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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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Adrianna Freedman / Cosmopolitan:
Um... Regé-Jean Page Isn't Coming Back for ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2  —  Okay so like... what am I supposed to do with my life now??  —  Well, officially call me heartbroken.  As we all know,  —  Bridgerton  —  is in the middle of filming its sophomore season, and to be honest …
M.B. / Perez Hilton:
Bridgerton Breakout Regé-Jean Page LEFT THE SHOW!  Find Out Why The Duke Isn't Coming Back! … Holy s**t, thou art saying WHAT to us??  —  In a shocking announcement to fans, Bridgerton broke the news on Friday that Regé-Jean Page, one of the two breakout stars from the Netflix megahit …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
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
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!!!
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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
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Krista Vernoff on Overcoming Her Past, Overhauling 'Grey's Anatomy' and (Finally) Emerging From Shonda's Shadow  —  The ABC showrunner has had an enviable résumé (including as Rhimes' top lieutenant) and a gripping backstory, but for 20 years she struggled to get her own show made — until ‘Rebel.’
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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
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: E! Online and 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
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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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.
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:
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 …
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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Bald Eagle Hunts Down And Eats Seagull On Golf Course, Insane Video!
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Kourtney Kardashian's son Mason says she, Addison Rae have sleepovers
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Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Paulina Porizkova Responds to Ageist Critics on Instagram: ‘I Think I Look Pretty Good in Lingerie’
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Discussion: FemaleFirst
Elaine Low / Variety:
‘Bless the Harts’ Canceled at Fox After Two Seasons
Alexia Fernández / People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Seb Joseph / Digiday:
For the third time, Google delays the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome, pushing back its plans to early 2025 amid regulatory scrutiny

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

 
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