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TMZ.com:
Cops Not Ruling Out Foul Play in Actress Sophie Nyweide's Death  —  ACTRESS SOPHIE NYWEIDE COPS NOT RULING OUT FOUL PLAY ... In Death Investigation … Police in Vermont investigating the sudden death of 24-year-old actress Sophie Nyweide say she was found lifeless on a riverbank …
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Actress Sophie Nyweide Dead at 24  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  REMEMBERING SOPHIE NYWEIDE  —  UPDATE  —  9:57 AM PT — Shelly, Sophie Nyweide's mom, tells TMZ ... “We are very distraught and mourning.  All I can say is her time acting was brief but very happy.
Poppy Koronka / The Times:
Sarah Ferguson: ‘A cancer diagnosis feels like a death sentence’  —  The Duchess of York has discussed her own health battles as she backed an initiative aiming to improve care for young people with cancer  —  Getting a cancer diagnosis felt “like a death sentence”, Sarah, the Duchess of York …
Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly and Mirror
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Simon Perry / People:
Sarah Ferguson Says Her Cancer Diagnosis ‘Felt Like a Death Sentence’ As She Supports Teenagers with the Disease  —  The Duchess of York has written about her cancer as she raises awareness ahead of a visit with her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
Discussion: HELLO! and The Times
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Post Malone served custody papers from ex-fiancée before Coachella performance  —  Post Malone was served with custody papers just days before he took the stage at Coachella 2025.  —  Malone's ex-fiancée, Hee Sung “Jamie” Park, hired a process server to track down the …
Jack Smart / People:
President John Cena Clashes with Prime Minister Idris Elba Before Teaming Up in Heads of State Trailer  —  ‘Heads of State’ also stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jack Quaid  —  John Cena and Idris Elba team up as world leaders on the run in Heads of State.  —  On Wednesday, April 23 …
Discussion: Just Jared and UPROXX
Alex Ross / People:
Jeremy Renner Recalls Seeing ‘My Left Eye with My Right Eye’ After Near-Fatal 2023 Accident (Exclusive)  —  Read (and listen to) an exclusive excerpt of Renner's new memoir ‘My Next Breath,’ in which he revisits the incident and its grueling aftermath  —  Jeremy Renner refuses to be haunted by his past.
Discussion: Just Jared
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Chappell Roan Score American Music Awards 2025 Nominations: See the Full List  —  The American Music Awards released its list of 2025 nominations, with Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Billie Eilish among the top nominees.  —  Kendrick Lamar continues to prove no one's like him.
TMZ.com:
Lizzo Reveals Secrets to Her Massive Weight Loss  —  LIZZO REVEALS SECRETS TO MASSIVE WEIGHT LOSS  —  Lizzo has been on a mission to live a healthier lifestyle ... and after shedding 16% of her body fat, she's pulling back the curtain on how she made it all happen.
Discussion: People
GQ UK:
David Harbour on Stranger Things, Thunderbolts, and new beginnings  —  In a period of great change - the endings of Stranger Things and a long-term relationship - the Thunderbolts star is wrestling with the impermanence of life and channeling everything into his work
Associated Press:
Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll  —  The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal record and what it has taken to overcome it.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, TMZ.com, People and Billboard
Clover Hope / Men's Health:
Strength Redefined: How Jalen Hurts's Grit Led to Super Bowl Glory  —  Yes, he can squat 600 pounds and deadlift 620 pounds, but the Super Bowl MVP's greatest power may be his mind.  —  JALEN HURTS ISN'T at Disney World.  On a gray March afternoon in Philadelphia, I find him at the Fitler Club …
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Jamie Roberts / Mirror:
Coronation Street star selling old clothes for £10 after ITV exit makes confession  —  A star of the Coronation Street cobbles has shared a new venture selling her pre-loved clothes online as her character prepares to leave the long-running ITV soap  —  A Coronation Street star …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and Radio Times
FemaleFirst:
Jason Biggs suffered cholesterol scare after bingeing ice cream  —  ‘American Pie’ star Jason Biggs has revealed he suffered cholesterol issues after bingeing ice cream but he's now brought his levels back down to a normal level after changing his diet and embracing a
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Star
Cultured Mag:
How ‘White Lotus’ Star Walton Goggins Became Hollywood's Most Unexpected Heartthrob  —  Over the past five years, the 53-year-old actor has risen through the ranks to become one of Hollywood's most ebullient and irresistibly watchable figures.  The secret to his success?  A fear of letting us down.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / TODAY.com:
Ben Affleck talks about the $6,000 sneakers his son wanted, and why his kids have jobs  —  “I have the money.  You're broke!”  —  If Ben Affleck's son Samuel thought a pair of $6,000 sneakers were a shoo-in just because of who his dad is — he was sorely mistaken.
