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2:25 PM ET, May 24, 2017

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Nicki Minaj / TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj Says She Won't Let Terrorists Win!!  —  I'M NOT LETTING THE TERRORISTS WIN!  —  Nicki Minaj has got Manchester's back and says it's good citizens can count on seeing her when her next tour rolls through town ... because she's not letting fear rule her world.
Discussion: People.com, X17 Online and BBC
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: First photos of Ariana Grande since Manchester attack show tearful pop star being comforted by her boyfriend as she's whisked off a private jet and into an SUV caravan  — Ariana Grande was seen for the first time since a suicide bomber set off an improvised device at her concert in Manchester on Monday night
Discussion: People.com, AOL and Oh No They Didn't!
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Ariana Grande Reunites With Mac Miller in Florida After Manchester Bombing  —  Ariana Grande has left the U.K.  —  Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, moments after the 23-year-old singer finished her concert at Manchester Arena, a suicide bomber detonated a device in the venue's foyer, killing 22 people and injuring 59 more.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
‘Devastated’ Ariana Grande Met by Family as She Arrives in Florida Following Concert Terrorist Attack …
People.com:
19 Dead and ‘Around’ 50 Injured in Explosion at Ariana Grande's U.K. Concert
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift ‘Has Learned from the Past’ — How She Kept Her Romance with Joe Alwyn ‘Insanely Private’  —  After a public split from Calvin Harris and high-profile romance with Tom Hiddleston, Taylor Swift decided to make a change when it came to her romance with new boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
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Dan Wootton / The Sun:
SWIFT MOVE Taylor Swift's new British boyfriend Joe Alwyn to move to the US to be closer to the pop star
Discussion: The Superficial and Cele|bitchy
Chris Cornell / TMZ.com:
During Last Performance  —  Chris Cornell was messed up during his Detroit concert ... hours before he committed suicide — this according to a longtime confidant who was present and working the event.  —  Ted Keedick, who worked with Chris for the last decade as his house engineer and tour manager …
Marc Jackson / Daily Mail:
The Thorne in her side!  Shirtless Scott Disick, 33, can't keep his hands off bikini-clad Bella Thorne, 19, in Cannes... as his ex Kourtney Kardashian flaunts her toyboy lover around town  —  She has been ruling the Cannes nightlife alongside her new toyboy lover all week.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Diana Pearl / People.com:
Why Pippa Middleton Did Not Want a ‘Royal’ Wedding — and How She Got Her ‘Dream’  —  A royal family wedding!  Read all about Pippa's gorgeous dress and how George and Charlotte stole the show.  Subscribe now for exclusive details from Pippa's big day — only in PEOPLE!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
How Julianne Hough Stays Fit Despite Her Love for Carbs  —  Bread doesn't frighten Julianne Hough.  The toned Dancing With the Stars judge fills up on carbs “at every single meal,” the 28-year-old reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  “I think when you deprive yourself, that's when you crave pasta and pizza.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Erin Hill / People.com:
'He's Really in Love with Her' — Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Next to Tie the Knot?  —  A Royal family wedding!  Read all about Pippa's gorgeous dress and how George and Charlotte stole the show.  Subscribe now for exclusive details from Pippa's big day - only in PEOPLE!
Joseph Otterson / Variety:
Elisabeth Moss Partners With BBC America for Typhoid Mary Series  —  “Handmaid's Tale” star Elisabeth Moss has signed on to star in and executive produce a new BBC America limited series about the infamous “Typhoid Mary,” Variety has learned.  —  BBC America will partner with Moss …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jessica Simpson Went On “Ellen” And It Turned Into An Awkward Mess  —  A Jessica Simpson interview is usually awkward wrapped in messy and doused with cringe-fuel, but s**t really got awkward on yesterday's episode of Ellen.  Jessica went on Ellen to promote her billion dollar fashion …
Discussion: Towleroad
Vanity Fair:
See the Cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Four Exclusive Vanity Fair Covers  —  Photographed exclusively for V.F. by Annie Leibovitz.  For The Last Jedi: costume design by Michael Kaplan; production design by Rick Heinrichs.  For V.F.: set design by Mary Howard.  For details, go to VF.com/credits.
Perez Hilton:
Katy Perry FINALLY Addresses Her Bad Blood With Taylor Swift On Carpool Karaoke: 'She Wouldn't Speak To Me'  —  It's time to take this beef off the grill!  —  But first, Katy Perry needs to explain her side of the “situation” with Taylor Swift!  —  In Monday night's Late Late Show Primetime Special …
Discussion: X17 Online
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Says Taylor Swift ‘Started’ Their Feud: 'It's Time for Her to Finish It'
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
 
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The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Staub Engaged Again
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Hollywood Reporter:
Roger Moore, the Suave James Bond in Seven Films, Dies at 89
The Sun:
QUEEN OF ARTS Kate Middleton wins praise for sketching pic of church where sis Pippa married for order of service
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Tim Stack / EW.com:
American Crime Story first look: See Penelope Cruz as Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Discussion: Queerty
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Bachelorette’ Recap: Rachel Lindsay Meets Her Men, a Penguin, and a Terrifying Puppet
Discussion: PerezHilton
 

 
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Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Ofcom: 22.9M UK adults visited Reddit in May 2024, up 47% YoY, making it the fifth biggest social media platform in the UK, above X's 22.1M and LinkedIn's 18.3M

 
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