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TMZ.com:
‘The Five Heartbeats’ Star Michael Wright Dead at 70  —  ‘SUGAR HILL’ STAR MICHAEL WRIGHT DEAD AT 70 … Actor Michael Wright, best known for his roles in “Sugar Hill” and “The Five Heartbeats,” has died in California, according to his family.  —  His family issued a statement to TMZ …
Mike Vulpo / Us Weekly:
Kim Zolciak Breaks Silence on Son KJ's Arrest for Sexual Assault, Slams ‘Reckless’ Allegations  —  Kim Zolciak is speaking out for the first time after her son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. was arrested for aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual assault.  —  “The allegations being made against my son …
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Kim Zolciak's Son Alleged Sexual Battery Case: Cops Pulling Security Footage, Cell Phone Data  —  KIM ZOLCIAK'S SON COPS LOOKING INTO SECURITY FOOTAGE, CELL PHONE DATA ... In Alleged Sexual Battery Case … The police investigating ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ alum Kim Zolciak's son Kroy Biermann Jr …
Discussion: Reality Tea and Us Weekly
Alyssa Bethencourt / Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV:
Missing New York grandmother Alisa Goods found dead in Las Vegas, family tells Channel 13  —  We're learning more from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) about Alisa Goods' disappearance.  —  According to LVMPD, a caller notified the department about a …
The Hollywood Reporter:
Meghan Markle in Advanced Talks to Join Guy Ritchie's ‘The Gentlemen’ After She and Prince Harry Move Back to the U.K.  —  The former ‘Suits’ co-star stepped away from acting in 2017 amid her engagement with Harry. … The Hollywood Reporter has learned that she is in advanced discussions …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Meghan Markle Eyed For Role In Guy Ritchie's ‘The Gentlemen’ Netflix Series - The Dish
Daniela Relph / BBC:
Meghan could return to acting once back in UK
TMZ.com:
Hayden Panettiere Death: Boyfriend's Brother Says Brian Used Narcan on Her  —  HAYDEN PANETTIERE BOYFRIEND'S BRO SAYS BRIAN GAVE HER NARCAN … Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson gave her Narcan after he and his brother Zach Hickerson found her unconscious the day she died ... at least according to Zach.
TMZ.com:
NFL Star Rashod Bateman Arrested For Allegedly Attacking Ex's Car With Newborn Inside  —  NFL STAR RASHOD BATEMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING BABY MAMA'S CAR ... 3-Month-Old in Back Seat?!? … 3:13 PM PT — Rashod's lawyer, Jordan Siev at Reed Smith, tells TMZ …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
Nicole Fell / The Hollywood Reporter:
Chase Stokes Bids Farewell to ‘Outer Banks’  —  As the 33-year-old actor moves on from his breakout role in the hit Netflix series, he's opening up about what comes next and the struggles he's overcome since wrapping the show: “I had so much shit wrong.”  —  “I've always gone with the mentality …
TMZ.com:
Quality Control Cofounder Pierre ‘P’ Thomas Hospitalized After Heart Attack  —  10:46 AM — Quality Control Music says Pierre “P” Thomas “is alive and currently receiving medical care.”  —  The label asks “that everyone keep P and his family in their thoughts and prayers and respectfully give …
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Wendy Williams pleads for freedom from conservatorship in rare public sighting: ‘I want out!’  —  Wendy Williams is pleading for freedom in her first public sighting since February as she remains stuck in an ongoing court-ordered guardianship case.  —  The TV personality was walking around …
 
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From Mediagazer:

Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Sources: the Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes' publisher, EIC, and a Middle East reporter for insubordination; the publisher earlier announced his retirement

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sources: Paramount reps are expected to meet Monday with the California AG's office to discuss a possible settlement of the antitrust suit blocking the WBD deal

Ashley Gold / Axios:
The US DOJ and TikTok reach a $400M settlement to resolve allegations TikTok violated COPPA; the DOJ filed the lawsuit in 2024

 
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