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10:05 AM ET, April 24, 2025

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TMZ.com:
Ben Affleck Wants to Lower Price on $68 Million Mansion, but J Lo Won't Budge  —  BEN AFFLECK WANTS TO DROP PRICE ON MANSION ... But J Lo's Not Having It!!! … Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are having big trouble selling their marital home ... and Ben has an idea that's not going over so well with his ex-wife.
Gordon Ramsay Hard / TMZ.com:
Chef Gordon Ramsay's Los Angeles House Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Call  —  CHEF GORDON RAMSAY HOUSE SERVED WITH ‘SWATTING’ CALL ... Cops Find Nothing Cooking … Cops say a prankster tried to throw Gordon Ramsay into the frying pan ... calling in a bogus 911 report of a shooting at the famous chef's Los Angeles home.
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Dominic Sessa Officially Signs on to Play Anthony Bourdain in A24 Biopic ‘Tony,’ Antonio Banderas Joins Cast  —  “The Holdovers” star Dominic Sessa will officially don the apron of kitchen legend Anthony Bourdain, alongside Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas in a new biopic from A24.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Consequence and BGR
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Actress Sophie Nyweide Was Pregnant When She Died  —  ACTRESS SOPHIE NYWEIDE PREGNANT AT TIME OF DEATH ... Police Probing Possible Drug Overdose … Sophie Nyweide's death has another tragic element to it ... because it turns out she was pregnant at the time of her death.
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TMZ.com:
Ari Lennox Exits J. Cole's Dreamville Records, but There's No Bad Blood  —  ARI LENNOX Enter ‘Soft Girl Era’ EXIT J. COLE'S DREAMVILLE … Ari Lennox has opened the latest chapter in her music career — a chapter that finds the platinum-selling singer going forward without J. Cole and her longtime label Dreamville!!!
Discussion: UPROXX and thesource.com
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Janine Henni / People:
Meghan Markle Reveals Why She's the 'Happiest I've Ever Been' in On-Stage ‘Confession’ in N.Y.C.
Will Reid / E! Online:
Penn Badgley Reacts to Gossip Girl Costar Michelle Trachtenberg's “Surreal” Death  —  Penn Badgley shared fond memories of his late Gossip Girl costar Michelle Trachtenberg in an exclusive interview with E! News, calling her death “surreal.”  —  Penn Badgley is remembering his late costar Michelle Trachtenberg.
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
Jay Leno gives rare update on ‘challenge’ of caretaking for wife Mavis after her dementia diagnosis  —  In sickness and in health.  —  Jay Leno shared rare insight into being his wife Mavis Leno's caretaker following her advanced dementia diagnosis.  —  “When you get married, you sort of take a vow: 'Will I live up to this?
Just Jared:
Joseph Zada & Whitney Peak to Lead New ‘Hunger Games’ Movie, 4 More Rumored Actors Revealed  —  Lionsgate has announced casting for the two lead roles in the upcoming movie The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping!  —  Newcomer Joseph Zada has been cast as a young Haymitch Abernathy …
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Hollywood actor who vanished for 10 years returns as fans beg for one thing  —  A beloved Hollywood actor has made a surprise return after a decade long hiatus following a string of stalking incidents, including a man with a gun who pretended to be his father  —  A Hollywood action star is returning to the spotlight.
Discussion: Mirror
Daily Star:
Neighbours star Gerard Kennedy dies aged 93 as tributes flood in for soap actor  —  Australian actor Gerard Kennedy has sadly died at the age of 93.  He is best known for his roles on Prisoner and Neighbours and fans have been paying tribute to the star  —  dailystar  —  Iconic Aussie actor Gerard Kennedy has died.
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
Erin Carlson / Us Weekly:
John Mulaney Jokes About Gene Hackman Death Investigation: 'You Don't Know What Happened'  —  Us Weekly SHORTS  —  John Mulaney riffed on Gene Hackman's death investigation in his latest talk-show monologue.  —  On the Wednesday, April 23 edition of Everybody's Live With John Mulaney …
Discussion: New York Post
Us Weekly:
Vanessa Grimaldi Opens Up About Son Winston, ‘Rediscovering’ Herself in Rare Post-'Bachelor' Interview (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Vanessa Grimaldi is getting candid about her two and a half year-old son, Winston — and what it's like being a mother.
Discussion: E! Online
Erin Clements / People:
