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8:20 PM ET, May 12, 2020

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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.
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
Fnr Tigg / Complex:
6ix9ine's $200,000 Donation to No Kid Hungry Declined  —  6ix9ine is in some undisclosed location running up a bag.  —  6ix9ine personified Rowdy Rebel's “Computers” when he took to Instagram Live to welcome challengers and gloat about his return from prison.
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:
6ix9ine Responds to His $200k Donation to Hungry Kids Being Rejected  —  He writes, “@nokidhungry rather take food out the mouth of these innocent children I never seen something so cruel.”  While you could argue No Kid Hungry is standing firm on their principles — which many might find commendable …
Apple Podcasts:
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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
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: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
David Bowie's Daughter Lexi Jones, 19, Says She Hasn't Seen Mom Iman in 6 Months  —  Since she's living in New York City, the fashion icon's daughter has been unable to travel to see her mom in months due to coronavirus  —  David Bowie and Iman's daughter Alexandria “Lexi” …
Discussion: Page Six
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
Colleen Shalby / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County could keep stay-at-home orders in place well into summer  —  Los Angeles County's stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
Discussion: The Wrap
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 …
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Center Stage’ TV Series From Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Based On 2000 Film In Works At Sony Pictures TV
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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
Tex Hollywood / Egotastic:
Anna Kendrick in Sheer Outfits for Shape Magazine!
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Peter King / NBCSports.com:
FMIA: Football in the Fall? Dr. Fauci: ‘The Virus Will Make Decision For Us’
Hilary Weaver / ELLE:
It Looks Like Emma Stone And Dave McCary Might Have Secretly Tied The Knot
Discussion: Page Six and Dlisted
HELLO!:
Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to holiday in Balmoral this summer
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
NBC News:
Pink Mother's Day amid coronavirus means thinking about all of the world's children
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
 

 
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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