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TMZ.com:
Pat Tillman Award Recipients Say Prince Harry Deserves the Honor  —  PRINCE HARRY DESERVES PAT TILLMAN AWARD ... Past Recipients Say … Prince Harry has key figures in his corner amid the outrage over ESPN's decision to honor him with the Pat Tillman Award for Service — at least 2 former winners say Harry is definitely deserving.
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Pat Tillman's mom was told about previous award winners — but not Prince Harry: sources  —  The backlash kicked off by ESPN giving Prince Harry the esteemed Pat Tillman Award has turned into a behind-the-scenes clash, sources say.  —  Over the weekend, Mary Tillman …
Stephanie Petit / People:
Prince Harry's ESPY Award Draws Backlash from Pat Tillman's Mother
Rachel Maher / NZ Herald:
MAFS NZ groom Andrew Jury died in Mt Eden prison, family say they're bewildered  —  The father of former reality contestant Andrew Jury says he is bewildered and deeply saddened after his son died in custody at an Auckland jail.  —  Roy Jury told the Herald his son was on remand …
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Jamie Foxx finally breaks silence on his mysterious hospitalization and near-death experience: ‘I was gone for 20 days’  —  Jamie Foxx has finally broken his silence on what led to his mysterious hospitalization in April 2023.  —  The 56-year-old actor was hospitalized for an unspecified medical emergency …
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People:
Jamie Foxx Says His Mystery Illness Started with a ‘Bad Headache’: ‘I Was Gone for 20 Days’
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson BET Awards Tribute Slammed by Nicole Brown, Ron Goldman's Families  —  O.J. SIMPSON NICOLE & RON'S FAMILIES SLAM ‘MEMORIAM’ ... ‘Insensitive’ of BET Awards … Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman's families are slamming O.J. Simpson's “In Memoriam” tribute at the BET Awards ... calling it entirely inappropriate.
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Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
O.J. Simpson Featured During “In Memoriam” Segment at BET Awards
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Divorced Actors Shantel VanSanten and Victor Webster's Pet Custody Deal Includes $10K Per Day Late Fee  —  One Tree Hill alum Shantel VanSanten and Hallmark's Victor Webster have finalized their divorce, which includes a custody arrangement for their pets with late fees.
Discussion: Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
‘One Tree Hill’ Star Shantel VanSanten and Victor Webster Finalize Divorce
Discussion: Daily Mail
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Paul Mescal vs. Pedro Pascal: A First Look at the Epic Gladiator II  —  In Ridley Scott's sequel, a new generation of warriors clashes in a savage Rome: “It's pretty gnarly.”  —  Paul Mescal turns and looks out the window as he talks about playing a warrior fighting for his life in Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel to Gladiator.
Wall Street Journal:
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment Seeks Buyer  —  Production company behind ‘Apollo 13’ is working with bankers to explore a sale  —  Imagine Entertainment, the Hollywood production company known for the Oscar-winning film “A Beautiful Mind” and hits such as “The Da Vinci Code,” is exploring a sale.
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, slams ‘abhorrent’ claims she sent porn to Yeezy staffer: ‘Most tragic and thirsty lie imaginable’  —  Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, has vehemently denied claims she sent a Yeezy employee X-rated materials that were allegedly accessible to minors working on the rapper's “Yeezy Porn” platform.
New York Times:
Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount  —  Mr. Diller, a digital media pioneer, lost a bidding war for Paramount Pictures decades ago.  Now, he's making a run at its parent company.  —  The billionaire Barry Diller is exploring a bid to take control of Paramount …
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
‘Summer House’ Exes Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard Returning for Season 9, Filming Begins This Week (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Why let an ugly breakup get in the way of work?  With “Summer House” starting production on Season 9 during the July 4 holiday, Variety has learned that both Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard …
Jessica Nicholson / Billboard:
Luke Bryan Discusses What's Ahead for ‘American Idol’ Following Katy Perry's Departure  —  The country star discusses some names that could potentially join the judging panel.  —  Just over a month ago, Katy Perry offered her farewell to American Idol after spending seven seasons as a judge on the singing competition.
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Gisele Bündchen, boyfriend Joaquim Valente spend quality time with her kids on the beach in Costa Rica  —  Gisele Bündchen and her boyfriend, Joaquim Valente, spent some quality time with her kids while on vacation in Costa Rica.  —  The supermodel put her fit figure on display …
Discussion: Daily Mail, RADAR and Suggest
Elise Taylor / Vogue:
Inside Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey's Classic New England Wedding  —  In 2019, a mutual friend set Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey up on a blind date.  When she walked into a San Diego hotel lobby to meet him for the first time, he was holding a bouquet of flowers, and as they talked …
 
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Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
ABC News plans to air an interview with President Biden “in its entirety as a primetime special”, at 8pm ET on July 5; a transcript will also be available

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare launches a tool that aims to block bots from scraping websites for AI training data, available free for all customers

 
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