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3:30 AM ET, June 12, 2025

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Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
Rapper Silentó Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Killing His Cousin  —  Ricky Lamar Hawk—the rapper who rose to fame as Silentó with 2015's “Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae)”—was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of his cousin Frederick Rooks.
Discussion: Billboard and TMZ.com
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Jozsef Papp / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta rapper Silentó gets 30-year sentence after guilty plea  —  Rapper became famous globally at young age after viral hit ‘Watch Me’ (Whip/Nae Nae).' He pleaded guilty but mentally ill in cousin's death.  —  The man whose viral 2015 single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Blake's Version: Scooter Braun's HYBE America Subpoenaed By Taylor Swift's Pal In Justin Baldoni Battle … Former mega-manager and very public Baldoni buddy Scooter Braun's HYBE America is being subpoenaed in the sprawling case, I've learned.  A notice of subpoena was sent today from Lively's lawyers …
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Justin Harp / Us Weekly:
Kendra Wilkinson Reveals Her 1 ‘Regret’ From Living at the Playboy Mansion  —  Kendra Wilkinson revealed the one regret she has from her time living at the Playboy Mansion as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends alongside Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt.  —  “The only thing I can say I regret …
TMZ.com:
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis Dead After Breast Cancer Battle  —  ANANDA LEWIS FORMER MTV VJ DEAD AT 52 … Ananda Lewis, a popular host from the MTV “veejay” era in the late '90s ... died on Wednesday after a lengthy breast cancer battle.  —  The news was broken by her sister Lakshmi on Facebook …
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Thinktank / Baller Alert:
Ananda Lewis, Former MTV VJ and Talk Show Host, Dies at 52 Following Breast Cancer Battle
Charna Flam / People:
Kate Beckinsale Sues Canary Black Producers for Continuing to Expose Her to ‘Dangerous and Unsafe Conditions’ After Suffering an Injury on Set  —  The actress is accusing Anton Entertainment Media Services, Inc. producer John Zois of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery
Discussion: Just Jared and Puck
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Erin Carlson / Us Weekly:
Kate Beckinsale Sues ‘Canary Black’ Producers for Negligence and Battery
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Smallville’ Star Allison Mack Gets Married After Prison Release  —  ‘SMALLVILLE’ STAR ALLISON MACK GOT ME A NEW BALL AND CHAIN ... Married After Prison Release … Allison Mack's locked up again ... no, she's not headed back to federal prison — she's locked up in a new partnership, 'cause she got married!
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
‘Smallville’ Alum Allison Mack Marries in ‘Intimate’ Backyard Wedding 2 Years After Prison Release
Discussion: E! Online
People:
Zoe Saldaña Says Her Emilia Pérez Oscar Is ‘Trans’ and ‘Goes by They/Them’ (Exclusive)  —  The actress's Oscar statuette “is gender fluid,” she revealed to PEOPLE at the L.A. premiere of her latest film ‘Elio’  — Zoe Saldaña's Oscar statuette is “gender fluid,” …
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Scott Wolf Speaks Out, Reveals He Filed for Divorce From Wife Kelley After 21 Years of Marriage  —  Party of Five alum Scott Wolf has broken his silence on his divorce from estranged wife Kelley Wolf.  —  “After 21 years of marriage, I have made the most difficult decision of my life …
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Interview Magazine:
“I'm Basic, But in a Chic Way”: Kai Schreiber Takes Our Pop Quiz  —  Sixteen-year-old Kai Schreiber may be a fresh face on the runway, but as the child of two Hollywood actors, she's anything but shy.  Just before school let out for summer, we gave the budding model one last pop quiz.
Stacy Lambe / People:
Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys Co-Founder and Singer, Dies at 82  —  The music icon helped define the “California sound” with the American rock ‘n’ roll boy band he formed with his family members and a friend  — Brian Wilson, the legendary founder of the Beach Boys, has died
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Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson dies aged 82 as family share ‘grief with the world’
TMZ.com:
'The Bachelor's Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross Are Married  —  KAITY BIGGAR & ZACH SHALLCROSS WE TIED THE KNOT!!! … Kaity Biggar and Zach Shallcross are officially husband and wife ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, “The Bachelor” alums tied the knot on May 23, 2025, in Texas.
Us Weekly:
Lindsay Hubbard Hints at Potential ‘Summer House’ Spinoff After Paige's Exit: ‘Fans Are Onto Something’ (Exclusive)  —  Lindsay Hubbard hinted that a Summer House spinoff could happen after Paige DeSorbo's exit from the series — and Us is here for it.  —  “I think the fans are onto something …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Liz Flora / The Business of Fashion:
The Business of Beauty Global Forum: Hailey Bieber Is Just Getting Started  —  In Napa Valley, California, Bieber made her first public appearance since closing this year's biggest beauty M&A deal so far.  —  The Daily Digest Newsletter  —  The essential daily round-up of fashion news, analysis, and breaking news alerts.
Discussion: People and Us Weekly
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
16-Year-Old TikTok Star Joshua Blackledge's Cause of Death Revealed (Exclusive)  —  TikTok star Joshua Blackledge's cause of death has been revealed nearly three months after his death.  —  Blackledge died by suicide at age 16, per documents obtained exclusively by Us Weekly.
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Mackenzie McKee Secretly Marries in Courthouse Wedding  —  ‘TEEN MOM’ MACKENZIE MCKEE I TIED THE KNOT!!!  Marries Fiancé in Courthouse Wedding  —  Mackenzie McKee is officially off the market — tying the knot with fiancé Khesanio Hall in a quiet courthouse ceremony weeks …
Daniela Avila / People:
Halle Berry Is Making Sexual Wellness Her ‘Second Act’ — and Christina Aguilera Thinks ‘We Need More Halles’ (Exclusive)  —  The Bare It All event on June 9 featured conversations with women leading the sexual wellness industry and highlighted the work of Joylux and Playground
Discussion: InStyle
 
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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Reese Witherspoon's daughter, Ava Phillippe, cringes over comparisons between her boyfriend and dad Ryan
Discussion: Daily Mail and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Chris Pratt & Anna Faris Reunite Publicly For First Time Since Finalizing Divorce
Discussion: Daily Mail
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Sherri Papini Accuses Sister of Having an ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Her Ex-Husband Keith
Discussion: Full Feed and E! Online
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Ghostbusters and Scarface legend Harris Yulin dies after sudden heart attack
Isabel Mohan / Us Weekly:
Us' Mission Impossible Into Tom Cruise's Secret Life: Scientology, Fatherhood and Dating (Exclusive)
Discussion: SheKnows
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Barack and Michelle Obama lean on A-list couple for relationship advice: ‘Our mentors’
Sarah Jones / People:
Sharna Burgess Says Son Zane Has ‘Fallen in Love’ with Baby Sister, Megan Fox and MGK's Daughter: ‘Really Beautiful’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Stephanie Petit / People:
Dutch Palace Gives Update on Princess Catharina-Amalia's Surgery After Future Queen's Horseback Riding Incident
Discussion: HOLA!, InStyle and Mirror
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M

Tim Wu / New York Times:
WBD merging with either Netflix or Paramount should be challenged by US antitrust authorities and would be bad for US streaming market competition

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”

 
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