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12:30 PM ET, May 25, 2017

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Fox News:
Greg Gianforte: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate ‘body slam’ reporter  —  The race to fill Montana's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives took a violent turn Wednesday, and a crew from the Fox News Channel, including myself, witnessed it firsthand.
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Continues Public Romance with Younes Bendjima amid Scott Disick PDA with Bella Thorne  —  Kourtney Kardashian isn't letting her ex Scott Disick's recent PDA with Bella Thorne stop her from enjoying her vacation — she's got her own budding romance to focus on.
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Scott Disick and Bella Thorne Get Frisky in Cannes as Sources Say Fling Is an Attention Grab
Discussion: PerezHilton
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Scott Disick Stirs Up Drama With Kourtney Kardashian by Taking Bella Thorne to Cannes
Discussion: X17 Online
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Bikini-Clad Kourtney Kardashian Kisses Younes Bendjima in Cannes: Pics
Discussion: WWTDD
Marc Jackson / Daily Mail:
The Thorne in her side! …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Vicky Cornell / Billboard:
Chris Cornell's Wife Vicky Writes Letter to Late Husband: ‘I Will Fight for You’  —  “I know that you will come find me, and I will be here waiting,” Vicky Cornell writes to the Soundgarden & Audioslave frontman, who died last week at age 52.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Baz Luhrmann's ‘The Get Down’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season  —  EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Netflix has opted not to proceed with a second season of Baz Luhrmann's ambitious musical drama The Get Down.  The decision comes after the second six-episode part of Season 1 was released last month.
Discussion: Stereogum, Sandra Rose and Bossip
Logan Hill / Esquire:
Kit Harington Already Died Once  —  He's the face of television's most obsessed-over show.  His hair alone has more fans than most actors.  But as Game of Thrones enters its second-to-last season, Harington faces a dilemma: To enter the next phase of his career, must he leave Jon Snow behind?
Chris Martins / Billboard:
Niall Horan Braces for Stardom Outside One Direction, With Advice From Justin Bieber & The Eagles  —  When Niall Horan decided to move from London to Los Angeles in early 2016, it's no surprise that he chose a house in Laurel Canyon, the epicenter of '60s folk-rock culture.
Discussion: PerezHilton
E! Online:
Jenelle Evans Reaches Custody Battle Agreement Over Son Jace: “I'm Happy But Devastated”  —  Jenelle Evans is one step closer to having all of her children under one roof.  —  The Teen Mom 2 star faced estranged mother Barbara Evans in court Wednesday, where she revealed to E! …
Danny Boyle / Telegraph:
Queen meets young Manchester bomb victims on visit to children's hospital and calls attack ‘very wicked’  —  The Queen meets victims in Manchester Royal Infirmary  —  The Queen has met child victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bomb on a visit to a hospital where medics battled to save their lives.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kelly Bensimon Feels ‘Sexiest at 49’: All Her Hot Body Secrets  —  Hot damn!  Kelly Bensimon has never looked better.  In the new issue of Us Weekly, the model and Second Course author exclusively reveals how she found her sexiest body yet at age 49.  Watch the video above to see a sneak from her photo shoot!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jackie Fields / People.com:
Teyonah Parris Opens Up About Her 4-Year Journey to Love Her Natural Hair  —  Often when a celebrity is tapped to front a beauty campaign, it feels disingenuous at best.  But for actress Teyonah Parris, partnering with hair care brand Dark and Lovely is deeply personal.
Discussion: Bossip
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye West a Happy 3-Year Anniversary and Reminisces About Wedding  —  Kim Kardashian took a trip down memory lane on her and Kanye West's third anniversary.  —  The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star posted on her website Wednesday behind-the-scenes photos …
Discussion: Bossip, People.com, PerezHilton and Kim
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Odell Beckham Jr. skipping practice to hang with new girlfriend Iggy Azalea  —  MORE FROM: … Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. skipped another practice session with his teammates to party with new girlfriend Iggy Azalea in LA.  —  On Monday Beckham, who has missed a series of practice days …
 
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Kassy Cho / BuzzFeed:
A School Included This Teen's Service Dog In The Yearbook And It's The Purest Thing
Discussion: AOL and PerezHilton
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Colt Prattes Reveals Why He Was ‘Terrified’ Taking on Patrick Swayze's Beloved Role in the Dirty Dancing Remake
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Life & Style:
EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel's Mom Not Impressed With Her New ‘Shark Tank’ Gig — “She's a Moron!”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Daily Mail
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Comedy Actor Roundtable: Kevin Bacon, Kumail Nanjiani and More on Typecasting and Not Being “F—able”
Discussion: Page Six and Yahoo Celebrity
Mike Miller / People.com:
Clerks Actress Lisa Spoonauer Died a ‘Natural Death’ at 44 After Battling Degenerative Disease
Discussion: Deadline
TMZ.com:
Offers Refunds for England Concerts
Discussion: Stereogum and PerezHilton
Page Six:
Hailey Baldwin tops Maxim's ‘Hot 100’ list
Discussion: WWTDD
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Dani Mathers / TMZ.com:
Convicted in Body Shaming Case
Ariana Grande / TMZ.com:
Concerts Canceled at Least Through June 5
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Erin Hill / People.com:
'He's Really in Love with Her' — Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Next to Tie the Knot?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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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:
Publishers at The Guardian, The Boston Globe, and other outlets report more referral traffic from Bluesky than from X despite fewer followers on the former

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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