherhood, movies and going meta  —  The Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander tells  —  about her unconventional upbringing and playing the ultimate femme fatale  —  It is a sunny, but bitingly cold, March morning on a quiet side street in Paris.
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
Find Out Which Iconic Duo Was Revealed as Hydra on The Masked Singer  —  The mystery of Hydra was finally solved on the April 6 episode of The Masked Singer.  Find out not only who—but how many!— were under the three-headed dragon costume.  —  Two are heads are usually better than one—but not on The Masked Singer!
Discussion: Just Jared
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
A Royal Greeting!  Prince Charles Is Joined by Queen Letizia of Spain for Rare Joint Outing  —  An art exhibition hundreds of years in the making brought Spain's Queen Letizia to England … He's a future King and she's a Queen, but Prince Charles and Queen Letizia of Spain greeted each other like dear friends.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Stitcher:
Eboni and Ivory  —  Reality with The King is officially here, chile, and we're kicking things off with some exclusive tea!  On the heels of Andy Cohen's announcement to split The Real Housewives of New York City into two shows, Carlos sits down and digs deep with Eboni K. Williams, the cast's first Black housewife.
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Scott Disick looks worse for wear as he holds hands with Rebecca Donaldson while partying on the Sunset strip... after ex Kourtney Kardashian's tequila-drenched Vegas wedding to Travis Barker  —  Scott Disick looked worse for wear as he was seen leaving a famed Sunset Strip bar in West Hollywood on Tuesday evening.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
WWE LEGEND TAMMY SYTCH INVOLVED IN FATAL CAR CRASH ... Cops Suspect DUI  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.2K … WWE legend Tammy Sytch allegedly caused a car crash last month in which a 75-year-old man died ... and police suspect she was under the influence of booze at the time of the wreck.
Discussion: RADAR
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Wendy Williams is ‘ready for court’ amid Wells Fargo lawsuit battle  —  Wendy Williams is gearing up to fight Wells Fargo in the battle for her finances.  —  A happy- and healthy-looking Williams shared a photo of herself all dressed up in a black dress and leopard overcoat Wednesday and captioned it, “Ready for court 😁.”
Discussion: RADAR and Sandra Rose
 
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Paige Gawley‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Mindy Kaling on How She Got Healthy and Her Kids' Adorable Reaction to Her Awards Season Style (Exclusive)
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Us Weekly and Page Six
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TikTok Is Funding Its First Musical, From Creative Lead Behind ‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’
Dory Jackson / People.com:
Erika Girardi Named in $50 Million Lawsuit Accusing Her of Being ‘Frontwoman’ in Ex Tom's ‘Scheme’
Discussion: Bustle
Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan Reveals She & Claudia Jessie Were “Really Crying” During Fight Scene
Discussion: Bustle
Marissa Charles / People.com:
Abbott Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph Says She Was Fired From a TV Pilot for Not Being ‘Black Enough’
Discussion: E! Online and Hollywood Reporter
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Tamantha Gunn / E! Online:
Pregnant Rihanna Says Being on the “Verge of Motherhood” Has “Unlocked New Levels of Love” For Her Mom
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight and POPSUGAR
Good Morning America:
Kim Kardashian says she's ‘very happy’ with Pete Davidson
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Debuts “Invincible” Face Tattoo
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
Roderick McPhee / The Sun:
Lord Sugar cuts off ANOTHER winner of The Apprentice - just as he hires a new entrepreneur
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

 
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