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Giles Hattersley / British Vogue:
“I Realise Now How Harshly I Was Judged”: Miley Cyrus On Finding Her Peace - And Making The Album Of The Summer  —  Miley Cyrus's reputation as the wildly talented TV princess turned pop provocateur may precede her, but beneath the stories, the songs and the headlines, Giles Hattersley discovers a woman at peace with herself.
TMZ.com:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Demand Photo Agency Give Them Footage of ‘Chase’  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are trying to put the squeeze on a photo agency that claimed their freelance paparazzi who followed the couple Tuesday night were not, as M&H claimed, “highly aggressive” and didn't cause a near-collision.
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Washington Post:
Prince Harry, Meghan say they were chased by NYC paparazzi.  Cab driver describes incident.  —  A group of “highly aggressive paparazzi” chased a vehicle transporting Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, after attending a ceremony in New York City on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the couple said.
Philiana Ng / Entertainment Tonight:
Photo Agency Responds to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's ‘Near-Catastrophic Car Chase’ Claims  —  After Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi on Tuesday, photo agency Backgrid USA is responding …
Krystie Lee Yandoli / New York Times:
‘What Can I Not Handle at This Point’: Ariana Madix on That Affair  —  The “Vanderpump Rules” star talks about filming the season finale with her ex Tom Sandoval and what she won't do next season.  —  After a few uncertain years, the Bravo reality series “Vanderpump Rules” seems to have been given a new lease on life.
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Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Inside How ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Captured the #Scandoval (EXCLUSIVE)
Daniel Binns / Sky News:
Paul Cattermole: S Club 7 singer died from natural causes, coroner says  —  The star, who was due to take part in a reunion tour celebrating the group's 25th anniversary, was found dead at his home in April.  —  Paul Cattermole, the singer with pop band S Club 7 who died last month aged 46 …
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Kimberlee Speakman / People.com:
Rachel Bilson Says She Was Fired for Being Too Candid About Sex: ‘I Cried’  —  “I'm a single mom like I need these jobs,” said The O.C. alum, “everything counts”  —  Rachel Bilson claims she lost a job for being a little too frank about her sex life.  —  The O.C. alum, 41 …
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Rachel Bilson “Baffled” After Losing a Job Over Her Comments About Sex
Discussion: Egotastic and Vanity Fair
People.com:
Viola Davis on Evolving Beauty Standards: ‘Who We Are Beyond Male Desirability’ (Exclusive)  —  “Back in the day, we hid our pain behind perfectly applied lipstick and wax floors.  Now we don't do that anymore,” the Academy Award-winning actress and L'Oréal Paris International spokesperson tells PEOPLE
TMZ.com:
Priscilla Presley Asked To Be Buried Next to Elvis In Negotiations Over Lisa Marie's Trust  —  PRISCILLA PRESLEY ASKED TO BE BURIED NEXT TO ELVIS During Negotiations Over Lisa Marie's Trust  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.7K … Priscilla Presley may have settled her dispute over Lisa Marie's trust …
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Live-Action Powerpuff Girls, Diggle's Justice U Among Pre-Nexstar Projects No Longer in Development at The CW  —  Powerpuff is officially powered down.  —  A live-action take on the Powerpuff Girls is no longer being redeveloped at The CW, TVLine has confirmed.
Discussion: Just Jared Jr. and Deadline
Tracey Coyle / Today's Evil Beet Gossip:
Warhol estate loses court case over Prince picture  —  Andy Warhol's estate lost its U.S. Supreme Court copyright fight with celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith on Thursday  —  If you know Andy Warhol's work you know he basically takes already existing photos of celebrities and screen prints …
Wonderwall.com:
Controversy-sparking comedy actress says co-star ‘stabbed me in the back,’ more news  —  In a new interview with Megyn Kelly, Roseanne Barr claims her longtime “Roseanne” co-star Sara Gilbert “stabbed [her] in the back” and “repeatedly twisted” the knife amid fallout from a racist tweet Roseanne posted in 2018.
Daniela Avila / People.com:
Jimmie Allen Apologizes to Wife Alexis for ‘Humiliating Her with My Affair’ Following Sexual Assault Lawsuit  —  “I'm embarrassed that my choices have brought shame on her,” the country star posted to Instagram following a lawsuit filed by his former day-to-day manager claiming abuse
Sophie Schillaci / Entertainment Tonight:
Alec Baldwin's ‘Kent State’ Film About 1970 Shooting Will Not Have Any Guns on Set  —  Alec Baldwin has set his next project.  The actor will star in the upcoming film Kent State, about the tragic 1970 war protest shootings.  —  It's an interesting choice, as the news comes after Baldwin wrapped production on Rust earlier this week.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Returns to a Favorite Mental Health Charity as She Continues Mission for Families  —  The Princess of Wales made her second outing for Mental Health Awareness Week when she visited the Anna Freud Centre  —  Kate Middleton is continuing her promotion of mental health.
Discussion: Just Jared, Elle, The Mirror, Ok - OK and HELLO!
Just Jared:
Ireland Baldwin & Boyfriend RAC Welcome Their First Child, Share Photo With Their Newborn Daughter  —  Ireland Baldwin and her boyfriend Andre Allen Anjos (AKA RAC) are officially parents!  —  The 27-year-old model took to social media on Thursday (May 18) to confirm that she had given birth to their first child.
Jake Viswanath / Bustle:
Everything To Know About The Zoey 101 Sequel Movie, Zoey 102  —  Zoey Brooks is heading back to Pacific Coast Academy.  On Jan. 12, Paramount+ announced that a Zoey 101 sequel movie is happening, which is now officially titled Zoey 102.  Paramount+ has ordered the new film nearly 15 years …
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
‘Deadpool 3’: Brianna Hildebrand & Shioli Kutsuna Set To Return For Marvel Threequel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Actresses Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna have closed deals to return for Deadpool 3, joining Ryan Reynolds and many more in the threequel that Shawn Levy will direct and produce for Marvel Studios.
People.com:
Elle Fanning Says She's ‘Always Looked Up’ to Fellow Former Child Actor Kirsten Dunst (Exclusive)  —  “Navigating the child actor into who she's become now and maintaining that longevity, is something that I think about a lot,” Elle Fanning tells PEOPLE of Kirsten Dunst's career
Discussion: UPROXX
Jessica Finn / The US Sun:
Wendy Williams pulls out of $25K speaking engagement last minute amid fears she's ‘not well enough’ to take the stage  —  WENDY Williams has pulled out of her marquee speaking engagement in Atlanta this weekend amid fears she is not well enough to take the stage, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail and New York Post
KTLA:
Man knocked unconscious during brawl caught on video at Dodger Stadium  —  A cell phone camera was recording when a brawl erupted outside Dodger Stadium Tuesday night after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Minnesota Twins.  —  A witness, Jonathan Lopez, told KTLA that a group …
 
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
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Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Demi Lovato Encourages Teens to Share Their Mental Health Struggles: ‘Asking for Help Is More Than OK’
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
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Gemma Strong / HELLO!:
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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