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9:45 PM ET, April 2, 2021

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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!
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
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
TMZ.com:
Danielle ‘Bhad Bhabie’ Bregoli Banks $1 Million on OnlyFans  —  BHAD BHABIE CLAIMS SHE BANKED $1 MIL ON ONLYFANS ... In Just 6 Hours!!!  —  Bhad Bhabie was clearly lying when she told us she'd already “done it all” by her 18th birthday, because just a week later she claims she's done something new — shattered an OnlyFans record.
Discussion: Egotastic
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Bhad Bhabie claims she made $1M hours after OnlyFans debut
Discussion: Dlisted
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
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women  —  The congressman and a former official in Florida sent money to the women using cash apps, receipts showed.  —  WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation into Representative Matt Gaetz …
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Tristan Thompson Teases Fans With Eye-Catching Comment On Khloé Kardashian's Diamond Ring Pic!  —  Soooo are these two engaged, or what?!  —  KUWTK fans think Tristan Thompson might be trying to not-so-subtly tell the world that he and Khloé Kardashian have taken the next step …
Discussion: E! Online
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Shows Off Massive Ring on That Finger — and Tristan Thompson Leaves Flirty Comment
Discussion: Glamour and Cele|bitchy
Just Jared:
Alyssa Milano & Holly Marie Combs React To ‘Charmed’ Producer's Explanation Of Why She Quit  —  Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs are responding to Krista Vernoff's explanation of why she left the original series as a producer.  —  In her interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Krista …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Right Stuff’ Canceled By Disney+ After One Season, Shopped By Warner Bros. TV  —  EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has opted not to order a second season of space race series The Right Stuff.  The Mercury 7 period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, originated at National Geographic …
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
Devastated Mark Wright reveals Covid has ripped his family apart — killing his uncle and striking down six relatives  —  DEVASTATED Mark Wright has revealed that Covid ripped his family apart — with his uncle Eddie dying and six relatives struck down by coronavirus.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
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
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
Dan Coombs / The Sun:
BBC promise highly paid Radio 1 DJs they won't have to relocate from London  —  THE BBC has promised to move key jobs out of London - but its high-paid talent on Radio 1 have nothing to worry about.  —  The station's daytime presenters, including Clara Amfo, Nick Grimshaw and Scott Mills …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Armie Hammer Departs Broadway Play ‘The Minutes’ … In light of an LAPD investigation and sexual assault allegations — which Hammer strongly denies — the actor has departed the Broadway play, “The Minutes.”  —  “The Minutes,” a play by Tracy Letts, was originally set to debut in March 2020 …
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:
Bald Eagle Hunts Down And Eats Seagull On Golf Course, Insane Video!  —  BALD EAGLE HUNTS DOWN & EATS SEAGULL ON GOLF COURSE ... Insane Video!!!  —  FORE!!!  —  You've seen birdies and eagles on a golf course before ... but ever seen an eagle EAT a birdie on the links?!!?!
Discussion: The WOW Report
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: Page Six, E! Online and FemaleFirst
 
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
The Queen and Prince Charles look so happy in adorable new family photos
Discussion: Just Jared
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Taylor Swift Unveils a Vault Door With a Puzzle to Decode!
Discussion: E! Online
People.com:
Salma Hayek Says Her ‘Curious’ Pet Rescue Owl Has Great Taste: ‘She Like Good Wine, This One’
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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
People.com:
Michael Strahan Reveals His Teeth ‘Gap Is Here to Stay’ in April Fool's Day Prank
Discussion: Dlisted
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Kathryn Hahn on Embracing Her Makeup-Free Self for PEOPLE's Beautiful Issue: ‘I Am Who I Am’
Discussion: Page Six
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Discussion: Just Jared and Elle
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Octavia Spencer, Gabrielle Union and More Stars React to Taraji P. Henson's Nude Photo Prank
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Neil Goulding / Daily Star:
Tom Parker leaves doctors ‘shocked’ with how well he is responding to treatment
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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