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Emmy winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies due to the coronavirus

Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter best known for his work on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', has died due to complications caused by the coronavirus. He was 52, he got nominations of Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony and an Emmy under his credentials but only won the latter two awards.

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Thu Apr 02 - Variety
CNN broadcaster Chris Cuomo tests positive for COVID-19 infection. Image via Politico.
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CNN broadcaster Chris Cuomo tests positive for COVID-19

Chris Cuomo, the 49-year-old CNN anchor whose brother Andrew is the current governor of New York and deceased father Mario was the former governor of New York, has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. Cuomo has stated that he got tested when he starting experiencing COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, chills and breathing problems, and is currently isolating himself in his basement, from where he will continue hosting his show.

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Wed Apr 01 - Forbes
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Edgar Wright to direct new science fiction film

Fan-favorite director Edgar Wright has signed on to direct a film based on an upcoming book by Simon Stephenson. The project is currently titled Set My Heart to Five and will revolve around a robot who undergoes an emotional awakening in the year 2054. The book will come out later this year.

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Wed Apr 01 - HollywoodReporter
He filmed the announcement in his home, image via Getty Images
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Larry David urges people to stay home

Veteran comedy writer/ comedian, Larry David recently appeared in a public service announcement where he encouraged people to stay home during the crisis and binge-watch television. He went on to insult people who are still going outside, calling them 'idiots' and telling them that by going out they are hurting old people.

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Wed Apr 01 - NBCNews
Scrubs is an incredibly popular sitcom about doctors who work at a hospital, image via Walt Disney Television
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Scrubs actors start a podcast dedicated to rewatching the show

Zach Braff and Donald Faison have both come together to make a new podcast that will discuss every single episode of their hit show 'Scrubs'. The actors will discuss funny stories and behind the scenes information regarding each episode of the show. The podcast will be released weekly and will include other cast members as guests.

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Wed Apr 01 - Ew
He also worked on the Lord of the Rings movies, image via Lucasfilm
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Star Wars actor dies from coronavirus

Star Wars actor and famous dialect coach Andrew Jack has passed away at the age of 76. He died just two days after showing symptoms of the virus and was not able to see his wife as she was in quarantine in Australia. He was working as the dialect coach on 'The Batman' before he died.

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Wed Apr 01 - FoxNews
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello's Painfully Slow Stroll Is Too Relatable, Image via Vogue
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Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello's social distancing

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are soaking in the sunshine on their daily walks. Paparazzi captured some interesting clips and photos of Shawn and Camila walking hand in hand in the Miami neighborhood where the pair is social distancing. Since they began their social distancing period a few weeks ago, the duo has been spotted on bike rides and walks in the area, where they are staying with Camila's parents.

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Wed Apr 01 - Google
Beloved children's books author Michael Rosen out of ICU, still in poor health. Image via Birmingham Live.
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Beloved children's author Michael Rosen out of ICU

Michael Rosen, the 75-year-old former Children's Laureate and beloved author of wildly popular children's books like We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Oww!, has been transferred out of the intensive care unit after a night spent in critical condition, and is currently stable but in poor health. It is not clear whether his condition is related to the COVID-19 infection.

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Tue Mar 31 - MetroUK
Renowned children's author Tomie dePaola dies aged 85. Image via Entertainment Weekly.
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Renowned children's author Tomie dePaola dies at 85

Tomie dePaola, the 85-year-old American author famed for writing and illustrating more than 270 children's books, has passed away at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire following complications caused by recent surgery. DePaolo is known for his 1976 Caldecott Honor Award-winning folk tale Strega Nona, and 2000's Newbery Honor-winning autobiographical book 26 Fairmount Avenue.

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Tue Mar 31 - NPR
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Netflix renews Locke and Key for the second season

Netflix's new horror show 'Locke and Key' has been renewed for a second season. The cast is set to return for the second installment of the show and it seems that this time the stakes will be much higher as the story progresses. The show is based on an award-winning comic by Stephen King's son Joe Hill.

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Tue Mar 31 - TheWrap
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John Krasinski launches new Youtube show focusing on good news

Hollywood actor John Krasinski has launched a new Youtube show that will exclusively discuss good news every week. Famous comedian Steve Carell appeared as a guest in the first video of the show. Krasinski took to Twitter to gather the news he presented during the video. It is unclear if and when the next video of the show will come out.

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Tue Mar 31 - HollywoodReporter
Fox broadcasts star-studded socially distanced coronavirus telethon. Image via Variety.
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Fox broadcasts star-studded coronavirus telethon

Pop superstars Elton John, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, the 18-year-old sensation Billie Eilish and many others joined the Fox broadcast of Living Room Concert for America, a socially distanced telethon that featured musicians performing online through their homes. Other artists in the fundraiser included the Backstreet Boys, Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, Sam Smith, Demi Lovato and H.E.R.

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Mon Mar 30 - LATimes
Country music legend Joe Diffie dead at 61 due to coronavirus. Image via News Channel 5.
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Country music legend Joe Diffie dead from coronavirus at 61

Country music suffered the loss of yet another legend today, with the death of 61-year-old Joe Diffie due to health complications caused by the COVID-19 infection. Diffie won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999 for his song Same Old Train and was an esteemed member of the Grand Ole Opry, a 95-year-old weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennesee

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Mon Mar 30 - USAToday
Country music icon John Prine critically ill with coronavirus. Image via KIRO TV.
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Country music icon John Prine critically ill with coronavirus

John Prine, the 73-year-old country music icon famous for his songs Angel from Montgomery and Sam Stone, is in critical condition after being diagnosed with the COVID-19 infection, and has been placed on a ventilator. The announcement was made by his family via Prine's Twitter account, also notifying fans that Prine's wife Fiona Whelan Prine is also coronavirus-positive and is quarantining herself.

