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R. Kelly's Bid for Jail Release Due to Coronavirus Denied
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R. Kelly's Bid for Jail Release Due to Coronavirus Denied

The judge said there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at MCC in Chicago where Kelly's penned up. Kelly had argued he's had surgery while in jail, but the judge said, "he does not explain how his surgical history places him at a higher risk of severe illness.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis quarantine with kids in matching pajamas
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Exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis quarantine with kids in matching pajamas

On Monday, Tallulah Willis shared an Instagram photo of her parents, exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, posing alongside her boyfriend Dillon Buss and her sister Scout, with the entire family in matching green striped pajamas.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Quibi Downloaded Over 300,000 Times On Day One In The U.S. And Canada (Versus 4 Million Installs For Disney+ At Launch)
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Quibi Downloaded Over 300,000 times versus 4 million Installs For Disney+ at Launch)

Mobile analytics group Sensor Tower said Tuesday its preliminary data shows new streaming service Quibi was installed by 300,000 users across Apple and Andriod devices on its launch yesterday. In an interview with Recode, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said he had considered delaying the launch but decided not to, offering a 90-day free trial instead,

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Archewell: Harry and Meghan to launch charitable organization
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Harry and Meghan to launch charitable organization called Archewell

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed plans to launch a charitable organization called Archewell. Further details of how the organization will operate and what causes it will support will be released "when the time is right," a spokesperson for the couple told CNN on Tuesday.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
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Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Her Show
Mon Apr 06
Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Her Show With Some Much-Needed Words of Comfort Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Her Show

After several weeks of funny phone calls to her celebrity pals, Ellen DeGeneres has returned to her beloved talk show to give people encouragement and some much-needed distraction during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "I wanted to start doing my new show as soon as possible, because it's really for people who are stuck at home, especially my staff and crew," the 62-year-old host says in Monday's brand-new episode

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Mon Apr 06 - Google
Late-night hosts unite for Covid-19 relief concert
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Late-night hosts unite for COVID-19 relief concert

Proceeds from the fundraiser will be directed toward the World Health Organization's efforts to equip frontline healthcare workers with protective equipment and to various charities providing food and shelter to those in need, according to organizers. "As we honor and support the heroic efforts of community health workers, 'One World: Together At Home' aims to serve as a source of unity and encouragement in the global fight to end COVID-19.

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Mon Apr 06 - Google
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'Hamilton' Cast Reunites
Mon Apr 06
'Hamilton' Cast Reunites For Emily Blunt, John Krasinski And One Lucky 9-Year-Old
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'Hamilton' Cast Reunites

'Hamilton' Cast Reunites For Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, And One Lucky 9-Year-Old. In the era of social distancing, few celebrities have carved out a social media presence as appealing as those of Emily Blunt and John Krasinski

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Mon Apr 06 - Google
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds
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Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

In a pair of tweets posted Friday, April 3, 2020, the singer says she tested positive after she and her three-year-old son started displaying symptoms two weeks ago. She also added that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Elton John Donates $1 Million To Protect People With HIV from Coronavirus
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Elton John Donates $1 Million To Protect People With HIV from Coronavirus

Elton John has dug deep into his pockets to pull out a million bucks to protect people living with HIV from contracting the coronavirus. People with HIV often have compromised immune systems, so they can be especially vulnerable in contracting the disease.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
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Quibi is here
Sun Apr 05
Quibi is coming, with the worst
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Quibi is here

Mobile video-streaming app Quibi might think of itself as competing with YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok for people’s attention when they’re using their phones throughout the day, but Katzenberg and Whitman are trying to market their app to subscribers as a place to watch high-quality television and film content on the go.

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Sun Apr 05 - Google
Florida rapper Rod Wave debuts first full-length album. Image via Pitchfork.
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Florida rapper Rod Wave releases new album

Rod Wave, a rapper from St. Petersburg, Florida who first rose to fame after Jay Z included his TikTok hit Heart on Ice on his end-of-year playlist in 2019, has released his first full-length album after last year's hit EP Ghetto Gospel. The new album, called Pray 4 Love, features 14 tracks consisting of last month's hit single Thief in the Night and The Greatest.

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Fri Apr 03 - Revolt
HBO makes hundreds of hours of content free for streaming. Image via Variety.
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HBO makes hundreds of hours of content free

HBO has announced that amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is making many TV shows and movies available for free on its streaming services HBO GO and HBO Now on mobile and desktop without even needing a subscription, and includes TV shows like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Veep, The Wire, Silicon Valley, Barry as well as many documentaries and movies.

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Fri Apr 03 - TheNextWeb
British rapper Muscle Gotti dies in car crash. Image via Mirror.
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British rap artist Muscle Gotti dead in a car crash

UK news media outlets LinkUpTv and GRM Daily have stated that the British rapper Muscle Gotti, who rose to fame for his 2019 hits Pull Up and Bossin Up, has died after being involved in a fatal car collision. The accident is being investigated, but all that is currently known is that the collision took place in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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Fri Apr 03 - MetroUK
Numerous movies were delayed by the coronavirus, image via Paramount Pictures
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'A Quiet Place 2' announces brand new release date

'AQuiet Place 2', the sequel to John Krasinski's incredibly popular original horror film, will now be releasing on September 4th. The move was originally going to come out in late March but was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak. Krasinski is also writing and directing this one but will not appear in the film.

