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Associated Press:
More than 60 dead and 160 injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic  —  The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed early Tuesday during a merengue concert attended by politicians, athletes and others, leaving more than 60 people dead and 160 injured, authorities said.
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Roxana Hadadi / Vulture:
It's Never Been More Personal for Walton Goggins  —  With Rick Hatchett, The White Lotus actor retraced a journey taken two decades prior.  —  Spoilers follow for The White Lotus season-three finale “Amor Fati.”  —  Rick Hatchett got everything he ever wanted.
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Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘White Lotus’ Star Aimee Lou Wood Reveals Cut Scenes and Why Chelsea “Ran Towards Her Fate”
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears & On-Again-Off-Again Boyfriend Paul Soliz Split, Again  —  BRITNEY SPEARS BREAKS UP WITH PAUL SOLIZ FOR SECOND TIME!!! … Britney Spears' relationship with boyfriend Paul Soliz is kaput — at least for now ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Just Jared, Page Six and Extra
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
‘It Ends With Us’ actor reveals on-set details that may tear apart Blake Lively's ‘nearly nude’ birth scene claim  —  Actor Adam Mondschein, who appeared alongside Blake Lively in “It Ends With Us,” claims the movie star mischaracterized their scene together in her bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
Discussion: E! Online, People, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Samantha Leal / Women's Health:
Hilary Swank Is Exactly Where She Wants To Be  —  At 50, the actor has two Oscars and two kids—and she's finally embracing life on her own terms, making time for what truly nurtures her.  —  Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in.
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Bill Gates divulges how much of his whopping $101 billion net worth his kids will inherit  —  Oh, to be a Gates kid.  —  Bill Gates recently divulged to Indian podcaster Raj Shamani that his three children — daughter Jennifer Gates, 28, son Rory Gates, 25, and daughter Phoebe gates, 22 …
Discussion: E! Online and Forbes
Raven Brunner / People:
Robbie Williams Reveals He Was Diagnosed with ‘17th Century Pirate Disease’ Scurvy: 'I'd Stopped Eating'  —  The pop singer revealed he has been dealing with his first depressive period in 10 years  — Pop singer Robbie Williams gets candid about how his year got off to a rocky start due to dealing with depression
Discussion: Mirror
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BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Exes Billy Crudup and Claire Danes are all smiles at NYC gala decades after Mary-Louise Parker cheating scandal  —  Who says exes can't still be friends?  —  Billy Crudup and Claire Danes had a friendly reunion more than 20 years after their infamous 2003 cheating scandal involving a then-pregnant Mary-Louise Parker.
Alex Ross / People:
Mariska Hargitay Announces New Documentary About Her Late Mother Jayne Mansfield: ‘Strength in Vulnerability’  —  ‘My Mom Jayne’, which will premiere on Max in June, was directed by Hargitay  —  Mariska Hargitay's latest project is personal.  —  The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star announced …
Liza Esquibias / People:
Ally Lewber Speaks Out for First Time About Ex James Kennedy's Arrest: ‘A Wake-Up Call That Needed to Happen’ (Exclusive)  —  James Kennedy was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in December 2024.  Now, Lewber is revealing to PEOPLE what actually occurred that night and how she's moving forward with her new podcast
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
David Beckham ‘annoys’ entire family with daily habit: 'It's quite tiring'  —  David Beckham admits his obsessive compulsive disorder sometimes gets on his family's nerves.  —  “I am very organized to the point where it's quite tiring every single day because I am so organized,” …
Discussion: Just Jared
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
William Finn, Tony Award-Winning Writer of ‘Falsettos,’ Dies at 73  —  The lyricist and composer also wrote the score for ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.’  —  William “Bill” Finn, the Tony Award-winning writer and composer of Falsettos, has died, his literary agent, Ron Gwiazda, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Jack Irvin / People:
Billie Joe Armstrong Says Perry Farrell Didn't Want Green Day to Perform at Lollapalooza '94.  How the Band Retaliated  —  “For us it was really disappointing, because Perry was someone that we really respected,” said Armstrong in a new book about the music festival's origin story
Discussion: Billboard
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals He Had Suicidal Thoughts Following the Band's Breakup in 2005: ‘I Lost Everything’  —  Hoppus's new memoir, ‘Fahrenheit-182,’ is out now  —  Blink-182 rocker Mark Hoppus struggled a great deal when the band first broke up.  —  After more than 10 years as a group …
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
‘Dune 3’: Legendary Circling Robert Pattinson For New Role In Upcoming Installment - The Dish … While sources close to the project say no formal offer has been presented, Deadline is hearing there is strong interest in Robert Pattinson joining the cast.  Legendary had no comment.
People:
E.A. Hanks Says She Considers Dad Tom Hanks' Wife Rita Wilson ‘My Other Mother,’ Not a ‘Stepmother’ (Exclusive)  —  “When I say my parents, I really mean my dad and Rita, because they've been together since before I can really remember,” the author tells PEOPLE  —  E.A. Hanks holds a special place in her heart for Rita Wilson.
 
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David McCabe / New York Times:
A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $10.54B, vs. $10.51B est., net income of $2.89B, and stops reporting subscriber numbers on a quarterly basis

Paul Hiebert / Adweek:
IAB and PWC: online ad spend hit $258.6B in 2024, up 15% YoY, with 39.8% going to search, 28.7% to display, 24% to video, and $2.4B to podcasts, up 26.4% YoY

 
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