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Friday, Apr 19

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American Idol Alum Found Dead in Nashville

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A singer who performed on the fifth season of American Idol nearly 20 years ago died Thursday in Tennessee's capital. "We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased," a rep for the singer says in a statement, per…

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Pulp Fiction Cast Reunites for 30th Anniversary Screening

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Gen Xers might find it hard to believe, but Pulp Fiction turns 30 this year. Cast members of the Quentin Tarantino movie, which premiered at Cannes in May 1994, gathered at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater for an anniversary screening…

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Meghan Markle's Luxury Brand Tied to Odd Website

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Click through to AmericanRivieraOrchard.com and you'll be brought to the landing page for Meghan Markle's somewhat murky new luxury lifestyle brand. Go to the seemingly related UK domain for that site, however, and you'll find yourself…

10

Taylor Swift Dropped a Double Bomb Overnight

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Taylor Swift's eleventh album was released at midnight Eastern time Friday, and to say Swifties are going wild over The Tortured Poets Department would be a bit of an understatement—reactions were being posted live to Twitter (where Swift…

09

Conservative Group Not Happy With Harry's US Residency

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Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a US resident, the AP reports. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a…

Thursday, Apr 18

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Rep Says Kanye West's Wife Was Sexually Assaulted

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Kanye West is named as a suspect in a battery report in Los Angeles, sources tell TMZ . The outlet's sources say the rapper allegedly punched a man in the face after he grabbed Ye's wife, Bianca Censori, though a rep says she was assaulted…

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Ramblin' Man Writer Dickey Betts Is Dead

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Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died at the age of 80, per the AP . The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, said David Spero,…

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Kid Mistakes SVU Star for Real Cop, Gets Real Help

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At their best, actors transform into the characters they play—in the case of Mariska Hargitay, even when the cameras aren't rolling. The star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit must've gotten quite a confidence boost while filming one of…

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Trump Appears to Mix Up Jimmy Kimmel, Al Pacino

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Donald Trump revisited an old grudge on Wednesday during a day off from his New York trial. In a Truth Social post, the former president slammed "stupid" Jimmy Kimmel for reading out a critical message from Trump while hosting the Oscars…

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Ashanti, Nelly Have 2 Pieces of Big News

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More than two decades after they first got together, Ashanti and Nelly are engaged—and expecting. The singer and rapper announced both pieces of news Wednesday, via Instagram and an Essence interview with Ashanti. "Motherhood is something…

Sources Say Quentin Tarantino Has Scrapped The Movie Critic

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Quentin Tarantino is scrapping The Movie Critic , according to sources who spoke to the Hollywood Reporter and other outlets. The filmmaker planned this year to start shooting the movie, which was to be his tenth film as a director, but…

Wednesday, Apr 17

22

Hugh Grant Got 'Enormous Sum' to Keep Suit Out of Court

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Hugh Grant received "an enormous sum of money" to settle a lawsuit accusing the Sun of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car, and breaking into his home, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant,…

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Suspended Editor Uri Berliner Resigns From NPR

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NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner has resigned a day after NPR announced it had suspended him as a formal punishment for the scathing critique he penned about his employer . NPR had said Berliner received the formal rebuke because he…

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Pamela Anderson Boards the Naked Gun Train

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Liam Neeson had already committed to an upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun , but another big name has jumped on board the project. Pamela Anderson of Baywatch fame will star as Neeson's love interest in the remake directed by The Lonely…

08

Film Company With 21 Oscars Is Done

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Since it was launched 20 years ago, Participant Media has racked up 21 Academy Awards for its films. Now, the end of that era: eBay co-founder (and billionaire) Jeff Skoll, who founded Participant in 2004, announced in a note to the film…

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Courtney Love Has Thoughts on Taylor Swift, Beyonce

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Courtney Love, never known for holding back her controversial opinions, is opining again, this time in a lengthy interview in the Standard . She's got a new eight-part series out on BBC Radio, Courtney Love's Women , and boy, does she get…

Sunday, Apr 14

Chris Farley Film in the Works

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A film to portray the life story of Chris Farley is being put together with Josh Gad as director and Paul Walter Hauser in the lead role. The family of the comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member, who died of a drug overdose in 1997…

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Caitlin Clark Makes Cameo on SNL

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Saturday Night Live took advantage of Caitlin Clark's star power by bringing her on for a cameo during "Weekend Update." The bit: Watch it here . The college basketball phenom appeared as herself to rib Michael Che over his history of…

Saturday, Apr 13

Sean Combs Sells Off His Half of Tequila Brand

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Sean Combs, who is facing multiple lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct and violence as well as a Department of Homeland Security probe , sold his half of tequila brand DeLeón for around $200 million back in January. Combs has grown much of…

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Iconic Fashion Designer Dead at 83

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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday, per the AP . "Dear Roberto, you may not be physically here with us anymore but I…

Friday, Apr 12

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3 Months Later, Golden Bachelor Marriage Is Over

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In a two-hour special aired in January, ABC's first Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner wed Theresa Nist , the woman he fell for during a whirlwind romance eagerly watched by fans of the long-running Bachelor franchise. But those fans are now in…

Thursday, Apr 11

23

Margot Robbie's Next Movie Challenge: Monopoly

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Margot Robbie's production company took on the challenge of making a movie based on Barbie and succeeded in a big, big way. Now comes Monopoly . Robbie's LuckyChap company is teaming with Lionsgate and Hasbro to make a movie based on the…

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Rowling's Rift With Harry Potter Stars Might Be Irreparable

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The rift between JK Rowling and actors she watched grow up might be a lasting one as the Harry Potter author has indicated she won't be quick to forgive those who opposed her much-publicized views on the transgender community. Daniel…

Wednesday, Apr 10

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Coppola Epic 40 Years in the Making Will Debut at Cannes

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A movie that has been in development for almost half of Francis Ford Coppola's life will make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17. Coppola, who turned 85 on Sunday, wrote the first version of the screenplay for Megalopolis in…

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NPR Editor Delivers Scathing Critique of His Employer

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NPR is often accused of a left-wing bias by conservative critics, but the latest such broadside comes from within. Uri Berliner, a senior business editor who has been at NPR for 25 years, has written a scathing critique at the Free Press…

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After 8 Years, Bridget Is Back

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She's baaaack. Everyone's favorite flailing human Bridget Jones is returning to the big screen for Bridget Jones 4: Mad About the Boy , to be released next Valentine's Day. Renee Zellweger will reprise the title role while Hugh Grant, who…

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Jay Leno Is Complimented as He's Made Conservator of Wife

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Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife of more than four decades on Tuesday in a court hearing that was filled with praise for the care he has given her. Mavis Leno, 77, is suffering from advanced dementia, and People reports…

Monday, Apr 8

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Country Star Morgan Wallen Ends Weekend in the Pokey

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Morgan Wallen had quite the weekend in Nashville, ending his Sunday night out in Tennessee's capital with an arrest. WKRN reports that the 30-year-old country star was detained after allegedly throwing a chair from the rooftop of the six…

Sunday, Apr 7

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Don Lemon, Tim Malone Marry, Making 'a Statement'

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After long thinking the marriage of two men would never become legal, Don Lemon and Tim Malone "wanted to make a public statement" with their wedding. They did that Saturday, with a ceremony at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in midtown…

Saturday, Apr 6

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Fans Celebrate Moment ABBA Turned 'Waterloo' Into Victory

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It's 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with "Waterloo." A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: "My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did…