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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Clarence Carter, Singer-Producer Who Scored Hits With ‘Patches’ and ‘Strokin’,' Dead at 90  —  The blind Southern soul star was renowned for being as bawdy as he was poignant on songs like “Slip Away” and “Too Weak to Fight”  —  Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star whose songs …
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TMZ.com:
Clarence Carter, Blind Soul Legend, Dead at 90  —  SOUL LEGEND CLARENCE CARTER DEAD AT 90  —  Clarence Carter — the legendary blind soul singer behind countless R&B classics — has died at 90.  —  Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Alabama, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone …
Discussion: Deadline
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' ‘Ruff’ Dinner Turns Heads at L.A. Restaurant  —  BRITNEY SPEARS CAUSES CHAOS AT L.A. RESTAURANT … Britney Spears enjoyed a night out with friends at a Los Angeles area restaurant ... but TMZ has learned things got erratic fast — with barking, yelling and even a knife involved.
TMZ.com:
Ariel Winter Is Single, Broke Up With Boyfriend Luke Benward Last Year  —  ARIEL WINTER I'M SINGLE!!!  Quiet Luke Benward Breakup  —  Ariel Winter's back on the market ... turns out she quietly split from longtime boyfriend Luke Benward months ago!  —  The “Modern Family” …
Discussion: Just Jared
Kim Brown / Just Jared:
Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Split After 18 Years of Marriage  —  Jason Biggs and his wife of 18 years, Jenny Mollen, have broken up.  —  The 48-year-old American Pie actor and the 46-year-old actress and writer married in April of 2008.  They share sons Lazlo, 8, and Sid, 12.
TMZ.com:
Chris Rock Says He and Tupac Dated Same Women, Jada?  —  CHRIS ROCK ME AND TUPAC DATED SAME WOMEN ... Possible Will Smith Slap Connection???  —  DOUBLE DIPPING??  —  Well, this is fascinating ... Chris Rock has lingering beef with Tupac Shakur over the women they dated …
Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey Details Recent Run-In With Ex-Wife Jessica Simpson 20 Years After Their Split  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Nick Lachey is opening up about recently sharing a flight with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson.  —  “It was strangely OK,” Nick said on the Wednesday …
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
How Taylor Swift “Set the Bar” for Hilary Duff to Re-Record Her Old Songs  —  After Hilary Duff re-recorded some of her hit songs including “Come Clean,” she detailed how Taylor Swift's own re-recording project inspired her.  —  If Hilary Duff goes back to when the Earth, the sun …
Discussion: Just Jared
Meguire Hennes / Marie Claire:
Sabrina Carpenter Styles a Buttery Naked Dress Before Its Dior Cruise 2027 Debut  —  Sabrinawood is back, baby. … Sabrina Carpenter didn't abandon Sabrinawood after her final Coachella concert. … The creative director shut down the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and dressed Carpenter in the sheer …
Discussion: Page Six, Vogue and HELLO!
Kacion Mayers / Elle:
'I'm Tough, But I'm Not That Tough.  It's A Mask': How Doja Cat Is Learning To Be More Vulnerable  —  Catching her breath between dates on her astronomical album tour, the pop-rap superstar gets real with Kacion Mayers about her toxic traits, secret talents and the private universe inside her head.
Discussion: E! Online, Billboard and The Sun
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
‘Bridgerton’ Season 5 to Launch in 2027  —  Attention, members of the Ton: “Bridgerton” will break its two-year release cycle with its upcoming fifth season. … In March, Netflix unveiled a first-look teaser for the fifth season of the series, which is based on Julia Quinn's romance novels …
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Cardi B divulges wild reason she screamed at on-off boyfriend Stefon Diggs outside coffee shop  —  Cardi B blamed her explosive argument with Stefon Diggs on being a little hangry.  —  After the video of their confrontation went viral, the “WAP” rapper took to X to explain why everything went down.
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner reveals parents' reaction to finding out she was pregnant at 19: ‘I was really scared’  —  Kylie Jenner recalled the moment she had to tell her parents she was pregnant with her first child at age 19.  —  Speaking to Jake Shane on Wednesday's episode of “Therapuss,” she reflected on becoming a mom as a teenager.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Just Jared, Extra and FemaleFirst
Isaac Bickerstaff / Tatler:
Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 86, is hospitalised with chest pains  —  Denmark's longest reigning monarch is ‘tired, but in good spirits’ according to the Danish Royal House  —  Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been hospitalised due to chest pain, the Danish Royal House said on Thursday.
Discussion: HELLO!, Mirror and Metro.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj Says Her Loathing of Obama & Jay Z Spurred Her MAGA Pivot  —  NICKI MINAJ I WENT FULL MAGA ... 'CAUSE OBAMA & JAY Z SUCK!!!  —  Nicki Minaj is shedding more light on why she turned to the MAGA side ... and it mostly revolves around two powerful Black men.
Laura Harman / Mirror:
Strictly Come Dancing choreographer loses career after devastating theatre fall  —  A former Strictly Come Dancing choreographer, Kylie Hayes, has revealed that she will no longer be able to dance after falling off stage during a West End rehearsal  —  Kylie Hayes, who worked …
Discussion: Daily Star
Jamie Roberts / Mirror:
Katie Price explodes at husband Lee as she breaks silence on GMB no-show  —  Katie Price's sister Sophie has told the former glamour model Lee Andres is ‘mugging you off’ as the star gives her husband an ultimatum  —  Katie Price fumed husband Lee Andrews has made her 'look like a d*ck …
Discussion: Daily Star
Faye James / HELLO!:
Lindsay Lohan reveals ultra-tiny waist in fairy-tale gown  —  The Freakier Friday actress shared the images on social media  —  Lindsay Lohan proved she's firmly in her style renaissance era, sharing a series of jaw-dropping Instagram photos that left fans doing a double take.
Discussion: DrunkenStepFather.com
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt Staying at Bel Air Hotel, Not Airstream Trailer  —  8:31 AM PT — We asked Spencer if he has ever lived in the trailer, and he said no, adding, “I have never told anyone I lived there.”  However, in the campaign ad, he says squarely, “This is where I live” as he stood in front of the trailer.
 
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Anita Komuves / Reuters:
A look at changes to Hungary's media since Viktor Orban's loss: more opposition voices and the most popular TV channel canceled its flagship news broadcast

Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The AP laid off an unspecified number of US-based journalists Friday; News Media Guild: 20 were laid off, and ~40 of 120+ journalists offered buyouts took them

Kate Payne / The Florida Trib:
An investigation reveals the South Florida Standard is one of 17 AI-driven news sites created by online reputation management firm The Discoverability Company

 
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