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Angelique Jackson / Variety:
‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page Will Not Appear in Season 2 … “Bridgerton” fans, the time has come to bid adieu to Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings.  —  Netflix and Shondaland announced on Friday that star Regé-Jean Page's character will not appear …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Regé-Jean Page Not Returning For Season 2 Of ‘Bridgerton’  —  The Duke is gone.  Regé-Jean Page, who became a global heartthrob as the dashing Duke of Hastings in Season 1 of Bridgerton, will not be part of Season 2 of Shondaland's hit Netflix series.
Adrianna Freedman / Cosmopolitan:
Um... Regé-Jean Page Isn't Coming Back for ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2
Discussion: FemaleFirst, People.com and The Wrap
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Bridgerton’: Charithra Chandran To Play Edwina, Rupert Young Also Cast In Season 2 Of Netflix Series
Discussion: Just Jared
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Bhad Bhabie claims she made $1M hours after OnlyFans debut  —  Bhad Bhabie claims she made more than $1 million in just six hours after launching her OnlyFans account.  —  Bhabie — a.k.a the “Cash Me Outside” girl, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli — posted a video on TikTok of what appears to be her revenue: $1,092,762.63.
Discussion: Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
Danielle ‘Bhad Bhabie’ Bregoli Banks $1 Million on OnlyFans
Discussion: Egotastic
MKC / Perez Hilton:
The Real Reason Britney Spears Is ‘Embarrassed’ By Framing Documentary … Framing Britney Spears helped shed light on the titular pop star's plight, but not all of the aftermath was positive.  —  We'll be honest, we've been glad to see how many people have joined the movement fighting for Britney Spears's freedom.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Shuts Down Makeup Artist, Says “I Write My Posts”  —  BRITNEY SPEARS ‘I WRITE MY POSTS’ ... MUA Isn't Talking to Me!!!  —  Britney Spears says there are no ghostwriters when it comes to her social media posts, contrary to a growing belief ... now she herself tells TMZ she writes the dang things herself!!!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Mirror.co.uk
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Grey's Anatomy': Inside Those Long-Awaited and Surprising Returns  —  [Spoiler] talks with The Hollywood Reporter about his return to the ABC medical drama and why the surprising reunion with Chyler Leigh had to be filmed via greenscreen.  —  [This story contains spoilers from the April 1 “Breathe” episode of Grey's Anatomy.]
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Peter White / Deadline:
‘Friends’: HBO Max Reunion Special To Shoot Next Week  —  The Friends reunion special, one of the most high-profile casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to finally start shooting.  —  Sources have confirmed that HBO Max's unscripted special will begin taping in Los Angeles next week.
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Shows Off Massive Ring on That Finger — and Tristan Thompson Leaves Flirty Comment  —  The reality star and NBA player share daughter True  —  Khloé Kardashian is showing off some sparkle!  —  The reality star, 36, shared a photo of her fresh manicure …
Discussion: Glamour and Cele|bitchy
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Tristan Thompson Teases Fans With Eye-Catching Comment On Khloé Kardashian's Diamond Ring Pic!
Discussion: E! Online
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Princess Margaret ‘Understood the Queen in a Way No One Else Could’: Inside Their Complex Bond  —  “There is a unique intimacy between two siblings brought up together, brought up royal together, that is fascinating,” says author Andrew Morton  —  As children, Queen Elizabeth …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Okay, Kaitlyn Bristowe's April Fools Prank on Jason Tartick Is Absolutely Legendary  —  I'm screaminggggggg.  —  So, yesterday was April 1st, aka April Fools, which you probably know due to multiple people in your life trying/failing to prank you while you sat there all 😐.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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People.com:
Michael Strahan Reveals His Teeth ‘Gap Is Here to Stay’ in April Fool's Day Prank
Discussion: Dlisted
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
James Corden Has Lost 20 Lbs. in 3 Months with WW: ‘Changed My Life’  —  The late-night host decided to join the program to lose weight in January after saying that he was “fed up with the way I look”  —  James Corden is 20 lbs. down and feeling good!  —  The host of The Late Late Show …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Variety:
BTS Label Owner HYBE Merges With Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings for $1 Billion (EXCLUSIVE) … HYBE, the company formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment, which is home to BTS, the South Korean pop group, has merged with Ithaca Holdings, the company led by SB Projects (SBP) founder Scooter Braun.
