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7:40 PM ET, April 25, 2023

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New York Times:
Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist  —  In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic.  But his primary focus was civil rights.  —  By Peter Keepnews  —  Harry Belafonte …
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Melissa Koenig / Daily Mail:
Harry Belafonte dead at 96: Barrier-breaking singer and actor best known for ‘The Banana Boat Song’ and ‘Jump In the Line’ turned civil-rights activist passes away at home in Manhattan
Laura Parkin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Radcliffe becomes a dad!  Actor welcomes first child with long-term partner Erin Darke as the family go for a stroll in New York  — The Harry Potter star, 33, has been dating the actress, 38, for over a decade  — The pair were pictured on a stroll with their new arrival in New York on Monday
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Dan Sales / Daily Mail:
Lip readers reveal words exchanged between Meghan and Harry at LA basketball game before cameras caught the moment she swerved Duke's advances  — Meghan and Harry were very chatty as they enjoyed the evening of LA sport  — Despite Kiss Cam reluctance, the Sussexes looked to be having a terrific time
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are awkwardly caught on jumbotron at Lakers game
Brenna Ehrlich / Rolling Stone:
Kesha Reveals Her New Album: ‘I Really Dug Into My Uglier Emotions’  —  Working with Rick Rubin, not to mention her beloved cat Mr. Peeps, made ‘Gag Order’ a new kind of breakthrough for the singer  —  K  —  ESHA WAS ON the verge of a panic attack in the spring of 2020 when her aging cat Mr. Peeps brought over her headphones.
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Mike Walters / The Blast:
Halsey Splits With Alev Aydin, Files For Full Physical Custody Of Her Son  —  Home / Exclusive / Halsey Splits With Alev Aydin, Files For Full Physical Custody Of Her Son  —  Singer Halsey is asking a judge to give her full physical custody of her son, Ender, after a split with his father Alev Aydin.
TMZ.com:
Sydney Sweeney Still Engaged, Not Dating Glen Powell Despite Rumors  —  Sydney Sweeney is still with her fiancé Jonathan Davino and is NOT dating Glen Powell, multiple sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... this coming on the heels of a swarm of rumors pinning them together.
L. D. / Perez Hilton:
Taylor Swift Fans DOUBLE GoFundMe Goal For Man Killed On Way Home From Her Concert  —  Home » Taylor Swift » Taylor Swift Fans DOUBLE GoFundMe Goal For Man Killed On Way Home From Her Concert  —  Swifties have banded together to help the family of a man who was killed while on his way home from The Eras Tour.
Kimberlee Speakman / People.com:
Sharon Osbourne Reveals She's Given Up Plastic Surgery: ‘I Pushed it Too Far’  —  “Time is against me, I cannot have another facelift,” Sharon Osbourne said  —  Sharon Osbourne is done with plastic surgery.  —  On Monday, The Talk host, 70, admitted that she came to the decision …
Discussion: Dlisted, Vanity Fair and The Mirror
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Daily Mail:
Margot Robbie channels Barbie at CinemaCon with Ryan Gosling  —  Margot Robbie nailed Barbie-chic on Tuesday as she promoted her hotly-anticipated new film with co-star Ryan Gosling and director Greta Gerwig at CinemaCon.  —  The 32-year-old Australian actress wowed at the event …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Melissa McCarthy: Gracing PEOPLE's Beautiful Issue Cover Is ‘Saying Something Lovely to My Younger Self’  —  The Little Mermaid star says she was “incredibly flattered” upon hearing she would be on PEOPLE's 2023 Beautiful Issue cover  —  When Melissa McCarthy heard the news that she had been chosen …
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' daughter Carys is 20!  The stars pay tribute as mom calls her ‘beautiful’ and dad notes she is ‘no longer a teen’  —  Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' daughter Carys turned 20-years-old last week.  —  And the married actors paid tribute …
Discussion: Page Six
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People.com:
Kate Middleton's Stealthy Move to Change Position for Photo Op Is Going Viral — See the ‘Princess Shuffle’  —  The Princess of Wales scooted closer for a photo next to Queen Margrethe of Denmark with a heel-toe shuffle — and the TikTok video has surpassed 1 million views  —  TikTok's newest shuffle dancer?
Discussion: Us Weekly, Marie Claire and HELLO!
Sid Evans / Southern Living:
Hoda Kotb On Finding Home In New Orleans And Why Life Is All About Showing Up  —  About Hoda Kotb  —  Hoda Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, and found her real home in New Orleans.  Unfortunately, her father passed away while she was in college …
Sandra Clark / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Knives out for Nick and Vanessa.  Netflix courts married Love is Blind couple Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton to host the show after viewers slammed the Lacheys for their ‘cringy’ reunion performance  — Viewers are urging Netflix execs to can Nick and Vanessa Lachey from Love …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The US Sun and Page Six
People.com:
Timothée Chalamet Teases ‘Wonka’ Plus ‘Dune: Part 2’ with Zendaya at CinemaCon 2023  —  Timothée Chalamet has quite the fall ahead of him!  —  On Tuesday at CinemaCon 2023 in Las Vegas, Chalamet, 27, gave fans a taste of what's in store in his two upcoming movies: Wonka …
Discussion: EW.com, Variety and POPSUGAR
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Calls ‘Color Purple’ the ‘Most Important Thing to Have Happened to Me’  —  The star said it was a “full-circle moment” to produce the upcoming movie musical adaptation of The Color Purple, in theaters Dec. 25  —  Oprah Winfrey is looking back at The Color Purple's legacy as she teases the upcoming movie musical.
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
John Stamos Says He Temporarily Fired Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen from ‘Full House’ After ‘Screaming’ Scene  —  The Big Shot actor shared on Josh Peck's podcast Good Guys on Monday that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen nearly missed out on becoming part of the Tanner clan  —  Have mercy!
 
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