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Vanity Fair:
The Weeknd Remade Pop Music.  Will The Idol Remake The Weeknd?  —  Abel Tesfaye leveraged an auteur-scale vision to become an unlikely megastar.  With a transition to film and TV, and a seamy fantasia of an HBO series on the way, he's realizing his grandest ambition.
Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
At 81, Martha Stewart Is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Star  —  The domestic diva talks about shedding her inhibitions, and (most of) her clothes, for the cover shoot.  —  It's useless to try to pigeonhole Martha Stewart.  Decorously entertaining homemaker-slash-lifestyle guru …
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Martha Stewart becomes oldest cover star of ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’: ‘I like that picture!’
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Cannes Juror Brie Larson Unsure She'll See Johnny Depp Movie: 'I Don't Know How I'll Feel About It'  —  Brie Larson had few words about the decision to open this year's Cannes Film Festival with “Jeanne du Barry,” a historical drama starring Johnny Depp.  It's the embattled actor's …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Sons Plan to Move to Hawaii with their Dad Kevin Federline  —  Britney Spears' two sons want nothing to do with Los Angeles anymore and plan to move to the Aloha State for a more private life, away from the attention swirling around their mother ... according to sources with direct knowledge.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and The Mirror
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez feels ‘guilt’ over her ‘bullied’ twins' lives with famous parents  —  Video  —  “Love Don't Cost a Thing” — but fame has cost Jennifer Lopez's teenage twins a normal childhood.  —  The “Mother” star experiences “guilt” over Emme and Maximilian's lives in the public eye, she told Audacy in a Thursday interview.
Discussion: Daily Mail and People.com
Frankie Collins / dailystar:
Amanda Holden says Les Dennis split was her fault but ‘women cheat for a reason’  —  Amanda Holden once said she felt it was ‘her fault’ her marriage to first husband Les Dennis fell apart, but has also insisted that women ‘have affairs for a reason’  —  Amanda Holden has finally come clean …
Discussion: The Mirror and Ok - OK
Alexis Jones / People.com:
Hoda Kotb Says Her Daughter Hope Is ‘Doing Much Better’ After Health Scare: ‘Going to be a Longer Road’  —  “She is a happy child, which is the most important thing to me,” Kotb told PEOPLE  —  Hoda Kotb's daughter Hope Catherine is in great spirits after her most recent health scare.
Rosie Marder / Us Weekly:
Bachelor's Sydney Lotuaco and Nick Wehby Are Officially Married  —  Congratulations to the happy couple!  Bachelor alum Sydney Lotuaco is married to Nick Wehby after three years together.  —  “I'll never be over it!  Prepare to be spammed 👰🏻‍♀️🤵 …
Discussion: Full Feed
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets Candid on Career, Failures, Aging: “My Plan Is to Live Forever”  —  The action icon — set to make his series TV debut in Netflix's ‘FUBAR’ — sounds off on his ‘Terminator’ and ‘Conan’ futures, identity politics and why emotions are overrated: “We have to work our ass off and stop worrying about feelings.”
Kristin Contino / Page Six:
Eva Mendes supports ‘husband’ Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie’ movie shirt  —  This Barbie is supporting her Ken.  —  Eva Mendes showed off a fun new T-shirt ahead of the “Barbie” movie's release this July, posting a series of Instagram snaps of herself wearing a shirt featuring her longtime love, Ryan Gosling, in his role as Ken.
Kimberlee Speakman / People.com:
George and Amal Clooney Hold Hands for Night Out at The Prince's Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards  —  The pair, who are behind the Clooney Foundation for Justice, share a passion for their commitment to philanthropy and humanitarian causes  —  George and Amal Clooney had a date night for a good cause on Monday!
Brett Malec / E! Online:
RHONJ: Teresa Giudice's Wedding Is More Over-the-Top and Dramatic Than We Imagined in Preview  —  Real Housewives of New Jersey's Luis “Louie” Ruelas threatens to “bury Joe and Melissa Gorga in first look at Teresa Giudice's wedding special, which features an epic preview of the nuptials.
N. S. / Perez Hilton:
Nick Cannon Says He ‘Mixed Up’ Handwritten Mother's Day Cards For His Six Baby Mommas!! … Nick Cannon dropped the ball on Mother's Day.  —  With 12 kids and six baby mommas, the Wild 'n Out host sure had his work cut out for him this Mom's Day... but according to him, things didn't exactly go as planned.
Kirsty Hatcher / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Matty Healy Leave Recording Studio in Greenwich Village Together  —  The musicians were pictured leaving the Electric Lady Studios in New York City on Monday evening  —  Taylor Swift and Matty Healy are continuing to spend time together in New York City.
TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx in Physical Rehabilitation Center in Chicago, Family by His Side  —  Jamie Foxx continues to receive medical treatment after his serious health scare last month in Atlanta — but now he's in a new city, at a facility touted as the top physical medicine and rehabilitation center in the country.
Emine Saner / The Guardian:
'I'd tell myself: you're a loser, a failure, ugly ...' Matilda's Mara Wilson on the price of fame  —  A star at nine, the actor was soon struggling with the death of her mother as well as nosy journalists and demanding fans.  Angry, confused and thoroughly lost, how did she ever find her way back?
Lester Fabian Brathwaite / EW.com:
Michelle Yeoh says taking her Wicked movie role was a ‘risk’  —  The Oscar-winner plays Madame Morrible in the film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical. … Wicked (2024 movie)  —  TYPE  — Movie  —  Michelle Yeoh didn't become the first Asian woman to win a Best Actress Oscar by playing it safe.
Discussion: Deadline and Just Jared
Mackenzie Schmidt / People.com:
PHOTOS: All the Details from Inside Chrishell Stause and G Flip's Surprise Las Vegas Wedding (Exclusive)  —  The Selling Sunset star and the Australian musician revealed on Thursday that they had tied the knot after one year of dating  —  Chrishell Stause and G Flip are sharing the details of their sweet and “small” Las Vegas wedding.
 
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