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1:45 PM ET, April 25, 2024

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New York Times:
Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned by New York's Top Court  —  Manhattan prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case sparked the #MeToo movement.  —  Here's the latest on the reversal of Weinstein's conviction.
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Associated Press:
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial  —  New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” …
Glamour:
‘I Finally Feel Like I Can Breathe’  —  Nº 21 top.  TWP trousers.  Skims briefs.  Stylist's own shoes. … In April of 2022 I was close to calling off my wedding.  Instead of running away, I doubled down on being a model wife.  In 2023 my now ex-husband posted a lovely tribute to our first anniversary on Instagram.
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Sophia Bush, 41, announces she is queer and in love with Ashlyn Harris as she shares her former partners have always known she was into women: ‘I can finally breathe now!’
Discussion: People
People:
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Had a Couples Vacation with Bradley Cooper & Gigi Hadid, Mom Donna Kelce Reveals  —  The NFL star sent his mom a photo from the famous foursome's beach excursion in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. last week  —  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had some company on their most recent getaway.
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People:
Donna Kelce Calls Taylor Swift's ‘TTPD’ Her ‘Best Work Yet’: ‘She Is a Very Talented Woman’ (Exclusive)  —  Donna exclusively tells PEOPLE she listened to Swift's new album “all morning long” on its release day  —  Much like the rest of the world, Donna Kelce is loving Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
Jonathan Borge / InStyle:
Julia Fox Came to Work  —  With a new TV show premiering next month, and more music and movies on the horizon, the provocateur is laughing at the naysayers all the way to the bank.  —  It's 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday and Julia Fox is still on the clock.  After speaking with more than a dozen journalists …
Discussion: Page Six and Hollywood Life
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Deirdre Durkan-simonds / Daily Mail:
Julia Fox talks dating after her fling with Kanye West: 'I don't ever want to just be known as someone's girlfriend'
Discussion: Page Six
Norman Baker / The Guardian:
King Charles looked for heroes to honour - and picked William, Kate and Camilla.  Laugh?  Cry?  You choose  —  Can we really say Britain has a modernised monarchy when archaic titles are being handed out as if it were 1348, not 2024  —  I wonder if I should award myself an honour, something grand-sounding.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and HELLO!
Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
Taylor Swift's Ex Matty Healy Reacts to ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Songs  —  How Matty Healy Feels About Taylor Swift's ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Rumored Diss Track  —  Chris Pine Recalls Feeling ‘Terrified’ at ‘Princess Diaries 2’ Premiere 20 Years Ago (Exclusive)
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TMZ.com:
Matty Healy Breaks Silence on Taylor Swift's New Album, Hasn't Heard It
Vogue:
Everything to Know About the 2024 Met Gala: Theme, Hosts, and More  —  We now know the most highly guarded details of the 2024 Met Gala, to be held on the first Monday in May. The 2024 Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion …
Sara Whitman / Page Six:
Princess Beatrice's ex-boyfriend Paolo Liuzzo dies of drug overdose in Miami hotel room: report  —  Princess Beatrice's ex-boyfriend Paolo Liuzzo has died from a suspected drug overdose, the Sun reported Wednesday.  —  According to the publication, he passed away in a room …
Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
Benny Blanco Is the Perfect Boyfriend.  He Even Cooks.  —  The Grammy-nominated music producer, Selena Gomez's boyfriend and cookbook author wants to see your O-face when you take a bite of one of his recipes. … THE 36-YEAR-OLD MUSIC producer Benny Blanco once described himself physically as “Andre the Giant meets Danny DeVito.”
Discussion: People, Billboard, Hollywood Life and UPROXX
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge, Ruby Stokes to Star in Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Sunny Dancer’ From Rising Brit Director George Jaques (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Embankment Films is launching the film, which takes a “refreshing, uplifting and surprising approach to the teenage cancer story,” in Cannes
Discussion: Just Jared and ComingSoon.net
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Tiffany Haddish Reveals Painful Endometriosis Battle and 8 Miscarriages: ‘The Devil Is Real’ (Exclusive)  —  The hit comedian and actress gets more candid than ever before about her health ahead of new memoir ‘I Curse You With Joy’, out May 7  —  Amid numerous struggles in recent years …
Ella Creamer / The Guardian:
Rebel Wilson memoir to be published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen passages redacted  —  Australian actor's book Rebel Rising will have allegations of incident on set of Grimsby that left her ‘feeling bullied, humiliated, and compromised’ struck out  —  The UK edition of Australian actor Rebel …
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige Break Up After 3 Years: 'They Plan to Stay in Each Other's Lives' (Exclusive)  —  The ‘American Idol’ host and model, who started dating in 2021, made the decision together and will remain supportive friends  —  Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige are ending …
Just Jared:
2 ‘Law & Order’ TV Shows Renewed, 1 Series Moving to Peacock for 2024-2025 Season  —  We now know the fate of Law & Order: Organized Crime.  —  Earlier this year, we learned the fates of two of the three Law & Order franchises on NBC: Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, and now, we're learning the fate of Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Jennifer Aniston to Produce ‘9 to 5’ Reimagining for 20th Century Studios  —  Jennifer Aniston is ready to pour herself a cup of ambition.  —  Aniston and her Echo Films partner Kristin Hahn are producing a “9 to 5” reimagining for 20th Century Studios, Variety has confirmed.
Simon Perry / People:
Prince William Visits School After Getting Invited on Social Media as Kate Middleton Continues Cancer Treatment  —  The Prince of Wales is in the West Midlands of England visiting a school and community projects tackling better well-being  —  Prince William is continuing his work …
TMZ.com:
‘Simpsons’ Producer Sorry Fans Upset by Character's Death, Makes the Point  —  ‘SIMPSONS’ PRODUCER TIM LONG SORRY IF LARRY'S DEATH GOT TO YOU ... That Was the Point!!! … “The Simpsons” killed off a longtime character this week, sparking shock and outrage among its fans …
Discussion: UPROXX, The US Sun and Daily Star
Hope Sloop / Entertainment Tonight:
Kathie Lee Gifford Reflects on Late Husband Frank's Devastating Affair (Exclusive)  —  Why Kathie Lee Gifford Plans to Keep Future Romances Out of the Spotlight (Exclusive)  —  Chris Pine Recalls Feeling ‘Terrified’ at ‘Princess Diaries 2’ Premiere 20 Years Ago (Exclusive)
 
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RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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