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10:15 AM ET, May 13, 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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FemaleFirst:
Ellen DeGeneres to end talk show after 19 years
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Ellen DeGeneres to End Daytime Talk Show in 2022
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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Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Why Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick Are “Barely Speaking” Amid Her Romance With Travis Barker  —  Kourtney Kardashian and the father of her three children, Scott Disick, are no longer as close as they once were, according to a source close to the former couple.
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: The Sun, The US Sun, Variety and The Wrap
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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  — 15.1K … Caleb Kennedy — who was one of the final 5 contestants on this season of “American Idol” …
Just Jared:
Caleb Kennedy Leaves ‘American Idol’; Makes Statement About Controversial Resurfaced Video
Discussion: The US Sun and The Sun
Armchair Expert / Episodes:
Prince Harry  —  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is a member of the British royal family.  Prince Harry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how to approach mental health issues, growing up with privilege, and how healing it is to perform a service for someone.
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FemaleFirst:
Duke and Duchess of Sussex's secret supermarket meeting  —  Prince Harry “pretended” he didn't know his then-girlfriend Meghan Markle when they went supermarket shopping in the early days of their relationship in order to stop people realising they were togeth
Discussion: Daily Star and Ok -
People.com:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's Reunion Is ‘Good for Both of Them Now’: Source  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez took a quick getaway to Montana following their breakups from Ana de Armas and Alex Rodriguez, respectively  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's recent reunion appears to have come at the right time.
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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
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
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 …
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Sadie Robertson Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Christian Huff  —  Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson welcomed her first child with husband Christian Huff.  Get more details about their new arrival.  —  Sadie Robertson is a mom!  —  The 23-year-old Duck Dynasty star gave birth …
Discussion: Page Six, FemaleFirst 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: Cosmopolitan and Just Jared
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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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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.
Meredith Jacobs / TV Insider:
‘NCIS: New Orleans’: Scott Bakula Was ‘Surprised the Show Was Canceled’  —  Fans weren't the only ones who were blindsided by the announcement that NCIS: New Orleans is ending with its current seventh season.  The star, Scott Bakula, who plays Special Agent Dwayne “King” Pride, was as well.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Montana Banks / DrunkenStepFather.com:
Rihanna See Through of the Day  —  Thick Billionaire Popstar Rihanna who just had this vision …
TMZ.com:
Lisa Vanderpump Sent Restaurant Tab to Archenemy Kyle Richards' Table
FemaleFirst:
Janet Jackson's brothers praise Justin Timberlake for apology
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Mark Jefferies / Mirror:
I'm A Celebrity set to stay in Wales after Australia rules out reopening borders
Discussion: The US Sun
Daniel Falconer / FemaleFirst:
May 13 Social Buzz: Robert Pattinson's birthday; Chrissy Teigen apologises for past trolling
Discussion: E! Online
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Lisa Kudrow Explains Why Her Son Thought Jennifer Aniston Was His Mom
Jack Hardwick / Daily Star:
Nikki Grahame's cause of death confirmed as anorexia as hospital investigation continues
Discussion: Ok -
Glenn Garner / People.com:
Kris Jenner Wrote Kim Kardashian a 20-Page Letter for Her 40th Birthday: ‘It Took Me a Couple Hours’
Discussion: Episodes
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Spencer Pratt Says He and Heidi Montag Are ‘Still Working as Hard as Possible’ on Expanding Family
Discussion: Just Jared
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Taylor, Zac and Isaac Hanson Aren't Planning to Have More Kids: That ‘Ship Has Sailed’
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
DJ Khaled Getting Dragged Online for Posting Twerk Video During Ramadan
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘This Is Us’ to End With Season 6 on NBC
Discussion: The Wrap and Full Feed
People.com:
Tiffany Trump Pushes Back on ‘Gossip’ About Alleged Inappropriate Relationship with Secret Service Agent
Discussion: Gossip Cop
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
ABC News plans to air an interview with President Biden “in its entirety as a primetime special”, at 8pm ET on July 5; a transcript will also be available

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare launches a tool that aims to block bots from scraping websites for AI training data, available free for all customers

 
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