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8:45 PM ET, March 20, 2023

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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  — 24.6K … Amanda Bynes has been placed on a psychiatric hold after she was found roaming the streets naked and alone ... TMZ has learned.
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.
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.
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
‘Succession’ Star Sarah Snook Is Pregnant, Debuts Baby Bump at Season 4 Premiere (Exclusive)  —  Sarah Snook is going to be a mom!  The celebrated actress debuted her baby bump on the red carpet of the Succession season 4 premiere on Monday.  —  Snook stunned in a black and silver ensemble …
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Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Snook wasn't sold on ‘Succession’ at first. Now, she feels a ‘sense of loss’
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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BSL / One Take News:
The Daniels Will Direct An Episode of ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ (Exclusive)  —  They've conquered the multiverse, now it's time for them to conquer in a galaxy far, far away.  —  Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the Oscar winning directing duo known collectively as the Daniels …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Three Convicted in 2018 Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion  —  After more than 27 hours of deliberation, a Florida jury found three men guilty of killing the rising rapper during a robbery in the parking lot of a motorcycle shop.  —  Nearly five years after the killing of the rising rap star XXXTentacion …
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TMZ.com:
XXXTentacion's Accused Killers Found Guilty of Murder
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
Holly Christodoulou / The Sun:
Paul Grant dead: Star Wars Ewok actor dies aged 56 after life tragically spiralled out of control  —  A FAMED Star Wars Ewok whose life went off the rails has died suddenly aged 56.  —  Paul Grant, who starred alongside Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill in sci-fi classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi …
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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
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.
Tierney Bricker / E! Online:
Frankie Grande Recalls His and Sister Ariana Grande's Tearful Reaction to Her Wicked Casting  —  In a chat with E! News, Frankie Grande revealed the career advice his sister Ariana Grande gave him, his untraditional bachelor party and his dream Broadway role.  —  The Grandes are all about sibling revelry.
Discussion: Just Jared Jr.
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Wendy Williams spotted drinking at NYC gay bar Townhouse after rehab  —  Now this is one Hot Topic.  —  Wendy Williams spent a night out on the town Friday, and sources tell Page Six exclusively that she drank her way from Fresco by Scotto in New York City all the way to gay bar The Townhouse.
TMZ.com:
Shaquille O'Neal On The Mend After Undergoing Hip Surgery  —  SHAQUILLE O'NEAL UNDERGOES HIP SURGERY ... On The Mend  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Shaquille O'Neal sparked concern after sharing a photo of himself in a hospital bed on Sunday ... but TMZ Sports has learned the NBA legend simply needed …
 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

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