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Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Sean Kingston breaks down as he, mom found guilty of fraud — tells officials to ‘protect my mother’ as they face decades in prison  —  Rapper Sean Kingston broke down into tears and cried out for protection for his mother as the two were found guilty of wire fraud charges in a Florida courtroom on Friday, according to a report.
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Ted Scouten / CBS News:
Rapper Sean Kingston, mother found guilty in federal fraud case  —  A federal jury found singer and rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, guilty on all charges Friday evening in their luxury fraud scheme trial.  —  Turner was immediately taken into custody after the verdict …
TMZ.com:
Sean Kingston, Mother Found Guilty in Federal Wire Fraud Case  —  SEAN KINGSTON, MOTHER FOUND GUILTY IN WIRE FRAUD TRIAL  —  Sean Kingston and his mother have been convicted in their federal wire fraud case.  —  The “Beautiful Girls” singer and his mom, Janice Turner, were found guilty Friday on all five charges they were facing.
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Young Scooter, Atlanta Rapper Signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, Dies at 39  —  Young Scooter, the Atlanta rapper who was signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, has died at the age of 39 on the same day as his birthday.  —  The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed …
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Rip / TMZ.com:
Rapper Young Scooter Dies on his 39th Birthday  —  YOUNG SCOOTER DEAD AT 39 AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED … Rapper Young Scooter — who worked with the likes of Future and Gucci Mane — died today on his birthday, TMZ confirmed.  —  The hip hop star (real name: Kenneth Edward Bailey) …
TMZ.com:
Young Scooter Died From Severe Leg Injury Sustained by Fleeing, Cops Say  —  YOUNG SCOOTER DIED FROM SEVERE LEG INJURY SUSTAINED WHILE FLEEING, POLICE SAY  —  BIG UPDATE  —  Young Scooter was fleeing from police when he severely hurt his leg while jumping over fences ... and died of that injury, Atlanta police said late Friday.
Discussion: Deadline, UPI and New York Daily News
TMZ.com:
‘Breaking Amish’ Mama Mary Schmucker Dead at 65  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Breaking Amish” star Mama Mary Schmucker has died after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.  —  Mama Mary died Friday at her home in Pennsylvania, the result of cancer complications ... according to her son, Andrew Schmucker.
People:
Pedro Pascal Says The Last of Us ‘Created a New Chapter in My Life in a Profound Way’  —  The ‘Game of Thrones’ alum reflected on his new level of fame during a press conference for season 2 of the HBO drama  —  It's no stretch to say that Pedro Pascal's career is running on all cylinders.
Discussion: Just Jared
Bentley Maddox / E! Online:
Why Lil Nas X Turned Down Working With Taylor Swift  —  On the red carpet of the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles March 27, Lil Nas X exclusively told E! News that he and Taylor Swift almost collaborated on a song, but he “couldn't catch a vibe.”  —  Lil Nas X almost took a getaway car to the studio with Taylor Swift.
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Fran Drescher has a ‘rotation’ of friends with benefits: 'I'm Fran Drescher!  What do you think?'  —  Fran Drescher is still enjoying friends with benefits.  —  “I have a little rotation,” she told Page Six at the Cinema Society screening of “The Friend” earlier this week …
Discussion: People
Josie Copson / Metro.co.uk:
Joanne Froggatt secures her ‘dream job’ 28 years after first acting role  —  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video  —  Joanne Froggatt has spent 28 years perfecting her craft and is now one of Britain's best on-screen talents.
Discussion: HELLO! and Mirror
Isabelle Casey / HELLO!:
Princess Anne visits King Charles following hospitalisation  —  The King was diagnosed with cancer last year...  Princess Anne paid her brother King Charles a visit at Clarence House on Friday morning.  —  The King, 76, underwent a brief visit to hospital on Thursday over side effects from his cancer treatment.
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Wall Street Journal:
WBD adds Anton Levy, former co-president of PE firm General Atlantic, to its board, a source says due to pressure from activist shareholder Sessa Capital

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo hires Josh Line, who was most recently Paramount Global's chief brand officer, as its CMO to revive its brand as “one of the OGs of the internet”

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