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Mon Mar 30 - TheGuardian
American country music legend Jan Howard dead at 91. Image via The Boot.
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Country music legend Jan Howard dead at 91

Jan Howard, the singer of chart-topping country songs such as Evil on Your Mind and For Loving You, and a 49-year member of the 95-year-old weekly country music stage concert Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennesee, has died at the age of 91 due to natural causes. Howard passed away at her residence in Gallatin, Tennessee and is survived by her two sons

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Mon Mar 30 - RollingStone
British actor James McAvoy donates 275,000 GBP to buy protective equipment for NHS staff. Image via Independent.
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James McAvoy donates £275,000 to NHS operations

British actor James McAvoy, famous for his role as a young Dr. Charles Xavier in the X-Men movie franchise and as Wesley in the 2008 action-thriller Wanted, has donated 275,000 GBP to the National Health Service's crowdfunding campaign for buying personal protective equipment for medical and emergency staff on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus

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Mon Mar 30 - Heart
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Original G.I Joe cartoons uploaded to Youtube

The original beloved G.I Joe cartoons have been uploaded to Youtube for fans of the show to enjoy during the lockdown. Hasbro only uploaded fifteen episodes of the show including its first two five-part miniseries as well as the first five episodes of season 1. The show was immensely popular when it first came out and revolutionized American cartoons.

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Mon Mar 30 - Joblo
It is highly unlikely that the film will get made now, image via Getty Images
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Spike Lee reveals script for unmade Jackie Robinson film

Hollywood director Spike Lee has gifted the script for his unmade 'Jackie Robinson' film to all the people who have been forced to stay at home during this global lockdown. Lee describes the film as his dream project but the film never got made for reasons he did not discuss. The film was going to star Denzel Washington.

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Mon Mar 30 - Deadline
Cinemas were hit very hard by the coronavirus lockdown, image via Getty Images
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A unique streaming service that supports local theaters

Around 150 theatres from across the US have banded together to support the Kino Marquee initiative. The initiative is an effort to support local theatres by allowing users to stream films for 12$ and select a theatre they would like to support with a portion of that fee. Currently, it is just streaming Bacurau, but the schedule is being updated constantly.

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Mon Mar 30 - Deadline
Each member sang a solo during the performance, image via MGN Online
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Backstreet Boys reunite for a virtual performance

The Backstreet Boys reunited once again to perform their iconic song 'I Want It That Way' over video chat. All five members performed from the comfort of their homes as part of a benefit concert for Coronavirus relief. The concert was organized by iHeartRadio and was the first of its kind.

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Mon Mar 30 - Ew
‘I Love Rock ’N’ Roll’ Writer Alan Merrill Dies After Battle With Coronavirus
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Writer Alan Merrill dies after battle with Coronavirus

Singer and songwriter Alan Merrill, perhaps best known for co-writing Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ monster hit “I Love Rock ’N’ Roll,” has died at the age of 69 following a battle with COVID-19. “I’ve just learned of the awful news that Alan Merrill has passed,” Jett writes.

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Mon Mar 30 - Google
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry 'Must Pay' For Security In America, Donald Trump Says
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Meghan & Prince Harry 'Must Pay' For Security In America

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may have found a new home in the United States; but, according to Donald Trump, they'll need to find security protection elsewhere. Now they have left Canada for the U.S. However, the U.S. will not pay for their security protection. Meghan Markle & Prince Harry 'Must Pay' For Security In America, Donald Trump Says

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Mon Mar 30 - Google
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Elton John will be back soon
Mon Mar 30
Elton John Closes iHeart Living Room Concert for America With 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'
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Elton John will be back soon

Elton John, whose North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was postponed due to the coronavirus left viewers with something to look forward to, saying: "When this is all over and done with, I'll be out there playing for you again."

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Mon Mar 30 - Google
Shia Labeouf and Mia Goth reunion confirmed after couple were spotted kissing in the park. Image via Mirror.
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Shia Labeouf reunites with wife Mia Goth

Rumors of Hollywood actor Shia Labeouf reuniting with his divorced wife and actress Mia Goth after two years of estrangement were confirmed after the couple was spotted kissing affectionately while taking a run together near Labeouf's home in Pasadena, California. The rumors first started in February when Labeouf was spotted wearing his wedding ring to the 2020 Oscars.

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Sun Mar 29 - MetroUK
Carole Baskin says Netflix documentary Tiger King lies about her murdering her husband. Image via Vanity Fair.
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Carole Baskin says Netflix's Tiger King lied about her

Tiger King is a true-crime documentary series on Netflix which explores the life and death of Joe Exotic, a tiger trader who is currently serving a prison sentence of 22 years for several crimes, including a plot to murder Carole Baskin, the owner of a big cat sanctuary in Florida. Baskin has objected to the documentary's unqualified assertion that she murdered her husband Don Lewis by feeding him to tigers.

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Sun Mar 29 - NME