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6:55 AM ET, April 18, 2024

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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.
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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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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Suspect in Battery Report After Man Allegedly Grabs at His Wife  —  KANYE WEST SUSPECT IN LAPD BATTERY REPORT ... Guy Allegedly Grabbed Bianca … Kanye West might have new legal trouble on his hands — he's the named suspect in a battery report, and cops are now looking into the claims against him ... TMZ has learned.
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Jess Phillips / Daily Star:
Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori ‘sexually assaulted’ before star ‘punched man in face’  —  Rapper Kanye West has reportedly been named as a battery suspect in a police report by the LAPD after allegedly punching a man in the face - claiming his wife was assaulted
Discussion: FemaleFirst and The Mirror
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: Just Jared and New Jersey Online
Ian Casey / BBC:
Star Wars actor Warwick Davis pays tribute to wife Samantha who died aged 53  —  Samantha Davis, founder of dwarfism charity Little People UK and wife of actor Warwick Davis, has died at the age of 53.  —  In a statement, the Star Wars actor paid tribute to his “favourite human”, who died on 24 March.
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
Harry FINALLY cut ties with Britain: Exiled prince lists US as primary residence for first time - amid deportation fears over past drug use  —  Soon after announcing his and Meghan's decision to quit royal duties in 2020, the Duke of Sussex declared at a charity event: 'The UK is my home and a place that I love.
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TMZ.com:
GloRilla Arrested for DUI in Georgia, Cops Say Boob Fell Out During Stop  —  GLORILLA ARRESTED FOR DUI IN GEORGIA ... Cops Say Boob Popped Out … GloRilla found herself in a jail cell this week after cops busted her for DUI — and she apparently had a wardrobe malfunction while this all went down ... TMZ has learned.
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.
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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.
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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’
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.
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 …
Alan Johnson / Daily Star:
This Morning legend ‘to return to ITV show’ as bosses ‘scramble to get her back’  —  Following her success on Celebrity Big Brother, Fern Britton could be in line to make a sensational return to This Morning 15 years on from her departure from the show  —  This Morning bosses are reportedly …
Discussion: Ok - home
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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Mike Miller / Entertainment Weekly:
Joseph Quinn says he has ‘big boots’ to fill as the Human Torch after Chris Evans' Fantastic Four  —  “I remember really enjoying Chris Evans's performance as Johnny in the previous films,” the “Stranger Things” star tells EW.  —  The 2005 Fantastic Four movie starring Jessica Alba …
Discussion: Just Jared, Variety and ComingSoon.net
TMZ.com:
Former Albany Football Star AJ Simon Dead At 25 Years Old  —  ALBANY'S AJ SIMON DEAD AT 25 ... Was NFL Draft Hopeful  —  Former Albany defensive lineman AJ Simon, who was hoping to get picked in the upcoming NFL Draft, has died at only 25 years old.  —  The university announced the tragic news …
The Sun:
Alison Hammond's hunky new toyboy quit Russia to avoid call-up to fight in Ukraine as it's revealed how couple first met  —  A pal revealed that age is just a number to pro masseur David, and that he likely didn't know that Alison was famous at first  —  TV HOST Alison Hammond met …
Discussion: Daily Star, Ok - home and The Mirror
Janine Henni / People:
Queen Camilla Returns to Royal Duties After Easter Break and Anniversary Celebration with King Charles  —  Queen Camilla joined a special discussion at Buckingham Palace following a trip to Scotland with King Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment  —  Queen Camilla is back to royal work …
Naveen Kumar / Variety:
‘The Wiz’ Review: In a New Broadway Revival, Dorothy and Friends Get Lost in a Hypercolor Whirligig  —  A flight of imagination born of the trippy 1970s, “The Wiz” can shoulder a lot of interpretation.  Sidney Lumet's shadowy film, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson …
 
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Becca Longmire / People:
Hayden Panettiere to Open Up About Addiction, Career and More in New Book: 'It's Daunting and Exciting' (Exclusive)
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Discussion: Extra
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
Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
Bachelor Nation alums Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo break up after 1 year of dating
Discussion: Us Weekly and Extra
Andrea Mandell / People:
Olivia Munn's ‘Terrifying’ Breast Cancer Diagnosis After Baby Joy: 4 Surgeries in 10 Months, and Medically Induced Menopause (Exclusive)
 

 
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Poll of US adults: 53% are very concerned about news outlets reporting disinformation during the 2024 election; 42% worry about use of AI to create stories

Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
Source: Apple is testing an AI-enabled Safari browser with a Web Eraser feature for better content blocking, AI-powered text summarization, a new UI, and more

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
LinkedIn launches three Wordle-style puzzle games: theme-based guessing game Pinpoint, Sudoku and Minesweeper-style crossover Queens, and trivia game Crossclimb

 
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