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6:25 PM ET, April 8, 2020

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Rolling Stone:
John Prine, One of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73  —  Grammy-winning singer who combined literary genius with a common touch succumbs to coronavirus complications  —  John Prine, who for five decades wrote rich, plain-spoken songs that chronicled the struggles and stories …
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William Grimes / New York Times:
John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies at 73
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Hal Willner, Music Producer and ‘SNL’ Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64
Discussion: The Wrap, Stereogum and Rolling Stone
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Tripp, the Clinton sex scandal whistleblower, dies at age 70 ‘after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago’  — Linda Tripp died on Wednesday morning and a close friend told DailyMail.com that ‘she died with a smile on her face’
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News and The Wrap
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TMZ.com:   Clinton-Lewinsky Whistleblower Linda Tripp Dead at 70
Mayer Rus / Architectural Digest:
Inside Rapper Drake's Manor House in Hometown Toronto  —  Superstar Drake goes home to Toronto to build his eye-popping pleasure dome  —  Remember the chintzy, pimped-out McMansions that were a staple of the long-running MTV series Cribs?  The Toronto home of mega recording artist Aubrey Drake Graham is something else altogether.
Discussion: Page Six
Variety:
Joy Behar Plans to Retire From ‘The View’ in 2022 (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Music Biz to Hold Panel Discussion Today About How the Industry Can Fight the Impact of Coronavirus  —  After 21 seasons, Joy Behar has set an exit date from “The View.”  —  Behar, 77, would like to retire as the resident liberal …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Tiger King Fans Can Watch Joe Exotic's Full Three-Way Wedding Ceremony on YouTube  —  Joe Exotic married partners John Finlay and Travis Maldonado in an elaborate 2014 wedding ceremony  —  Didn't get enough of Joe Exotic's untraditional, three-way wedding in Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness?
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
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People.com:
Inside Tiger King Joe Exotic's Obsession with Carole Baskin: 'It's the Worst Kind of Love Story'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sarah Cristobal / InStyle.com:
Lady Gaga's Next Act  —  The pop superstar's sixth studio album is a euphoric return to the dance floor, but before Chromatica can be released, Mother Monster is tending to the world — and figuring out her future.  —  Lady Gaga is fully aware that our topsy-turvy world could use a bit of sonic relief …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Weeknd Opens Up About His Past, Turning 30 and Getting Vulnerable on ‘After Hours’  —  On the afternoon of March 5, the artist known as The Weeknd is at a rehearsal for his appearance on what will be the last live episode of “Saturday Night Live” for the foreseeable future — although no one realizes it at the time.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Andy Grammer and Aijia Grammer Welcome 2nd Daughter Israel: 1st Pic … Andy Grammer's future is female!  The singer and his wife, Aijia Grammer, welcomed their second daughter on Friday, April 3.  —  Celebrity Babies of 2020  —  “In the midst of a lot of bad news, Israel has lit …
People.com:
Tyler Perry Pays for All Groceries for the Elderly at 73 Stores Amid Coronavirus Pandemic  —  Tyler Perry is helping elderly customers shopping for groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic  —  Tyler Perry surprised elderly shoppers across two states Wednesday morning by covering the cost of their groceries …
Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
Marisa Meltzer / Town & Country:
Gwyneth Paltrow Has the Last Laugh  —  The CEO of Goop has spent more than a decade building one of the wellness industry's most recognizable brands based on the simple idea that wellness is the new wealth.  —  Conventional wisdom states that no one walks in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Page Six
Hayley C. Cuccinello / Forbes:
Meet The World's 10 Youngest Billionaires In 2020  —  From makeup mogul Kylie Jenner to Hong Kong real estate heir Jonathan Kwok, these 10 billionaires are worth $15.9 billion combined.  —  Of the 2,095 billionaires in the world, only ten are 30 or younger.  Together, this precocious bunch is worth $15.9 billion.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Mariah Cooper / Us Weekly:
How Sister Wives' Christine Brown and Kody Brown Celebrated Their Anniversary in Quarantine  —  Tyler Cameron Fires Back at Critic Who Says He's Not the ‘Perfect Guy’ for Hannah Brown  —  ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reunion Taping Postponed: 7 Questions We Need Answered at the Reunion
Discussion: The Sun and The Hollywood Gossip
 
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Discussion: Page Six
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Night of the Hunter’ Remake in the Works at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)
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From Mediagazer:

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

 
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