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2:50 PM ET, March 17, 2023

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TMZ.com:
Tyra Banks Leaving ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to Focus on Personal Businesses  —  TYRA BANKS TRADING BALLROOM FOR BOARDROOM ... No More Hosting ‘DWTS’ … Tyra Banks is hanging up her ballroom outfits, and slipping into serious business attire ... she's calling it quits at “Dancing with the Stars” …
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Denzel Washington Reuniting With Ridley Scott On ‘Gladiator’ Sequel At Paramount  —  EXCLUSIVE: Almost 16 years ago Denzel Washington and Ridley Scott wowed audiences with their hit crime drama American Gangster, and now it looks like the the two A-listers are ready to get back together in a big way.
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Sarah Packer / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Will Young says Aussie girlfriend Jessie Wynter is moving to the UK to work on his farm and admits the couple have barely left the bedroom since romping on TV  —  Love Island contestant Will Young says Aussie co-star Jessie Wynter is moving to the UK to live with him on his farm — and help deliver lambs.
Discussion: Daily Star, Ok - OK, The Sun and Mirror
Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Takes Soccer Fan Son Saint West, 7, to English Soccer Game  —  The mother-son duo watched Arsenal F.C. play Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon in London on Thursday evening  —  Kim Kardashian is officially a soccer mom!  —  The 42-year-old took her son Saint West, 7 …
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Dory Jackson / People.com:
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ 's Sebastian Chacon Says the ‘Band’ Has a ‘Lot of Different Ideas’ About Touring  —  “I know for me personally, I don't speak for everyone, necessarily, but I know that for myself, I could play these songs right now,” Chacon tells PEOPLE
Discussion: Yahoo Lifestyle and ET Canada
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Attends First St. Patrick's Day Parade Since Becoming Colonel of the Irish Guards  —  Princess Kate was joined by Prince William, who was the Colonel before his wife recently took over the position — and cracked a joke about how he'll “fail once again to finish a pint of Guinness”
Jennie Buzaglo / Daily Star:
Love Island's Sam Thompson in hospital with mystery illness as he shares health update  —  Former Made in Chelsea star and Love Island podcast host Sam Thompson has given his fans a health update after he was taken to hospital and underwent a colonoscopy  —  Sam Thompson revealed …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Alex Kessler / Vogue:
Beyoncé's Oscars Week Gown Is a Recreation of a Look She Wore 16 Years Ago  —  It goes without saying that Beyoncé is the queen of statement dresses, from the intricately decorated Givenchy number at the 2015 Met Gala to her most recent Schiaparelli custom look that came complete …
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Star, Bossip, W and Mirror
Courtney Love / The Guardian:
Why are women so marginalised by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?  —  Barely 8% of its inductees are female.  The canon-making doesn't just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance and hostility  —  got into this business to write great songs and have fun.  I was a quick learner.
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Why Freddie Prinze Jr. Regrets Playing Fred in Scooby-Doo  —  Freddie Prinze Jr. recently shared why he does not look back fondly on his experience making the Scooby-Doo movies and has “zero interest” returning for another sequel.  —  Zoinks!  Freddie Prinze Jr. did not hold …
Discussion: Just Jared and Full Feed
Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
‘Bel-Air’ Renewed for Season 3 at Peacock … “Bel-Air” has been renewed for a third season at Peacock, the streamer announced on Friday.  —  The series launched in February 2022 as the streamer's most-watched original premiere, and remains Peacock's most-watched original series to date.
Ellen Durney / BuzzFeed News:
Ben Affleck Opened Up About Becoming The “Poster Child” For “Actor Alcoholism” And Explained Why He Found It “Interesting” When People Speculated He Was Drunk At The Grammys  —  “I've gone to award shows and been drunk, a bunch.  Nobody ever once said I'm drunk.”
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott File To Legally Change Son's Name To Aire  —  Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott want to make their son's name change official in the eyes of the law ... TMZ has learned.  —  The famous parents filed new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, asking to switch the kiddo's name from Wolf Jacques Webster to Aire Webster.
People.com:
Sharon Stone Reflects on Breast Tumor Surgery: 'Don't Ever Feel Compelled Not to Get a Mammogram'  —  “I went into the hospital saying, 'If you open me up and it's cancer, please take my breasts, because I am not a person defined by my breasts,' ” the actress told PEOPLE
Alyssa Lapid / Bustle:
Melanie Lynskey Secretly Worked With Her Husband Jason Ritter On The Last Of Us  —  Melanie Lynskey has had a long career in Hollywood, from Sweet Home Alabama to a guest role in The Last of Us.  The 45-year-old star is also reprising her Emmy-nominated turn as Shauna in Yellowjackets Season 2, which comes to Showtime on March 26.
Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
Jack Whitehall's model girlfriend resuscitated after collapse before diagnosis  —  Stand-up comedian Jack Whitehall revealed what really went on behind the scenes at the 2021 Brit Awards as he opened up about his girlfriend Roxy Horner's experience  —  Jack Whitehall revealed …
Discussion: Mirror, FemaleFirst and Ok - OK
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Martina Navratilova's cancer diagnoses put adoption plans ‘on hold,’ wife says  —  “Real Housewives of Miami” star Julia Lemigova revealed that her wife tennis legend Martina Navratilova's double cancer diagnosis put the pair's adoption plans “on hold.”  —  On the second part …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Lukas Gage Talks Mom's Reaction to His Kinky Sex Scenes, Diplo's Surprise Revelation and Partnering With Don Julio … Since then, he's appeared in “The White Lotus,” “Euphoria” and “You.”  He'll next star in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” and was recently at SXSW to premiere “Down Low,” …
Mary H.K. Choi / The Cut:
Lucy Liu Is the Least-Bothered Person You Know … There's a thrumming neuroticism particular to the New York celebrity that Lucy Liu, frankly, lacks.  It's astonishing.  Not only does she freely take subways and buses, ("They're there for a reason," she says in that tone reserved …
Akshay Patel / Daily Star:
Whoopi Goldberg branded ‘hypocrite’ after using ethnic slur on TV as she issues apology  —  TV personality Whoopi Goldberg has issued an apology after she said an ethnic slur on live TV following an appearance of her on The View talking about the presidential election
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 
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People.com:
Brooke Shields Says Daughters Don't Like Her ‘Upper East Side Lady Clothes’ — They Want ‘Total Midriff’
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
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