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8:40 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
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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  — 12.4K … Caleb Kennedy — who was one of the final 5 contestants on this season of “American Idol” …
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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: The Sun, The US Sun, Variety and The Wrap
Just Jared:
Caleb Kennedy Leaves ‘American Idol’; Makes Statement About Controversial Resurfaced Video
Discussion: The Sun and The US Sun
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 -
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Sam Elliott / Daily Star:
Prince Harry reveals he first met wife Meghan Markle in a supermarket  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pretended that they didn't know who each other were when they arranged to meet and the Duke of Sussex even wore a baseball cap to try and avoid attention
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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.
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
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 …
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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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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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.
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: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
FemaleFirst:
Janet Jackson's brothers praise Justin Timberlake for apology  —  Janet Jackson's brothers say Justin Timberlake's apology “means a lot” but they are keen to move on from the scandal now. … Janet Jackson's brothers say Justin Timberlake's apology “means a lot”.
Discussion: Page Six
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: Celebrity Insider, RADAR and Insider
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Daniel Falconer / FemaleFirst:
May 13 Social Buzz: Robert Pattinson's birthday; Chrissy Teigen apologises for past trolling  —  It's hard to believe R-Patz is turning 35!  —  MIX SHARE SHARE TWEET PIN  —  As arguably one of the most versatile actors of our generation, Robert Pattinson has been one to watch ever since …
Discussion: E! Online
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  — 6.8K … 12:37 PM PT — Courtney tells TMZ ... “I accept her apology and forgive her.
 
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Mark Jefferies / Mirror:
I'm A Celebrity set to stay in Wales after Australia rules out reopening borders
Discussion: The US Sun
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
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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
Just Jared:
Sebastian Stan's Shirtless Torso Is Tattooed to Look Identical to Tommy Lee's Body!
Discussion: Egotastic
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Emily Blunt Sets the Record Straight on Black Widow and Fantastic Four Casting Rumors
Discussion: Just Jared and YouTube
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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