TMZ.com:
Quavo Breaks Silence, Say's He's Never Physically Abused Saweetie  —  QUAVO Speaks On Elevator Video 'I HAVEN'T PHYSICALLY ABUSED' SAWEETIE  —  Quavo is speaking out for the first time since TMZ posted video of an elevator altercation between him and Saweetie — and he wants to make one thing clear …
Erica Gerald Mason / People.com:
Watch PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly & TNT's 2021 SAG Awards Pre-Show  —  Get ready for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with the pre-show starting at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday  —  Award season has been somewhat different this year, but that doesn't mean we can't still celebrate the “red carpet” when we can.
Discussion: Just Jared and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Man Arrested at Kendall Jenner's House Targets Kylie Hours After Jail Release  —  KENDALL JENNER Man Who Went For Naked Swim ... ARRESTED AT KYLIE'S AFTER JAIL RELEASE  —  It turns out the man who was arrested after swimming naked in Kendall Jenner's pool had his sights set on Kylie as well …
Discussion: RADAR, The Sun, Page Six, Mirror and FemaleFirst
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Kathryn Hahn on Embracing Her Makeup-Free Self for PEOPLE's Beautiful Issue: ‘I Am Who I Am’  —  The WandaVision actress says she feels better than ever going barefaced in her late 40s  —  For Kathryn Hahn, posing makeup-free for PEOPLE's annual Beautiful Issue wasn't that out of the ordinary.
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Salma Hayek Says Her ‘Curious’ Pet Rescue Owl Has Great Taste: ‘She Like Good Wine, This One’  —  The Eternals actress appears in PEOPLE's 2021 Beautiful Issue alongside her “super cool” rescue owl Kering.  —  FB  —  More  —  Birds are a girl best friends, or at least they are for Salma Hayek.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
 
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TMZ.com:
Bald Eagle Hunts Down And Eats Seagull On Golf Course, Insane Video!
Discussion: The WOW Report
Just Jared:
Taylor Swift Unveils a Vault Door With a Puzzle to Decode!
Discussion: E! Online
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Kourtney Kardashian's son Mason says she, Addison Rae have sleepovers
Discussion: E! Online and Cosmopolitan
Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Paulina Porizkova Responds to Ageist Critics on Instagram: ‘I Think I Look Pretty Good in Lingerie’
Discussion: Page Six
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Inside Emma Stone's “Incredible” First Few Weeks of Motherhood With Her Baby Girl
Discussion: Elle
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Octavia Spencer, Gabrielle Union and More Stars React to Taraji P. Henson's Nude Photo Prank
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 Earlier Picks: 
Neil Goulding / Daily Star:
Tom Parker leaves doctors ‘shocked’ with how well he is responding to treatment
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Elaine Low / Variety:
‘Bless the Harts’ Canceled at Fox After Two Seasons
Alexia Fernández / People.com:
Amanda Bynes ‘Is Doing Great’ as She Prepares to Celebrate Her 35th Birthday ‘with Family and Friends’
Discussion: RADAR and Just Jared
Stuart Pink / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm sure fans would love a nostalgia trip!'  Denise Van Outen and Johnny Vaughan in talks to RETURN as hosts of The Big Breakfast for classic show's 30th anniversary
Discussion: The Sun
Amanda Killelea / Mirror:
Star killed in Emmerdale crash can't watch himself due to crippling body dysmorphia
Just Jared:
Matt James Shaves Beard After Playful Teasing From ‘Bachelor’ Fans on Social Media
Discussion: E! Online
 

 
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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