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12:00 PM ET, May 5, 2020

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Ryan Parry West / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Disick is back in rehab, checking himself into Colorado facility for alcohol and cocaine abuse after admitting he's having trouble with Kourtney and still struggling with the death of his parents  — Scott Disick has checked himself into a luxury addiction treatment center …
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TMZ.com:
Scott Disick Checks Out of Rehab After Photo Surfaces, Says No Cocaine Issues  —  Scott Disick is enraged he's been betrayed by the rehab facility he's been staying at, he's checked himself out and is going to sue.  —  Scott has been staying at the All Points North Lodge in Edwards, Colorado since last Tuesday.
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Scott Disick Enters Rehab to Address “Past Traumas” of His Parents' Deaths
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
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Lisa Respers France / CNN:
Carole Baskin responds to YouTube pranksters tricking her  —  (CNN)Carole Baskin doesn't appear to be mad at all about being pranked.  —  The “Tiger King” star fell prey to British content creators Josh Pieters and Archie Manners who tricked her into believing she was being interviewed by late night host, Jimmy Fallon.
Hollywood Reporter:
Nicolas Cage to Play ‘Tiger King’ Subject Joe Exotic in Scripted Series  —  The project based on Netflix's breakout docuseries comes from ‘American Vandal’ showrunner Dan Lagana, CBS TV Studios and Imagine Entertainment.  —  Nicolas Cage is headed to television — as Joe Exotic …
Discussion: Dlisted
People.com:
Kristin Cavallari Reaches Joint Custody Agreement with Jay Cutler  —  The stars, who share three kids, announced their split last month after a decade together  —  Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler have reached two agreements in their ongoing divorce.  —  A source confirms to PEOPLE that Cutler …
Discussion: Page Six
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari Is ‘Not Looking to Downsize’ After Jay Cutler Split
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lexy Perez / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer to Release Companion Novel ‘Midnight Sun’  —  The news trickled out Monday morning after a countdown on Meyer's website ended but fans were unable to reach the site.  —  It's been 15 years since author Stephenie Meyer took the book world by storm after publishing her debut novel, Twilight.
Page Six:
How the Met Gala Challenge's best DIY outfits came together  —  Before pandemic PJs became the global uniform, there was this little thing called the Met Gala.  —  Held on the first Monday in May, the Vogue-hosted soirée at the Metropolitan Museum is typically NYC's most glamorous evening.
Alex Napoliello / New Jersey Online:
Councilwoman attacks N.J. mayor in vulgar, homophobic rant during coronavirus conference call  —  A Trenton councilwoman exploded into a homophobic tirade against the city's mayor during a coronavirus conference call on Saturday, according to officials and audio of the call obtained by NJ Advance Media.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Out Of This World!  Tom Cruise Plots Movie To Shoot In Space With Elon Musk's SpaceX  —  EXCLUSIVE: I'm hearing that Tom Cruise and Elon Musk's Space X are working on a project with NASA that would be the first narrative feature film - an action adventure - to be shot in outer space.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
KC Chiefs' Damien Williams Robbed at Airbnb In L.A., Cops Investigating  —  KC CHIEFS DAMIEN WILLIAMS ROBBED AT AIRBNB IN LOS ANGELES ... Cops Investigating  —  KC Chiefs running back Damien Williams — who scored TWO 4th-quarter TDs in the Super Bowl — was robbed at a fancy Airbnb home in L.A., TMZ Sports has learned.
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
Taika Waititi to Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Film
Discussion: thedisinsider.com and The Blemish
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Joe Russo Closes Deal To Script ‘Extraction 2,’ New Installment Of Netflix Smash Chris Hemsworth Pic
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Discussion: BBC, Variety and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
DARREN MCFADDEN INSANE ARREST VIDEO ... Cops Smashed Windows In Intense Standoff
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Little People, Big World's Amy Roloff Tearfully Opens Up About Her Mom's Death
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Amanda Bynes Is Not Pregnant 2 Months After Sharing a Sonogram Photo, Lawyer Says
Discussion: Just Jared
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Katherine Schwarzenegger Is ‘Getting More Excited Every Day’ About Her Baby on the Way: Source
TMZ.com:
‘Greenhouse Academy’ Star Chris O'Neal Arrested for Hit and Run, DUI
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Padma Lakshmi chugs tequila to cope with daughter being home till September
Discussion: TMZ.com
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Associated Press:
A federal judge dismisses a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Ray Epps, who said Fox aired conspiracy theories about his Jan. 6 Capitol riot involvement

 
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