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Fri Apr 03 - HollywoodReporter
Some of these shows are regarded as some of the best of all time, image via Warner Bros.
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HBO encourages people to stay home with 500 hours of free content

HBO has announced that it will be making 500 hours of television and movies available online for free. They are doing this as a part of their new #StayHomeBoxOffice campaign that aims to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus epidemic. Content like Detective Pikachu, Veep, The Soprano's and The Wire will be available.

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Fri Apr 03 - CNET
The movies will be free for Amazon users, image via SXSW
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The SXSW film festival has gone online and will be available on Amazon

Amazon will be hosting the movies that were supposed to be shown at the SXSW film festival this year for around ten days. The festival itself was canceled due to the coronavirus but it seems users will still be able to enjoy the new movies, so long as they have an Amazon account.

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Fri Apr 03 - NPR
Kendall Jenner Blames Kourtney Kardashian Break Up For Her Fight With Kim Kardashian
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Kendall Jenner Blames Kourtney Kardashian

Kendall Jenner reveals why Kourtney Kardashian is having problems. Season 17 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians ended with major tension between Kourtney Kardashian and her sisters, Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian, over Kourt not wanting to share her personal life on the show. Kendall Jenner Blames Kourtney Kardashian Break Up For Her Fight With Kim Kardashian

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Thu Apr 02 - Google
Ryan Reynolds Says Isolation Has Been Educational, But He's 'Mostly Drinking'
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Ryan Reynolds Says Isolation Has Been Educational

The actor appeared on Stephen Colbert’s video chat for “The Late Show” on Wednesday and talked about what it’s been like for him to stay cooped up at home with his wife, Blake Lively, their three daughters, and his mother-in-law. Reynolds called his ownership a “blessing and a huge curse” and told Colbert that he tells people he likes gin and soda, but he’s usually just drinking it by itself

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Thu Apr 02 - Google
HBO makes some top shows, movies and documentaries free to stream on HBO NOW and HBO GO – TechCrunch
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HBO makes some top shows, movies and documentaries free to stream

Movie titles like “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”, “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and back catalog gems like “Empire of the Sun” join docuseries including “McMillion$” and “The Case Against Adnan Syed” as free-to-stream offerings as well. This offer marks the first time that HBO has made this amount of programming available for free outside of the paywall on either of its apps, the company said.

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Thu Apr 02 - Google
American actress Ali Wentworth says coronavirus is "pure misery". Image via India Today.
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Ali Wentworth tests positive for coronavirus

American actress Ali Wentworth, famous for her role as Staci Cole in hit TV series Nightcap and wife to former television anchor and White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos, has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection, and has posted on social media warning her fans to not take the disease lightly, saying that the high fever, terrible body aches, and breathing problems are "pure misery".

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Thu Apr 02 - FreePressJournal
New Orleans jazz legend Ellis Marsalis dead at 85 due to coronavirus. Image via Getty Images.
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Legendary jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis dies of coronavirus

Ellis Marsalis, the 85-year-old jazz piano legend responsible for mentoring his sons and New Orleans jazz icons Wynton and Branford Marsalis, has died after being admitted to a hospital with coronavirus symptoms. His COVID-19 test results are still pending, and he is survived by his six sons, four of whom are revered jazz musicians.

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Thu Apr 02 - NewYorkTimes
Tekashi 6ix9ine set to be released today over health concerns amid coronavirus crisis. Image via Variety.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine to be released today due to coronavirus fears

American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, who is currently serving a two-year sentence until August 2020 after pleading guilty to nine charges, which included conspiracy to murder, racketeering, and assault with a dangerous weapon, is set to be released today after appealing to a New York judge that he is vulnerable to the coronavirus infection, having suffered from bronchitis, asthma and sinusitis earlier in the year.

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Thu Apr 02 - DailyMail
The show has been renewed for 70 more episodes, image via Adult Swim
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Rick and Morty season 4 finally gets a return date

Adult Swim has announced that the second half of Rick and Morty season 4 will air on May 3 at 11:30 p.m. The long-awaited second half of the season has also gotten its own action-packed trailer. The show is one of Adult Swim's biggest hits and has become a global hit.

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Thu Apr 02 - Variety
Users in Germany, US and the UK now have this feature, image via Apple
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Apple users can now finally buy/rent titles directly from the Amazon Prime Video app

Amazon has updated its IOS Prime Video app so that now apple users can make purchases directly from the app. Previously users had to make the purchase elsewhere, such as the Amazon website, before they could use the app to watch anything. Apple normally requires a 30% cut of all in-app purchases made on its platform but Amazon seems to have made a deal with them.

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Thu Apr 02 - TechCrunch
Atlanta has 5.2 million views per episode, image via FX
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'Dave' to surpass 'Atlanta' as the most-watched show on FX

'Dave', a new comedy series created by Dave Burd, has averaged 4.8 million views per episode, making it the second most popular show on FX right behind Atlanta. The audience for the show has only increased since the coronavirus pandemic began and it looks like the show will overtake Atlanta soon.

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Thu Apr 02 - Deadline