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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Comic Actor Fred Willard Dead at 86: ‘We Loved Him So Very Much,’ Says Daughter  —  Fred Willard died of natural causes, a rep for the actor confirms to PEOPLE  —  Beloved film star Fred Willard has died.  He was 86.  —  The comedic star, whose numerous credits include Best in Show …
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TMZ.com:
Actor Fred Willard Dead at 86  —  REMEMBERING FRED WILLARD  —  Fred Willard has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  The veteran comedic actor passed away late Friday night.  His daughter Hope tells TMZ, “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old.
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
‘Trading Spaces’ Designer Frank Bielec, Dead at 72  —  ‘TRADING SPACES’ FRANK BIELEC DEAD AT 72  —  Frank Bielec, one of the stars of “Trading Spaces” has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Frank's wife, Judy, tells TMZ, Frank passed away Friday ... a day after suffering a heart attack.
Eric Todisco / People.com:
Vanessa Bryant Shares Heartfelt Book Dedication from Kobe & Sweet Photo of 10-Month-Old Daughter Capri  —  Vanessa Bryant and her late husband Kobe welcomed Capri in June 2019  —  Baby Capri is growing up quickly!  —  On Saturday, Vanessa Bryant shared a sweet photo of herself giving …
Discussion: Full Feed
TMZ.com:
Brian Austin Green Says Megan Fox Got Bored So She's Hanging with Machine Gun Kelly  —  8:39 AM PT — Brian Austin Green just posted a cryptic message which seems to squarely relate to Megan and their circumstances ... “Eventually butterflies get bored sitting on a flower for too long.
Ryan Lattanzio / IndieWire:
Lynn Shelton Dies: ‘Humpday,’ ‘GLOW,’ ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Director Was 54  —  Writer, director, producer, actor, and editor Lynn Shelton passed away on Friday, May 15 at the age of 54 in Los Angeles due to a previously unidentified blood disorder.  Shelton was among the leading voices …
Paula Froelich / Page Six:
Tara Reid in talks to star in ‘Tiger King’ movie as Carole Baskin  —  Forget yet another “Sharknado” sequel — Tara Reid has her eye on “Tiger King.”  —  The scream queen — back in the spotlight after being confused for Joe Biden's sex assault accuser Tara Reade — is being considered …
Discussion: Dlisted
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Pullman Responds to Donald Trump's Altered ‘Independence Day’ Clip (Exclusive)  —  The president's random post had been retweeted 50,000 times and had more than 153,000 “likes.”  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday shared a heavily altered video clip from the film Independence …
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Post
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Britney Spears Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Oops!... I Did It Again: ‘I Am One Lucky Girl’  —  Britney Spears' second album, Oops! ...  FB  —  Twenty years have gone by since Britney Spears released her second album, Oops!...I Did It Again, and the artist herself can hardly believe it.
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Phyllis George, former Kentucky first lady and Miss America, dies at 70  —  Phyllis George, a former Miss America, television personality and ex-wife of Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. has died in Lexington after an illness.  —  George, who had been hospitalized at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler hospital, was 70.
Discussion: New York Post
TMZ.com:
Ex-Dodger Carl Crawford's Home Site of Double Drowning  —  EX-DODGER CARL CRAWFORD HOME SITE OF DOUBLE DROWNING ... Woman & Boy Die  —  Carl Crawford's home became the site of a double drowning Saturday when a woman and a boy she was watching landed in his pool ... TMZ has learned.
Talia Shadwell / Mirror.co.uk:
Meghan Markle's old CV shows ‘special skills’ and lists height, weight and eye colour  —  Before Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was a star on Suits and Prince Harry's love interest, she had built up an impressive CV showing her special interests which included kickboxing and dancing
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Danny Boyle to Direct ‘Methuselah’ Starring Michael B. Jordan (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to Direct Ryan Gosling Astronaut Film (EXCLUSIVE)
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David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Lawyer: Five witnesses exonerate Seattle Seahawks' Quinton Dunbar of South Florida robbery
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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”

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Disney hires Sky CFO Karl Holmes to run Disney+ in the EMEA, replacing Luke Bradley-Jones, who left to become president of The Economist earlier in 2024

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US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

 
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