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8:35 PM ET, April 17, 2024

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Victoria Uwumarogie / Essence:
Exclusive: Ashanti And Nelly Are Expecting — And Engaged! … Ashanti and Nelly are having a baby!  —  The singer shared the good news exclusively with ESSENCE and is overjoyed about not only having her first child but also being engaged to her longtime love.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Quentin Tarantino Drops ‘The Movie Critic’ As His Final Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Tarantino's movies are always full of surprises, and here is one about The Movie Critic we did not expect.  Deadline can reveal that Tarantino has dropped the film as his 10th and final project.
Discussion: ComingSoon.net and UPROXX
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Just Jared:
Quentin Tarantino Shelves Brad Pitt-Starring ‘The Movie Critic,’ Will Find New Final Film (Report)  —  Quentin Tarantino was set to bring an end to his movie-making career with a tenth and final film called The Movie Critic.  However, that is no longer the case.
Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie is accusing Brad Pitt of trying to ‘bleed her dry’ in their ongoing bitter legal battle - despite him helping enrich his vengeful ex by close to $100million
Discussion: RADAR
TMZ.com:
Sydney Sweeney Fires Back on ‘Not Pretty’ Remark, Producer Regretful  —  SYDNEY SWEENEY CLAPS BACK AT ‘NOT PRETTY’ COMMENT ... Producer Regretful … Sydney Sweeney's camp hasn't wasted time clapping back at the attack on her looks and acting chops by a Hollywood producer ... even though the woman herself is walking it back.
Discussion: Page Six, Suggest, RADAR and New York Post
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Hazel Jones / Daily Mail:
Sydney Sweeney 'is not pretty and she can't act' declares top Hollywood producer Carol Baum, calling her movie Anyone But You ‘unwatchable’  — Sydney Sweeney, 26, blasted by one of Hollywood's top female producers  — Carol Baum has produced 34 films including remake of Dead Ringers
Andrea Mandell / People:
Olivia Munn's ‘Terrifying’ Breast Cancer Diagnosis After Baby Joy: 4 Surgeries in 10 Months, and Medically Induced Menopause (Exclusive)  —  Munn opens up to PEOPLE about her double mastectomy, leaning on partner John Mulaney during her recovery, and what she wants women to know about preventing breast cancer
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former ‘Real Housewives’ star Siggy Flicker's stepson arrested on Jan. 6 charges  —  Tyler Campanella, the stepson of “Siggy” Flicker, was arrested more than three years after the reality star posted images that Campanella apparently shot inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Alum Siggy Flicker's Stepson Arrested In Connection to January 6 Riots
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Prince Harry renounces British residency, declares US is his ‘new country’
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Sun
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Ageless Auteurs: Scorsese Eyes Frank Sinatra Biopic With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Spielberg Tackling UFO Movie and More  —  Mark Twain once quipped, “Age is a case of mind over matter.  If you don't mind it, it doesn't matter.”  When it comes to Martin Scorsese, age certainly isn't making a difference.
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Jenna Jameson releases barbed statement after wife Jessi Lawless blamed their split on her drinking again - as star declares ‘empathy is better than shaming’  —  Jenna Jameson has released a barbed statement after her wife Jessi Lawless revealed their split this week - and claimed it was due to her allegedly drinking again.
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People:
Zendaya Calls Her New Movie Challengers ‘Incredibly Sexy’ Even Without Sex Scenes: ‘Tennis Is the Sex’  —  “Tennis holds a metaphor for a lot of things: desires, passion, pain, anger, frustration,” the actress said Tuesday, April 16, at the movie's L.A. premiere
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Julia Moore / People:
Mariska Hargitay, Dressed in Her SVU Gear, Mistaken for Real-Life Police Officer By Young Girl Looking for Her Mom  —  The actress was filming one of the final episodes of the show's historic 25th season in New York City when she was approached by the child  —  Mariska Hargitay doesn't just star …
Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
OJ Simpson has been cremated, estate attorney in Las Vegas says.  No public memorial is planned  —  Malcolm LaVergne, who is handling OJ Simpson's estate, said the former football star will be cremated and there are no immediate plans for a public memorial.  Simpson's four surviving children are the only beneficiaries of his assets.
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Zendaya Says 'I Don't Know' if ‘Euphoria’ Will Return for Season 3: 'It's Beyond Me'  —  Zendaya claims she, too, is unaware of when “Euphoria” Season 3 will begin production.  —  Although the “Euphoria” star is an executive producer of the hit HBO series, she said she's “not in charge” …
TMZ.com:
Jason Kelce Says He Lost Super Bowl Ring In Chili Pit At Live ‘New Heights’ Show  —  JASON KELCE I LOST MY SB RING IN A CHILI PIT ... Seriously!!!  —  NOW IN A LANDFILL  —  The live taping of a ‘New Heights’ show at the Univ. of Cincinnati last week came at a steep cost for Jason Kelce …
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Melissa Barrera Says Fan Support in Months Since Scream Firing Has Been ‘So Beautiful’  —  Barrera spoke to ‘ET Online’ on April 16 about the support she's received from fans following her firing from ‘Scream’ in November  —  Melissa Barrera is opening up about her support from fans.
People:
Actress Ally Maki Is Pregnant, Expecting Her First Baby: 'There's No Hiding It Anymore' (Exclusive)  —  The Big Door Prize actress is pregnant with her first baby and feeling great — other than constantly craving bagels with cream cheese  —  Ally Maki is having a baby — and it's a girl!
Discussion: Extra
Samantha Sutton / Page Six:
Sarah Paulson talks Botox and filler: 'I don't shoot anything into my face'  —  Sarah Paulson is all about aging gracefully.  —  The actress, 49, sat down with her longtime friend, Pedro Pascal, also 49, for an interview with Interview Magazine, and the two spent time discussing growing older.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Daily Mail, Queerty and People
Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Barbra Streisand records first new song in SIX YEARS for Holocaust series The Tattooist of Auschwitz as icon slams ‘rise of antisemitism in the world today’: ‘Love can triumph’  —  Barbra Streisand has recorded her first new song in six years for Peacock's new drama series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
 
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Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:
Megan Fox, 37, looks unrecognizable with minimal makeup in mirror selfie as baffled fans ask: ‘Why does she look so different?’
Discussion: Page Six
Becca Longmire / People:
Hayden Panettiere to Open Up About Addiction, Career and More in New Book: 'It's Daunting and Exciting' (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Lala Kent would rather be ‘f-ked with a cheese grater’ than have sex with ex Randall Emmett
Discussion: Suggest and Daily Mail
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Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
Bachelor Nation alums Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo break up after 1 year of dating
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