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4:25 PM ET, April 25, 2020

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Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
Kanye West Is Now Officially A Billionaire—And He Really Wants The World To Know  —  When last we checked in with Kanye West, the mercurial hip-hop superstar-turned-footwear magnate, I was tiptoeing through a parking lot crop circle composed of hundreds of pairs of his Yeezy sneakers.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kanye West Took His Kids to Wyoming to Let Wife Kim Kardashian ‘Have a Break’: Source  —  “They have been taking turns caring for the kids,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  If studying to become a lawyer and running multiple businesses wasn't already a full plate, Kim Kardashian West has also been raising …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Expecting First Child Together  —  Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt wed on June 8 during an intimate ceremony in Montecito, California  —  Ten months after getting married, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt are gearing up for the next chapter in their lives.
Discussion: Us Weekly, POPSUGAR and Page Six
Mariah Cooper / Us Weekly:
Timothee Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp Split After More Than 1 Year of Dating … Closing a chapter.  Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp have split after dating for more than a year, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2020  —  The Call Me By Your Name actor, 24 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Noah Centineo and Alexis Ren Split After 1 Year of Dating … The internet's boyfriend is back on the market.  Noah Centineo and Alexis Ren have split after one year of dating, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2020  —  “They broke up a few weeks ago,” a source tells Us.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Jason Sheeler / People.com:
Mister Rogers Encouraged Gay Costar Officer Clemmons to Stay in the Closet and Marry a Woman  —  Fifty years later, Francois Clemmons — author of the new memoir Officer Clemmons — tells PEOPLE exclusively, “I forgive him.  More than that, I understand”  —  FB
Discussion: The Wrap and Towleroad Gay News
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Jason Sheeler / People.com:
Mister Rogers' Surprising Relationship with His Gay Costar Officer Clemmons
Discussion: Queerty
TMZ.com:
N. KOREA DICTATOR KIM JONG-UN REPORTEDLY DEAD ... After Botched Heart Surgery  —  North Korea's Supreme Leader/dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly died, or is on his death bed with no hope for recuperation — according to media outlets in China and Japan.  —  Amid reports China has sent …
TMZ.com:
‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Star Dimitri Diatchenko Dead at 52  —  REMEMBERING DIMITRI DIATCHENKO  —  Dimitri Diatchenko — famous for his role in “Chernobyl Diaries” is dead ... TMZ has learned.  —  Dimitri was found dead Wednesday at his home in Daytona Beach, FL ... the actor's brother tells TMZ.
Baxter Holmes / ESPN:
Lakers' Kobe Bryant also documented final NBA season with all-access film crew  —  On Sunday night, as Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. sat down with his family to watch the first two episodes of ESPN's 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls …
Topher Gauk-Roger / People.com:
RHOBH's Sutton Stracke Clears Up Diss About Rihanna's Fenty Fashion Line  —  The newest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member clarifies comments she made about Rihanna's luxury fashion line in the show's season 10 premiere  —  One of the recent newcomers to The Real Housewives …
Discussion: Page Six
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Are Facing a ‘Stressful Time’ but Remain ‘Very Excited’ About Baby  —  “They are used to having their separate careers and not being on top of each other every day,” a source tells PEOPLE about Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom  —  Like many couples …
TMZ.com:
2 Chainz's Atlanta Restaurants Will Now Not Reopen For Dine-In Service  —  2:40 PM PT — That didn't take long.  Less than 24 hours after 2 Chainz's business partner and co-owner Snoop Dillard told us they were going to reopen their ATL joints, they're now saying it's a no-go.
Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
 
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Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
How Haylie Duff and Hilary Duff Are Holding Up Quarantining With Their Kids
TMZ.com:
Andy Cohen Says He Can't Give Plasma Because He's Gay, Calls for Change
Discussion: Page Six
Eve Wagstaff / The Sun:
‘SICK OF IT’ Ricky Gervais launches epic rant against ‘multi-millionaire celebs’ …
Discussion: Page Six
Ale Russian / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Says She Has ‘Hope’ amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘I Believe in Humanity’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
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Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Beauty of the Year Lizzo Says Wearing Makeup Non-Stop Temporarily Warped Her Self-Image: ‘I Got Addicted’
Denise Petski / Deadline:
‘Parks And Recreation’ Returns To NBC As Cast Reunites For Benefit Special Amid Pandemic
Discussion: Vanity Fair and POPSUGAR
People.com:
Rita Wilson on Posing Barefaced for PEOPLE: 'If Nobody Wore Makeup, We'd Be in the Same World'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
FX Orders Animated Comedy Pilot ‘Little Demon’; Danny & Lucy DeVito, Aubrey Plaza To Star, Dan Harmon To EP
Discussion: ComingSoon.net
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

 
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