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Simon Perry / People:
Prince William Pulls Out of Memorial Service for Godfather Due to Personal Reasons, Palace Says  —  A palace source tells PEOPLE that Kate Middleton “continues to be doing well” amid her recovery from abdominal surgery  —  Prince William dropped out of a ceremony to honor his godfather King Constantine …
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Stephanie Petit / People:
Thomas Kingston, Former Boyfriend of Pippa Middleton and Husband to Lady Gabriella, Dead at Age 45  —  A family statement said, “Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him” and “his death has come as a great shock to the whole family”
Daily Mail:
Palace assures well-wishers Kate is ‘doing well’ as William pulls out of Royal service for ‘personal reasons’: Prince in ‘last-minute’ decision not to attend memorial at Windsor - as cancer-stricken King Charles arrives at Clarence House  —  Prince William today pulled out of attending …
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual harassment and assault by producer on his latest album  —  Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones says “his life has been detrimentally impacted” since he worked with Combs.  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Monday in federal court by a producer on his most recent album …
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TMZ.com:
Diddy Sued for Sexual Assault By a Former Male Employee  —  DIDDY SUED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT BY FORMER MALE EMPLOYEE  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 2.4K … 2/27 — 8:10 AM PT — Stevie J tells TMZ ... “These allegations are false and my lawyer will be handling this going forward.”
People:
Taylor Swift's Spokesperson Addresses Alleged Altercation Between Singer's Dad Scott and Sydney Photographer  —  “Two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel,” a rep for Swift tells PEOPLE in a statement
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Charlotte Karp / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift's camp break their silence after her father, 71, was accused of assaulting local photographer at a Sydney wharf following her last Eras concert - and it's made the Aussie furious
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Actor Charles Dierkop Dead at 87  —  Dierkop died on Sunday after a recent heart attack and bout of pneumonia, his daughter Lynn said  —  Charles Dierkop, the actor known for his roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and Police Woman, has died.
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Madonna removes Luther Vandross photo from AIDS tribute at the request of his estate  —  Madonna has removed Luther Vandross's picture from the AIDs tribute portion of her “Celebrations” tour at the request of his estate, Page Six has learned.  —  Throughout her latest tour …
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Goodbye, Che Diaz!  Sara Ramírez Won't Be Returning for ‘And Just Like That’ Season 3  —  While Che's exit has been widely speculated about on the internet, Variety confirms that it's really over for them and Miranda  —  Looks like the internet won't have Che Diaz to kick around anymore.
Brian Anthony Hernandez / People:
Cayley Jenner Is Pregnant, Expecting Another Baby with Husband Brandon Jenner: ‘Over the Moon’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple is already parents to twin sons Bo and Sam, 4, as well as daughter Eva James, 8  —  Cayley and Brandon Jenner's family is growing again!
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail, The US Sun and Extra
Lauren Larson / Men's Health:
Hollywood told him actors don't break past 30.  But he kept working, and at 41, after decades of near misses and tiny roles, the Reacher star is busting out.  —  MY SENSE OF men's measurements has been badly warped by height inflation on dating apps—anything above five-foot-eight is a mystery to me—but I know Alan Ritchson is tall.
Discussion: Us Weekly, People, UPROXX and Just Jared
Just Jared:
Dakota Fanning's Horror Movie ‘The Watchers’ Gets Eerie First Trailer, Directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan  —  The first trailer for the upcoming movie The Watchers has arrived and we're already terrified.  —  The film is written and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and her father M. Night Shyamalan …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Variety, The Wrap and UPROXX
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Bobby Berk's Queer Eye Replacement Revealed  —  Meet the celebrity home makeover expert joining Queer Eye season nine in the wake of longtime star Bobby Berk's departure from the Netflix reality show.  —  A new face is officially joining the Fab 5.  —  Three months after Bobby Berk announced …
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Pink's daughter Willow, 12, shows off her shaved head: ‘A badass just like her mama’  —  We're seeing double.  —  Pink's daughter, Willow, debuted a fresh buzzcut backstage at the singer's concert in Australia.  —  On Monday, the “Lady Marmalade” singer, 44, took to Instagram to share pics …
Discussion: E! Online and People
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift's Father Being Investigated for Allegedly Attacking Paparazzi  —  4:17 PM PT — A rep for Taylor tells TMZ ... “Two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel, and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water.”
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Eddie Driscoll, Actor on ‘The Last Ship,’ Dies at 60  —  Driscoll studied acting in Florida with Burt Reynolds, who then hired him for work in movies and TV shows.  —  Eddie Driscoll, the veteran character actor who appeared on shows including Sex and the City, Boston Public, Entourage, Mad Men, The Last Ship and This Is Us, has died.
Becca Longmire / People:
Joe Biden Jokes That Potential 2024 Endorsement by Taylor Swift Is ‘Classified Information’  —  “I will tell you, she did endorse me in 2020,” the president pointed out as Seth Meyers questioned him on those conspiracy theories during a surprise ‘Late Night’ appearance on Monday
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Kelsea Ballerini on Hosting the 2024 CMT Awards Solo: 'It's Definitely New Grounds for Me' (Exclusive)  —  In an interview with PEOPLE, Ballerini teases the possibility of performing new music at the upcoming country awards show  —  Kelsea Ballerini isn't a newbie at hosting the CMT Music Awards …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Posts Wrong Picture for Death Row Inmate Ivan Cantu  —  KIM KARDASHIAN WRONG PIC FOR DEATH ROW INMATE ... Ivan Cantu, Proj.  Mngr.??? … Kim Kardashian does great work in criminal justice reform — but in trying to shed light on one important case ... she mistakenly highlighted a guy who's got nothing to do with this.
Hope Sloop / Entertainment Tonight:
Kate Winslet on Reuniting With Hugh Grant on ‘The Regime’ 29 Years After ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (Exclusive)  —  ‘The Regime’: Kate Winslet on Reuniting With Hugh Grant 30 Years After ‘Sense and Sensibility’  —  Jennifer Lopez Breaks Down in Tears Talking About Ben Affleck's Impact on Her Life
Emily Smith / The Wrap:
CNN Pays Don Lemon $24.5 Million to Settle Anchor's Network Ouster |  Exclusive  —  The former primetime anchor was ousted 10 months ago after butting heads with “CNN This Morning” cohosts  —  Don Lemon, the former prime time host of CNN has finally agreed a deal to separate with the network.
Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Wendy Williams Doc Producers: “If We'd Known She Had Dementia, No One Would've Rolled a Camera”  —  The producers of Lifetime's ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ discuss the making of the unsettling doc and what they learned (and grew increasingly infuriated about) along the way.
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson Unite for Epic ‘Outlaw’ Summer Tour  —  They'll be joined by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the first leg, and John Mellencamp on the second  —  Willie Nelson is hitting the road this summer on his annual Outlaw Music Festival Tour, and Bob Dylan is joining for all 26 shows.
People:
Adam Sandler Says His Daughters Still Won't Talk to Him Even After Casting Them in His Movies: ‘They Do Their Thing’  —  “They do the best they can, and then they go do their life,” the ‘Spaceman’ actor says of sharing the screen with his kids  —  Even Adam Sandler has to work hard to get his teenage daughters' attention.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Mirror
 
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TMZ.com:
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in the creation of its movies and TV shows

 
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