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Rosemary Rossi / Variety:
Denise Alexander, ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 85  —  Soap opera veteran Denise Alexander, best known as Lesley Webber on “General Hospital” and Susan Hunter Martin on “Days of Our Lives,” died on March 5.  Her death has only now been revealed.
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
General Hospital star Denise Alexander dead at 85 as tributes pour in  —  The Dr. Lesley Webber actress passed away on March 5, 2025  —  General Hospital star Denise Alexander has died aged 85.  —  The actress, who played Dr. Lesley Webber for nearly five decades, passed away on Wednesday …
Stephanie Sloane / TV Insider:
Denise Alexander Dies at 85: ‘General Hospital’ Star Remembered by TV Daughter Genie Francis
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TVLine
Madison E. Goldberg / People:
Blake Lively Rep Slams Justin Baldoni's Legal Team for Subpoenaing Taylor Swift and Suggesting They Sell Tickets to Lively's Deposition  —  “This is a very serious legal matter, not Barnum & Bailey's Circus,” Lively's rep said  — A spokesperson for Blake Lively has slammed Justin Baldoni's legal team for subpoenaing Taylor Swift
Discussion: Vanity Fair, The Sun and Page Six
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Daily Mail:
Furious Taylor Swift breaks silence on Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni trial as she is subpoenaed as witness  —  Taylor Swift has issued a blistering response as she has been officially subpoenaed as a witness in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal war after the actress' lawyer weighed in on the megastar will testify.
Sharareh Drury / People:
Taylor Swift Subpoenaed in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Legal Case (Breaking)
BFI:
Sight and Sound: the June 2025 issue  —  On the cover: A world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise Inside: The latest edition of Black Film Bulletin, Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme, the career of Mai Zetterling, the legacy of the Film Society, archive of the story of Japan's new wave
Discussion: People and Just Jared
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Makes Rare Comment About Ex-Wife Nicole Kidman: 'She's a Great Actress'  —  Tom Cruise is looking back on his time costarring alongside his now-ex Nicole Kidman in 1999's Eyes Wide Shut.  —  In Sight and Sound magazine's June cover story, Cruise, 62, was asked about filming with Kidman, 57, and director Stanley Kubrick.
Trigger / Saving Country Music:
Pioneering Hispanic Country Music Star Johnny Rodriguez Has Died  —  Any serious fan of 1970's country music worth their salt will know the name, the hits, and doesn't need to be sold on the importance of Johnny Rodriguez.  Six #1 songs, fourteen Top 5's, twenty Top 10's …
Discussion: Suggest, Billboard, People, The Sun and Deadline
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Lauren Morris / Mirror:
Johnny Rodriguez dead: Country music star dies as family pay emotional tribute  —  Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at the age of 73, with the Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico singer's family confirming the sad news in a social media post  —  Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73 …
Discussion: Daily Star
Will Hodgkinson / The Times:
John Legend: Kanye had so much optimism.  It's sad to see him now  —  The soul singer talks about falling out with his mentor and friend, family life with Chrissy Teigen and why Trump's America is ‘extremely scary’ … Twenty years ago an unknown singer from Ohio made Get Lifted …
Discussion: Mirror, Just Jared and TMZ.com
Isabelle Casey / HELLO!:
King Charles and Prince William to miss Pope Leo's inauguration - see which royal is attending  —  Pope Leo's inauguration will take place 10 days after he was elected  —  King Charles and Prince William will not attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV next Sunday Buckingham Palace has said.
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Mick Jagger's fiancée, Melanie Hamrick, defends their 44-year age gap  —  Age ain't nothing but a number to Mick Jagger's fiancée, Melanie Hamrick.  —  “He's younger than me!” the former ballerina, 37, exclaimed when Page Six asked about the age gap between her and Jagger …
Discussion: Just Jared
David Thompson / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker thinks he is Jesus Christ and she is his queen, says wife  —  The wife of Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker has exclusively revealed to Daily Mail that he is desperate for the Friends legend to be his ‘queen’.  —  Jimmy Carwyle …
Discussion: Daily Star, Mirror and The US Sun
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Jeff Bridges Says He's Feeling ‘Very Good’ Following Cancer Battle, Though He Struggles with His ‘Memory’ (Exclusive)  —  The actor and musician revealed that he was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2020 and went into remission in September 2021  —  Jeff Bridges is opening up about his health.
Discussion: Just Jared, E! Online and RADAR
 
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Shane O'Neill / Washington Post:
Q&A with Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump's inner circle for VF: “My job is to ... draw on my experience as a journalist and photograph what I see”

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News and The Free Press announce Things That Matter, a series of town halls and debates, starting in early 2026, with Sam Altman, J.D. Vance, and others

Anna Betts / The Guardian:
David Brooks, who wrote a NYT column last month decrying popular fixation on the Epstein story, appears in newly released photos of a 2011 event with Epstein

 
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