Martha Stewart Praises ‘Charming’ Glen Powell: 'He's Very Handsome' and ‘Has a Really Nice Body’ (Exclusive)  —  The lifestyle maven, who recently had the ‘Anyone But You’ star on her podcast, shared her impressions of the leading man with PEOPLE  —  Martha Stewart recently had Glen Powell …
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Scott Disick Recalls the ‘Bad Things’ He Shouldn't Have Done on TV but Says They Were ‘Entertaining’  —  Disick revealed the moments he regrets after being on reality TV for nearly two decades  —  Scott Disick is looking back on the “bad things” that he's done on TV.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Zoey Lyttle / People:
Influencer Who Was Diagnosed with Incurable Colon Cancer Dies at 21  —  Dominique McShain started sharing on social media just after her terminal diagnosis interrupted her work and university studies  — PEOPLE can confirm that influencer Dominique McShain has died at age 21 …
Just Jared:
Who Is Coral on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 13?  Clues, Guesses, & Spoilers Revealed!  —  The Masked Singer is back!  —  The Quarterfinals of season 13 of the hit FOX singing competition series aired on Wednesday night (April 23).  —  The show, which began in South Korea …
Discussion: Full Feed
Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Pete Davidson reveals the insane timeline for removing his 200 tattoos: 'It's pretty horrible'  —  Pete Davidson is getting real about how long it will actually take to remove his 200 tattoos.  —  “I started during COVID in 2020, and it's gonna take me another 10 years,” the “Saturday Night Live” …
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Kaitlyn Bristowe Says She Is ‘Definitely Dating and Happy’ After Jason Tartick Split: ‘Protecting My Peace’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Off the Vine’ host split from Tartick in August 2023 and has since been linked to Bachelor Nation's Zac Clark  —  Kaitlyn Bristowe is back on the dating scene following her split from Jason Tartick.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Victoria Edel / People:
Steve McMichael, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer, Dies at 67  —  McMichael was diagnosed in 2021 with ALS and recently entered hospice  —  NFL legend Steve McMichael has died at the age of 67.  —  Sports anchor Jarrett Payton announced the news via X on Wednesday, April 23.
Faye James / HELLO!:
Emma Willis reveals secret surgery amid unexpected health battle  —  The TV personality shares three children with her husband, Matt Willis  —  Emma Willis revealed that she underwent keyhole surgery on her heart in a social media post that has rocked fans.
TMZ.com:
Jessica Alba and Estranged Husband Cash Warren List Beverly Hills Home  —  JESSICA ALBA LISTS $19 MILLION BEV HILLS ESTATE ... Amid Cash Warren Divorce … Jessica Alba and her estranged husband Cash Warren want to part ways with their multimillion-dollar marital home ... because they just put their property on the market.
TMZ.com:
Gene Simmons Selling Home for Nearly $14 Million  —  GENE SIMMONS ‘ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE’ AT MY HOUSE ... 'Cause It Could Be Yours!!!  —  KISS CRIB  —  Gene Simmons and KISS might “Lick It Up,” but when it comes to his massive mansion Gene's hoping someone will pick it up …
Discussion: People
Meredith Kile / People:
Michelle Obama Breaks Her Silence on Why She Skipped Trump's Inauguration — and the Moment She Made the Decision  —  The former first lady got candid about living life on her own terms and not continually “going high” in the latest episode of her podcast, ‘IMO’
 
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Post Malone Served Custody Papers from Ex-Fiancée Just 2 Days Before Coachella Performance
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Discussion: Us Weekly
Associated Press:
Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll
 

 
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Ethan Gach / Kotaku:
Polygon staffers, including co-founder and EIC Chris Plante, say the video games website has laid them off, after Vox Media sold Polygon to publisher Valnet

Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
The White House launches White House Wire, a website that looks similar to the Drudge Report, to promote pro-Trump news stories

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
LinkedIn will share ad revenue with creators for the first time, starting with 30 B2B creators, and says users now watch 36% more video content than a year ago

 
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