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LIV TYLER LEAVES 9-1-1: Liv Tyler will not return to season 2 of 9-1-1: Lone Star on Fox. She signed a multi-year deal, but opted out over health concerns amid coronavirus. She is based in the U.K., and would have had to commute between there and L.A. “What a thrill it was having a movie star of Liv Tyler’s stature to help us launch the first season of 9-1-1: Lone Star,” co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear said in a statement. “We loved working with Liv and will be forever indebted to her for her haunting, powerful portrayal of Michelle Blake. While we were able to tell a complete chapter in Michelle’s story, as with Connie Britton on our mothership, we also feel like there are more stories to be told. The door here will always be open for a return.” (Deadline)

BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY TALKS MEGHAN & HARRY: Bishop Michael Curry sat down with People to discuss the wedding he performed for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. He said: “After I preached the sermon, I just remember it was like I could feel slaves around the place. I don’t mean to be spooky, but it was like their voice was somehow heard that day. I included one of their songs, ‘There is a Balm in Gilead.’” He continued: “It was like their voice, one of their songs, one of their descendants was there that day. The Queen was most gracious. The fact that all happened, for me, it’s a sign of hope. It’s a sign of hope that one who descends from people who were captured in the slave trade, probably the British slave trade, is brought from the shores of West Africa, to the shores of America. That one of their descendants was in the presence of the Queen of England, and he quoted one of their songs. That’s hope that we don’t have to be the way we’ve always been.” (People)

CHRISTINA ANSTEAD FELT ALONE: Before announcing her divorce from Ant Anstead, Christina Anstead felt “lonely and unhappy,” a source tells People. “After the baby, they started having conflicts,” the source says. In addition to Hudson, Christina shares daughter Taylor, 10, and son Brayden, 5, with ex Tarek El Moussa and Ant has Amelie, 16, and Archie, 14, with his ex-wife Louise Herbert. “She never expected to get a divorce,” the source says. “But she is doing okay and focusing on the kids.” (People)

TEDDI MELLENCAMP CONFIRMS SHE’S OUT: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp confirmed rumors that she won’t return to the show next season. She shared on IG: “Yes, it’s true, I am not coming back to #RHOBH. Thank you to @bravotv, @evolutionusa, @bravoandy and all of the amazing women for the support (and the shade) for the past three years. Back to the shadows I go.” (The Blast)