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7:05 AM ET, April 28, 2016

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NBC News:
Chyna's Death Was From Accidental Overdose of Medication: Manager  —  APRIL 21: Former Pro Wrestling Star Chyna Found Dead at 46 1:06  —  Chyna's manager said Wednesday he believes the pioneer wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Jonathan Lloyd / NBC Southern California:
Chyna's Brain Donated to CTE Research: Manager
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Body Found at HQ  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  A body was found this morning on the campus of Apple's headquarters.  —  Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies are on the campus in Cupertino, CA.  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the call came in to dispatch at 8:38 AM as a “possible suicide.”
People.com:
Josh Groban, Seth Meyers, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen to Fill in as Kelly Ripa's Live!  Co-Host  —  Kelly Ripa will soon have someone else by her side on the Live! set - but who?  —  “The network does have a long roster of people who will step in to guest host,” a source tells PEOPLE …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa May Quit ‘Live’ Unless Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper Replace Michael Strahan
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Prince — Long-Standing Percocet Addiction  —  LONG-STANDING PERCOCET ADDICTION  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Prince was addicted to Percocet for years before his death ... TMZ has learned.  —  Multiple sources connected with the singer's family tell us, doctors prescribed the powerful painkiller …
Pat Peterson / WKRG-TV:
Foley Plane Crash Caught on Camera  —  FOLEY, AL-  —  Surveillance video from a Foley business captured incredible images of a plane crash near the city's airport.  —  The crash happened south of the airport off Hickory Street Tuesday afternoon.  A Cessna 421 Twin Engine clipped a few trees over business
Discussion: WCMH-TV
Dana Rose Falcone / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Told Kylie Jenner to ‘Swallow Her Pride’ and Sit Down With Blac Chyna  —  Kim Kardashian is now a diplomat.  The reality star, 35, united sis Kylie Jenner and brother Rob Kardashian's fiancée, Blac Chyna, for peace talks at Jenner's Calabasas, California, home April 21.
Daily Mail:
Nick Gordon open up over Bobbi Kristina's death in Daily Mail Online exclusive  —  Strikingly he has claimed that Bobbi Kristina almost drowned in a bathtub once before - falling into a drunken sleep only to be rescued by her mother.  —  According to Gordon it happened the night before Whitney died in the very same way.
TMZ.com:
Prince — Judge Confirms No Will ... Brother Surfaces  —  Judge Confirms No Will ...  BROTHER SURFACES … It's now official ... a judge has determined Prince died without a will and the bank the singer trusted has officially been appointed to manage his assets.
Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus ‘Wants a Summer Wedding’ With Liam Hemsworth, Is Already Planning Nuptials  —  Pot cake, anyone?  —  Miley Cyrus has already begun planning her wedding to Liam Hemsworth, a source close to Cyrus reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  The insider says the “Wrecking Ball” singer …
Discussion: PerezHilton and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Channing Tatum Is Making This Dad's Heartbreaking Story Into a Movie  —  When Matt Logelin and his wife, Liz, welcomed their first child on March 24, 2008 — seven weeks early — he shared the news on his blog.  “Madeline decided to make her first appearance today,” the giddy dad wrote …
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Melania Trump on Her Rise, Her Family Secrets, and Her True Political Views: “Nobody Will Ever Know”  —  How does a shy ex-model make her way from Slovenia to, just maybe, the White House?  To Melania Trump—and to the people who know her back home—her journey to marrying The Donald is like a fairy tale …
Discussion: Style News and AOL
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Zac Efron's Ex-Girlfriend Sami Miró Steps Out with DJ Alex Andre Following Split  —  Just two days after news of Zac Efron and Sami Miró's split broke, the model was spotted spending time with a new man.  —  Miró stepped out on Tuesday night to grab a bite with DJ Alex Andre …
Discussion: Just Jared and People Great Ideas
JSOnline:
CORNERBACKS  —  1. JALEN RAMSEY, Florida State (6-1, 207, 4.38, 1): Two scouts said he was every bit the prospect that Patrick Peterson was in 2011.  “He's the best DB I've seen since Peterson,” said one.  “Complete player.  Only thing I didn't like is he gets a lot of safety help.
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock Tells Us: I'm Pregnant!  —  Desiree Hartsock's Valentine's Day in Maui with husband Chris Siegfried was made for TV, right down to the big twist: a positive pregnancy test.  The season nine Bachelorette, 30, sat down exclusively with Us Weekly Video to recall the moment.
TMZ.com:
Ric Flair — Treated at Boston Airport ... After Bizarre Behavior (UPDATE)  —  4:28 PM PT — A rep for the Mass. State Police tells TMZ Sports ... Flair's injury was NOT to his hand, but rather his head.  —  Cops did not say how Flair sustained the injury.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Will Ferrell to Play Former President Ronald Reagan in New Movie (EXCLUSIVE) … Having already famously portrayed former President George W. Bush in various comedy sketches, Will Ferrell is now setting his sights on another former commander in chief.  —  Sources tell Variety Ferrell …
Discussion: EW.com
Chrstine Pelisek / People.com:
Murder Victim Reet Jurvetson's Family Shares Their Sorrow After She's Identified by Police as Jane Doe #59 - Was She Murdered by Manson?  —  Reet Jurvetson, a 19-year-old Canadian, arrived in Los Angeles in the summer of 1969 to visit a man she had met in a coffee shop.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jessica Iredale / WWD:
Cameron Dallas and Stella Lucia New Faces of Calvin Klein Jeans Capsule  —  Move over Kendall and Biebs.  Calvin Klein Jeans has two new young, fresh faces — one an “Internet personality,” one a model — to front its all-white capsule collection, which launches today on calvinklein.com.
Discussion: The WOW Report
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Beyoncé and Jay Z Spotted Together for First Time After Lemonade Unveils Marital Problems … Read … Read  —  Jay Z spotted for the first time since Lemonade controversy … Read  —  Beyoncé's dad Mathew Knowles may know who the singer is talking about in Lemonade  —  INFphoto.com
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Shares Her Weight on Snapchat: She's Just 4 Lbs. from Her Pre-Baby Body After Dropping Nearly 70 Lbs.  —  Just four lbs. to go!  —  Kim Kardashian West excitedly Snapchatted a photo as she stepped on the scale and discovered that she's made it down to 139.6 lbs., just a few pounds away from her pre-baby weight of 135.
Char Adams / People.com:
New York Man Punched in the Face on Subway Because He ‘Looks Exactly Like Shia LaBeouf’  —  A New York man is tending to a black eye after he was allegedly punched on the subway because he looks like Shia LaBeouf, PEOPLE confirms.  —  Mario Licato, 26, tells PEOPLE he was walking …
 
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Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
Nicki Minaj Dedicates “Anaconda” Performance to Donald Trump, Joe Biden at Time 100 Gala
Discussion: NYLON and Stereogum
Bruce Handy / Vanity Fair:
Amy Schumer on the Surfing Accident That Nearly Killed Her
Sarah / People.com:
Pregnant Dylan Farrow Hits TIME 100 Gala with Mom Mia, Reveals She's Expecting a Girl
Discussion: Just Jared
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
D'Angelo, Maya Rudolph Perform Amazing Prince Tribute on ‘Tonight Show’
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Jill & Jessa: Counting On’ Recap: Jessa Duggar Reveals Josh Duggar's Scandals Were 'Difficult …
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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