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Daily Mail:
Revealed: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield ‘are barely speaking’ off-screen after 'he kept her in the dark about his brother's child sex offences' - as Phil scrambles to save friendship with shock statement leaving her ‘blindsided’  —  Holly Willoughby was left blindsided on Thursday night …
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Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
Taylor Swift and Matty Healy spotted kissing on private NYC date  —  Do you really wanna know where she was on ... May 11?  —  Taylor Swift and Matty Healy — who sparked romance rumors earlier this month — were spotted “kissing” at Casa Cipriani, where “they sat next to each other at a banquette …
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TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift and Matt Healy On Date In New York City Amid Dating Rumors  —  Taylor Swift and Matt Healy are the real deal ... because they're on a double date with Taylor's pal and longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and his fiancée. … Taylor and Matt joined Jack and actress Margaret Qualley …
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Country Star Jimmie Allen Sued for Assault and Sexual Abuse by Former Manager (EXCLUSIVE)  —  In May 2021, Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum country star Jimmie Allen visited “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to promote his latest project, a children's book titled, “My Voice Is a Trumpet.”
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Tommy McArdle / People.com:
Margaret Qualley and Her Fiancé Jack Antonoff Have a Date Night at ‘Sanctuary’ Premiere  —  Margaret Qualley and her fiancé Jack Antonoff find sanctuary in each other!  —  On Thursday, Qualley, 28, and musician Antonoff, 39, stepped out for a date night at the New York City premiere …
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
‘The Bear’ Star Jeremy Allen White's Wife Addison Timlin Files For Divorce  —  JEREMY ALLEN WHITE ‘BEAR’ STAR'S WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “The Bear” and “Shameless” star Jeremy Allen White's actress wife is bringing down the curtain on their marriage ... because she just filed for divorce.
FemaleFirst:
Elle Fanning lost film franchise role over Instagram followers  —  Elle Fanning has revealed she was rejected for a role in a major film franchise because movie bosses thought her Instagram followers count was too low  —  Elle Fanning was rejected for a role in a film franchise because her Instagram followers count was too low.
Discussion: Marie Claire, OMG.BLOG, W and Just Jared
Brent Lang / Variety:
Michael J. Fox Looks Back on Hollywood Triumphs, Setbacks and Why 'Parkinson's Is the Gift That Keeps on Taking' … In the last few years, his mother died, his father-in-law died, and he had to put his beloved dog, Gus, a 120-pound mutt, to sleep after more than a decade of loyal companionship.
Miguel A. Melendez / Entertainment Tonight:
Lainey Wilson on Why She's Not Worried About 'Yellowstone's Direction (Exclusive)  —  Lainey Wilson's not worried about the future of Yellowstone, and she told ET's Rachel Smith exactly why.  —  ET caught up with the “Heart Like a Truck” singer on Thursday in Frisco, Texas ahead of the 58th Academy …
Michelle Lee / People.com:
Lupita Nyong'o Shaves Her Head Completely for a Gorgeous New Look: ‘Happy Without Hair’  —  The multi-genre actress revealed the new hair change only weeks after cutting off her locks  —  Lupita Nyong'o is feeling good in her new look!  —  Just one month after bidding “goodbye” …
Just Jared:
Katherine Heigl & John Travolta Will Find Love In Unexpected Places in New Rom-Com 'That's Amore!'  —  Katherine Heigl and John Travolta are set to share the screen in a new rom-com.  —  The actors will play surprise lovers in That's Amore!, a rom-com from Nick Vallelonga.
Discussion: Variety, Deadline and POPSUGAR
Mark Jefferies / The Mirror:
I'm A Celeb's Carol Vorderman SLAMS ‘squawking’ Janice Dickinson in scathing rant  —  Former I'm A Celeb star Carol Vorderman has revealed she wasn't a fan of Janice Dickinson but has nothing but love for former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan  —  Carol Vorderman says it was happy …
Discussion: The Sun
 
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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

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

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