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Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
Chris Martin and fiancée Dakota Johnson SPLIT!  Couple call off engagement after ‘drifting apart’ and ‘accept 7-year relationship is over’  —  Chris Martin and his fiancée Dakota Johnson have called off their engagement and split for good after drifting apart, MailOnline can reveal.
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People:
Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin Have Not Split, Despite Report: ‘They Are Happily Together’ (Exclusive)  —  A rep for the actress tells PEOPLE that they have not broken up, despite any reports to the contrary  —  Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are still going strong.
Codie Bullen / Daily Mail:
Jennifer Lopez keeps a low-profile as she leaves Ben Affleck's house on his 52nd birthday just hours after his ex Jennifer Garner visited and after he skipped the singer's birthday bash  —  Jennifer Lopez attempted to keep a low-profile as she was seen leaving Ben Affleck's house in Brentwood on his 52nd birthday on Thursday.
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Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
Jennifer Garner takes child Fin, 15, to get driver's permit before visiting ex Ben Affleck on his birthday... amid JLo ‘crisis’
Discussion: In Touch Weekly
TMZ.com:
‘AGT’ Star Perry Kurtz Dead at 73, Killed in Hit-&-Run  —  ‘AGT’ CONTESTANT PERRY KURTZ Dead At 73 ... KILLED IN HIT-&-RUN … Perry Kurtz — a comedian who appeared on “America's Got Talent” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and had ties to several comedy legends — has died ... TMZ has learned.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles:
Comedian Perry Kurtz killed in Tarzana hit-and-run crash; teen suspect arrested  —  LOS ANGELES - An 18-year-old suspect was arrested and booked Friday morning after investigators allege he struck and killed comedian Perry Kurtz in Los Angeles' Tarzana neighborhood.  He was 73-years-old.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Daily Mail and Mercury News
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Casts Yerin Ha as Benedict's Love Interest Sophie Beckett (EXCLUSIVE)  —  “Bridgerton” has cast Yerin Ha as Benedict Bridgerton's love interest for Season 4.  —  According to sources, Ha will play Sophie Beckett in the upcoming season of the hit Shondaland-Netflix series.
Janine Henni / People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Speak Spanish with Kindergarteners in Colombia — and Bring Up Son Prince Archie!  —  Prince Harry asked young students their names and ages in Spanish during a school visit on the second day of their trip to the South American country
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Milestone: ‘It Ends With Us’ Crosses $100 Million Globally in Its First Week  —  The movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel has even been beating ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ midweek as wife-and-husband duo Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds rule the box office with competing films.
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Lillian Gissen / Daily Mail:
Reporter from viral Blake Lively interview reveals heartbreaking reason ‘little bump’ taunt left her traumatized: ‘That comment was like a bullet’  — Kjersti Flaa, 51, recently resurfaced a 2016 interview that she had with Blake, 36  — In it, the It Ends With Us actress made a comment about her having a ‘bump’
People:
Shailene Woodley Was ‘All Smiles’ While Out on a Date with a Mystery Man in N.Y.C. (Exclusive Source)  —  A source tells PEOPLE the pair were “in great spirits” as they dined together in the Big Apple  —  Shailene Woodley had a date night with a mystery man in New York City.
Discussion: Hollywood Life, Page Six and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Rapper BeatKing Suffers Fatal Pulmonary Embolism, Dead at 39  —  RAPPER BEATKING SUFFERS FATAL EMBOLISM Dead At 39 … BeatKing, a beloved Houston rapper and producer, has died ... and TMZ has learned what caused his death.  —  A rep for the rapper tells us ... BeatKing passed away …
Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
‘Buying Beverly Hills’ Canceled By Netflix After Two Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has opted not to renew Buying Beverly Hills for a third season.  The news comes months after the show's second season premiered in March.  —  The unscripted series, which premiered in 2022 …
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Gina Rodriguez Is Still Close With Former Costars Justin Baldoni and Brett Dier: ‘Talk All the Time’ (Exclusive)  —  Jane the Virgin has come to an end, but Gina Rodriguez's individual friendships with Justin Baldoni and Brett Dier have only gotten stronger.
Discussion: New York Post, People, Just Jared and HELLO!
The Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Fires Back Over 'X-Men ‘97’ Creator's Claim He Was “Stripped” of Season 2 Credit, Cites “Egregious” Investigation Findings (Exclusive)  —  Beau DeMayo completed his duties on season two prior to his firing in March. … DeMayo made the claim on social media, saying it was part of a …
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Colin Firth Circling Steven Spielberg's Untitled Event Movie At Amblin And Universal - The Dish … The Amblin and Universal pic is based on a story by Spielberg and has the filmmaker's longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script.  —  Universal and Amblin had no comment.
TMZ.com:
Ex-NFL Player Bobby McCray Files for Divorce From Khadijah Haqq  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former NFL player Bobby McCray is waving the white flag on his marriage ... because he just filed for divorce from Khadijah Haqq, who is one of Khloe Kardashian's BFFs.  —  Bobby beelined it to court Friday …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jenna West / New York Times:
Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu receives bronze medal after Jordan Chiles stripped of her award  —  Gymnast Ana Bărbosu received her bronze medal in a ceremony in Romania on Friday following a controversial ruling that stripped America's Jordan Chiles of the medal.
 
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