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12:35 PM ET, March 17, 2026

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TMZ.com:
Kiki Shepard, ‘Showtime at the Apollo’ Cohost, Dead At 74  —  KIKI SHEPARD DEAD AT 74 … Kiki Shepard — the longtime cohost of the legendary music showcase “Showtime at the Apollo” — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  LaShirl Smith, Kiki's rep, tells TMZ ... she suffered a massive heart attack …
Entertainment Tonight:
Jane Fonda Questions Why Barbra Streisand Paid Tribute to Robert Redford at Oscars Instead of Her!  —  ET  —  ET Stream  —  ET Stream  —  Dolly Parton Makes Rare Public Appearance at 80 and Shares Health Update After Scares  —  Ryder Robinson Can't Stop Praising Mom Kate Hudson (Exclusive)
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Connor Surmonte / Page Six:
Jane Fonda has sarcastic take on Barbra Streisand's Robert Redford Oscars tribute
Antoinette Bueno / Page Six:
Details of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's custody agreement revealed as they finalize divorce  —  Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's custody agreement of their three children has been revealed.  —  A judge signed off on the exes' divorce agreement on March 16, and according to the documents obtained …
Discussion: TMZ.com, HELLO!, Reality Tea and Extra
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Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:   Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's Million-Dollar Divorce Settlement Revealed
Joe Crutchley / Mirror:
Coronation Street Catherine Tyldesley's marriage to ITV star including cancer scare  —  Away from Coronation Street, Eva Price actress Catherine Tyldesley is loved-up with her husband and is a proud mum to two children  —  Catherine Tyldesley is a Coronation Street legend as Eva Price - but who is her real-life husband?
Discussion: Daily Star
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Inside the Oscars: Execs Explain In Memoriam Omissions, Playing Off ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Winners and Bringing Back Conan O'Brien as Host  —  They weren't kidding at the end of last night's Oscars: Conan O'Brien, if you want it, the Academy Awards “host for life” job is yours — well, at least for the final two years of ABC's deal.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Buffy’ Autopsy Report: The Inside Story Of How High-Profile Reboot Was Shockingly Slayed … There were issues — as Deadline reported on Saturday, the original pilot was “not perfect”; some called it “not great.”  Yet, after a well-received rewrite with a lot more Buffy Summers in it, no one expected the pass.
Eric Todisco / Page Six:
‘Love Island USA’ star Huda Mustafa hit with temporary restraining order after allegedly threatening to harm herself, boyfriend's son  —  “Love Island USA” star Huda Mustafa has been hit with a temporary restraining order filed by her boyfriend Louis Russell's ex-girlfriend, Nicole Olivera.
FemaleFirst:
The Ipcress File author Len Deighton dies aged 97  —  Len Deighton, whose debut novel The Ipcress File was adapted into a film starring Sir Michael Caine, has died aged 97.  —  Spy thriller writer Len Deighton has died aged 97.  —  The influential bestselling author …
Discussion: Mirror and Daily Star
Maxwell Losgar / Cosmopolitan:
Rob Rausch Is Hot and Unbothered  —  With a ‘Traitors’ win, a rabid fan base, and zero interest in fitting neatly into anyone's narrative, Rob Rausch is having a moment. … It had only been six days since the season 4 finale of The Traitors aired on Peacock when I logged on to Zoom to speak with its winner, Rob Rausch.
Discussion: Reality Tea
Max Gao / The Hollywood Reporter:
Patrick Dempsey Explains His Darker TV Return With ‘Memory of a Killer’: “I Don't Get This Type of Character Offered Often”  —  The star and executive producer dives into his role as a contracted killer battling early onset Alzheimer's in the Fox psychological thriller series …
Discussion: E! Online, TV Insider and Just Jared
Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Teyana Taylor Confronts ‘Very Rude’ Man Who ‘Shoved’ Her at Oscars: 'I Don't Tolerate Disrespect, Especially When It's Unwarranted and Unprovoked'  —  “One Battle After Another” star Teyana Taylor had an argument at the Oscars with a man she claims shoved her.
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TMZ.com:
Teyana Taylor Addresses Her Tense Confrontation With Oscars Security
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sneakily attend multiple, exclusive Oscars afterparties  —  The world's most famous couple celebrated Oscar night in LA, Page Six hears — but they stayed very, very under the radar.  —  There was much speculation about whether Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift had swung into town for Hollywood's big night.
TMZ.com:
Sebastian Stan Expecting Baby With GF Annabelle Wallis  —  SEBASTIAN STAN & ANNABELLE WALLIS EXPECTING BABY NO. 1!!! … Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis are expecting their first child together, TMZ has learned!!!  —  We're told the two actors — who have been together for about four years …
Simon Vozick-Levinson / Rolling Stone:
‘A Beautiful Journey’: Ed O'Brien on His Stunningly Deep Solo Album and Radiohead's Future  —  The celebrated guitarist reveals the heavy emotional work that went into his new Blue Morpho, and gives an update on his main band's touring plans  —  Ed O'Brien is just getting …
Tracy Wright / Page Six:
Comedian Bert Kreischer thanks God after devastating tour bus fire that could have killed him  —  Bert Kreischer counted his blessings after narrowly avoiding disaster.  —  The comedian was grateful to be safe Sunday after his bus caught on fire the night before while he was on tour in the Midwest.
McKinley Franklin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Whitney Leavitt Is More Than Just a Mormon Wife  —  The ‘Chicago’ lead is starring in the fourth season of everyone's favorite reality TV spectacle, and will star in her first feature this year.  With Broadway, ‘Mormon Wives’ and acting aspirations aplenty, Leavitt isn't slowing down anytime soon: “This is just the beginning.”
Just Jared:
‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Cast Adds Patrick Wilson as Abby's Dad, Jason Ritter as a Soldier, & Ups 3 to Series Regulars  —  The Last of Us Season 3 is getting some new cast members, and more screen time for some Season 2 stars as well!  —  First, two new cast members have joined the smash-hit HBO series …
 
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Avery Thompson / TV Insider:
‘Love Story’ Boss Explains Why Carole Radziwill Is Missing From the Show
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TMZ.com:
Joe Burrow Parties With Alix Earle, Stassie Karanikolaou & Tate McRae After Oscars
Discussion: New York Post
TMZ.com:
Sean Penn Missed Oscars Ceremony, Award Because He's in Ukraine
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Jeff Goldblum's Wife Emilie Livingston Goes Pantsless in a Sparkly Bodysuit for Oscars After-Party Date Night
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Sabba Rahbar / E! Online:
How Alix Earle Fixed Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction With a Knife
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TMZ.com:
‘Back to the Future’ Actor Matt Clark Dead at 89
 

 
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
Q&A with Ted Sarandos on his visit to Brussels, Netflix's European investments, EU regulation, YouTube, TikTok, WBD, Trump's Susan Rice criticism, AI, and more

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A profile of Wired's top editor, Katie Drummond, who created a politics team that landed major scoops and says Wired added 200K+ new paid subs in the past year

Financial Times:
Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith agrees to buy the entire 26.9% stake in The Economist Group held by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, sources say for ~£300M

 
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