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Michael Fairman TV:
‘Dynasty’ and ‘All My Children’ Star, Michael Nader Passes Away at 76  —  Heartbreaking news to report this Wednesday morning.  Michael Fairman TV has learned exclusively that Michael Nader, best known for his role as “Dex” Dexter on ABC's original version of Dynasty, and as Dimitri Marick on All My Children, has died at the age of 76.
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Jennifer Roback / The Sun:
TRAGIC Who was actor Michael Nader and how did he die?
Discussion: The US Sun and Daily Star
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Letitia Wright Hospitalized With Minor Injuries After Stunt Rig Incident On ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Shoot  —  UPDATE: Insiders now tell Deadline, Wright has been released from the hospital.  —  EXCLUSIVE: During an overnight shoot in Boston for Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever …
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Letitia Wright Hospitalized After Stunt Rig Accident While Shooting ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Discussion: E! Online, Page Six and RADAR
TMZ.com:   Letitia Wright Filming For ‘Black Panther’ After Anti-Vax Controversy
Rainesford Stauffer / Teen Vogue:
Her Name Is Not Honey Boo Boo  —  Alana Thompson is no longer the rambunctious child beauty queen the world knew as Honey Boo Boo.  And she'd like you to use her real name.  —  Just shy of her 16th birthday, Alana Thompson, a public high schooler, is saving to buy her first car …
Olivia Petter / The Independent:
Finding Freedom: Harry's wreath ‘stayed in box’ and William ‘furious’ over family drama, new epilogue claims  —  UK exclusive: New chapter in the Sussexes' controversial biography claims Prince Harry was declined the chance to have a wreath laid at the Cenotaph
Discussion: Page Six, The Sun and Cele|bitchy
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Man Photographed as Baby on ‘Nevermind’ Cover Sues Nirvana, Alleging Child Pornography … The album cover depicts Elden underwater in a swimming pool as a then-infant with his genitalia exposed.  The image has generally been understood as a statement on capitalism, as it includes …
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West's Chicago ‘Donda’ Event Will Distribute COVID Vaccines  —  KANYE WEST GET YOUR DOSE AT ‘DONDA’ EVENT ... Distributing COVID Vaccine … Kanye West isn't requiring folks to be vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 to enjoy his “Donda” event in Chicago ... but the good news ... fans can get inoculated on site.
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Christy Carlson Romano: I was salty over Shia LaBeouf's success  —  Christy Carlson Romano admitted Shia LaBeouf's success used to make her “salty,” so much so that at one point she couldn't bring herself to watch any of his movies.  —  “We went from seeing each other every day …
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TMZ.com:
Dell Curry Accuses Sonya Of Cheating On Him W/ Ex-Patriots Player  —  Dell Curry says his estranged wife, Sonya, cheated on him with a former New England Patriots tight end ... and then lied to him about it.  —  It's all spelled out in court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports …
Discussion: Bossip, RADAR, Sandra Rose and The Sun
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TMZ.com:
Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively Donate $10k to Hope for Haiti Quake Relief  —  RYAN REYNOLDS & BLAKE LIVELY DONATE $10K TO HOPE FOR HAITI ... To Boost Quake Relief Efforts  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 449 … Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are chipping in to help those in the hardest-hit areas …
Discussion: E! Online, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
Love Island's Faye says she ‘knows how to deal with things better’ after Teddy row  —  Love Island 2021 star Faye Winter said that although she's a “fiery person”, she knows how to “deal with things better now”, following her explosive with row with Teddy Soares which sparked 25,000 Ofcom complaints
Daniel Bird / Daily Star:
Niall Horan takes swipe at ‘demonic’ Simon Cowell as he takes over from Jimmy Kimmel  —  Niall Horan often remains relatively tightlipped about X Factor boss Simon Cowell who catapulted him to global stardom but the singer has now described the businessman as a “demon”
Ekin Karasin / The Sun:
Jon Gosselin posts rare photo of son Collin, 17, one year after nasty fight as teen heads to school with sister Hannah  —  JON Gosselin posted a rare photo of his son Collin, 17, one year after their nasty fight.  —  The reality star, 44 was “investigated for child abuse” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and E! Online
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Megan Thee Stallion Cleared to Release Remix of BTS' ‘Butter’ … Megan Thee Stallion had planned to release a remix of BTS' “Butter” this Friday — but in a new court filing, the rapper is alleging that her record label is preventing the song's release.  —  According to documents filed Tuesday …
Discussion: Billboard, People.com, POPSUGAR and TMZ.com
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
The Rolling Stones WILL go ahead with their US tour next month and pay tribute to late Charlie Watts on stage  —  THE Rolling Stones plan to pay an emotional tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts on next month's tour.  —  The group have been devastated by 80-year-old Charlie's death on Tuesday …
Discussion: Daily Star and Just Jared
Kara Warner / People.com:
Val Kilmer On Surviving Throat Cancer: ‘I Want to Share My Story More Than Ever’  —  The actor opens up about his cancer struggle and artistic future in the new documentary Val  —  Six years after a throat cancer diagnosis and the radiation and chemotherapy treatments that followed …
Discussion: Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
‘Zoey 101’ Star Alexa Nikolas Suing Ex-Husband for Sexual Battery  —  ‘ZOEY 101’ STAR ALEXA NIKOLAS Suing Ex-Husband ... YOU GROOMED ME AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ME!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 114 … “Zoey 101” star Alexa Nikolas just accused her ex-husband, Michael Milosh …
Discussion: The Sun and RADAR
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Scott Peterson's sister-in-law says new evidence proves he's innocent … Scott Peterson's sister-in-law is out to prove he did not murder his pregnant wife in 2002 as Peterson returns to court Wednesday in hopes of getting a new trial due to alleged juror misconduct in his case.
Discussion: RADAR, The Sun and E! Online
 
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Madison Vain / Esquire:
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Greg Evans / Deadline:
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FemaleFirst:
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short Are Bridging the Generation Gap in ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Discussion: Just Jared
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Josh Duggar's Lawyers File Motion to Dismiss Child Porn Case
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Nicole Chenoweth / The Sun:
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Discussion: E! Online
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
‘Betty’ Canceled at HBO After Two Seasons (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Files to Legally Change His Name to ‘Ye’
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Katie Price's £50k diamond engagement ring Carl Woods gave her ‘taken in assault’
Discussion: Daily Star and FemaleFirst
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Elise Morton / Associated Press:
Russia arrests two journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, on “extremism” charges for allegedly working for a group founded by the late Alexei Navalny

 
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