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CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are exploring a sale or initial public offering of Petco that could value it at $6 billion, including debt, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. The firms are interviewing potential advisers while reviewing strategic options, with formal efforts around a sale or IPO not expected to kick off …

Jesse, who? On Monday, Cara Santana was spotted embracing Shannon Leto, the older brother of Jared Leto, in Santa Monica, Calif., in photos published Tuesday by the Daily Mail. The outing comes eight months after 36-year-old Santana split from “Desperate Housewives” alum Jesse Metcalfe. Shannon, the 50-year-old drummer from Jared’s rock band Thirty Seconds to …

There are no roses in Chris Harrison’s immediate future. The longtime host of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” is temporarily stepping aside from his duties to self-quarantine for 14 days after dropping his son, Joshua, off at college in Texas. Season 12 contestant JoJo Fletcher, 29, will step in to do the initial hosting gig at La …

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed an executive directive on Wednesday ordering state employees to undergo “implicit bias training.” Executive directives allow the Michigan governor to establish procedures or basic policy for employees of the state’s executive branch. According to the directive, current state employees will be required to undergo “implicit bias training” by …

Michael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned. The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black …

JoJo Fletcher is rolling up her sleeves and getting to work in quarantine. The former “Bachelorette,” who recently postponed her 2020 wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic, told Page Six on Monday that she and fiancé Jordan Rodgers have been busying themselves with projects at home. “Jordan likes to do these projects with me, so …

View this post on Instagram A post shared by JoJo Fletcher (@joelle_fletcher) on Jun 13, 2020 at 8:11am PDT JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers “realllyyyyy can’t wait” to say “I do” in 2021. On Saturday, the “Bachelorette” alums celebrated what would have been their wedding day, now postponed until next year due to the coronavirus …

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer violated her own executive order on social distancing while participating in a civil rights march with hundreds of demonstrators. Whitmer’s order, which she signed on Monday, states that participants in public gatherings should remain six feet apart at all times. “The governor took precautions for engaging in an outdoor activity, including …

Michigan senate Republicans are accusing Governor Gretchen Whitmer of trying to cover up the initial news of her husband’s attempt at leveraging her position to get their boat in the water in time for Memorial Day weekend. Whitmer’s husband, Marc Mallory, called NorthShore Dock in northern Michigan last week to see if his boat could …

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the state’s stay at home order on Friday to last until June 12 even as she faces pushback from Republican state lawmakers and some residents over the social distancing restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus. “While the data shows that we are making progress, we are not out …