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7:45 AM ET, April 30, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host  —  Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show  —  First it bought the “Melania” documentary.  Now Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of “The Apprentice,” …
TMZ.com:
‘Mission: Impossible’ Star Ving Rhames Collapses In Restaurant  —  ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ VING RHAMES COLLAPSES INSIDE L.A. RESTAURANT … “Mission: Impossible” star Ving Rhames suffered a medical scare — collapsing inside a Los Angeles restaurant ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
‘Summer House’ West Wilson's Cousin Charged with Murdering Their Step-Grandmother  —  ‘SUMMER HOUSE’ WEST WILSON COUSIN ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF STEP-GRANDMOTHER … ‘THE VALLEY’ CAST WE HAD NO CLUE ABOUT MICHELLE & DR. DRE!!!
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Us Weekly:
Patrick Muldoon's Death Certificate Reveals New Details About His Health After Fatal Heart Attack (Exclusive)  —  New details regarding Patrick Muldoon's health prior to his untimely death have been revealed less than two weeks after his fatal heart attack.  —  According to his death …
TMZ.com:
‘Columbo’ Legend Peter Falk's Daughter Dies By Suicide at 60  —  ‘COLUMBO’ STAR PETER FALK DAUGHTER DIES BY SUICIDE IN LOS ANGELES … Jacqueline Falk — the adopted daughter of legendary “Columbo” actor Peter Falk — died this week after taking her own life ... TMZ has learned.
Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
Meghan McCain Calls Her ‘The View’ Successor ‘a Joke’  —  Seemingly confirming her fallout with The View is ongoing, Meghan McCain referred to her successor, Alyssa Farah Griffin, as “a joke.”  —  During the latest episode of her Citizen McCain podcast, the daytime talk show's former co-host ranted about Griffin.
Richard Pollina / Page Six:
David Allan Coe, outlaw country music legend, dead at 86  —  David Allan Coe, the outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter behind hits such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “The Ride,” has died at 86 years old.  —  Coe died in an intensive care unit at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday …
Rory Gannon / Daily Star:
Sir Stephen Fry suing tech conference for £100k after falling off stage during speech  —  Former QI presenter Sir Stephen Fry fell off the stage of the CogX convention back in 2023, and now the intellectual heavyweight has decided to launch legal action
Discussion: BBC, Mirror, The Sun, PinkNews and FemaleFirst
Sasha Wayman / E! Online:
Ian Somerhalder Details “8 Figures” of Debt He and Nikki Reed Climbed Out of  —  Ian Somerhalder shared how he and wife Nikki Reed made their way out of a massive debt after investing in a bad business deal: “we sold houses, paintings, cars, watches, everything.”  —  Ian Somerhalder is going over the rules of business.
Faye James / HELLO!:
LeAnn Rimes cancels shows amid mystery illness: ‘I am truly heartbroken’  —  LeAnn Rimes has been open about her past health struggles, including a battle with perimenopause, psoriasis, anxiety and depression  —  LeAnn Rimes was forced to cancel two shows on her 30 Years of Blues tour due to a …
TMZ.com:
‘The Valley’ Star Jesse Lally Didn't Envision Ex Michelle Saniei Dating Dr. Dre  —  JESSE LALLY MICHELLE SANIEI'S ROMANCE WITH DR. DRE NOT ON MY BINGO CARD!!!  —  NEXT LOVE EPISODE  —  Jesse Lally says his ex Michelle Saniei's romance with Dr. Dre came out of nowhere …
 
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‘SNL’ Writer Jimmy Fowlie Says Missing Sister ‘Is No Longer Alive’ 4 Months After Her Disappearance
TMZ.com:
Will Arnett and Model GF Carolyn Murphy Break Up
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