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4:40 PM ET, May 12, 2020

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TMZ.com:
KOBE BRYANT HELICOPTER CRASH PILOT'S REP BLAMES ACCIDENT ON PASSENGERS  —  The representative of the pilot who was flying the helicopter that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant, along with 6 other passengers, claims the people on board were responsible for the fatal crash.
Discussion: Bossip
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:   Relative of Kobe Bryant's Pilot Blames Passengers for Fatal Crash in Response to Vanessa Bryant's Lawsuit
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Vanessa Bryant shares Mother's Day tribute after losing Kobe and Gianna
Discussion: TMZ.com
Zach Baron / GQ:
Robert Pattinson: A Dispatch From Isolation  —  Nobody in Hollywood is more suited to thriving during lockdown than Robert Pattinson, the once reluctant movie star who's stepping back into the spotlight with a new Christopher Nolan blockbuster and then The Batman.  That is, if he can find his phone.
Apple Podcasts:
Episode 196 - Noah Galvin … Noah Galvin - Film: Booksmart (Dir Olivia Wilde), Assassination Nation (Dir Sam Levinson).  TV: “The Real O'Neals” (ABC).  Broadway: Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen.  Off-Broadway: MCC, NYTW, Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Vineyard, Signature, Barrow Street, Rattlestick, and more.
TMZ.com:
Billie Eilish Gets Restraining Order Against Obsessed Fan, Has Coronavirus Fears  —  BILLIE EILISH GETS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST OBSESSED FAN ... He Doesn't Practice Social Distancing  —  10:20 AM PT — The judge just granted the temporary restraining order.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Page Six
TMZ.com:
R&B Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66 After Cancer Diagnosis  —  Betty Wright, a supremely talented R&B singer who popularized the phrase, “No pain, no gain,” has died. … Wright's cause of death was not announced when her niece confirmed the passing.  Something was clearly wrong though because 2 days ago …
David Rooney / Hollywood Reporter:
Broadway Shutdown Extended Through Labor Day  —  The Broadway League on Tuesday confirmed that theaters will remain dark for an additional three months, though industry insiders anticipate the reopening date remaining in flux, possibly until early 2021.  —  In the longest scheduled extension …
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Donna Spencer / Canadian Press:
Mike Labinjo's family pleads for public's help after former CFL player's death deemed suspicious  —  Michael Labinjo's family is struggling to make sense of the ex-CFL player's death, now considered suspicious by the Calgary police.  —  The former Stampeders defensive lineman was found dead …
HELLO!:
Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to holiday in Balmoral this summer … The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly accepted an invitation in March from the Queen to holiday with her at Balmoral this summer, but with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prince Harry and Meghan's trip to Scotland seems unlikely now.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Grimes Shares Sweet Video of Boyfriend Elon Musk Cuddling with Newborn Son X Æ A-12  —  The couple welcomed son X Æ A-12 on May 4  —  Grimes ended her Mother's Day celebrations by capturing a sweet moment between boyfriend Elon Musk and their newborn son, X Æ A-12.
Justine Harman / Marie Claire:
Dakota Johnson Is in Control  —  Dakota Johnson is a lot like that proverbial duck.  She appears serene, but just beneath the surface she is paddling furiously—all day and all night.  “I feel the most insane anxiety about our world and our planet,” she says in between bites of takeout salad.
Discussion: Page Six
Peter King / NBCSports.com:
FMIA: Football in the Fall?  Dr. Fauci: ‘The Virus Will Make Decision For Us’  —  Toward the end of a 20-minute telephone interview Saturday evening with America's COVID-19 expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, I asked a question about testing, and about NFL teams playing football this fall.
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Full Feed:
Denise Richards Sets the Record Straight on Reports She Quit ‘RHOBH’
Discussion: Page Six
D.Ly / Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Tests Stormi's Willpower With Chocolates In Sweet New Video: ‘Patience, Patience’
Discussion: X17 Online
Ale Russian / People.com:
Reese Witherspoon Lays on the Floor and Cries When She's ‘Totally Overwhelmed’ by Work and Life
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Anna Kendrick in Sheer Outfits for Shape Magazine!
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Hilary Weaver / ELLE:
It Looks Like Emma Stone And Dave McCary Might Have Secretly Tied The Knot
Discussion: Page Six and Dlisted
Mariah Cooper / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck and Girlfriend Ana de Armas Wear Matching Heart Necklaces
NBC News:
Pink Mother's Day amid coronavirus means thinking about all of the world's children
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
David Browne / Rolling Stone:
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Voice of America:
A Russian court sentences journalist Nika Novak, who has been a freelance reporter at RFE/RL, to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US judge dismisses a Netflix shareholder lawsuit accusing the company of downplaying the impact of account sharing on subscriber growth

 
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