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9:45 PM ET, May 12, 2021

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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show: “It's Just Not A Challenge Anymore” (Exclusive)  —  DeGeneres gets candid about her decision to wrap up the show in 2022, the allegations that nearly sent her packing and the parts that she'll miss most - and least - about her daily platform  —  Ellen DeGeneres is signing off.
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Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'Her time is up - and she knows it!'  Ellen DeGeneres to END her talk show after 19 seasons as ratings have plummeted due to allegations of bullying and a toxic work environment on set  — Ellen DeGeneres is ending her talk show after 19 seasons and more than 3,000 episodes, DailyMail.com can reveal
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show After 19 Seasons
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Wrap and Cosmopolitan
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Finalist Caleb Kennedy Exits Show After Video Surfaces  —  ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ FINALIST CALEB KENNEDY EXITS SHOW ... After KKK-Themed Video Surfaces  —  BREAKING NEWS  — 7.2K … Caleb Kennedy — who was one of the final 5 contestants on this season of “American Idol” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Just Jared and Deadline
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Ashley Dill / Spartanburg Herald-Journal:
American Idol: Caleb Kennedy leaving show after controversial social media post surfaces  —  Caleb Kennedy will be leaving American Idol and returning to Spartanburg tonight after a social media post surfaced.  —  Kennedy appears in the Snapchat post seated beside someone wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Just Jared:
Caleb Kennedy Leaves ‘American Idol’; Makes Statement About Controversial Resurfaced Video
Discussion: The Sun
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Colton Underwood, the First Gay ‘Bachelor,’ Confronts His Controversial Coming Out  —  Colton Underwood didn't plan on ever telling the world that he was gay.  After all, he'd starred as “The Bachelor” in 2019 to scout for a wife on national television, searching for love among 30 aspiring brides-to-be.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Shanna Moakler Calls Travis Barker's PDA with Kourtney Kardashian ‘Weird’ and Explains Her Shady Posts  —  In a wide-ranging interview, Shanna Moakler — who shares three kids with Travis Barker — opens up about Kourtney Kardashian's relationship with her ex, her own new romance and life now
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L. F. / Perez Hilton:
Travis Barker Brags About Kourtney Kardashian's ‘Orgasm’!
Discussion: E! Online
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘This Is Us’ to End With Season 6 (Exclusive)  —  NBC's award-winning family drama from creator Dan Fogelman had long planned to close out its run during the 2021-22 broadcast season.  —  Break out the Kleenex. … Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the network is poised to announce …
Stefania Sarrubba / The Guardian:
Outrage as male voice actor dubs Laverne Cox in Italian-language Promising Young Woman  —  Cox's character in the revenge thriller given deep voice of Roberto Pedicini, sparking backlash over European dubbing of trans actors  —  he Italian-language version of Emerald Fennell's revenge …
Discussion: Variety
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Alexia Fernández / People.com:
Laverne Cox Dubbed by Male Actors in European Versions of Promising Young Woman  —  Laverne Cox stars as Gail, the friend and boss of Carey Mulligan's Cassie in Promising Young Woman  —  The Italian release of Promising Young Woman is coming under fire for dubbing Laverne Cox's voice with that of a male actor.
Discussion: Just Jared
Gabrielle Fonrouge / Page Six:
Intruder spotted on grounds of Ben Affleck's Los Angeles mansion  —  A man apparently posing as a security guard was spotted scaling the perimeter gate of Ben Affleck's $20 million Los Angeles mansion before fleeing on a getaway bicycle, according to photos and police.
Discussion: RADAR and Insider
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Chicago Med’: Yaya DaCosta & Torrey DeVitto Exit NBC Drama, Remaining Original Cast Members To Return  —  EXCLUSIVE: As NBC's Chicago Med is heading into its seventh season, the medical drama is bidding farewell to two original cast members, Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Yaya DaCosta to Exit ‘Chicago Med’, Will Star in Fox Drama Series ‘Our Kind of People’
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Erin Hill / People.com:
Prince William's College Classmate Says ‘Whenever Kate Was in the Room, William Was Paying Attention’  —  “Looking back, there were all these small moments—certainly moments where I was like, ‘Wow, this could really be something,’” Laura Warshauer tells PEOPLE
Discussion: Just Jared
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William and Kate Middleton face big change in team after seven years
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Kathryn Madden / Marie Claire:
Exclusive: Isla Fisher Opens Up About Kids, Comedy & Coming Home … From Summer Bay soap star to Hollywood heavyweight, Isla Fisher has lived most of her life under the media spotlight.  But when it comes to her family - and the three children she shares with actor and satirist Sacha Baron Cohen - she's fiercely protective.
TMZ.com:
Chrissy Teigen Apologizes for Courtney Stodden Attacks, Courtney Responds  —  CHRISSY TEIGEN APOLOGIZES TO COURTNEY STODDEN ... Courtney Accepts, But Throws a Little Shade  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 5.1K … 12:37 PM PT — Courtney tells TMZ ... “I accept her apology and forgive her.
Bethany Heitman / Health.com:
Busy Philipps on Her Recent Mammogram Scare, the Importance of Regular Checkups, and Always Being Kind to Yourself  —  Funny and outspoken, Busy Philipps tells us why she doesn't want to work with men ever again, the wellness lesson she's still trying to learn, and much more.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Page Six and People.com
TMZ.com:
Tawny Kitaen's Brother Believes She Died of Broken Heart  —  Tawny Kitaen, the late actress who starred in “Bachelor Party,” died of a broken heart ... so says her brother, who thinks losing their father was too much for Tawny to handle.  —  Jordan Kitaen tells TMZ ... police have spoken to the family …
Discussion: RADAR, Daily Mail and The US Sun
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘This Is Us’ to End With Season 6 on NBC … “This Is Us” will officially end its run on NBC after Season 6, Variety has confirmed with sources.  —  Season 5 of the series is currently airing, with Season 6 set to begin shooting this summer for a debut during the 2021-2022 broadcast season.
Discussion: The Wrap and Full Feed
 
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