The Cricket's Daily 3: The 'Conscious Uncoupling' break-up letter

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced that they are separating, after more than 10 years of marriage. Expect Coldplay songs to get mopier than they already were. [CNN, Goop]

• Folks at CinemaCon, the Vegas confab for movie exhibitors to see Hollywood's new product, got their first look at scenes from "50 Shades of Grey." [AP, via The Huffington Post]

• Mantecore — the massive white tiger who mauled its owner, illusionist Roy Horn, during a Siegfried & Roy performance in 2003 — has died after a brief illness, at the age of 17. [The Hollywood Reporter]