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10:00 PM ET, April 22, 2024

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V Magazine:
V148: Anne Hathaway Is Entering Mother Status  —  Anne Hathaway is standing in my kitchen perusing my selection of herbal teas.  This wasn't the plan.  We spent several days debating if we should meet for this interview at a fancy uptown sushi restaurant, a cheap diner, or the lobby of an elegant hotel.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Anne Hathaway Recalls ‘Gross’ Request to Kiss 10 Men for a Costar Chemistry Test: I ‘Pretended I Was Excited’  —  “I thought, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’ because I wasn't excited,” she recalled  —  Anne Hathaway is looking back at “gross” requests she fielded for roles early in her career.
Clovis Goux / Vogue France:
Céline Dion talks beauty secrets with Vogue France: “I'm very proud that at 55, I'm being asked to reveal my beauty”  —  There's no need to cast a spell on us for us to love her again.  The incomparable artist speaks out once again, and it's in Vogue France !
People:
Adrienne Bailon Reveals All Her IVF Treatments Cost ‘Easily Over a Million’: ‘Not Realistic’ (Exclusive)  —  The actress is mom to son Ever James, whom she shares with husband Israel Houghton  —  Adrienne Bailon-Houghton is opening up about her in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey.
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Rebel Wilson gives three clues to the identity of the Royal Family member who she claims invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy  —  Rebel Wilson has claimed a member of the Royal Family invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy at the home of a US tech billionaire.  —  The Australian does not name the royal …
Discussion: Page Six
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People:
Melinda French Gates Is Not Engaged to Jon Du Pre Despite Ring as Rep Confirms They're ‘No Longer Dating’  —  The philanthropist was first reported to be dating the reporter in November 2022 following her divorce from Bill Gates  —  Melinda French Gates is not engaged despite being spotted wearing a diamond ring on that finger.
Discussion: HELLO!, RADAR and Page Six
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Melinda Gates' breakup from former Fox News reporter Jon Du Pre revealed after engagement rumors
Discussion: Us Weekly
Paul Moore / Inverse:
20 Years Later, Denzel Washington's Wild Revenge Thriller Still Holds Up For One Crucial Reason  —  Brian Helgeland's journey to write Man on Fire started with a video store clerk named Quentin Tarantino recommending a film.  It would later involve contributions from Mexican gangs, Clint Eastwood, and Saddam Hussein.
Jireh Deng / Los Angeles Times:
David Mamet slams Hollywood's ‘garbage’ DEI initiatives.  'It's fascist totalitarianism'  —  At the L.A. Times Festival of Books, playwright and filmmaker David Mamet blames age, not his conservative politics or inflammatory statements, for his fall from grace.
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Taylor Swift superfan reveals everything he saw in the pop star's $50M NYC home after being invited inside  —  A Taylor Swift superfan spilled the details on everything he saw when he was invited inside the pop star's $50 million New York City home.  —  In a new interview …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Suggest and FemaleFirst
Mia McNiece / People:
Hugh Grant Teases ‘Funny’ New Bridget Jones Sequel: Renée Zellweger ‘and I Always Seem to Click’ (Exclusive)  —  Grant will star in the upcoming ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ in theaters and on Peacock Feb. 14, 2025  —  Hugh Grant says the highly anticipated fourth film …
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Cincinnati Bengals Player Cody Ford Engaged to TikToker Tianna Robillard: ‘Best Day of My Life’  —  Cincinnati Bengals player Cody Ford and TikTok star Tianna Robillard are engaged after two years of dating.  —  “I get to spend forever with you?!  Best day of my life 🤍😭,” …
Discussion: People and Just Jared
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
How breakdancing Tom Cruise stole the show at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday: Top Gun star ‘idolised’ by David left guests slack jawed after bringing his Hollywood moves to the star-studded bash  —  What could outshine a Spice Girls reunion, complete with dance moves?  Tom Cruise doing the splits.
Stephanie Sloane / TV Insider:
‘Days of Our Lives’: Kristian Alfonso to Return as Hope Brady  —  Kristian Alfonso reported back to work at the Days of our Lives set Monday, April 22, as Hope Brady to take part in the show's on-air tribute to Bill Hayes, who played her on-screen father, Doug Williams.
Discussion: Just Jared, TVLine and Deadline
Billboard:
‘Sweet’ Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time  —  Plus, Sabrina Carpenter scores her first Hot 100 top 10 as “Espresso” debuts at No. 7. … The Irish singer-songwriter achieves his first Hot 100 leader.  In his sole prior run in the top 10, he hit No. 2 with his breakthrough hit …
Discussion: UPROXX and Consequence
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Loses 100K+ IG Followers, Swifties Flood Comment Section  —  KIM KARDASHIAN VS. TAYLOR SWIFT When Swifties Attack ... KIM LOSES 100K SOCIAL FOLLOWERS!!!  —  Kim Kardashian's social media profile is taking a hit in the wake of Taylor Swift dropping a new diss track about the reality TV star.
People:
Ariana Madix Says Returning to Vanderpump Rules Again ‘Would Have to Make Sense for Me’  —  Madix discussed her future on ‘Vanderpump Rules’ at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday, April 21  —  Ariana Madix's future on Vanderpump Rules is uncertain.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Page Six
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
As Amber Heard Marks Her 38th Birthday, Get to Know Her Quiet Life in Madrid Two Years After Johnny Depp Trial  —  The actress moved to Spain for a quieter life with daughter Oonagh, who turned 3 earlier in April  —  Amber Heard is celebrating her birthday as she continues to lead a quiet life in Spain.
Discussion: The Mirror
TMZ.com:
Bam Margera Claims Self-Defense As Street Fight Video Surfaces  —  BAM MARGERA THROWS PUNCHES IN STREET FIGHT VIDEO ... Claims Self-Defense!!! … Bam Margera recently found himself throwing down with a stranger — a fist fight captured on camera, but Bam says he was simply protecting himself and friends ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Suggest
Deadline:
Tom Holland Talks ‘Spider-Man’ And Plans For Fourth Movie: “This Is The First Time I've Been Part Of The Creative So Early...Everyone Wants It To Happen” — Sands Film Festival  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ancient Scottish town of St Andrews was hit with a heavy bout of Spidey fever this past weekend …
 
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Evan Real / Page Six:
Mary Cosby allegedly calls Lisa Barlow's son, 12, the R-word amid ‘RHOSLC’ production
Discussion: RADAR
TMZ.com:
Gypsy Rose and Ryan Anderson Have Not Filmed Together Since Separation
Discussion: Suggest and RADAR
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TMZ.com:
Former NFL MVP Matt Ryan Officially Announces Retirement After 15 Seasons
Discussion: Just Jared and WSAV-TV
Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Shannen Doherty Wore Blood-Stained Dress Tori Spelling Lost Her Virginity In for Famous ‘90210’ Photoshoot
Elana Fishman / Page Six:
Taylor Swift's fall outfits were full of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Easter eggs: ‘Mastermind’
Discussion: Us Weekly and People
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Nicki Minaj Throws Item Back into Crowd After Nearly Getting Hit by Object Onstage
TMZ.com:
Kid Cudi Breaks Foot After Jumping Off Coachella Stage
Tommy McArdle / People:
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Battle It Out to Madonna's ‘Like a Prayer’ in New Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer
 

 
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Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning WaPo editorial cartoonist since 2008, quits after she says her cartoon criticizing CEOs currying favor with Trump was killed

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Apple offers Apple TV+ for free to anyone with an Apple ID this weekend, the first time it has offered such a promotion

 
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