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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Dies at 86  —  A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians.  One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock's first guitar god.  —  Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant …
TMZ.com:
Dan Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ for Falsely Painting Him as Child Sex Abuser  —  DAN SCHNEIDER Sues For Defamation Over ‘Quiet On Set’ ... PAINTED ME AS A CHILD PREDATOR … Dan Schneider is taking producers of ‘Quiet on Set’ to court — claiming they defamed him by falsely portraying …
Perez Hilton:
Pauly D Refuses To Let His 10-Year-Old Daughter Go On TikTok For THIS Reason!  —  Pauly D has some strict rules when it comes to which apps his daughter is allowed to use!  —  In an interview with People on Wednesday, the Jersey Shore star shared that his 10-year-old daughter Amabella …
Discussion: People
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Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Mo'Nique fuels years-long feud with ‘raggedy bitch’ Oprah Winfrey: I'm not ‘intimidated’ or ‘scared’  —  Mo'Nique is still fueling the fire of her years-long feud with Oprah Winfrey.  —  During a recent stand-up show, the “Parkers” alum slammed the OWN Network founder, calling her a …
Discussion: Suggest
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Reach Divorce Settlement  —  BRITNEY SPEARS & SAM ASGHARI DIVORCE FINALLY SETTLED … Britney Spears has settled her divorce with Sam Asghari ... this nearly a year after Sam filed to pull the plug ... TMZ has learned.  —  Britney and Sam filed a Stipulated Judgment …
Antonia DeBianchi / People:
Camila and Matthew McConaughey Play Pickleball Pantless for Their Tequila Company — Watch!  —  The McConaugheys are making “après pickleball” happen in a new ad for their Pantalones Organic Tequila brand  —  Camila and Matthew McConaughey are pantless...again!
Discussion: Us Weekly
Alexandra Schonfeld / People:
Steve Martin Teases a ‘Star-Studded’ Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building: ‘One of Our Best’ (Exclusive)  —  Filming for the upcoming season is underway and will see the return of some familiar faces  —  With filming underway for season 4 of Only Murders in the Building …
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich's Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive)  —  The indie upstart seems to have outwitted streamers and studios to win “Checkmate” with a seven-figure deal that left competitors' head-spinning.
Discussion: UPROXX, Variety and Just Jared
BBC:
Olivia Rodrigo's Manchester tour dates fall foul of Co-op Live arena fiasco  —  Rodrigo kicked off the European leg of her tour on Tuesday night in Dublin  —  US singer Olivia Rodrigo has expressed her disappointment after becoming the latest act to fall foul of a crisis at Manchester's troubled Co-op Live arena.
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Just Jared and The Sun
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian & Odell Beckham Jr. Split, Better Off as Friends  —  KIM K & OBJ SPLITSVILLE ... We're Better Off as Pals  —  Kim Kardashian's moving on from Odell Beckham Jr. — as the two have decided to go their separate ways, and it's all because there's simply no more love in the air ... just friendship.
Lauren Huff / Entertainment Weekly:
Hitting the Fury Road: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth go inside Furiosa, their full-throttle Mad Max prequel  —  Director George Miller and stars Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth, and Tom Burke preview what to expect from the Furiosa origin story.  —  Witness this: On a bustling set at Quixote Studios …
People:
Billy Idol Says He's ‘California Sober,’ Reveals He Has a ‘Glass of Wine Every Now and Again’ (Exclusive)  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Idol opens up about his relationship with substances nowadays  —  Billy Idol's relationship to substances has changed over the years.
Beatriz Colon / HELLO!:
Kelly Clarkson recalls being a stepmom to teenagers during marriage to Brandon Blackstock: ‘Real different’  —  The American Idol alum shares two kids with ex Brandon Blackstock, and was a stepmom to his older kids from a previous marriage  —  Kelly Clarkson may not have reached …
Discussion: People and Just Jared
JP Mangalindan / People:
LeVar Burton Recalls His ‘Tense’ Discussions with Reading Rainbow Producers Over His Earring and ‘Different Fads’  —  The longtime host explained how changes to his appearance during the course of the show became a sore point, but he was “more interested in my authenticity”
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Jonathan Majors & Meagan Good Pack On the PDA For Sunny Beach Day  —  JONATHAN MAJORS & MEAGAN GOOD SHOW OFF HOT BODS AT THE BEACH ... Legal Woes Behind Them!!!  —  MALIBU LOVIN'  —  Jonathan Majors looked lighter than air at the beach with Meagan Good — and it seems they both know the criminal saga …
Discussion: Daily Mail, People and Just Jared
People:
Tyra Banks Says She Had Her First Alcoholic Drink at 50: ‘I Was Like, This Is Nasty!’  (Exclusive)  —  The former 'America's Next Top Model' host and entrepreneur opens up about celebrating her milestone birthday in Australia: ‘It was so magical’  —  Tyra Banks celebrated her 50th birthday with her very first alcoholic drink.
Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Mauricio Umansky Purchases Luxury Hollywood Condo After Moving Out of Home With Kyle Richards (Exclusive)  —  Kyle Richards revealed on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that estranged husband Mauricio Umansky was looking to move out of their shared home — and he finally has.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Mariska Hargitay on Making Olivia Benson a TV Icon, Dick Wolf's ‘Tough Love’ and Fighting to Bring Kelli Giddish Back to ‘SVU’  —  When a little girl can't find her mother in a pocket park in New York City, she inexplicably runs crying straight into the arms of Mariska Hargitay.
Jessica Pressler / Town & Country:
Maya Rudolph Is a National Treasure  —  From SNL to the silver screen to awards show stages, Maya Rudolph always brings the magic.  Her latest trick?  Turning an out-of-touch billionaire into TV's most endearing character.  —  The more Maya Rudolph learns about the superwealthy, the less she understands.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, People and The Wrap
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Hollywood Reporter:
Colleen Hoover Romantic Thriller ‘Verity’ Getting Movie Treatment From Amazon MGM (Exclusive)  —  Eat the Cat's Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund are producing, while Hillary Seitz is writing the script. … Amazon MGM Studios is developing an adaptation of the novel, with Eat the Cat's Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund on board to produce.
Virginia Chamlee / People:
Bret Baier's 16-Year-Old Son Paul Recovering After Emergency Open-Heart Surgery: ‘We Got Lucky’ (Exclusive)  —  “A lot can change in a matter of five hours,” Paul Baier tells PEOPLE.  “It's important to be thankful for everything you have, every second of every day”  —  Close
Discussion: Us Weekly and TV Insider
Carli Lloyd / Women's Health:
After Unexplained Infertility, Carli Lloyd Is Pregnant And Sharing Her Story For The First Time  —  “In times of struggle, we see what we are made of.”  —  Former pro soccer player Carli Lloyd helped the USWNT win two World Cups (2015 and 2019) and two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012).
Esther Kang / People:
Elizabeth Gutiérrez Confirms Her Separation from DWTS Alum William Levy: 'I Couldn't Give More, I Gave Everything'  —  The news of their split comes two months after police were called to their Florida home over a domestic disturbance in March, according to a police incident report
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Extra
TMZ.com:
Chris Pine at War with His Neighbor Over Ficus Trees  —  CHRIS PINE At War With Neighbor ... YOU'RE BARKING UP WRONG FICUS TREE!!! … Chris Pine's in a court battle with his neighbor over the roots he's put down in L.A. — roots that are allegedly infiltrating this woman's backyard ... and we mean that quite literally.
David Thompson / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle's new Netflix show is filming on cannabis farm at center of feud over intense stench in Carpinteria neighborhood  — Farmlane, a cannabis farming business owned by the Van Wingerden family, is one of the biggest purveyors of legally produced pot in Carpinteria, California
Discussion: The Mirror and Page Six
 
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Lawrence Yee / People:
Rosie O'Donnell Joins And Just Like That... for Season 3
Susan Knox / The Mirror:
Richard Tandy dead: Electric Light Orchestra keyboardist dies at 76
Sammi Caramela / Suggest:
Michael Strahan's Daughter Isabella Jokes About Being ‘Bald’ Amid Chemo for Brain Tumor
Discussion: E! Online and People
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Cher: I date younger guys because men my age are ‘all dead’
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Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
Faith Hill shares rare personal glimpse of Tim McGraw like never before on 57th birthday
Discussion: People
Liz McNeil / People:
No, Mama Cass Did Not Die from a Ham Sandwich: In New Book, Her Daughter Shares What Really Happened (Exclusive)
TODAY.com:
Benny Blanco on passion for cooking, Selena Gomez, new music
Julie Jordan / People:
Sofía Vergara Graces the Cover of PEOPLE's Beautiful Issue — and Gets Real About Dating, Growing Older and Her Secrets for Beauty
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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