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OPRAH POPS UP DURING JOHN KRASINSKI’S GRADUATION: First the virtual prom, and now a virtual graduation. John Krasinski threw a virtual graduation for the Class of 2020 on Some Good News Sunday, with Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jon Stewart appearing to share wisdom with the grads. “I believe that failure is an opportunity to move yourself in a different direction,” Winfrey shared. “It gets better because you learn the lessons from the first time.” (ET)

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE TO SPILL TEA: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have collaborated on a tell-all biography that explains their side of their royal departure. Dubbed Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, Dey Street Books says it “goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond.” The book will drop August 11^th. (Page Six)

AMBER HEARD’S MOTHER DIES: Amber Heard has shared the sad news that her mother, Paige Heard, has died. She wrote on social media: “I am heartbroken and devastated beyond belief at the loss of my mom, Paige Heard. She left us too early, clasping onto the memory of her beautiful, gentle soul. She will be missed from the very depths of our hearts forever. Her unflinching, open heart made her the most beautiful woman I had ever known. It’s hard to imagine and even more difficult to say but I feel truly lucky to have been her daughter and been given the gift of having the light she shone on everyone, fall on me for nearly 34 years.” (The Blast)

PARTY TIME: Madonna appeared to ignore social distancing rules at a party Saturday with boyfriend Steven Klein, Page Six reports. This is after the 61-year-old said she tested positive for COVID-19. (Page Six)

NICK CORDERO’S WIFE WANTS HIM HOME: Amanda Kloots says that despite setbacks, including a medically induced coma and amputated leg, she wants to have her husband Nick Cordero home to celebrate their son’s 1^st birthday, which is two months away. She wrote on social media: “Dear Nick, you can’t see us but we ‘visit’ you everyday. I can’t wait for the day I wheel you out of this hospital honey. Don’t stop believing! #coderocky #wakeupnick.” (E!)

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