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4:05 PM ET, February 24, 2024

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Jessica Yellin / News Not Noise:
The News Not Noise Letter: Amy Schumer “Be Relentless When Fighting for Your Health.”  —  The outspoken comedian on her diagnosis and the internet; plus Dr. Elizabeth Comen on the history of women's “decorative” bodies.  —  This newsletter is sponsored by  —  Today is a special newsletter.
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Kal Penn to Play Anna Nicole Smith's Doctor in Movie About Model's Shocking Death at 39  —  Kal Penn will star as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor in 'Trust Me, I'm a Doctor'  —  Kal Penn is making a movie about Anna Nicole Smith's final days and the doctor who became linked to her 2007 sudden death before being acquitted of charges.
Discussion: Variety and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Flying Back to Vegas to Reunite with Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs  —  Travis Kelce's trip to Sydney has been cut short — he's leaving Taylor Swift behind so he can beeline it back to Vegas ... where he, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are gonna party!
People:
Wendy Williams Asks for ‘Personal Space and Peace’ amid ‘Overwhelming’ Response to Dementia Diagnosis (Exclusive)  —  Williams' care team announced her diagnosis on Thursday, saying that the former talk show host was diagnosed last year and the disease has “already presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life”
Jack Smart / People:
Inside Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke's ‘Non-Traditional’ Marriage: She's 'Queer and Sweet and I'm Straight and Stupid'  —  Queer road trip comedy ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ stars Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan and Beanie Feldstein  —  Drive-Away Dolls would resemble a Coen brothers movie in many ways …
Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Elle Macpherson Says Her Daily Routine Includes Avoiding Caffeine — and Sleeping with ‘No Clothes’  —  The model also said that she gets in some daily stretches and exercise, as well as eight hours of sleep daily  —  Elle Macpherson is speaking candidly about her daily routine ahead of her 60th birthday.
Charna Flam / People:
Kim Kardashian Is Powerful in Platinum as She Goes Back to Blonde During Night out in Telsa Cybertruck  —  The supermodel ditched her dark brunette look and returned to a platinum blonde 'do  —  Do blondes have more fun?  —  They just might!  Kim Kardashian returned to her icy blonde look.
Shivon Watson / Daily Star:
Mel B was left with £700 to her name and shopped in Lidl after split from ‘abusive’ ex  —  Spice Girls icon Mel B has revealed she suffered financially once she left her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte and only had £700 left in her name following their costly divorce
Discussion: The Sun and The Mirror
Dave Quinn / People:
Marlo Hampton Departs The Real Housewives of Atlanta Ahead of Season 16: ‘A Fresh Start’ (Exclusive)  —  The reality star tells PEOPLE she's ready to “participate in new creative entertainment projects focused on my future, and not reliving my past”  —  Marlo Hampton no longer has her peach.
Caitlyn Somers / Us Weekly:
Normani Halted Her Music Career After Both Her Parents Were Diagnosed With Cancer  —  Normani got candid about how her parents' respective cancer diagnoses impacted her music career and her debut solo album, Dopamine.  —  After Normani, 27, discovered her parents, Andrea Hamilton and Derrick Hamilton …
Mekishana Pierre / Entertainment Tonight:
Tyler Perry Gives Update on ‘Sister Act 3’ With Whoopi Goldberg (Exclusive)  —  ‘Mea Culpa’: Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes on Instant On-Set Chemistry (Exclusive)  —  Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter Duet ‘White Horse’ at Eras Tour — Watch!  —  Selena Gomez Says She Feels ‘Safest’ With Boyfriend Benny Blanco
Discussion: People and Just Jared
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Anna Cardwell's Family Feared 'She's Not Living in Reality' as Her Cancer Worsened: 'She Doesn't Want to Face It'  —  Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird wished her sister Anna would get “her affairs in order” so that their family could “just hang out and worry about spending time with her” in her final months
Discussion: Page Six
Amber Tamblyn / Listening in the Dark …:
Further Ado: Blake Lively  —  We're back with another installment of our video series, Further Ado, and this time I sat down to talk with my friend of twenty years, the actress, entrepreneur, and soon-to-be feature film director, Blake Lively.  Blake and I talked about growing …
Discussion: Elle, Just Jared and E! Online
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
NCIS EPs Talk Surprise Cameo, Why It Wasn't Mark Harmon: 'We're Not Going to Bring Him Back for 2 Minutes'  —  The NCIS showrunners for a hot second thought about channeling Avengers: Endgame and having everybody show up for the funeral of Dr. Donald Mallard in this week's Ducky/David McCallum tribute episode.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘Stranger Things’ Creator Ross Duffer's Wife Files For Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 41 … “Stranger Things” creator Ross Duffer's movie director wife is dropping the curtain on their marriage ... she just filed for divorce.  —  The Hollywood producer's writer/director spouse, Leigh Janiak …
Discussion: SPLASHNEWSONLINE.com and Us Weekly
 
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Caitlyn Somers / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Grants Wish of 9-Year-Old Girl Battling Cancer at Sydney Era's Tour
Discussion: People and Marie Claire
Jessica Booth / People:
Who Is Ellie Goulding's Husband? All About Caspar Jopling
TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner & Devin Booker Seeing Each Other Again, Nothing Official Yet
Sara Donnellan / Us Weekly:
Little People, Big World's Amy Roloff and Ex Matt's Fiancee Are ‘Cordial,’ But Not ‘Best Friends’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: People and The Hollywood Gossip
Hanna Wickes / Us Weekly:
Who Is Travis Kelce's Friend Ross Travis? Meet the Fellow Tight End Who Went to ‘The Eras Tour’
Kelly Wynne / People:
Lifetime Says It Will Still Air Where Is Wendy Williams? Documentary Despite Lawsuit
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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