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12:55 PM ET, May 14, 2016

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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael B. Jordan Joins Marvel's ‘Black Panther’ (Exclusive)  —  It is unclear who Jordan would play but one source told THR that it could be a villain.  —  Michael B Jordan will reteam with his Creed director Ryan Coogler for Marvel Studios' Black Panther, inking a deal to join movie's buzzy cast, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
TMZ.com:
Shockingly Candid About Kylie Breakup  —  Tyga stunned us at LAX Friday, with his words and facial expressions that at least partially explain his breakup with Kylie.  —  We broke the story, the couple called it quits earlier this month, and Tyga says he walked away with good feelings.
Discussion: PerezHilton, People.com and Bossip
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars' Nyle DiMarco Could Have Been the Sexiest Math Teacher Alive - Until Social Media Changed His Life  —  When Nyle DiMarco graduated from college, he moved to Florida with a plan of becoming a teacher.  —  Having graduated from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. …
Discussion: Just Jared
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Pregnant ‘Bachelor’ Alums Ali Fedotowsky and Catherine Giudici Share Intimate Details About Sex While Expecting  —  Jessica Simpson memorably revealed that her libido was “unstoppable” while pregnant with her daughter, Maxwell.  For Ali Fedotowsky — it's the complete opposite.
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Measuring How Tidal Fared With Beyoncé's ‘Lemonade’  —  As music streaming numbers continue to rise, the major services are engaged in an arms race that increasingly includes exclusivity windows for albums by superstar artists.  —  For Beyoncé, whose sixth solo LP, “Lemonade …
Discussion: Bossip
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Prom King, Symbol of Hope in CNN Docuseries Chicagoland, Is Fatally Shot  —  A Chicago man who was featured as a symbol of hope in a 2014 CNN documentary series about violence in the city was shot and killed on Thursday, PEOPLE confirms.  —  Lee McCullum, 22, was shot multiple times …
Sarah / Style News:
Michelle Obama Dons Blush Naeem Khan Gown for Nordic State Dinner  —  While state dinners have often been opportunities for political outreach, they have proven to be events where Michelle Obama steals the style spotlight from many of President Obama's high-profile guests.
Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Was Angry Tyga Commented On Blac & Rob's Engagement News — Felt There Were ‘Too Many Lies’ In Their Relationship!  —  It really is over.  —  As you may know, it was revealed earlier this week that Kylie Jenner and Tyga called it quits on their relationship after almost two years of dating.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Alexis L. Loinaz / People.com:
James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff Divorcing After Nine Years of Marriage  —  James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are calling it quits.  —  The X-Men: Apocalypse actor and Duff have announced that they are ending their nine-year marriage.  —  “It is with tremendous sadness that we have come …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself  —  The voice is instantly familiar; the tone, confident, even cocky; the cadence, distinctly Trumpian.  The man on the phone vigorously defending Donald Trump says he's a media spokesman named John Miller, but then he says …
Discussion: The WOW Report, Gawker and Towleroad
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Nashville’ Being Shopped Elsewhere After ABC Cancellation  —  Lionsgate is searching actively for a new home for the country-music drama, which got the ax at ABC after four seasons.  —  Don't cue up Nashville's exit music just yet.  —  Lionsgate, which produces the country-music drama …
Discussion: AOL and Just Jared
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Cancels ‘Heartbeat,’ ‘Crowded,’ ‘Telenovela,’ ‘Undateable’ and ‘Game of Silence’  —  The cancellations come ahead of NBC's Upfront presentation Monday.  —  NBC has canceled the freshman dramas Heartbeat and Game of Silence, first-year comedies Crowded and Telenovela, and third-year comedy Undateable …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Steff Yotka / Vogue:
Paris Hilton Remembers Her Favorite Jeans of the Early Aughts  —  Close your eyes and picture Paris Hilton's most unforgettable outfits.  Visions of baby tees from Kitson, Juicy Couture hoodies, and those bias-cut and mostly backless tops she favored in the mid-aughts will dance in your mind …
Discussion: Glamour
X17 Online:
Meghan Trainor Takes A Serious Tumble On The Tonight Show  —  Talk about a wipe out!  —  Meghan Trainor took a serious fall after a rousing performance of her sassy single, “Me Too,” on last night's episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.  Ouch!  —  Oddly enough, the 22-year-old rocked …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Perez Hilton:
Meghan Trainor Takes A Tumble While Performing Me Too On Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show — Whoopsie!
Discussion: TMZ.com and Page Six
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Lady Gaga Rep Says She's Not Starring in Dionne Warwick Biopic … Lady Gaga will not be playing English singer Cilla Black in “Dionne,” the Dionne Warwick biopic, her rep tells Variety.  —  “Lady Gaga is not attached and will not appear in the project,” her publicist said.
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
Cannes: Destiny's Child Alum to Play Dionne Warwick in Biopic
Discussion: Bossip and People.com
 
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People.com:
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Gordon Ramsay Expecting Fifth Child With Wife Tana: Watch His Announcement on ‘The Late Late Show’
Discussion: Dlisted
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Carter Covington Explains Why MTV Is Ending ‘Faking It’ With Season 3 (Exclusive)
Discussion: PerezHilton
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The Hills 10-Year Anniversary Q&A!
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Patricia Garcia / Vogue:
Nick Jonas Goes Through a Bad Breakup in His New Video for “Chainsaw”
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘The View’ eyes a replacement for Raven-Symoné
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From Mediagazer:

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta's fact-checking overhaul is set to deepen a growing schism between how platforms do content moderation in the US and in stricter regions like Europe

Hadas Gold / CNN:
A book by a Politico reporter claims Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance; Fox is probing

 
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