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8:10 AM ET, May 13, 2021

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 Top News: 
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  —  Ellen DeGeneres is to end her talk show in 2022 after 19 years, and she is “forever grateful” to her fans for “changing her life”. … Ellen DeGeneres is to end her talk show in 2022 after 19 years.  —  The 63-year-old TV presenter …
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
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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.
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
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 …
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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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
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.
Jack Hardwick / Daily Star:
Nikki Grahame's cause of death confirmed as anorexia as hospital investigation continues  —  The Big Brother legend had been battling the eating disorder since an early age and Nikki died at her London home after being found “unresponsive” just a day after being discharged from hospital
Discussion: Ok -
 
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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
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
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘This Is Us’ to End With Season 6 on NBC
Discussion: The Wrap and Full Feed
 Earlier Picks: 
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
Shivon Watson / Daily Star:
Model Cara Delevingne opens up on her vagina for body-positive art piece
Discussion: Page Six and W
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Why Pregnant Meghan Markle Isn't Having a Baby Shower Ahead of Daughter's Arrival
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, Glamour and Elle
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Paramount Global and Skydance Media announce a merger of the two companies, ending months of chaotic talks; a memo says the deal is expected to close in H1 2025

Sherin Shibu / Entrepreneur:
OpenAI last week requested NYT documents, including reporters' notes and interview memos, to show that its articles are original; NYT calls it harassment

Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Memo: Nine's Pedestrian Group restructures as CEO departs, staff faces cuts, and licensing deals to publish Vice, Gizmodo, Kotaku, others in Australia get axed

 
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