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1:45 PM ET, June 12, 2024

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Ewan Murray / The Guardian:
Rory McIlroy's divorce off before US Open as couple resolve differences  — Golfer filed for divorce in Florida court last month  — ‘Erica and I realised our best future was together’  —  The confident demeanour of Rory McIlroy before this week's US Open at Pinehurst has been further explained …
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Tionah Lee / Entertainment Tonight:
Rihanna Says She's ‘Starting Over’ With ‘R9’ Album, Explains 'I'm Retired' Shirt (Exclusive)  —  Rihanna Addresses Being ‘Retired’ as She Teases R9 and More Babies (Exclusive) … Rihanna opens up to ET about new music and if she's retiring.  —  Rihanna promises she hasn't stopped the music — she's just reenvisioning it!
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Rihanna Reveals the “Stunning” Actress She'd Like to Play Her in a Biopic  —  Rihanna revealed who she would love to see play her in a movie during an exclusive interview with E! News.  —  Rihanna loves Taylor Russell, bones and all.  —  Indeed, the “Love on the Brain” …
People:
YouTube Star Ben Potter's Cause of Death Revealed  —  The internet personality, known as Comicstorian, died on June 8 due to an “unfortunate accident,” his wife previously said  —  A cause of death has been revealed for YouTube star Ben Potter.  —  The internet personality, 40 …
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TMZ.com:
YouTuber Ben Potter, AKA Comicstorian, Died In Car Crash
Noelle Crombie / Oregonian:
Oregon dad who drugged daughter's friends at sleepover sentenced to prison  —  A Lake Oswego father who said he spiked fruit smoothies with his prescription sedative because he wanted his daughter and her three friends to go to bed during a sleepover last summer will spend two years in prison.
Discussion: People, Suggest, NBC News and Full Feed
Hershal Pandya / Vulture:
Say Good-bye to Late Night With Seth Meyers's Live Band  —  When Seth Meyers took over NBC's Late Night franchise from Jimmy Fallon in 2014, all eyes were on the 8G Band, the show's new house band that stepped into the vacancy left behind by the Roots.  Fronted by Meyers's former SNL colleague Fred Armisen …
People:
The 1975's Matty Healy Engaged to Model Gabbriette Bechtel  —  The pair were first linked last September, when they were spotted kissing on the streets of New York City  —  He couldn't be more in love — the 1975 frontman Matty Healy is engaged to his model girlfriend Gabbriette Bechtel.
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Rocker Linda Perry Reveals She Had a Double Mastectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I Feel So Lucky’ (Exclusive)  —  The “What's Up?” singer discovered her illness after undergoing elective breast reduction surgery  —  For her entire career as a singer and songwriter, Linda Perry has let her music speak for her.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / TODAY.com:
Rebel Wilson says she hasn't met her fiancée's parents: ‘Some people need a bit more time’  —  “Ramona was born in Latvia, and it's not as LGBTQ+-friendly as other countries are.”  —  After sharing more than two years and a child together, Rebel Wilson will finally meet her fiancée Ramona Agruma's parents.
Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
Joey Chestnut is out of 2024 Nathan's hot dog eating contest in beef over vegan franks  —  This hot dog news from Coney Island is hard to swallow.  —  Joey Chestnut, perennial winner of the annual July 4th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition, is out of this year's beef barf over a deal …
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TMZ.com:
Billy Ray Cyrus Files to Annul Marriage to Wife Firerose 7 Months After Wedding  —  BILLY RAY CYRUS WANTS 7-MONTH MARRIAGE ANNULED ... That Was Fast!!! … 11:04 AM PT — TMZ has obtained Billy Ray Cyrus' docs — and he lists their date of separation as May 22, 2024.
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People:
Billy Ray Cyrus Files for Divorce from Firerose After 7 Months of Marriage Alleging ‘Inappropriate Marital Conduct’
Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Kate Winslet on Going Big With ‘The Regime,’ Those ‘Stupid’ James Cameron Feud Rumors and Getting ‘Beaten Up’ by Body-Shamers: ‘This S— Went on for Years’  —  In 2022, Kate Winslet went to the London home of director Stephen Frears to discuss HBO's political satire “The Regime.”
Discussion: Just Jared, New York Post and The Wrap
People:
Melanie Wilking Denounces Threats Made to Sister Miranda Derrick After Release of Dancing for the Devil (Exclusive)  —  “We never wanted any sort of violence to come her way,” Wilking tells PEOPLE, adding that “our only intent was to save her from an unsafe environment”
TMZ.com:
Gucci Mane's Ex-Protege Rapper Enchanting Dead At 26, He Sends Tribute  —  RAPPER ENCHANTING DEAD AT 26 ... Gucci Mane Pays Respects  —  Enchanting — the Texas-born female rapper who was once positioned to be the First Lady of Gucci Mane's 1017 Records — died suddenly this week ... leaving him completely gutted.
Adam S. Levy / Daily Mail:
Matt Bomer says role of Superman was pulled back from him after it was revealed he's gay: 'That's my understanding'  — Bomer, 46, had been up for role of DC superhero in early 2000s  — He said, ‘That was a time in the industry when something like that could still really be weaponized against you’
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
‘Hijack’ Season 2: Toby Jones, Lisa Vicari & Christiane Paul Join Idris Elba In Apple Thriller; Filming Underway  —  EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Dark star Lisa Vicari and International Emmy winner Christiane Paul (FBI: International) are among series regulars …
TMZ.com:
Crystal Hefner Hits Holly Madison with Cease and Desist Over Podcast Remarks  —  CRYSTAL HEFNER TO HOLLY MADISON QUIT BAD MOUTHING ME, OR ELSE!!!  Sends Cease & Desist … Holly Madison is facing some heat from Crystal Hefner's legal team ... they say the former Playmate is causing “serious harm” to the late Playboy mogul's widow.
Hannah Hargrave / HELLO!:
Jerry Seinfeld's son, 18, causes a commotion with graduation photo alongside rarely-seen siblings and parents  —  The Seinfeld creator shares three kids with his wife, Jessica  —  It was a proud day for Jerry Seinfeld's family on Tuesday when they celebrated the high school graduation of his son, Shepherd.
Discussion: Page Six, People and Daily Mail
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
Paddington in Peru trailer is here - but major star is missing  —  Olivia Colman stars in the new movie  —  Are you ready to take a trip to Peru with Paddington and the Brown family?  The new trailer for the highly-anticipated third instalment Paddington in Peru has finally been released …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Dances to Song Featuring Ex Justin Timberlake  —  BRITNEY SPEARS JUSTIN STILL MAKES ME SWAY!!!  Dances to Old JT Song  —  Britney Spears seemed to have Justin Timberlake top of mind Tuesday ... as she seductively danced to a song featuring her ex-boyfriend.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Suggest
 
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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