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K-pop star Jaejoong is facing the music online after a tone-deaf April Fools’ Day prank. The JYJ band member apologized Wednesday for an egregious gag on Instagram in which he falsely claimed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, much to the chagrin of his devastated fans. He characterized the harebrained stunt as a …

Don’t believe the hype! Chuck D has admitted the monthlong feud that saw Flavor Flav fired from Public Enemy was just a hoax — finally coming clean in time to promote a new record on April Fools’ Day. Dubbing it “April ‘FlavChuck’ Day,” the legendary rapper admitted the plan was initially to reveal all during …

A massive search is underway after renowned photographer Peter Beard went missing from his Long Island home, according to police. Beard, 82, wandered from his home off of Old Montauk Highway east of Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday — resulting in a widespread search for him, according to the East Hampton …

If we ever needed a laugh, it’s now. Coronavirus pandemic or not, we couldn’t let April Fools’ Day go by without an annual roundup, so The Post asked comedians and commentators — well known or not — to hit us with their best jokes, funny bits and tweets. Here are some 50 odd jokes (some …

Apple’s new series “Home Before Dark” is a crime drama with child reporters. It’s based on the true story of Hilde Lysiak (played by Brooklynn Prince), a 9-year-old journalist who broke a local murder story in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in 2016. (Her name in the series is Hilde Lisko.) Jim Sturgess, who stars as her father, …

Papa John’s said sales are jumping as customers hunkered down amid the coronavirus crisis have been ordering up pizzas for delivery, even as they steer clear of its restaurants. The pizza chain said Tuesday that its comparable sales in North America rose 5.3 percent in the three months ending March 29 even as the pandemic …

Lizzo and rapper Blueface have been doing a little flirting over the airwaves. During a recent appearance on radio station Real 92.3, Blueface said, “Lizzo, if you’re out there and you’re hearing this, listening — call me, baby.” The “Good as Hell” Grammy winner responded on her Instagram account, posting a picture of herself wearing …

Part 9 in a series analyzing the New York Rangers All apples are fruit, but that does not mean that all fruit are apples. I learned that many, many years ago taking a Logic course. Happily I am able to apply that education here when I tell you that all great hockey players have a …

USA Today publisher Gannett announced a series of pay cuts and mandatory furloughs on Monday in the latest economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis. Gannett executives will take a 25 percent pay cut and CEO Paul Bascobert will forgo his salary entirely until the pay reductions and furloughs cease and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided, …

Andy Cohen is finally “feeling better” after testing positive for coronavirus, and the talk show host is now opening up about his experience with the deadly disease. “It took about 10 or 11 days, I would say, to work through my system,” he said on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” show on Monday. “It takes a …