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3:05 PM ET, June 17, 2023

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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.
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  —  Bible—Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant!  The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum is expecting a baby with husband Travis Barker, she announced at the Blink-182 concert in Los Angeles on June 16....
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
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Pete Davidson Charged with Reckless Driving for Crashing into Beverly Hills House
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
Sandra Clark / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'She's no gold digger - this isn't about money.' Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine wants keep things normal for the kids, say friends, insisting he was never home anyway and he's lashing out because she ended marriage  — Under the terms of their prenup, signed in 2004 …
Associated Press:
Film composer Hans Zimmer proposes to his partner on London stage, prompts raucous audience response  —  Hans Zimmer, the two-time Academy Award-winning composer, proposed to his partner on stage in London, prompting raucous applause from the audience.  As his performance at the O2 arena …
Tim MacMahon / ESPN:
Grizzlies' Ja Morant suspended for 25 games by NBA  —  The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games to start the 2023-24 season because of conduct detrimental to the league, it was announced Friday.  —  The Grizzlies suspended Morant from team activities May 14 …
Selome Hailu / Variety:
An Intimacy Coordinator Reacts to ‘The Idol’ Pilot: ‘I Felt Betrayed’ That HBO ‘Used Us as the Butt of the Joke’  —  HBO made history in 2018 for hiring Alicia Rodis on “The Deuce,” making her the first-ever intimacy coordinator on a major U.S. production.  Then, in the June 4 premiere episode of HBO's …
Discussion: Insider, ET Canada and Page Six
 
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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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