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5:55 PM ET, June 17, 2023

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Rachel Burchfield / Marie Claire:
Princess Kate Used Several Secret Signals at Trooping the Colour Today to Keep Her Kids in Check, Body Language Expert Says … There are three things in life of which we can be certain: Death, taxes, and Prince Louis acting like a ham at all major royal events.
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Janine Henni / People:
King Charles Marks His First Public Birthday Celebration as Monarch with Trooping the Colour  —  The King brought back the tradition of the monarch participating on horseback for his first official birthday parade  —  King Charles is the guest of honor at Trooping the Colour!
TMZ.com:
Ray Lewis' Son, Ray Lewis III, Died From Accidental Overdose, Cops Say  —  RAY LEWIS III DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE ... According To Cops  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former college football player Ray Lewis III — the son of Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis — died from an overdose ... this according to police.
TMZ.com:
New Video Shows Conor McGregor, Accuser Together At Club Table After Alleged Rape  —  The woman who accused Conor McGregor of rape was seen on video with the UFC star at a club table just minutes after she says the sexual assault happened.  —  The footage, obtained by TMZ Sports …
People:
Kourtney Kardashian Announces She is Pregnant at Husband Travis Barker's Concert  —  The 44-year-old held up a sweet sign that read “Travis I'm Pregnant” during the Blink-182 concert on Friday  —  Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant!  —  The Kardashians star, 44, is expecting her first child …
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E! Online:
Kourtney Kardashian Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby With Travis Barker
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Downcast duchess: Make-up free Meghan Markle looks glum as she is spotted in public for first time since her $20million Spotify podcast deal ended and streaming service's head of innovation called her and Harry ‘f***ing grifters’  — The Duchess of Sussex was seen out and about on Friday …
Brenton Blanchet / People:
Vanessa Bryant Unveils and Dedicates Basketball Court in Compton to Kobe and Gianna  —  “Thank you for showing up and showing out for our exclusive court reopening at Wilson Park in honor of Kobe and Gianna,” Bryant said  —  Vanessa Bryant is continuing to honor the legacies of Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
Discussion: Daily News and ET Canada
dailystar:
Bez ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror motorbike crash that left him with shattered bones  —  EXCLUSIVE: Happy Mondays' Bez suffered a near-death experience after having a motorbike accident where he came off his vehicle while in Spain, he was left with shattered bones and ligaments
Discussion: The Mirror and Metro
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Holden's husband Chris Hughes quits as director of troubled talent agency that represents her  —  By ALISON BOSHOFF FOR THE DAILY MAIL  —  Amanda Holden's husband has quit as a director of the troubled showbusiness agency which represents both her and fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell.
Discussion: dailystar, The Mirror and Metro
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Detained for Mental Health Evaluation Amid Ongoing Struggles  —  Amanda Bynes found herself in police custody again this weekend — she was just thrown into handcuffs for another mental health evaluation ... this amid her ongoing struggles.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: Page Six
Bethany Whittingham / dailystar:
Take That star Howard Donald axed from Pride after homophobic tweets row  —  Take That singer Howard Donald has been removed as headliner at an upcoming Pride festival after receiving a furious backlash for liking homophobic and transphobic tweets  —  Take That's Howard Donald has been axed …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and The Mirror
Dan Heching / CNN:
Pete Davidson charged with reckless driving after Beverly Hills car crash  —  Actor and comedian Pete Davidson has been charged with reckless driving in connection to a car crash in Beverly Hills earlier this year, CNN has learned.  —  Greg Risling, assistant chief of media relations …
 
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Tim MacMahon / ESPN:
Grizzlies' Ja Morant suspended for 25 games by NBA
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Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
NBCUniversal Unscripted Exec Rod Aissa Exits After 11 Years
Discussion: Variety and Deadline
People:
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Discussion: Daily Mail
Marlow Stern / Rolling Stone:
Michael Cera on Almost Marrying Aubrey Plaza and Getting Slapped by Rihanna
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters:
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Semafor plans to launch an invite-only newsletter for CEOs, The CEO Signal, in January 2025, written by former FT US News Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network; source: Fox offered him a new deal that he declined to accept and ultimately decided to leave

 
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