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Former Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed Saturday night in New Orleans. The incident stemmed from a road rage incident. Smith was with his wife when their vehicle was rear-ended causing them to hit the vehicle in front of them in the Garden District. During the course of the dispute the other driver opened fire and hit Smith multiple times. Smith’s wife was hit as well, but her wounds were non-fatal.

Melissa McCarthy is clearly a force to be reckoned with between her involvement in the Gilmore Girls revival and her new movie The Boss which knocked Batman v. Superman out of the top spot at the box office this weekend, raking in $23.5 million, just ahead of Batman v. Superman’s $23.4 million.

Blake Shelton is taking on the role of a pig named Earl… or at least voicing one in the new Angry Birds movie. Shelton even contributed a song called Friends to the movie and there’s a video of him in a recording studio performing it complete with animated characters from the movie and it’s adorable!

Celebrity Birthdays April 11:
Michelle Phan 29
Jeremy Clarkson 56

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