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NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' son accused of sex assault in lawsuit that also names music mogul as defendant  —  A woman alleges she was attacked while working on a yacht in late 2022.  —  LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is a subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation …
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TMZ.com:
DIDDY'S SON KING COMBS SUED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT ... During 2022 Yacht Party  —  Diddy's son, Christian “King” Combs, is being sued for sexual assault, and the alleged victim claims she has audio recordings of him forcing himself on her during a yacht party ... and another accuser, Rodney Jones, is involved in this too.
Nardine Saad / Los Angeles Times:
Angelina Jolie blames Brad Pitt's NDA for scuttling winery sale, alleges abuse before plane altercation  —  Angelina Jolie's legal team filed a motion Thursday to acquire Brad Pitt's communications stemming from an “all-encompassing” nondisclosure agreement he wanted that purportedly tanked …
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Angelina Jolie's Lawyers Claim Brad Pitt's ‘Physical Abuse of Jolie’ Started Before Their 2016 Plane Incident  —  A friend of Pitt familiar with the litigation over the years alleges Jolie's team is releasing “misleading, inaccurate” information “as a distraction”
Sam Blum / The Athletic:
This fan caught Shohei Ohtani's first HR as a Dodger; hard feelings ensued  —  LOS ANGELES — It all happened so quickly for Ambar Roman.  The lifelong Dodgers fan watched as her husband dove to the ground with others in search of Shohei Ohtani's home run ball.  —  Then Roman looked at the ground, near her feet, and there it was.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:   Dodgers Fans Who Caught Shohei Ohtani's First Home Run Ball Say Team ‘Pressured’ Her Into Giving It Up
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Legally Blonde’ TV Series in Development at Amazon With Reese Witherspoon, ‘Gossip Girl’ Duo Producing  —  A TV series set in the world of “Legally Blonde” is in development at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has confirmed.  —  No plot details are available, but the project is being executive produced …
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Jaden Thompson / Variety:
Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Developing ‘Dune 3’ and ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’ Film Adaptation  —  Following the massive success of “Dune: Part Two,” director Denis Villeneuve may have found his next project.  —  The filmmaker is in discussion to reunite with Legendary for an adaptation …
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Fox News:
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals whether he's happy with the state of America  —  Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson sits down for an exclusive interview with ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ host Will Cain to discuss the state of the country and more.
People:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals She's Getting Cosmetic Surgery: ‘Wish Me Luck’ (Exclusive)  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard is making even more changes to her life three months after leaving prison  —  In the midst of a major transition in her life, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is making a change to her appearance as well.
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
In one of L.A.'s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million in elaborate operation  —  In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official said.
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Attends Birthday Party at L.A. Pub Without Travis Kelce  —  TAYLOR SWIFT POPS UP IN L.A. BAR FOR BDAY PARTY ... No Sign of Travis Kelce … Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at a local L.A. gastropub to celebrate someone's bday — hanging out with a bunch of mere mortals without her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
Nickelodeon Host Marc Summers Says He Walked Out Of ‘Quiet On Set’ Interview After Producers Pulled “Bait And Switch” On Him
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Sacha Baron Cohen and wife Isla Fisher are divorcing after nearly 14 years of marriage  —  Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher are divorcing after just short of 14 years of marriage, they announced Friday.  —  Baron Cohen and Fisher both posted statements to their Instagram stories …
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Here's what Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello will each walk away with as judge signs off on divorce  —  Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello's marriage is officially kaput as a judge signed off on their divorce agreement Thursday, court records show.
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Taylor Swift Curates Playlists Based on Stages of Heartbreak for Apple Music Ahead of ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Release  —  Taylor Swift is telling the end of a “love story” on her terms.  —  On Friday, April 5, the pop megastar, 34, shared five exclusive playlists with Apple Music …
Just Jared:
HBO Announces Lead Actors for ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Series ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’  —  HBO has announced the lead casting for the upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.  —  The new series will take place …
Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Madonna Hits Back at Concert Delay Lawsuit, Says Fans Can't Sue Over Needing to ‘Wake Up Early’  —  The Queen of Pop wants a federal judge to dismiss a class action claiming she broke the law by starting concerts two hours later than advertised.  —  Madonna is firing back at a class action lawsuit filed …
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People:   Madonna's Lawyers Call to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed over Alleged Delayed Concert Start Time
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Playboy vet Jenny McCarthy, 51, was so bullied in Catholic school her hair was set on FIRE but she didn't tell mom out of fear of being called a ‘loser’  —  Jenny McCarthy had her hair set on fire by school bullies.  —  The 51-year-old model-and-actress admitted her teenage years were 'very scary …
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Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Elizabeth Reaser Wore a Danielle Frankel Dress to Elope Under the Olive Trees in Italy  —  In 2017, Elizabeth Reaser was hosting a dog playdate in the backyard at her house in Silver Lake.  “My friend saw Bruce [Gilbert] walking his dogs by and called out his name, inviting him up the driveway …
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Elle King gets butt tattoo for men helping her raise son after Dan Tooker split  —  Elle King latest tattoo is her cheekiest yet.  —  The “Ex's & Oh's” singer got the word “brethren” inked on her backside to honor the village helping bring up her two-year-old son, Lucky.
 
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Kanye West allegedly ‘flaunted nude pictures’ of female friend to employees, demanded she ‘wear lingerie’: lawsuit
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Miguel A. Melendez / Entertainment Tonight:
Michael J. Fox Says He's Open to Acting Again After Announcing Retirement (Exclusive)
 

 
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Tests show that ChatGPT is hallucinating URLs in some citations, directing users to broken links for at least 10 news publications with OpenAI licensing deals

Wired:
Amazon is investigating Perplexity over whether the AI search startup is violating AWS rules by scraping websites that attempted to prevent it from doing so

Margaret Fleming / Front Office Sports:
A Los Angeles jury sides against the NFL in a Sunday Ticket antitrust trial, saying the league owes $4.7B+ to subscribers and $96M to bars and restaurants
 
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