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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Roy Ayers, ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’ Musician and ‘Coffy’ Composer, Dies at 84  —  Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and sampled by countless artists, died at the age of 84.  —  In a statement shared with Variety …
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TMZ.com:
Roy Ayers, ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’ Composer Dead at 84  —  ROY AYERS JAZZ GREAT DEAD AT 84  —  REMEMBERING ROY AYERS  —  Roy Ayers, the great jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” is dead after suffering an illness ... his family has announced.
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt as anchor of ‘NBC Nightly News’  —  Llamas said anchoring the “Nightly News” is a “profound honor and one that carries tremendous responsibility.”  —  Tom Llamas will take over as anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” after Lester Holt steps down this summer …
Just Jared:
‘Desert Drifter’ YouTuber Andrew Cross Taken Off Life Support, Passes Away at 36  —  Andrew Cross, otherwise known as “Desert Drifter” on YouTube, was just taken off life support, and has passed away at the age of 36.  —  The social media star was on life support following …
Alexandra Whittaker / Cosmopolitan:
Surprise!  Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Are Married  —  It's a helluva wedding story: After evacuating Los Angeles amid the 2025 fires, Gabby and Robby fled to Vegas, where they tied the knot in a secret wedding just for themselves.  Now—over oysters and amid The Traitors reunion—they are ready to invite the public in.
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Us Weekly:
The Bachelorette's Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Are Married
Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle's REAL reaction to ‘relentlessly clingy’ Drew Barrymore revealed in awkward interview  —  Meghan Markle's real reaction to ‘relentlessly clingy’ Drew Barrymore has been revealed by a body language expert.  —  The former working Royal, 43, whose new Netflix series, With Love …
Discussion: Page Six and People
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Janine Henni / People:
Meghan Markle Is Called ‘Meghan Sussex’ by Drew Barrymore After Explaining Importance of ‘Family Name’
TMZ.com:
Bhad Bhabie's BF Le Vaughn Gets Shot at L.A. Strip Club  —  BHAD BHABIE'S BF LE VAUGHN SHOT AT STRIP CLUB … Bhad Bhabie's on-and-off BF, and father of her child, is recovering from a shooting incident that started inside an L.A. strip club ... TMZ has learned.
Brian Gallagher / Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian refuses to pay for Khloe Kardashian's extravagant 40th birthday party after fall-out with sisters  —  Kim Kardashian was none too pleased with most of her siblings, after they failed to help plan Khloe Kardashian's 40th birthday party on this week's The Kardashians.
Discussion: Just Jared
Los Angeles Times:
Justin Baldoni's tumultuous road to the center of a Hollywood scandal  —  In 2020, Travis Flores became one of only a handful of people in the world ever to receive a third double-lung transplant.  Diagnosed as a baby with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes mucus to build …
TMZ.com:
Bodybuilder Jodi Vance ‘Throwing Up All Morning’ Before Death, 911 Call Reveals  —  BODYBUILDER JODI VANCE ‘THROWING UP ALL MORNING’ BEFORE DEATH ... 911 Audio Reveals  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 9 … Bodybuilder Jodi Vance had been “throwing up all morning” just prior to her tragic death at 20 years old …
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Khloe Kardashian Reacts to Daughter True Thinking She's Married to Tristan Thompson  —  Khloe Kardashian shared that her and Tristan Thompson's daughter True Thompson, 6, thinks the two are really a married couple.  —  Khloe Kardashian is sharing daughter True Thompson's perspective.
Mike Vulpo / Us Weekly:
Lala Kent Speaks Out About Jax Taylor's Cocaine Addiction: ‘I Know a Lot’  —  Lala Kent is “proud” of Jax Taylor for coming clean about his cocaine addiction.  —  “That is not easy to admit,” Kent, 34, said during her Amazon Live on Tuesday, March 4.  “This is going to be his journey …
Brett M Malec / E! Online:
The Masked Singer Reveals Vanderpump Rules Alum Is Bat  —  Bravo fans will surely be SUR-prised by The Masked Singer's March 5 elimination after it was revealed that former Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay was behind the Bat mask.  —  One Vanderpump Rules alum's stint on The Masked Singer was not “Good as Gold.”
Discussion: Variety and Full Feed
Just Jared:
Will ‘The Recruit’ Get a Third Season at Netflix?  No, According to This Cast Member  —  Noah Centineo faced down danger once again in the second season of his show The Recruit on Netflix.  However, he will not be leaping into action again in the near future, at least according to one of his costars.
Erin Clack / People:
Bride Walked Down the Aisle by Surgeon Who Saved Her Life Twice: ‘This Day Would Not Be Possible Without Him’ (Exclusive)  —  Jenny Tice shares a special connection with Dr. Carlos Esquivel, a pioneering pediatric transplant surgeon at Stanford Medicine Children's Health in California
Discussion: E! Online
Jessica Finn / The US Sun:
Pete Davidson gifts Colin Jost a ‘$20k’ Cartier watch as an ‘olive branch’ after former friends' feud  —  PETE Davidson gifted Colin Jost a Cartier watch estimated to be worth around $20,000 as an olive branch after the former friends' fall-out.  —  One insider exclusively told The U.S. Sun …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and People
James Factora / them.:
Elton John and Brandi Carlile Want Queer Youth to Know They've Got “Generations” of Support  —  Elton John and Brandi Carlile might not seem like natural songwriting partners.  The legendary British singer-songwriter is known for hitting the piano keys “very, very hard,” as he puts it …
Liza Esquibias / People:
Big Brother Star Mike ‘Boogie’ Malin Arrested After Alleged Shoplifting at CVS  —  Mike “Boogie” Malin was arrested in Burbank, Calif. on Jan. 29 on charges of theft  —  Mike “Boogie” Malin is in legal trouble once again.  —  The Big Brother alum was arrested on Jan. 29 after allegedly shoplifting …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Us Weekly
Bailey Richards / People:
Jane Fonda Once Scared a Wild Bear Away from Grandson's Crib After It Broke into Bedroom: ‘I Pushed It Out’  —  The actress “got very big” to frighten the creature before pushing it out of her New Mexico home, she recalled during a recent podcast appearance  —  After a bear threatened …
Discussion: New York Post and Page Six
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Lala Kent settles 3-year custody battle with ex Randall Emmett over daughter Ocean: 'I'm very, very happy'  —  Lala Kent and ex-fiancé Randall Emmett have settled their three-year custody battle over their 3-year-old daughter, Ocean.  —  “You guys, the custody battle is over.
Discussion: Us Weekly, People, E! Online and Just Jared
 
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Brett M Malec / E! Online:
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Sarah Jones / Page Six:
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