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12:30 PM ET, March 2, 2025

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TMZ.com:
Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63  —  ANGIE STONE DEAD AT 63 ... 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' Singer … Angie Stone — a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence — has died ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  The late star's rep Deborah R. Champagne tells TMZ …
Rolling Stone:
David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75  —  Singer and actor, who scored a hit with “Hot Hot Hot” as his alter ego Buster Poindexter, dies after revealing Stage Four cancer battle last month  —  David Johansen, frontman for the New York Dolls …
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Variety:
David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75  —  David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died.
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Harrison Ford drops out as presenter at 2025 Oscars after shingles diagnosis (exclusive)  —  EW has learned the “Indiana Jones” star will no longer take the stage Sunday night after he was previously announced as one of the Academy Awards presenters.  —  Hollywood icon Harrison Ford …
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Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Harrison Ford Cancels Oscars Presenting Role After Shingles Diagnosis  —  Ford received the diagnosis on Friday, Feb. 28, and will no longer attend the awards ceremony on Sunday, March 2  —  Harrison Ford has dropped out as a presenter at the 2025 Oscars due to illness.
Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Angie Stone, Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer and Actress, Dies in Car Crash at 63  —  The star was known for co-founding hip-hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, and later pivoted to a solo R&B career, releasing hits like “Wish I Didn't Miss You”  —  Singer Angie Stone, known as a co-founder …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Angie Stone, 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' Singer and Co-Founder of the Sequence, Dies at 63  —  Angie Stone, the soul singer who rose to fame as a member of pioneering female hip-hop trio the Sequence and later became a prominent soul singer, died at the age of 63.
Discussion: The Wrap
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Toria Sheffield / People:
Tyra Banks Addresses America's Next Top Model Backlash in Speech: ‘Did We Get It Right?  Hell No. I Said Some Dumb S—’  —  “I refuse to have my legacy be about some stuff linked together on the Internet when there were 24 cycles of changing the world,” Banks said at a Feb. 27 awards show
Discussion: Page Six, The Wrap, Deadline and Just Jared
Escher Walcott / People:
Mike Myers Makes Surprise SNL Cameo as Elon Musk in Cold-Open Spoof of Zelenskyy's Disastrous Meeting with Trump: Watch  —  The actor and comedian poked fun at Musk's chainsaw stunt at a recent conservative event during the March 1 cameo  —  Mike Myers was back on Saturday Night Live!
Escher Walcott / People:
Meghan Markle Shares Rare Video of Princess Lilibet at Home — Playing Candy Land with ‘Auntie’ Serena Williams  —  The Duchess of Sussex posted candid images of Princess Lilibet on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, March 1  —  Meghan Markle is sharing adorable new footage of her daughter Princess Lilibet!
People:
Will Reeve Plans to Honor Late Dad Christopher at His Upcoming Wedding — Here's How (Exclusive)  —  The ABC News correspondent is in the middle of planning his nuptials with fiancée Amanda Dubin  —  ABC News correspondent Will Reeve is getting ready for his wedding day …
Discussion: HELLO! and New York Post
TMZ.com:
GENE HACKMAN MORGAN FREEMAN TO HONOR ‘UNFORGIVEN’ COSTAR AT OSCARS, FAMILY SAYS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Gene Hackman will be honored during The Oscars on Sunday night ... and it seems an old friend will be speaking about the legend.  —  A Hackman relative tells TMZ ... the family has been told …
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Michelle Trachtenberg Was Set to Make Upcoming Appearance at SXSW Festival Before Her Death  —  PEOPLE confirmed the ‘Gossip Girl’ alum was expected to make an appearance at a benefit screening for her final film ‘Spyral’ next month  —  Michelle Trachtenberg was set to make a return to the public eye before her sudden death at 39.
Discussion: RADAR and New York Post
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