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8:30 AM ET, April 19, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Joe Manganiello — Hospitalized with Very Dangerous Appendicitis  —  HOSPITALIZED WITH VERY DANGEROUS APPENDICITIS  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Joe Manganiello Reportedly Hospitalized With Dangerous Case of Appendicitis  —  Feel better soon!  Joe Manganiello was reportedly hospitalized last week following a serious case of appendicitis and an accompanying surgery.  —  TMZ reports that the True Blood alum, 39 …
Char Adams / People.com:
Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Expecting Second Child  —  Olivia Wilde is pregnant!  —  The Vinyl star and her fiancé, actor Jason Sudeikis, are expecting their second child, she announced Monday via Instagram.  —  “Matching baby bumps,” Wilde captioned a photo of herself with son Otis Alexander, who turns 2 this week.
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Perez Hilton:
Olivia Wilde Is Pregnant! Here's The Cute Announcement!
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
Daily Mail:   ‘Matching baby bumps!’  Olivia Wilde announces she's pregnant as she shares sweet photo of her and son Otis
Rob Kardashian / TMZ.com:
TALKS WEDDING, TV SPECIALS & CHEATING  —  ...On His Diet  —  Rob Kardashian is now FULLY out of his shell ... he just talked to us about everything under the sun — his wedding, his weight loss, and his biggest vice with Blac Chyna.  —  BlacRob just touched down at LAX …
Discussion: X17 Online and Just Jared
BBC:
Depp's wife Amber Heard avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction  —  Actress Amber Heard has avoided a conviction for illegally taking her dogs into Australia.  —  Ms Heard, married to actor Johnny Depp, had pleaded guilty in court to making a false statement on her immigration card about the couple's Yorkshire terriers.
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Michelle Innis / New York Times:
Amber Heard Pleads Guilty Over Bringing Undeclared Dogs to Australia
Discussion: ABC, The Wrap and Gawker
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Amber Heard Avoids Jail in Australian Dog Smuggling Case, Records Awkward Apology Video Alongside Johnny Depp
GQ:
The 13 Most Stylish Men In The World Right Now  —  No disrespect to the Hall of Famers—from Kanye to Clooney, Gosling to Pharrell—but this year we're feeling a different, right-this-second strain of pro-level style.  We speak of men who look just as sharp on the street as they do on the red carpet.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Castle’ Shocker: Star Stana Katic Out For Season 9; Tamala Jones Gone Too  —  EXCLUSIVE: Caskett no more.  I have learned that ABC is planning a ninth season of the venerable crime procedural without one of its two stars, female lead Stana Katic, who plays Detective Kate Beckett to Nathan Fillion's writer-turned-PI Rick Castle.
Discussion: Variety, Starpulse and Just Jared
Harper's BAZAAR:
My List: Liv Tyler in 24 Hours  —  The actress and Belstaff ambassador shares her day of 100+ pictures, 4 typewriters, and 2 hours of hot-tubbing.  —  As Told To Romy Oltuski  —  7:00 A.M. There's me in New York, me when I'm filming, and me in London.  Which me do you want?!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Get Him a Record Deal!  Cruz Beckham Sings (and Performs!)  ‘Cups’  —  Could Cruz Beckham be the next Justin Bieber?  —  The 11-year-old is once again showing off some impressive pipes in an Instagram clip, posted this week by his proud poppa, David Beckham.  —  “Look at my little man go,” the former soccer star wrote.
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Chris Brown Breaks His Silence on Rihanna Assault Aftermath in New Documentary: I Felt Like a ‘Monster’  —  Chris Brown is clearing the air.  —  The singer will star in Welcome to My Life: The Official Chris Brown Documentary, which will chronicle his seemingly overnight come-up in mainstream music …
Discussion: Starpulse
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Hillary Clinton / TMZ.com:
I Roll with Hot Sauce  —  Hillary Clinton went into her bag of tricks — literally — on “The Breakfast Club,” telling Charlamagne Tha God she always carries hot sauce in her purse ... a clear attempt to snag New York's black vote.  —  Charlamagne asked the Prez hopeful what's in her purse …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Taylor Swift Danced at Coachella and Attended a Friend's Wedding 1,200 Miles Away in a Single Day  —  Think you have a busy schedule?  Perhaps you should look at Taylor Swift 's itinerary.  —  It's no secret that the “Shake It Off” singer has been enjoying part of her weekend in Indio, Calif., at the Coachella Music Festival.
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Char Adams / People.com:
Taylor Swift Parties at Coachella and Attends Friend's Wedding 1,200 Miles Away - in the Same Day!
Discussion: Dlisted
People.com:
Tracy Morgan Puts on ‘Emotional’ Special Performance for the Doctors and Nurses who Treated Him After Car Crash  —  Almost two years after Tracy Morgan's nearly paralyzing car accident, the comedian, 47, returned to New Brunswick, New Jersey to perform a special show only two miles away from the hospital where he was treated.
Jerry Saltz / Vulture:
James Franco Is, Actually, an Artist.  So Why Won't the Art World Take Him Seriously?  —  James Franco has famously resisted being identified as merely an actor, pursuing a simultaneous life in the art world — making videos of dollhouses split in half, painting fat pets …
TMZ.com:
Rick Ross — Sorry Mr. President ... Did I Beep?  —  SORRY MR. PRESIDENT  —  Did I Beep? … Rick Ross was like a loud fart in a quiet room when his ankle bracelet went off over the weekend at the White House.  —  Ross was there along with a bunch of other rappers — Nicki Minaj …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Reese Witherspoon Gushes About Her Children: My Daughter Ava Is ‘So Much Cooler Than I Am’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway Hit Hamilton Wins Pulitzer Prize
TMZ.com:
Tupac — High School Don Juan ... Love Letter Surfaces (PHOTOS)
Discussion: Bossip
Page Six:
Prince Charles was ‘infatuated’ with Barbra Streisand
Discussion: Starpulse
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel: Son Silas Is Just Like Dad Justin Timberlake, 'He's a Total Ham'
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lindsey DiMattina / RADAR:
Sonja Rips Ramona: 'Anything She Finds Out, She's Going To Press'
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Jurassic World’ Sequel Finds Its Director
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
 Earlier Picks: 
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Teresa Giudice Visits Joe Giudice in Prison for the First Time
Discussion: Starpulse and People.com
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Nick Jonas to Be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame
Discussion: PerezHilton
Alyse Whitney / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Once Upon a Time’ Reveals Gay Storyline; Creators Say “Love Is Love”
Discussion: Towleroad
Daily Mail:
A bump they didn't expect! …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Char Adams / People.com:
Scott Disick and Amber Rose Meet Up at VIP Bar in Coachella While the Kardashians Head to Iceland
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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