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2:15 PM ET, April 8, 2016

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E! Online:
Anne Hathaway Gives Birth to Baby Boy: Find Out His Name  —  And a baby makes three!  —  Anne Hathaway has given birth to her first child with husband Adam Shulman.  The two welcomed a baby boy named Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman early on March 24 in Los Angeles, E! News has learned exclusively.
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Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Anne Hathaway's Unique Baby Name Decoded: The Special Meaning Behind Jonathan Rosebanks  —  What's in a name?  Well, you're about to find out!  —  E! News exclusively confirmed that Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman.
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Anne Hathaway Welcomes Son Jonathan Rosebanks
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's Wedding Plans Revealed: Get the Scoop on the Dress, Her Maid of Honor and More!  —  Let the wedding planning begin!  —  Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian may have only announced their engagement earlier this week, but it seems like this couple isn't wasting …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
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X17 Online:   EXCLUSIVE VIDEO - Kanye West On Rob Kardashian And Blac Chyna's Wedding, “I Haven't Been Invited!”
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Rob Kardashian's Ex Adrienne Bailon Reacts to His Engagement to Blac Chyna
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Starpulse
Ariel Foxman / InStyle:
Kate Hudson Inside the New InStyle: “Sometimes I Feel Like a Bad Mom”  —  Inside the May issue of InStyle, available on newsstands and for digital download April 15, actress and mother-of-two Kate Hudson sounds off on mom/work balance and the myth of perfect parenting.
Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
Pursuit Driver Does ‘Donuts’ on Rainy Hollywood Surface Streets, Is Greeted by a Crowd in South L.A.  —  A driver wanted for a burglary in Cerritos led authorities on a chase for about two hours through much of the greater Los Angeles area Thursday, at one point doing “donut” …
Discussion: WTVR-TV
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Los Angeles Times:   Wild police pursuit in rain includes ‘doughnuts’ on street, TMZ tour bus
TMZ.com:   L.A. Car Chase — TMZ Tour Bus Blocks Suspects (VIDEO)
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
80% of people who will have their Netflix prices raised next month don't even know it's coming  —  Netflix will raise prices on about of its standard accounts next month, and most people have no idea.  —  In May 2014, Netflix began to raise the price of its standard streaming plan for new subscribers …
Discussion: PerezHilton and BGR
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Meadow Walker Receives $10.1 Million from Roger Rodas' Estate  —  Meadow Walker has been awarded a large settlement deal from the estate of Roger Rodas, the driver who was involved in the fatal accident that not only killed him, but also Meadow's father Paul Walker.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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E! Online:   Meadow Walker Awarded $10.1 Million Dollars in Settlement From Roger Rodas' Estate
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
‘Blood, Sweat & Heels’ star Daisy Lewellyn dies  —  Reality star, author and editor Daisy Lewellyn has died, Page Six has learned.  The star of Bravo's “Blood, Sweat & Heels” and former editor at Essence magazine had been battling a rare form of liver cancer.
Discussion: Essence.com, Us Weekly, TMZ.com and Bossip
Meera Jagannathan / New York Daily News:
Jennifer Lopez under fire for Dr. Luke-produced new single, 'Ain't Your Mama,' after Kesha loses civil suit  —  Pop diva Jennifer Lopez came under fire Thursday as fans realized her catchy new feminist anthem was produced by the same man accused of raping Kesha.
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Allison / Dlisted:
There's Still One Person Who Wants To Work With Dr. Luke
Shaymspence / People Great Ideas:
Jennifer Aniston Credits Justin Theroux for Reintroducing Her to Pasta: 'I Don't Know Whether I Should Thank Him or Hate Him'  —  Good news: Even Jennifer Aniston can't resist the power of a bowl of spaghetti carbonara.  —  While her previous guilty pleasure cuisine was Mexican food …
Discussion: Crushable
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey — My Body Parts are Worth $70 Million  —  MY BODY PARTS ARE WORTH $70 MILLION  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Bossip
Char Adams / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris Hold Hands on Romantic Date After She Thanks Him in Heartfelt Speech  —  Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris are the “New Romantics.”  —  On Wednesday, the couple stepped out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Alirjaafar / Deadline:
Tom Cruise's ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel Finds Its Scribes  —  EXCLUSIVE: Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse have been tapped to write the sequel to Tom Cruise and Doug Liman's sci-fi sleeper hit Edge Of Tomorrow.  The original film, also starring a buffed-up Emily Blunt, was a guilty pleasure …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Jessica Shaw / EW.com:
GILMORE GIRLS BOSS EXPLAINS WHY MELISSA MCCARTHY WASN'T ASKED BACK  —  Plus: There's still time for Sookie St. James to make an appearance  —  Amy Sherman-Palladino would like Gilmore Girls fans to know there is no bad blood between her and Melissa McCarthy.
Discussion: Dlisted, Crushable, Variety and Just Jared
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS Orders Unscripted True-Crime Anthology Starting With JonBenet Ramsey Case (Exclusive)  —  Emmy winner Tom Forman and Critical Content will produce the series, which is targeted for fall 2016 and pegged to the 20-year anniversary of her death.  —  CBS is looking for its own Making a Murderer/American Crime Story.
Discussion: PerezHilton and I Watch Stuff
Ellie Woodward / BuzzFeed:
There's A Wild Conspiracy Theory That Louis Tomlinson's Baby Is Fake  —  Louis Tomlinson became a dad to baby Freddie back in January.  —  However, One Direction fans have spent the past year cultivating a conspiracy theory that suggests the baby is either a doll or doesn't actually exist at all.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
 
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Leo takes break from saving the world to cozy up to new model
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Johnny Manziel / TMZ.com:
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Tashara Jones / New York Post:
I had my tubes tied for Ne-Yo, then he got another woman pregnant
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Adds Hugh Dancy (Exclusive)
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Bethenny Frankel / Bravo TV Official Site:
The Gild Is off the Lily
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Raha Lewis / People.com:
Ice Cube on Whether He'd Let His Son Date a Kardashian: 'I Don't Think They Can Handle Him'
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Gerrick D. Kennedy / Los Angeles Times:
Essay Justin Guarini looks back on his ‘American Idol’ experience
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TMZ.com:
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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