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Catherine Zeta-Jones Teased ‘The Office’ Fans with a Script from Michael Scott
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“Just got my new script! Can’t wait to start reading,” she joked on Instagram as fans and former cast members of the show applauded the epic April Fool’s prank.
“Amazing 🙌,” Angela Kinsey, who played Angela Martin on the show, commented.
“I’m dying!! 😂😂😂” Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly, added.
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Maisie Williams Dropped a Major ‘Game of Thrones’ Spoiler About Arya Stark’s Death
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Give Williams all ofthe Oscarsfor herApril Fool’s performanceonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. After host Fallon pressed the actress for aGoTfinale spoiler, Williams shared an unexpected piece of news.
The actress started to panic and eventually ran off the stage. Fallon followed to check on her, only to turn around with Williams to surprise the shocked audience with a loud, “APRIL FOOLS!”
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Justin Bieber & Hailey Baldwin: Pregnant or Not Pregnant?
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Bieber then posted a set of photos of Baldwin in a doctor’s office with medical professionals touching her stomach area with the cryptic caption, “If U thought it was April fools.” At this point, fans were unsure if this April Fool’s prank was real or not. But shortly after, Bieber posted a final photo, this time of an ultrasound with a puppy and a caption that said, “Wait omg is that a… APRIL FOOLS”
After all that, the singer finally admitted it was all a joke. While some took it all in stride, othersdid not find pregnancy something to joke about.
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Jennifer Garner Faked a Memoir
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Bless Your Heartif you thought this book news was real. Fans tuned in to watch avideoGarner released early Monday morning on Instagram about her new book.
“Hello, good morning. I have some exciting news to share - I have written my first and probably only book,” she said in the video. “It’s a real labor of love and I go places I never thought that I would go. But I do. And I just wanna thank everyone who was part of helping me write and create this book,Bless Your Heart.”
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The six-time Super Bowl champion joined Twitter on April 1 and fired off hisvery first tweetwith seriously huge news.
“I’m retiring. In my spare time, I’ll be tweeting #LFG” he wrote.
Could it be that one of the most celebrated quarterbacks in NFL history announced his retirement without any type of celebration, parade, life-size statue or television special? Of course not!
One hour later, Brady tweeted for a second time to confirm the April Fool’s prank with a simple innocent question: “Was this a bad joke?”
06of 10Mindy Kaling Called Out Photoshop Rumors Before You CouldMindy Kaling/InstagramWhen one of television’s biggest stars dyes her hair blonde, fans absolutely take notice. That was the case for Kaling, who posted anInstagram phototo show off her new golden hair. But before anyone could truly enjoy the bombshell look, her caption gave her April Fool’s joke away.“Haters will say it’s photoshop… #AprilFoolsDay,” she wrote.Despite the prank, celebs like Tess Holliday and makeup artist Daniel Martin praised the look.“Ummmm ok do it tho,” Holliday commented.“Such a great color on you though! Yaaaasssss 🔥❤️🙌🏼” Martin added.
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Mindy Kaling Called Out Photoshop Rumors Before You Could
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When one of television’s biggest stars dyes her hair blonde, fans absolutely take notice. That was the case for Kaling, who posted anInstagram phototo show off her new golden hair. But before anyone could truly enjoy the bombshell look, her caption gave her April Fool’s joke away.
“Haters will say it’s photoshop… #AprilFoolsDay,” she wrote.
Despite the prank, celebs like Tess Holliday and makeup artist Daniel Martin praised the look.
“Ummmm ok do it tho,” Holliday commented.
“Such a great color on you though! Yaaaasssss 🔥❤️🙌🏼” Martin added.
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Katie Couric Announced Her Return as America’s Sweetheart
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Subscribers to Couric’s daily morning newsletterWake-Up Call with Katie Couricwere probably shocked to learn that the veteran journalist was going to return toTodayas an anchor because “America is in desperate need of a sweetheart.”
08of 10Ted Cruz Pretended to Flip His Stance on the Green New DealSen. Ted Cruz in November 2018.Justin Sullivan/GettyThe Texas Senator has been very vocal about being against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, calling it “the sort of thing that you would expect crazy lefty college kids to come up with who never actually lived in the real world,” according toDallas News.So followers were scratching their heads when hetweeted, “Proud to announce I’m signing on to the Green New Deal! Read why here ->” and then linked back to his website.Lo and behold, once you clicked, the first thing you’ll see in big bold letters is, “APRIL FOOLS!” Cruz chose the old bait and switch to get more people to read into why he believes the Green New Deal will “destroy the American energy industry as we know it.”
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Ted Cruz Pretended to Flip His Stance on the Green New Deal
Sen. Ted Cruz in November 2018.Justin Sullivan/Getty
The Texas Senator has been very vocal about being against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, calling it “the sort of thing that you would expect crazy lefty college kids to come up with who never actually lived in the real world,” according toDallas News.
So followers were scratching their heads when hetweeted, “Proud to announce I’m signing on to the Green New Deal! Read why here ->” and then linked back to his website.
Lo and behold, once you clicked, the first thing you’ll see in big bold letters is, “APRIL FOOLS!” Cruz chose the old bait and switch to get more people to read into why he believes the Green New Deal will “destroy the American energy industry as we know it.”
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Luann De Lesseps Joked About Leaving New York for Sunny L.A.
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TheReal Housewives of New York Citystar announced on Twitter that she was going to leave the Big Apple behind for greener pastures out west.
“Big announcement: I love New York but it’s time for a change,” shetweeted. “I’M MOVING TO LA INDEFINITELY! ☀️ I hope the Beverly [hills] ladies are ready!😏”
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Lily Collins Got Pregnant?
“Big news….” she captioned the photo.
But fans who know and love Collins as Rosie Dunne from the 2014 filmLove, Rosiequickly recognized the joke and played along.
“Hello Rosie Dunne 👋” one follower commented.
Others were not so happy about the pregnancy joke.
Another commented, “1 in 8 women are unable to conceive. 1 in 4 suffer a miscarriage. Pregnancy is not a joke…”
source: people.com
