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2:15 PM ET, May 19, 2021

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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 …
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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
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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.
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Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn gives birth to first child and shares poignant name
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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.
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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.”
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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!
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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.
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.
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
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle get well-wishes on 3rd wedding anniversary
Discussion: Daily Star
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 and POPSUGAR
Dan Wootton / Daily Mail:
Insiders fear Harry's renewed criticism of Charles has put reunion with ‘horrified’ William to honour their mother Diana at risk  — Royal source says Prince William is ‘saddened by the recent developments’  — Harry is ‘putting such deeply personal pain into public domain’, source adds
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Ok - and Mirror.co.uk
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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
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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.
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
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
HOW DID NAOMI BECOME A MOTHER AT 50 YEARS OLD?  —  Naomi has not revealed the method in which she welcomed her daughter but has previously spoken about her many options for starting a family  —  Straight surrogacy uses the surrogates own eggs to conceive and can take place …
Discussion: The Sun
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
How Gleb Savchenko's Estranged Wife Felt About Chrishell Stause Affair Joke  —  The comedian, 36, poked fun at Savchenko, 37, during the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on Monday, May 17.  “I forgot how hot you were.  It's insane.  Like, Gleb, you're as hot as your name is disgusting …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 
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Amanda Hess / New York Times:
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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
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Pink makes candid comments about marriage to husband Carey Hart
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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
 

 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
In a letter to Bob Iger, incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr raised concerns about ABC's negotiations with its affiliated stations, public trust in media, and more

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

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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