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12:40 PM ET, May 5, 2017

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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged  —  MORE FROM: … The first couple of cable news Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged to be married, sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.  —  The MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-hosts got engaged this past weekend during …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Joe and Mika Are Getting Hitched  —  After years of rumors, gossip, and intrigue, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reveal their engagement, how it all went down, and the unlikely guy (Donald Trump) who asked to oversee their vows.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Museum donors furious over celebs smoking at Met Gala
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Morning Joe Co-Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Are Engaged
Discussion: Page Six and AOL
Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Beyonce Rep Slams MediaTakeOut For False Lip Injections Claim (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Beyonce's rep, Yvette Noel-Schure, is slamming MediaTakeOut for publishing a false story speculating the pregnant superstar received lip injections.  In a statement exclusively provided to Gossip Cop …
John Norris / Billboard:
Miley Cyrus Breaks Silence on Rootsy New Music, Fiance Liam Hemsworth & America: ‘Unity Is What We Need’  —  Well above California's Pacific Coast Highway, just off a canyon road, sits a small house with a wooden porch painted in the colors of the Pride flag.
Steve Helling / People.com:
Aaron Rodgers Isn't Dating Kelly Rohrbach - or Anyone Else: 'He's Just Having Fun,' Says Source  —  Just weeks after Aaron Rodgers and Olivia Munn decided to go their separate ways, Rodgers was spotted out with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kelly Rohrbach on a golf course in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Ryan Seacrest Could End Up Hosting the New ‘American Idol’  —  Ryan Seacrest — Could end Up Hosting ‘A.I.’ But It's All Up in the Air  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “American Idol” is all but certainly coming back on the air in March 2018, and even though it looks like Ryan Seacrest is out of the picture as host …
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Bill Swift / Egotastic:
Bella Thorne Braless Beauts On Snapchat  —  It's quite possible Bella Thorne lusts her own funbags as much as her gentleman ogler fans.  She seems rather obsessed with showing them off as much as allowable on social media and then some.  Braless is a constant, crop tops, sheer tanks, piercings, anything to get them noticed.
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Brad Pitt Gave Angelina Jolie a Heads Up About GQ Interview, Is “Committed to Having a Healthy Relationship”  —  Brad Pitt told ex Angelina Jolie in advance about his GQ magazine interview, in which he made his most candid and detailed comments about their divorce and also owned up to his own shortcomings, E! News has learned.
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Taylor Swift “Entirely Focused” on Making New Music as She Continues Break From Spotlight  —  You may not be able to see her, but you may be able to hear Taylor Swift sooner rather than later.  —  As the Grammy winner continues to live her life away from the public eye …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and AOL
Elyse Wanshel / HuffPost:
Cafe Puts Up Joke Sign Offering Liam Neeson Free Food, And It Works  —  I will find you, and I will eat you, free meal.  —  They never thought he would have taken this offer.  —  Matt Pruim, manager of Big Star Sandwich Co., a restaurant in Vancouver, Canada, was super excited when he found …
Discussion: The Wrap, Yahoo Celebrity and Us Weekly
Steve Helling / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Fought Hard for Their Marriage, Source Says, and Are ‘Still Clawing Their Way Back’  —  By all accounts, it's been a rough year for Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West.  She's had to cope with the aftermath of her terrifying Paris robbery, and he was hospitalized after a very public breakdown in late 2016.
Discussion: X17 Online and Oh No They Didn't!
Natalie Stone / People.com:
The Originals' Actress Claire Holt's Husband Files for Divorce One Day Before 1-Year Anniversary  —  Claire Holt and her husband of almost one year are divorcing.  —  In court documents obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, Matthew Kaplan filed for the dissolution of their marriage …
Perez Hilton:
Prince Philip Announces His Retirement One Month Before His 96th Birthday — See The Official Statement HERE!  —  At 95 years old, it's about damn time Prince Philip retires!  —  On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II's husband is officially stepping down from public life.
Discussion: CNN and TMZ.com
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Page Six:
Paris Jackson lands seven-figure Calvin Klein deal
Discussion: People.com
Mike Miller / People.com:
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Share a Kiss While Getting Dual Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Cele|bitchy
Christina Dugan / People.com:
Bachelor in Paradise's Jade and Tanner Tolbert Are Expecting a Baby Girl!
TMZ.com:
Seems Headed for ABC in 2018
Discussion: reality blurred and PerezHilton
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Us Weekly:
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's Relationship Is ‘the Real Deal’
Discussion: WWTDD and The Hollywood Gossip
Gabrielle Bluestone / VICE News:
“Let's just do it and be legends, man”
Discussion: WWTDD, Page Six and The Wrap
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Kristina Wagner, 54, poses for her FIRST bikini shoot
Discussion: AOL
 

 
From Mediagazer:

John Hendel / Politico:
Trump says FCC commissioner Brendan Carr will chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of N. Europe and LatAm; TNT will license Inside the NBA to ESPN

Colin Kellaher / Wall Street Journal:
Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group

 
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