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5:15 PM ET, March 16, 2024

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Ed Potton / The Times:
Shakira: ‘I put my career on hold for Gerard Piqué’  —  After a bitter break-up with the footballer and a $15.8m tax fraud case, she is back with a new album — and poured all that pain into her music  —  Before Gabriel García Márquez died in 2014 he struck …
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Nicholas Rice / People:
Shakira Says She Put Her Career ‘on Hold’ for Ex Gerard Pique: ‘There Was a Lot of Sacrifice for Love’  —  Shakira is speaking candidly about her past relationship with longtime partner Gerard Piqué.  —  In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the singer, 47, opened up about life with Piqué …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and OK Magazine
People:
Jeremy Renner Recalls ‘Great Chats’ with Robert Downey Jr. When He Was in ICU: ‘Like We Were Dating’ (Exclusive)  —  “His ways are heartwarming,” Renner, who was hospitalized last year following a snowplow accident, says of Downey  —  Most moviegoers know Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man …
Eric Andersson / People:
Inside Lindsay Lohan and Ayesha Curry's Double Dates with Their Husbands: ‘Cards, Cooking, Movies’ (Exclusive)  —  Lohan tells PEOPLE the couples love to ‘chat and hang’  —  Not only have Lindsay Lohan and Ayesha Curry become BFFs, but their husbands have bonded, too.
Matt Simeone / SiriusXM:
Dr. Dre Talks Eminem, His Upbringing, and More on James Corden's SiriusXM Show  —  Listen to the new episode of “This Life of Mine with James Corden” on the SiriusXM app now. … Dr. Dre calls Eminem the “best emcee ever”  —  “Long story short, I met Eminem at Jimmy Iovine's office …
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Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
Katie Price lifts lid on romance with JJ Slater who's ‘completely different’ to exes  —  Former glamour model Katie Price has lifted the lid on her romance with her new partner Married At First Sight star JJ Slater who is “completely different” to her previous partners
Joelle Goldstein / People:
Vanessa Lachey Admits She and Husband Nick Debate Who Is ‘Ready’ for Marriage Before Love Is Blind Weddings (Exclusive)  —  Vanessa Lachey tells PEOPLE of making predictions with Nick Lachey after they help the ‘Love Is Blind’ cast go wedding dress and tuxedo shopping
Discussion: HELLO!
Rachel Corcoran / Metro.co.uk:
Stacey Dooley: ‘I love a brothel - I felt super comfy’  —  Renowned TV presenter Stacey Dooley, 37, has been a fixture on our screens for over a decade, thanks to her impactful documentaries and show-stopping win on Strictly.  —  Now, she's back with the highly anticipated second series of Sleeps Over USA.
Discussion: Metro, The Sun and Daily Star
Paula Froelich / NewsNation:
Bruno Mars needs to lay off the slots: Source  —  Welcome to The Scoop - the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know!  Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. …
Discussion: RADAR
Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Ross Mathews Gets Mistaken for James Corden: I Say ‘Thank You So Much’ (Exclusive)  —  Ross Mathews is a regular on TV thanks to his work on The Drew Barrymore Show and RuPaul's Drag Race, but he often gets mistaken for another famous host.  —  “People will send me free desserts or drinks …
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Cara Delevingne's Parents Reveal Cause of House Fire, Say She's Devastated  —  SHE'S DEVASTATED  —  Cara Delevingne's tragic house fire may have been electrical in origin ... at least that's what her mom and dad are saying — who are out in the UK to support their daughter's play.
People:
Abigail Breslin on ‘Fun’ Married Life: ‘I Get to Hang Out with My Best Friend All the Time’ (Exclusive)  —  The actress also told PEOPLE exclusively that she and husband Ira Kunyansky are “big gamers”  —  Abigail Breslin is loving married life!  —  The actress, 27, spoke with PEOPLE exclusively …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Marie Claire
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Charlotte Le Bon Joins ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 In Recasting  —  EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Le Bon (Falcon Lake) has joined Season 3 of HBO's The White Lotus in a role that is being recast.  She is replacing Francesca Corney, who had been originally tapped for the part, sources close to production tell Deadline.
Discussion: Just Jared
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Nicky Hilton Reveals Her Son's Name for 1st Time: It's ‘Very Unusual’ But I've ‘Always Liked’ It (Exclusive)  —  Nicky Hilton and husband James Rothschild's youngest child is almost 2 years old — and she's finally ready to share his name with Us Weekly.  —  Hilton, 40, exclusively told Us that her son's name is Chasen.
TMZ.com:
Madonna Fan in Wheelchair Breaks Silence on Concert Callout  —  MADONNA FAN IN WHEELCHAIR BREAKS SILENCE ON CONCERT CALLOUT ... I'm Not Offended!!! … Madonna called out a woman in a wheelchair for not standing up at one of her concerts — and while everyone gave her s*** for it ... the lady herself really isn't sweating it.
Discussion: Page Six, The Blast and Daily Mail
 
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Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Savannah Guthrie celebrates 10th wedding anniversary with Michael Feldman: ‘Love you now and forever’
Discussion: Us Weekly and HELLO!
Hyunsu Yim / Reuters:
‘Squid Game’ actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
WaPo columnist and Associate Editor Ruth Marcus resigns, accusing Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul opinion pages

Jack Herrera / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at The Houston Landing, which launched in 2023 with $20M+ in philanthropic funding, as major funder Arnold Ventures says it won't renew its $4M funding

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