TMZ.com:
Carlos Santana Suffers Medical Emergency Before Show  —  CARLOS SANTANA MEDICAL EMERGENCY BEFORE SHOW … Health scare for Carlos Santana ... he's in a hospital right now getting treatment after suffering a medical emergency before a concert in Texas ... TMZ has learned.
Julia Moore / People:
Joshua Jackson Says the Dawson's Creek Cast Came Together to ‘Help’ James Van Der Beek amid His Cancer Journey  —  Van Der Beek revealed to PEOPLE last year that he is fighting colorectal cancer  —  James Van Der Beek has the full support of his Dawson's Creek family as his cancer journey continues.
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Tina Knowles Reveals Breast Cancer Battle After Missed Mammogram: ‘I Shudder to Think What Could Have Happened’ (Exclusive)  —  Beyoncé and Solange's mom — and the author of ‘Matriarch’ —shares her shocking diagnosis and opens up about fame, love and loss in this week's issue of PEOPLE
TMZ.com:
Lil Uzi Vert Transported to NYC Hospital by Ambulance After Falling Ill  —  LIL UZI VERT 🚑 LOADED IN AMBULANCE, HOSPITALIZED IN NYC … Lil Uzi Vert is currently getting medical treatment in NYC — the “Eternal Atake” rapper was rushed to a hospital ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Kevin Costner ‘mystery woman’ from LA outing revealed  —  The woman Kevin Costner was spotted at lunch with on Monday in Los Angeles is his assistant, and has been for two years.  —  The duo was just having a work lunch, we hear.  —  Sources told Page Six that the woman has been previously photographed …
Us Weekly:
Rosie O'Donnell Reveals How Lyle Menendez Helped Her Following Her Child Clay's Autism Diagnosis (Exclusive)  —  Us Weekly SHORTS  —  Rosie O'Donnell is incredibly grateful for the support she received from Lyle Menéndez after her 12-year-old child, Clay, was diagnosed with autism.
Discussion: E! Online, FemaleFirst and Extra
Meredith Wilshere / People:
It Turns Out Pride & Prejudice Fans Have Emma Thompson to Thank for This Now-Viral Line from the Film (Exclusive)  —  ‘Pride & Prejudice’ got some dialogue help from a seasoned Jane Austen specialist: one Emma Thompson  —  The cast and crew of 2005's Pride & Prejudice got dialogue help from a Jane Austen specialist.
Discussion: E! Online
Megan Rubenstein / E! Online:
Golden Bachelor Season 2: Meet the Former NFL Player Serving as Leading Man  —  The Golden Bachelor is coming back for season two with former NFL player Mel Owens serving as the ABC series' leading man.  —  A new Golden Bachelor is ready to kick off season two.
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Internal memo: TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US unit; Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX will collectively own 45% of the US entity, and ByteDance will retain ~20%

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News and The Free Press announce Things That Matter, a series of town halls and debates, starting in early 2026, with Sam Altman, J.D. Vance, and others

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