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12:25 PM ET, April 28, 2025

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Fox News:
Gene Hackman final autopsy released two months after actor was found dead at 95  —  An official autopsy report has been released for Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home in February  —  An official cause of death has been revealed …
Hadley Freeman / The Times:
John Lithgow on the Dumbledore backlash: ‘I wonder how JK Rowling copes’  —  The star is the target of hate campaigners after joining the new Harry Potter TV show — he's no stranger to controversial children's authors, playing Roald Dahl in Giant on stage
Ashlyn Robinette / People:
Bachelor Alum Alexis Waters Marries Tyler Fernandez in Vegas Wedding Complete with Showgirls and an Elvis Impersonator (Exclusive)  —  The couple's 31 wedding guests dressed like they were “going on a date with Elvis”  — The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise alum Alexis Waters married …
Discussion: Extra, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Marina Watts / People:
Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, OutKast and More Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2025  —  The induction ceremony will take place in November at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles  —  The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are here.
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William's 6-word reaction as Princess Kate met him at the altar  —  The Prince and Princess of Wales married on 29 April 2011  —  Tuesday marks 14 years since Prince William married his university sweetheart, Kate Middleton, at Westminster Abbey, with the ceremony watched by around 17.6 million people from around the world.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
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Peter Allen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Key suspect in the Kim Kardashian $10m Paris robbery ‘dies suddenly’ taking secrets of heist to his grave  —  A key suspect in the sensational Kim Kardashian $10 million robbery has ‘died suddenly’ just as the case against him was finally to reach trial, MailOnline can reveal.
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Unfollows Ryan Reynolds on IG Amid Taylor Swift's Beef With Blake Lively  —  TRAVIS KELCE NOT YOUR DRAGON EITHER, RYAN ... Hits Unfollow!!!  —  Taylor Swift's drama with Blake Lively seems to be heating up — and Travis Kelce's riding hard for his girl, hitting unfollow on the actress' hubby Ryan Reynolds' IG.
Madeleine Frank Reeves / Cosmopolitan:
Madison Beer Doesn't Need You to Love Her  —  The 26-year-old was poised to be the next big pop star.  Then the industry tried to break her.  Now, as she works on a new album due out later this year, the singer-songwriter is ready for anything—probably.  —  “I can't see shit, girl.”
Discussion: Just Jared
Skyler Caruso / People:
Pete Davidson Reveals Unexpected Truth About His Self-Confidence, Says He's Been ‘Fooling Everyone’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘SNL’ alum tells PEOPLE exclusively about the mindset he channels to cope and free himself from public perception  — Pete Davidson shared with PEOPLE exclusively …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and Just Jared
Angela Andaloro / People:
The Shannon Twins Open Up About Life After Playboy, from Escaping L.A. to Finding God Again (Exclusive)  —  Karissa and Kristina Shannon are reintroducing themselves  — Karissa and Kristina Shannon rose to fame as Hugh Hefner's young, vivacious twin girlfriends on the last two seasons of Girls Next Door
Sam Elliott-Gibbs / Mirror:
Comedian Milton Jones cancels tour dates as he reveals prostate cancer diagnosis  —  Milton Jones has left fans shocked after said he is battling cancer as he announces a number of tour dates have been postponed as he undergoes surgery  —  Comedian Milton Jones says he is battling cancer …
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
 
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
A Trump administration letter to Congress outlines a plan to restructure VOA that would shrink the agency to 18 employees, down from roughly 1,400 in March

Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
Hollywood insiders report widespread off-the-books AI experimentation in studios, often hidden to avoid backlash, despite union contracts limiting AI use

Caroline Haskins / Wired:
Palantir removed three journalists from a security conference after one of them asked about its work with ICE and threatened to call police on a Wired reporter

 
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