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2:50 PM ET, August 4, 2023

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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mark Margolis, Actor on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ Dies at 83  —  He received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on those shows and appeared in ‘Scarface,’ ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’ ‘Oz’ and six Darren Aronofsky movies.  —  Mark Margolis, the journeyman actor …
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Mark Margolis dead at 83: Scarface and Breaking Bad star passes away in New York City following a short illness
Discussion: The US Sun, The Mirror and IndieWire
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE Meghan Markle's birthday date night with Prince Harry!  Smiling Duchess of Sussex celebrates turning 42 at trendy Montecito restaurant after couple's pals blasted claims of ‘tensions’ in their marriage  — EXCLUSIVE: Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed dinner out in Montecito
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People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Inside the ‘Dynamic That Works for Them’ (Exclusive)  —  “Harry seems to be embracing this life he has with Meghan,” a family insider tells PEOPLE  —  Despite challenges, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are “really happy together” in California.
Discussion: Elle, New York Post and The Mirror
People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Step Out for Dinner at Montecito Hot Spot Ahead of the Duchess' Birthday  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “playful and flirty” together, a source tells PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are hitting the town.  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex …
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Inside Rita Ora and Taika Waititi's Intimate, Never-Before-Seen Los Angeles Wedding  —  “She proposed to me, and I said yes instantly,” filmmaker Taika Waititi says of how he and singer-songwriter Rita Ora became engaged.  While the pair first met at a barbecue in 2018 that Taika hosted at his house in L.A. …
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FemaleFirst:
Rita Ora held tiny LA wedding two weeks after proposing to Taika Waititi  —  Rita Ora planned her wedding to Taika Waititi in just two weeks after proposing to the moviemaker on holiday with the singer wearing three outfits on the big day and the couple having their first danc
Discussion: Us Weekly and HELLO!
Emma Costello / SHEmazing!:
Celine Dion's sister releases heartbreaking update on singer's health  —  Celine Dion's sister has issued a new update on her sister's ongoing health issues.  —  The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker is currently living with stiff person syndrome.  Earlier this year, the 55-year-old was forced …
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Everything Celine Dion and Family Have Said About Her Stiff-Person Syndrome Battle
Discussion: Just Jared and The Mirror
HOLA:
Ricky Martin talks about his separation for the first time: ‘My children never saw a fight between Jwan and me’  —  Amid his international tour “Ricky Martin Sinfónico,” Ricky Martin opened his heart and talked about personal topics, such as the announcement of his separation …
Johnny Oleksinski / New York Post:
Lin-Manuel Miranda is working on this new Broadway musical: source  —  Broadway won't have to “wait for it” much longer.  —  Lin-Manuel Miranda is hard at work on a new stage musical, a source told The Post.  —  The “Hamilton” writer's latest will be an adaptation of Sol Yurick's 1965 novel …
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Robert Hofler / The Wrap:
‘Back to the Future’ Broadway Review: Roger Bart Travels on Autopilot
Discussion: Variety and Queerty
TMZ.com:
Reality Stars Declare War on NBC & Bravo, Claim Sexual, Mental Health Exploitation  —  Some reality stars have gone scorched earth against NBC and, it appears, in particular, Bravo ... claiming its reality stars have been subjected to “grotesque and depraved mistreatment.”
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Inside Tom Brady and Irina Shayk's ‘private and ensconced’ date night in NYC  —  Perhaps they're soy-mates.  —  Tom Brady and Irina Shayk went on a romantic sushi date mere days after their romance was exposed, Page Six can exclusively reveal.  —  An eyewitness tells us the former NFL star …
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Cleared in Mic-Throwing Battery Investigation  —  CARDI B CLEARED IN ‘MIC-THROWING’ BATTERY CASE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3.5K … Cardi B is in the clear after throwing a microphone at a fan ... because the criminal battery investigation has been dropped.
Matt Wilkinson / The Sun:
Harry and Meghan SNUBBED from royal gathering to mark one year since Queen's death - despite already being in Europe  —  HARRY and Meghan have been snubbed by the Royal Family in their commemorations marking a year since the Queen's death.  —  The Sussexes have not been invited despite …
Sara Donnellan / Us Weekly:
Will Smith Says ‘Nobody’ in His Family Was ‘Happy’ After Finding Fame  —  This Jennifer Aniston-Approved Brand's $21 Cream May Be Better Than La Mer  —  Will Smith opened up about how fame affected his family on the season 3 finale of Kevin Hart's talk show, Hart to Hart, which aired on Thursday, August 3.
Discussion: Page Six and BET
TMZ.com:
Tom Sandoval Says He And Ariana Madix Avoid Eye Contact  —  TOM SANDOVAL ARIANA & I DON'T EVEN LOOK AT EACH OTHER ... And We Live Together!!!  —  JUST JOKIN'  —  Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix are avoiding making any eye contact these days, according to him ... which is obviously a challenge considering they're still living together.
Lauren Ramsay / HELLO!:
Meghan Markle just broke this golden rule about horizontal stripes  —  The Duchess of Sussex celebrates her 42nd birthday today  —  Happy Birthday to the effortlessly stylish Meghan Markle, who turns 42 today.  —  The Duchess of Sussex celebrated with a birthday-eve date night with Prince Harry …
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Josh Allen blasts PDA-filled pics with Hailee Steinfeld: ‘What is wrong with people?’  —  Josh Allen blasted the “gross” paparazzi who snapped the photos of him and girlfriend Hailee Steinfeld getting hot and heavy during a vacation to Mexico.  —  “The fact that anybody cares about that still blows my mind …
Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
Broadway actor Clifton Oliver, who starred in productions of The Lion King, Wicked and In The Heights, is dead at 47  — Oliver died Wednesday following a long illness  — His sister said he had been in hospital and then hospice over the last six weeks
Discussion: E! Online, BET, The Sun and Deadline
Vanessa Etienne / People:
‘1000-Lb.  Sisters’ Star Tammy Slaton Photographed with Family at Husband Caleb Willingham's Funeral (Exclusive)  —  Tammy Slaton, star of “1000-Lb.  Sisters,” was seen surrounded by family at the funeral of her estranged husband Caleb Willingham, who died last month at age 40  —  Trending Videos
Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Newlyweds Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola Spend Date Night in Santa Monica  —  The pair tied the knot in late June at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, where the finale of ‘Mad Men’ was filmed  —  Jon Hamm and new wife Anna Osceola are spending quality time together.  —  The pair were photographed …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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