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12:20 PM ET, May 28, 2014

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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Hayden Panettiere Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Fiance Wladimir Klitschko  —  Hayden's headed to mommyhood!  Hayden Panettiere is pregnant and expecting her first child with fiance Wladimir Klitschko, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
MyFOX8.com:
Maya Angelou dead at 86  —  Dr. Maya Angelou during a Dec. 2013 interview (WGHP)  —  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou has died.  She was 86.  —  Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker on Wednesday morning.
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CNN:
Legendary author Maya Angelou dies at age 86  —  (CNN) — A literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent.  —  Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, said her literary agent, Helen Brann.
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and Queerty
Daily Mail:
ONE DIRECTION EXCLUSIVE: ‘Joint lit.  Happy days!’  Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson smoke roll up cigarette and joke about drugs in shocking video exposing the dark side of the squeaky clean boy band  — Shocking video seen by MailOnline shows them in smoke-filled car with Zayn asking ‘Are we allowed to talk contraband in this?’
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik Smoking Pot in Footage  —  One day at a time, 1D.  A video published Tuesday, May 27, by the Daily Mail shows two members of smash boy band One Direction smoking pot on the way to their performance in Lima, Peru, last month.
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Finds Its Marvel ‘Daredevil’ Star  —  He'll play the crime-fighting hero at the center of Netflix's 13-episode drama series.  —  Marvel and Netflix's Daredevil has found its leading man: Boardwalk Empire alum Charlie Cox.  —  Sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter that Cox …
Discussion: Just Jared
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El Mayimbe / Latino-Review.com:   Rumor: Charlie Cox Might Be Marvel's ‘Daredevil’ (updated)
Cosmopolitan:
12 Katy Perry Cosmo Covers You've Never Seen Before  —  For Katy Perry, who has over 53 million fans on Twitter alone, fame has no borders — and her cover on Cosmopolitan doesn't either.  The mega superstar will be featured on every edition of the magazine as Cosmo's first-ever global cover star.
Jessica Robertson / The FADER:
COVER STORY: Sam Smith Opens up About Life and Love  —  Are you ready for what fame brings?  At 22, you're still very much figuring out your identity.  You know what?  I don't know [who I am] and I'm really not trying to pretend like I know.  I don't know who I am.  Did you know who you were at 22?
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad News #gay
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Johnny Depp in Negotiations to Star as Houdini in Lionsgate Film (Exclusive)  —  Christi Dembrowski, Depp's producing partner at Infinitum Nihil, also is in negotiations to produce the Dean Parisot-directed movie.  —  Is Johnny Depp looking to pull a vanishing act?
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
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Jessica Guzman / RADAR:
Is Khloé Kardashian Dating Another Dog?  French Montana Reportedly Caught Cheating — Already!  —  Khloé Kardashian sure knows how to pick 'em!  —  The Keeping Up with the Kardashians filed for divorce last December when she was fed up with Lamar Odom's straying ways …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
Drew Magary / The Concourse:
Bill Murray Crashes Bachelor Party, Gives Awesome Speech  —  345,044g  —  In the video above, you see shape-shifting coyote trickster god Bill Murray walking in on a bachelor party in Charleston, dishing out some advice to everyone EXCEPT the groom.  Here's reader Stephen with the background:
Jen Heger / RADAR:
You're Outta There!  Charlie Sheen Kicks Denise Richard & Daughters Out Of Their Luxury Home, Sells It To A Friend  —  Denise Richards, and her daughters, Sam, 10, Lola, 8, and Eloise, 2, are on the move, RadarOnline.com has learned, since Richards' ex, Charlie Sheen has ordered them to leave …
Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Has Already Moved On From Jaden Smith??!  The Selfie Queen Takes An Intimate Selfie With Justin Bieber!  —  Uh oh!  —  Kylie Jenner might have too many friends for her own good!  —  After feuding with Selena Gomez last month for getting a bit too friendly with Justin Bieber …
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Star Benzino Booted Off Airplane — 'You're a Racist Motherf*****!!!'  [VIDEO]  —  The mayhem didn't end in Vegas — days after Floyd Mayweather locked horns with T.I., Floyd's friend Benzino got kicked off an airplane in Chicago ... and in the process, the …
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Lizzie Edmonds / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim and Kanye enjoy bike ride, picnic and pint of Guinness at local pub... before leaving ‘four-figure tip’ during Irish honeymoon  —  Kim Kardashian and Kayne West went trekking and mountain biking yesterday before going to a local pub for a pint of Guinness, it has been confirmed.
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Liam Hemsworth Injures His Ankle on Hunger Games Set in Berlin  —  Oh no, not Gale...er, Liam Hemsworth!  —  E! News has learned that the actor injured himself while on set of Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2 in Berlin over the weekend.  Hemsworth, who was seen limping …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Maggie Harbour / Daily Mail:
A Downton Abbey wedding for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin: Plans underway to rent the castle fit for a king - of Hollywood  — The actor and his bride-to-be are ready to wed in September - the one-year anniversary of when they met  — During Clooney's surprise mini-holiday with Amal …
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HELLO!:
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin to marry at Downton Abbey
Discussion: Gawker
Lanie Goodman / Wall Street Journal:
Kristen Stewart On Her Role in ‘The Clouds of Sils Maria’ and the Other Side of Fame  —  CANNES- France — In the opening scene of “The Clouds of Sils Maria”, presented at the end of the 67th Cannes Festival last Friday, Kristen Stewart's character, Val, is clearly stressed-out.
 
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Jarett Wieselman / BuzzFeed:
Angelina Jolie Looks Back On The Roles That Made Her Puke, Cry, And Fall In Love
Discussion: Us Weekly and Digital Spy
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Developing 1960s Gay-Rights Drama From Adam Shankman
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Kerry Burke / NY Daily News:
David Schwimmer let NYPD cops view his security video as they investigated sidewalk fight next-door …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Lisa Vanderpump — On Brink of Quitting ‘Real Housewives’ ... Andy Cohen to the Rescue
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Katharine McPhee — I Didn't Cheat On My Husband ... WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gossip Cop
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Miranda Lambert Gives Carrie Underwood a Motorcycle: See the Pic!
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Share Wedding Pictures on Instagram, Twitter: See Her Dress, the Kiss and More!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jessica Simpson, in a Bathing Suit and Heels, Shows Off Her Rocking Body
Daily Mail:
Royal privacy row as German tabloid publishes picture of the Duchess of Cambridge's bare behind …
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish, Gawker and Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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