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12:45 PM ET, April 21, 2022

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TMZ.com:
Nick Jonas And Priyanka Chopra's Baby Girl is Named Malti Marie Chopra Jonas  —  NICK JONAS & PRIYANKA CHOPRA Baby Girl's Name Revealed MEET MALTI MARIE!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra recently welcomed their baby girl, and now TMZ has learned her name ... Malti Marie!
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Shafiq Najib / People.com:
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's Daughter's Name Revealed 3 Months After Her Arrival
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
A$AP Rocky Surrounded by Cops While Exiting Jail After LAX Arrest  —  Here's A$AP Rocky leaving LAPD headquarters — surrounded by several officers — after his arrest for a 2021 shooting.  —  The rapper posted $550k bail before he was able to walk out of police HQ Wednesday afternoon in DTLA …
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online, RADAR, The Sun and Page Six
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A$AP ROCKY, RIHANNA BLINDSIDED, SHOCKED WHEN COPS ARRESTED HIM ... Cops Say They Had Their Reasons  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.9K … A$AP Rocky was totally blindsided by cops when they showed up at a private, LAX terminal and put him in handcuffs ... all while a pregnant and equally shocked Rihanna looked on.
Discussion: Elle, Bossip and HipHopDX News
TMZ.com:
A$AP Rocky Arrested at LAX Over Alleged 2021 Shooting
NBC News:
A$AP Rocky detained at LAX in connection to November 2021 shooting
Aaron Rodgers Courtside W / TMZ.com:
Mike Tyson Repeatedly Punches Man In Face On Plane, Bloodies Passenger  —  MIKE TYSON REPEATEDLY PUNCHES MAN ON PLANE Bloodies Passenger's Face … 7:28 AM PT — Sources close to Mike claim the man was extremely intoxicated ... and wouldn't stop provoking the boxer in his seat.
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Just Jared, Hot97 and Celebs
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Blac Chyna Claims She Was Joking When She Put Gun To Rob Kardashian's Head  —  BC told the jury Rob locked himself in a room with her phone and she became so angry she smashed a gingerbread house in the kitchen and damaged a television.  —  UPDATE  —  Chyna says she kept screaming at Rob …
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Iris Goldsztajn / Marie Claire:
The Queen Got Her Own Barbie for Her 96th Birthday and Jubilee … Queen Elizabeth II turns ninety-six years old today, April 21.  —  As the royal Taurus reaches a milestone birthday, remains the oldest British monarch to ever reign, and celebrates a Jubilee year all at once …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and E! Online
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
The Queen will spend her 96th birthday on Thursday at Sandringham in the ‘modest’ farmhouse Prince Philip made his home during his retirement
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Pete Davidson's inner circle advising him not to appear on ‘The Kardashians’  —  Don't expect to see Pete Davidson on “The Kardashians.”  —  While Kim Kardashian seems ready to have her beau appear on her family's new Hulu series, a source tells us people close to the “Saturday Night Live” star are advising him against it.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘The Kardashians’ Becomes Hulu's Most-Watched Premiere in America (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Just Jared
Olivia Jakiel / People.com:
Florida Bride and Caterer Arrested After Wedding Guests Allegedly Get Sick from Marijuana-Laced Food  —  Dayna Glenny and Joycelyn Bryant are both facing charges of tampering, culpable negligence, and delivery of marijuana … A Florida bride and her caterer were arrested on Monday …
Discussion: RADAR
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
See the Euphoria Cast Reunite at HBO Event With Fierce Fashion Looks  —  Jules and Maddy would approve!  Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and more stars gathered in L.A. for a Euphoria panel discussion as part of the FYC event.  —  Can't wait until season three of Euphoria to see the cast reunite?
Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘Mad Men’ Actor Robert Morse Dead at 90  —  ROBERT MORSE ‘MAD MEN’ ACTOR DEAD AT 90  —  REMEMBERING ROBERT MORSE  —  Actor Robert Morse, best known for his work on “Mad Men,” has died.  —  Morse's death was confirmed Wednesday, though his cause of death is currently unknown.
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Jennifer Lawrence Has Welcomed First Baby with Husband Cooke Maroney  —  Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney tied the knot in October 2019 … Jennifer Lawrence's little one has arrived.  —  The Don't Look Up star, 31, has welcomed her first baby with husband Cooke Maroney.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Ellen Pompeo Praises Katherine Heigl for Speaking Out About Grey's Anatomy Working Conditions  —  Ellen Pompeo is reflecting on her early days working in the halls on Grey's Anatomy.  See why the actress says her former co-star, Katherine Heigl, was “telling the truth” about the show.
TMZ.com:
Rapper Pooh Shiesty Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison  —  RAPPER POOH SHIESTY GETS 63 MONTHS BEHIND BARS  —  Rapper Pooh Shiesty is going away for a 5-plus year stretch for shooting a nightclub security guard — and, considering what he could have gotten, he's actually happy with that number.
Discussion: Hot97
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
Rapper Pooh Shiesty Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Firearms Conspiracy Charge
Discussion: Stereogum and HipHopDX News
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Scott Disick Is ‘Happy for’ Sofia Richie on Her Engagement, ‘Way More Heartbroken’ Over Kourtney Kardashian … No bad blood here!  Scott Disick is nothing but “happy” about ex Sofia Richie's engagement to Elliot Grainge — he's more concerned about Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Searchlight Pictures Suspends Production On Adaptation Of ‘Being Mortal’  —  EXCLUSIVE: After halting production for the past three days, Deadline has learned that Searchlight Pictures has suspended production on their adaptation of Being Mortal, the directing debut of Aziz Ansari starring Ansari, Bill Murray and Seth Rogen.
Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
Find Out the Kanye West Joke Kim Kardashian Cut From Saturday Night Live  —  During the April 21 episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian revealed she had a Kanye “Ye” West joke rewritten on Saturday Night Live.  Get the details below.  —  Too soon to make jokes?
Discussion: People.com and justjared.com
 
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Prince Harry Shares a Glimpse of Archie's ‘Cheekiness’ — Including ‘Interrupting Our Zoom Calls’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Page Six:
Thandiwe Newton resisting rehab, has grown close to musician: Sources
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Melanie Macleod / HELLO!:
Victoria Beckham displays her abs during seriously intense workout
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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