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5:35 PM ET, March 29, 2026

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Ed Potton / The Times:
Kim Novak: ‘Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time.  She could never play me’  —  The 93-year-old star of Vertigo talks about Alfred Hitchcock, the trouble with being pretty and why a biopic about her love affair with Sammy Davis Jr won't happen  —  Q:  —  The highlight of Kim Novak's Vertigo …
Roya Nikkhah / The Times:
Prince Harry hopes King will invite family to Sandringham this summer  —  The Duke of Sussex wants Meghan and his children to see Charles after four years apart  —  The Duke of Sussex, who has seen his father only twice in two years, hopes to be invited by the King to spend some “family time” …
TMZ.com:
Actress Mary Beth Hurt Dead at 79  —  REMEMBERING MARY BETH HURT  —  Mary Beth Hurt — known for her appearances in films like “Interiors” and “The World According to Garp” — has died, TMZ has learned.  —  Mary's daughter Molly Schrader — who Mary shared with her Oscar-nominated writer …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Exes Taylor Swift, John Mayer Narrowly Miss Awkward Encounter at Paul McCartney Concert  —  SWIFT ESCAPE!!!  TAYLOR DODGES EX JOHN MAYER AT PAUL MCCARTNEY CONCERT … Dear John, We are never ever ever ... running into each other!  Taylor Swift was not about to “Come Together” …
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Peter Alexander is leaving NBC after years of being passed over for top anchor jobs: source  —  He's over it.  —  Peter Alexander is saying sayonara to NBC News after nearly 22 years — including 15 years on the White House beat and eight as co-anchor of “Saturday Today,” we hear.
Zing Tsjeng / The Times:
Lola Young: 'Recovery is a process — I'm doing a hell of a lot better' … Challenge yourself with today's puzzles.  —  When Lola Young stepped on stage at the London Palladium at the beginning of March, she didn't quite know what to expect.  “I was slightly nervous since I've been away,” she announces casually.
TMZ.com:
Comedian and Actor Alex Duong Dead at 42  —  COMEDIAN ALEX DUONG DEAD AT 42 … Beloved comedian and actor Alex Duong — who appeared on “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” and “Blue Bloods” — has died after a year-long bout with cancer, TMZ has learned.  —  Hilarie Steele …
Discussion: Suggest, FemaleFirst and The Sun
Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Tiger Woods leaves jail after Florida car crash, DUI arrest  —  Tiger Woods has been released from jail on bail following his dramatic rollover crash in Florida and subsequent DUI arrest.  —  The defeated-looking five-time Masters champion, 50, was spotted sitting in the front passenger seat …
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TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods Released From Jail After Rollover Crash, DUI Arrest
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas, 81, finds love again with Filipina nurse 35 years his junior  —  Meghan Markle's estranged father has found love again with a Filipino nurse 35 years his junior.  —  Retired Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, 81, says he feels 'blessed …
Discussion: GB News, Page Six, HELLO!, Mirror and The US Sun
Tina Moore / New York Post:
NY stalker arrested for tracking Billie Eilish is killed by LIRR train, officials say  —  A man once arrested for stalking pop singer Billie Eilish was struck and killed by a train in Long Island, officials and sources said.  —  Prenell Rousseau was killed when an LIRR train hit …
Discussion: Suggest, Daily Star, Mirror and The Sun
Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Martin Short seen in somber first public outing following daughter Katherine Short's death  —  Martin Short wore a serious expression while stepping out in Santa Monica — his first public outing since his daughter Katherine's sudden death.  —  The “Only Murders in the Building” …
Discussion: TMZ.com, The US Sun, Us Weekly and HELLO!
Charlotte Griffiths / Daily Mail:
Revealed: Inside Andrew's moss-riddled second-hand caravan where he ‘enjoys sitting’ in his Sandringham back garden  —  Just two months ago, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have convinced himself he was still riding high, nodding and waving at passers-by as he trotted around Windsor Great Park …
Discussion: Mirror and Marie Claire
Stephen Clark / Back to the Future:
James Tolkan, Back to the Future's ‘Mr. Strickland’, Has died at age 94  —  Saranac Lake, New York — Actor James Tolkan, son of Ralph Tolkan and Margery Sibola, passed away peacefully in Saranac Lake, NY on March 26, 2026.  He was 94.  —  Born in Calumet, Michigan in 1931, Tolkan …
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Tolkan, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ Actor, Dies at 94
Discussion: New York Times, Page Six and WXIA-TV
 
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Richard Brown / Daily Star:
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Discussion: E! Online and Deadline
Craig Garrett / Suggest:
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Discussion: Deadline, TV Insider, Variety and The Wrap
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
The AP plans dozens of US staff cuts with the goal of reducing global staff by <5%, amid a shift from hyper-local print coverage to video and national topics

Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump threatens to find and jail the journalist who reported that a US officer was awaiting rescue in Iran last week, unless the journalist reveals their source

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