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12:45 PM ET, March 20, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing  —  Sen. Kelly Loeffler is the second senator who has gotten rid of their holdings right as the stock market went bad.  —  The Senate's newest member sold off seven figures' worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private …
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner gives coronavirus advice after surgeon general asks for her help  —  Kylie Jenner is doing her part to fight the coronavirus outbreak.  —  The 22-year-old reality star took to Instagram stories on Thursday to share her best advice for combatting the deadly disease.
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Lee Brown / Page Six:
Surgeon General Jerome Adams asks for Kylie Jenner's help to fight coronavirus  —  America's top doctor called on an unexpected hero to help save the nation from coronavirus — Kylie Jenner.  —  “What I really think we need to do [is] get our influencers,” Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on …
TMZ.com:
34-Year-Old CA Man Dead of Coronavirus, Recently Visited Disney World  —  A 34-year-old man has died in California after testing positive of coronavirus just days ago, and 2 weeks after visiting Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida ... TMZ has learned.
Adam Schefter / ESPN:
Saints' Sean Payton says he tested positive for coronavirus  —  New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton tested positive for the coronavirus, he told ESPN on Thursday.  —  Payton, 56, is the first person in the NFL world known to test positive for the virus.  —  Payton said he didn't feel …
Discussion: Deadline and TMZ.com
Lindsey Underwood / New York Times:
Policeman.  Reality Star.  Recent Ex-Boyfriend.  —  Sean Larkin of “Live PD” wants you to think about thinking differently about police officers.  —  For most of the last two years, Sean Larkin has worked six days a week — four days in the gang unit of the Tulsa, Okla., police department …
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
NBC News employee dies after testing positive for coronavirus  —  Larry Edgeworth “was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were,” NBC News Chairman Andy Lack wrote to staff members.  —  Longtime NBC News employee dies after testing positive for coronavirus
Discussion: The Wrap and Bossip
Morgan Smith / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Reveals Dad Billy Ray Just Got an iPhone During Coronavirus Crisis: 'He Doesn't Know How to FaceTime'  —  Friends and family joke that the “Old Town Road” star is “The King of Blackberries” as he's one of the few people who still uses one of the earliest smartphones
Discussion: Just Jared
Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Says She'll Loan Her Wedding Dress to Brides Impacted by Coronavirus  —  “My heart is breaking for all the brides out there having to cancel and postpone their special day so I thought why not offer my dress to more amazing women,” the fashion entrepreneur wrote on Instagram
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Son Archie ‘Loves Being Outside’ … Out and about!  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 10-month-old son, Archie, is already a big fan of the outdoors.  —  Archie's Photo Album: Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan's Royal Baby  —  The little one “loves being outside in nature …
Rob Picheta / CNN:
Prince Albert II of Monaco tests positive for coronavirus, palace announces  —  (CNN)Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesperson for the city-state's palace told CNN on Thursday.  —  The status of the ruler's health “is not worrying at all,” the palace added in a statement.
Discussion: Dlisted and People.com
Elizabeth R / The Royal Family:
A message from Her Majesty The Queen, 19th March 2020  —  As Philip and I arrive at Windsor today, we know that many individuals and families across the United Kingdom, and around the world, are entering a period of great concern and uncertainty.  —  We are all being advised to change …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
 
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Hayley Richardson / Daily Mail:
Prince William will ‘step in for Queen and Prince Charles’ …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Entertainment Tonight:
Lance Bass Reveals He Lost a Baby Boy at 8 Weeks After 9 IVF Tries (Exclusive)
Discussion: Queerty and POPSUGAR
Ale Russian / People.com:
Jonah Hill Says ‘Nobody Saw’ His ‘Best Acting’ Because Amazon ‘F—’ the Release of the Movie
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Rob Kardashian's Birthday Party Postponed, Family Is ‘Taking Social Distancing Very Seriously’
Diane Herbst / People.com:
Coronavirus Kills 3 Members of Close-Knit New Jersey Family, 4 Others Hospitalized: ‘I Am Numb,’ Says Daughter
TMZ.com:
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL CRASHES 1ST GRADE CLASS' VIDEO CHAT ... ‘Is That Shaq?!?’
Discussion: Page Six
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Justin Bieber and Wife Hailey Baldwin Share Sweet Kiss as He Calls Her ‘My Quarantine Partner’
TMZ.com:
Vanessa Bryant Wants Kobe's Trust Amended to Include Youngest Daughter Capri
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Exclusive: Amazon Confirms First Known Coronavirus Case in an American Warehouse
Discussion: Deadline, Variety and CNBC
Katy Forrester / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'He's an actor, not a god!' …
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

Max Tani / Semafor:
Hunterbrook Media's publisher failed to disclose its ownership stake in a rival to a company that was recently the subject of a critical Hunterbrook article

 
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