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Katie Campione / People.com:
Australia's Bachelorette Names First Openly Bisexual Star with Men and Women to Vie for Her Heart  —  Brooke Blurton, 26, is also the first Indigenous woman to lead the franchise  —  Australia's Bachelorette has made history by officially casting its first openly bisexual lead.
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.
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Prince William receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine  —  Prince William revealed Thursday that he received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, documenting the process on Instagram.  —  In a photo posted to his and wife Kate Middleton's “Duke and Duchess of Cambridge” account …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Princess Diana interview probe to find BBC's Martin Bashir guilty of deceit  —  Official investigation will say reporter breached corporation guidelines by producing fake bank statements to secure Panorama scoop  —  Martin Bashir deployed deceitful methods in a breach …
Just Jared:
Johnny Depp Is Suing the ACLU Over Amber Heard's Divorce Settlement Donation  —  Johnny Depp is suing the ACLU - the American Civil Liberties Union - over his ex wife Amber Heard's divorce settlement.  —  If you don't know, back in 2016 as part of their divorce settlement, Amber agreed to donate her $7 million to charity.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Johnny Depp Sues ACLU to Uncover Heard Donation, Thinks Elon Helped
Discussion: The Blemish and RADAR
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Prince Harry to drop more ‘truth bombs’ in new web series with Oprah  —  Prince Harry is set to drop more “truth bombs” in his new mental health series with Oprah Winfrey, Page Six is told.  —  The Duke of Sussex has teamed up with Winfrey for “The Me You Can't See,” which premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday.
Discussion: Ok - and Mirror
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Alexia Fernández / People.com:
Ben Platt Calls Out ‘Randos Being Jerks About Age’ After Debut of Dear Evan Hansen Trailer  —  Ben Platt is taking on critics who called out the age differences between himself at 27 and his character, high school senior Evan Hansen in Tuesday's trailer of Dear Evan Hansen
Discussion: E! Online, Variety and The Playlist
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: TMZ.com and People.com
KC Baker / People.com:
Elizabeth Taylor Tried to Seduce Montgomery Clift — Then Stood By Him After He Came Out to Her  —  Despite his deep attraction to Taylor, at first Clift couldn't bring himself to tell her he was gay, the author of Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship tells PEOPLE
Discussion: Daily Mail
Just Jared:
You's Jenna Ortega to Play Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's Netflix Series!  —  You actress Jenna Ortega, 18, has landed the lead role of Wednesday Addams in the live-action Addams Family offshoot drama Wednesday, coming to Netflix.  —  The show will be directed by Tim Burton …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Bad Boys for Life’ Filmmakers to Direct ‘Batgirl’ Movie for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)  —  Whatcha gonna do, Batgirl, whatcha gonna do when they come you?  —  The Batgirl movie project has found its director.  Or, rather, in this case, its directors.  —  Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah …
Discussion: The Playlist, Just Jared and The Wrap
Simon Perry / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth's New Puppy, a Gift During Prince Philip's Last Days, Dies: 'It's All Very Sad'  —  The Queen was given the corgi puppy, named Fergus, while her late husband Prince Philip was in the hospital  —  Queen Elizabeth has suffered more heartache — Fergus, one of two new puppies given …
Discussion: Ok - and Vanity Fair
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Queen Elizabeth II's 5-Month-Old Puppy Dies
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Mel B's Ex-Husband Rips Her Domestic Violence Video, Says Daughter's Upset  —  MEL B EX-HUSBAND RIPS DOMESTIC ABUSE VID ... It Upset Our Daughter!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mel B's ex-husband is giving her recent video made to raise domestic violence awareness a big thumbs down, because he says it's been very traumatic for their daughter.
Discussion: Mirror and Daily Star
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.
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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 …
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
KJ Apa and Girlfriend Clara Berry Expecting Their First Child Together  —  KJ Apa is entering the world of fatherhood!  He and his girlfriend, Clara Berry, are expecting their first baby.  The couple shared the news on Instagram with a mini maternity photoshoot.  —  Watch: KJ Apa's Best Dating App Tips
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.
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
You'll Be Surprised to Discover How Mandy Moore Achieved Her Blonde Makeover  —  She's Rapunzel IRL!  Mandy Moore went blonde for the first time in nearly two decades.  See her surprisingly affordable hair transformation below and read how she's starting a “new chapter of my life.”
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Bugs found in Lisa Vanderpump's rosé bottles  —  Lisa Vanderpump might want to pump the brakes on her wine.  —  Bugs were recently found in a 2018 batch of the reality star's Vanderpump Rosé.  Photos obtained by Page Six show what appear to be earwigs in the contaminated bottles …
Discussion: RADAR
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Cher Is Turning 75 & Unwrapping A Universal Biopic Eric Roth Is Scripting And 'Mamma Mia!'s Judy Craymer & Gary Goetzman Are Producing  —  EXCLUSIVE: Cher just tweeted out that on the eve of celebrating her 75th birthday Thursday, she'll have her life story unfold on movie screens through Universal Pictures.
Discussion: Stereogum, Just Jared and Variety
Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
Netflix Is Bringing Your Favorite Horror Book Series to Life  —  On Wednesday, May 19, Netflix released the teaser for their film trilogy adaptation of R.L. Stine's Fear Street.  See the scares to come.  —  It will be a summer of scares for Netflix subscribers.
Elena Nicolaou / Oprah Daily:
Joel Edgerton Tells Oprah Why He Agreed to Play  —  The Underground Railroad's  —  Villain  —  The actor also opened up about the “family atmosphere” on set and becoming a new dad.  —  Joel Edgerton has always loved playing the villain.  “For years, I've been running around saying …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
 
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Ally Mauch / People.com:
Rachel Lindsay Claims The Bachelorette Purposefully Cast Black Men Who 'Didn't Date Black Women'
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and E! Online
Daily Mail:
New couple alert! The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy can't hide her smile as she and beau Malcolm McRae pack on the PDA across NYC
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Just Jared
Ebenezer Samuel / Men's Health:
Simu Liu Wants You to See Yourself as a Superhero
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Bill Gates Still Wearing Wedding Ring, Despite Divorce Filing
Discussion: RADAR
Steff Yotka / Vogue:
Rodarte  —  Okay, I don't want to be a traitor to my generation and all, but I really don't get how people dress today.
Discussion: Page Six
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Morgan and Bode Miller Expecting Baby: ‘We Knew We Had More Space in Our Hearts to Give More Love’
Discussion: E! Online and POPSUGAR
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
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Discussion: Dlisted, Cosmopolitan and POPSUGAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies

Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone

 
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