Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:50 PM ET, May 19, 2021

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence: “This Is What HIV-Positive Looks Like Now”  —  For the first time since being diagnosed more than a decade ago, the ‘Pose’ star opens up about the shame that compelled him to hide his condition from his castmates, collaborators and even his mother …
RELATED:
Billy Porter / FemaleFirst:
Billy Porter reveals he's HIV-positive
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Friends Reunion Exclusive!  Go Inside the ‘Emotional’ HBO Max Special with the 6 Stars  —  Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer reminisce together about their beloved show  —  The six stars of Friends were overcome with emotion.
Discussion: Page Six, Cosmopolitan, Ok - and Mirror
RELATED:
Lauren Piester / E! Online:
The Friends Reunion Has an Actual Trailer and There Are Actual Tears  —  We're crying and the Friends are crying over the new trailer for HBO Max's Friends reunion, which finally premieres on May 27.  —  It's official: This Friends reunion is going to wreck us.
Discussion: Just Jared and Mirror
Samuel Hine / GQ:
A$AP Rocky Is the Prettiest Man Alive  —  Since being released from Swedish jail in 2019, rap's foremost fashion darling has been on a journey of self-discovery, musical experimentation, and—alongside a certain megawatt pop-icon girlfriend—love.  —  When A$AP Rocky was in a Swedish jail, the sun never really set.
RELATED:
Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn gives birth to first child and shares poignant name
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Princess Beatrice Expecting Her First Child with Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi  —  Beatrice's sister, Princess Eugenie, welcomed her first child earlier this year  —  There's another royal baby on the way — this time for Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi!
RELATED:
Jamie Blynn / E! Online:
Princess Beatrice Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi  —  Nearly a year after their wedding, Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are expanding their family: The pregnant royal is due this fall with her first child.  Scroll on for more details.
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle get well-wishes on 3rd wedding anniversary
Discussion: Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Comedian Paul Mooney Dead at 79  —  Paul Mooney — the longtime comedian, writer and actor known best for his work with Richard Pryor — has died from a heart attack ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to his family ... Mooney died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland.
RELATED:
Sophia Caraballo Pineiro / The Sun:
COMEDY LEGEND LOST Paul Mooney dead at 79 after comic suffers ‘sudden heart attack’
Discussion: People.com, TMZ.com and Insider
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Shanna Moakler: I Filed for Divorce After Travis, Kim Kardashian ‘Affair’  —  The former Miss USA, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 18, that she was “never” friends with the Kardashians because, “I divorced my ex because, I saw them — I caught them having an affair.”
RELATED:
Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Exchange ‘Creative and Romantic’ Anniversary Gifts Based on This Tradition  —  “The first anniversary was paper, and Meghan wrote out the wedding speech and had it framed for him,” a source told PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expert gift givers …
Discussion: Just Jared
RELATED:
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Salma Hayek on 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard,' ‘Eternals’ and Her Secret Near-Fatal Battle With COVID  —  Chloé Zhao will never forget one particular night shoot while filming “Eternals,” Marvel's upcoming movie about a group of immortals living on Earth whose leader is Ajak, played by Salma Hayek.
Angelina Chapin / The Cut:
‘I Was His Property’: Marilyn Manson's Former Assistant Sues  —  Ashley Walters, Marilyn Manson's former assistant, is suing the singer for sexual assault, battery, and harassment.  Her complaint, filed on Tuesday in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, includes allegations that Manson …
Discussion: Mirror, deadline.com, Page Six and RADAR
RELATED:
TMZ.com:
Marilyn Manson Sued by Former Assistant for Sexual Assault, Battery
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Stereogum
Just Jared:
Kris Jenner Shares New Details About Kardashian-Jenner's Hulu Deal!  —  Kris Jenner is spilling new details about her family's Hulu deal!  —  The family signed the deal after they announced they were ending their E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians after 19 seasons.
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Demi Lovato Comes Out as Non-Binary and Changes Pronouns to They/Them  —  Demi Lovato shared a message on May 19 to announce they identify as non-binary and said, “I'm still learning and coming into myself.”  See their video message.  —  Demi Lovato is sharing more about their ongoing fluidity journey.
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Morgan and Bode Miller Expecting Baby: ‘We Knew We Had More Space in Our Hearts to Give More Love’  —  “We're finally on our last pregnancy,” Bode Miller tells PEOPLE  —  Morgan and Bode Miller are expanding their family.  —  PEOPLE exclusively announces that the couple, who wed in 2012, are expecting a baby.
Discussion: E! Online
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Emma Stone suits up for ‘Cruella’ red carpet, her first since giving birth  —  Emma Stone is embracing her role as a villain.  —  The actress, 32, hit the red carpet on Tuesday for the premiere of her forthcoming movie, “Cruella,” wearing an appropriately devilish look.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Kendall Jenner / Perez Hilton:
Kendall Jenner Gets Bashed For CRINGEY 818 Tequila Commercial — See The Twitter Reactions!  —  Y'all remember Kendall Jenner's tone-deaf Pepsi ad debacle back in 2017?  She's clearly learned nothing from that experience because the reality star is back with a new commercial for her tequila brand 818 that's almost as bad.
Discussion: TMZ.com
tmrw:
BECOMING  —  In a brand new bespoke volume of tmrw, we exclusively get to know the woman, the myth, the legend - take a sneak peek here now.  —  FEATURED PRODUCTS  —  MAGAZINE  —  £14.00 (EXCL.  DELIVERY)  —  “I don't think I've ever had a moment to just stop, be still …
RELATED:
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 1:50 PM ET, May 19, 2021.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
Sinead O'Connor Remembers Things Differently
Discussion: Stereogum
Just Jared:
Anna Paquin Says She's a ‘Proud Bisexual,’ Defends Those Trolling Her Marriage to Stephen Moyer
Discussion: Us Weekly
Hannah Hargrave / HELLO!:
Charlize Theron sparks major reaction with unrecognisable new look
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
How Gleb Savchenko's Estranged Wife Felt About Chrishell Stause Affair Joke
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Gemma Strong / HELLO!:
Pink makes candid comments about marriage to husband Carey Hart
Discussion: FemaleFirst and People.com
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
HOW DID NAOMI BECOME A MOTHER AT 50 YEARS OLD?
Discussion: The Sun
 Earlier Picks: 
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show: “I Need Something New to Challenge Me” (Exclusive)
Discussion: Glamour
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
How ‘Botched’ doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif balance family and work
Discussion: E! Online
L. F. / Perez Hilton:
Kristen Bell Experimented With Hallucinogenic Mushrooms To Manage Depression — And Dax Shepard Helped!
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Charles Grodin, Familiar Face From TV and Film, Dies at 86
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now