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3:30 PM ET, March 20, 2023

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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith  —  Rupert Murdoch.  Professionally, the parent of Earth's media.  Personally, the creator of new news himself.  Celebrating March, his Nativity month, a new scoop is Mr. Murdoch's getting married — again.  —  But first, before anything, we discuss the important stuff.
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Brokeback Mountain Coming to London Stage With Stars Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist  —  Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges will star in a London theater production of Brokeback Mountain as Jack and Ennis, who were played by Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger in the 2005 film.  —  Brokeback Mountain is headed to the stage.
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TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Placed on Psychiatric Hold, Found Naked and Roaming Streets  —  AMANDA BYNES PLACED ON PSYCHIATRIC HOLD After Roaming Streets Naked  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amanda Bynes has been placed on a psychiatric hold after she was found roaming the streets naked and alone ... TMZ has learned.
Variety:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Vet Julianne Hough to Replace Tyra Banks as Co-Host for Season 32 (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Julianne Hough, who has boosted her career through several seasons-long stints with “Dancing With the Stars,” is set to return to the ballroom, this time as host.
TMZ.com:
XXXTentacion's Accused Killers Found Guilty of Murder  —  XXXTENTACION 3 MEN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER  —  The 3 men accused of killing XXXTentaction have just been found guilty of murder in the 2018 shooting.  —  The verdicts came in Monday for Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams.
Tommy McArdle / People.com:
‘The White Lotus’ Star Will Sharpe to Direct ‘Crying in H Mart’ Film Adaptation: It Felt Very Familiar to Me'  —  “I found that it felt universal in its specificity,” Will Sharpe says of the 2021 memoir Crying in H Mart by Japanese Breakfast singer, songwriter and guitarist Michelle Zauner
Nicholas Ballasy / People.com:
Adam Sandler Given ‘Props’ by Chris Rock, Jennifer Aniston and More as He Receives Mark Twain Prize  —  Pete Davidson and Drew Barrymore were among others who toasted — and roasted — the actor and comedian as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center
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Christian Allaire / Vogue:
At Moschino, Jeremy Scott Brought a Sense of Humor to the Red Carpet  —  It's the end of an era: This morning, designer Jeremy Scott announced that he will be ending his 10-year run as the artistic director of Moschino.  While leading the charge for the Italian fashion house …
Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Snook wasn't sold on ‘Succession’ at first.  Now, she feels a ‘sense of loss’  —  When she was first approached about playing Siobhan “Shiv” Roy, the only daughter of a ruthless but ailing media tycoon in HBO's “Succession,” Sarah Snook was apprehensive of the project despite its obvious pedigree.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Jordan Peele's Fourth Movie in the Works, Set for Christmas 2024 Release … Universal Pictures, which released the filmmaker's prior features “Get Out,” “Us” and “Nope,” added an “Untitled Fourth Film Directed by Jordan Peele” to its release calendar.  It's set to open in theaters nationwide on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.
Olivia Pym / British GQ:
Sam Claflin is not that guy  —  After a career playing shirtless hunks, Daisy Jones & The Six is letting the actor access his most personal material yet  —  Sam Claflin is the sort of man that gets punched in the face and ends up apologising for it.  Well, not the sort of man - the actual man this has happened to.
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Jack Irvin / People.com:
Latto Says She Was Arrested for Bringing a Loaded Gun to LAX Before $75,000 Private Jet Flight  —  The Grammy nominee told fans about the incident after rapping about it for a recent collaboration  —  Latto says there's truth behind her recent rap lyrics about getting arrested for bringing …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
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