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12:55 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.
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: 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 …
D.Ly / Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Tests Stormi's Willpower With Chocolates In Sweet New Video: ‘Patience, Patience’  —  Will Stormi Webster fall weak to temptations??  —  It seems Kylie Jenner really wanted to know as she decided to film her 2-year-old participating in the “don't eat the chocolate” challenge which is just going viral!
Discussion: X17 Online
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.
David Browne / Rolling Stone:
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87  —  Pianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow  —  Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks …
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TMZ.com:
Little Richard Dead at 87
Discussion: Page Six and Rolling Stone
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: X17 Online and Cele|bitchy
Ale Russian / People.com:
Reese Witherspoon Lays on the Floor and Cries When She's ‘Totally Overwhelmed’ by Work and Life  —  Reese Witherspoon juggles a successful production company with her acting jobs and being a mom to three kids  —  Reese Witherspoon is one of Hollywood's most successful multi-hyphenates …
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.
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 …
TMZ.com:
Jerry Stiller Dead at 92, Jason Alexander and Leah Remini React  —  JERRY STILLER DEAD AT 92 Jason Alexander, Leah Remini React To Sad News  —  REMEMBERING JERRY STILLER  —  9:22 AM PT — Jerry's TV son and daughter have just paid tribute to him.  Jason Alexander tells TMZ ... “As a kid …
Discussion: Dlisted, Perez Hilton and Bossip
 
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Tex Hollywood / Egotastic:
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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
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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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