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‘Married at First Sight’ stars renege. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — As the old adage goes: Love’s a bitch! Reality TV stars Tom Wilson and Lillian Vilchez of Lifetime’s “Married At First Sight” have decided to pull a 180 by announcing plans to divorce. Vilchez, 25, is a sexy real estate agent. Wilson, 29, is a clean-shaven yacht interior ...

Jury finds Pledger guilty on all counts. Mass Appeal Wire Reports KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A corybantic week in court hit fever pitch on Thursday when a Wyandotte County jury found community activist Tamika Pledger guilty on a quartet of vehement charges tied to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery. Pledger, 41, was on trial for her involvement in the deadly ...

Shaq and Barkley exchanged insults. Mass Appeal Wire Reports ATLANTA — Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have locked horns before, both on and off the basketball court. But what transpired Tuesday night on TNT’s live coverage of the NBA Playoffs may have taken the cake. During their highly entertaining ‘Inside the NBA’ postgame show, Shaq and Sir Charles traded insults ...

Ariana suspends worldwide tour. Mass Appeal Wire Reports MANCHESTER, England — In the wake of Monday’s bloody terrorist bombing in England that took the lives of nearly two dozen concert-goers, pop songstress Ariana Grande has decided to suspend the remainder of her world tour and who can blame her? A close source said the teen idol is inconsolable and completely ...

Abduction, murder rattles Mississippi. Mass Appeal Wire Reports JACKSON, Miss — Parents, please stop leaving your kids unattended inside a running car — especially at 1 o’clock in the morning. In Jackson, a trio of young men are facing capital murder charges after they allegedly murdered 6-year-old Kingston Frazier shortly after stealing his mother’s car around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday. ...

Miley and Liam romantic as ever. Mass Appeal Wire Reports NEW YORK — Guantanamera! It was all tacos and kisses for pop songstress Miley Cyrus and her future husband Liam Hemsworth on Wednesday night. The glitzy Hollywood couple was spotted being lovey-dovey in a corner booth at New York’s Dos Caminos, an upscale Mexican Restaurant in the city’s SoHo district. ...

Obamas don’t think much of Mr. Trump. Mass Appeal Wire Reports WASHINGTON – Back in November, Barack Obama shared a private opinion of President Donald Trump with two friends – telling them, “He’s nothing but a bullsh-ter.” Has Obama’s assessment changed since then? Um… not quite. As a matter of fact, “it hasn’t gotten any better” according to a close source. ...

Jennifer Hudson returns to roots.  Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Hudson has decided to return to her ‘Dream Girls’ roots and, in doing so, she’s showing the world why she’ll present a gigantic challenge to incumbent judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Miley Cyrus on season thirteen of ‘The Voice.’ During an appearance on Monday’s NBCUniversal Upfronts, ...

Lionel Richie got collegiate honor. Mass Appeal Wire Reports BOSTON — For Lionel Richie, obtaining collegiate accolades is ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning.’ On Saturday, the renowned music icon received an honorary doctorate degree at Boston’s Agganis Arena. Richie was honored alongside Lucinda Williams, Todd Rundgren, Shin Joong Hyun and Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the National Academy of Recording ...

Simone Biles got eliminated on ABC. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Olympic superstar Simone Biles got the boot on Monday night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” and nobody saw it coming, including the audience, contestants and the show’s quartet of judges – Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough. “I am in absolute shock,” ...