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TMZ.com:
Teyana Taylor Addresses Her Tense Confrontation With Oscars Security  —  TEYANA TAYLOR TO OSCARS SECURITY I DON'T TOLERATE DISRESPECT!!!  —  UNWARRANTED DISRESPECT  —  Nothing was keeping Teyana Taylor down last night!  We caught up with the actress right after her tense confrontation …
TMZ.com:
Teyana Taylor Calls Out Security Guard at Oscars After Being Shoved  —  TEYANA TAYLOR CONFRONTS SECURITY GUARD AFTER OSCARS STAGE INCIDENT … Teyana Taylor got into a heated confrontation moments after the Oscars wrapped ... and TMZ has learned it all started after a security guard put his hands on her.
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor but Opts for Ukraine, Not the Oscars  —  The actor has a history with the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and had been skipping awards ceremonies.  —  Sean Penn won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his turn as a military zealot …
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Jonathan Landrum Jr / Associated Press:
Sean Penn wins best supporting actor Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’ but opts not to attend
TMZ.com:
‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Connor Storrie Exits Oscars With Troye Sivan  —  CONNOR STORRIE CHILLIN' WITH TROYE SIVAN POST-OSCARS … “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie's been skating through a pretty wild few months ... and one perk of his sudden stardom seems to be gliding into some A-list company!
Daily Mail:
Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner's strained Oscars chat decoded by lip-reader as he gets snubbed and mocked  —  Timothee Chalamet's strained exchange with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner at the Oscars has been exclusively decoded by a lip-reader for the Daily Mail.
Jake Viswanath / Bustle:
Bruno Mars Denied Liking A Post Calling Taylor Swift “Talentless”  —  Like all Swifties, Bruno Mars doesn't play when it comes to Taylor Swift.  On March 15, Mars took to X (formerly Twitter) to address a viral claim that he recently liked an Instagram post calling Swift “talentless,” making it clear he doesn't feel that way.
Just Jared:
John Krasinski Reveals Cast for ‘A Quiet Place Part III’ With Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy & More  —  John Krasinski has just revealed the cast for A Quiet Place: Part III!  —  The 45-year-old filmmaker and actor shared the exciting update on social media, confirming several returning stars …
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
TMZ.com:
‘Back to the Future’ Actor Matt Clark Dead at 89  —  ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ ACTOR MATT CLARK DEAD … Matt Clark — whose acting career spanned decades in film and TV working alongside some of Hollywood's biggest stars — has died.  —  His family tells TMZ ... Clark …
Shelley Spadoni / Mirror:
Katie Price insists she's ‘healthy’ after GMB host Susanna Reid airs concern  —  Katie Price's gaunt figure has sparked fears for her health and GMB host Susanna Reid tackled her head-on about it during an eye-opening chat on the morning show  —  Katie Price's dramatic weight loss …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and OK!
TMZ.com:
‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Production Paused Amid Taylor & Baby Daddy Drama  —  ‘SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES’ PRODUCTION PAUSED AFTER TAYLOR & DAKOTA BLOWUP … Production on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has hit an unexpected pause ... and it's all due to a heated blowup between …
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner smolders in black with Timothée Chalamet on Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026 red carpet  —  King Kylie has arrived.  —  Kylie Jenner looked like a red-hot bombshell at the Oscars 2026 with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet — and now she's ready to party the night away.
Glenn Garner / Deadline:
Judy Pace Dies: Groundbreaking Black Actress Who Starred In 'Brian's Song' Was 83  —  Judy Pace, a model and actress known for her roles in Blaxploitation films of the 1970s, has died.  She was 83. … Born June 15, 1942 in Los Angeles, Julia Pace trained as a model, becoming Ebony Fashion Fair's youngest in 1961.
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Baller Alert and Page Six
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
James Van Der Beek, Eric Dane and more snubbed from Oscars 2026 ‘In Memoriam’ tribute
Tom Bower / The Times:
How Prince Harry went to war with his charity boss and lost
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, The Royalist and Mirror
Samantha Mayers / Daily Star:
Pregnant Molly-Mae opens up about ‘painful’ condition and admits she's not ‘feeling myself’
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror
Antoinette Bueno / Page Six:
Oscars 2026 just had a tie for best live action short film — has that ever happened before?
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Oscars suffers ‘horrid’ technical blunder minutes into live show as viewers rage
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
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Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
Oscars 2026: How Taylor Swift Helped Domhnall Gleeson Check Off Bucket List Item
Discussion: FemaleFirst and RTÉ
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Notus plans to “dramatically expand” its coverage of national politics with a “new version of NOTUS under a new name” and will double staff from 50 to 100

Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
Warner Bros. won a record-tying 11 awards at the 98th Oscars, followed by Netflix's six; Apple, Disney, Focus, and Neon had one each, while Paramount had none

Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
After Trump said some outlets wanted the US to “lose the War”, FCC Chair Carr threatened broadcasters, saying they can lose their licenses over war coverage

 
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