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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.
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Full Feed
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.
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)  —  Here's how it goes: On March 1, “Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval and his aptly named band, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, were performing at TomTom, Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant in which he and his best friend …
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: Vanity Fair and Egotastic
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.
Discussion: Dlisted, Just Jared and The Mirror
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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 …
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, HELLO! and Ok - OK
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.
Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Demi Lovato Encourages Teens to Share Their Mental Health Struggles: ‘Asking for Help Is More Than OK’  —  “I want them to know that talking to people and asking for help is more than okay and is absolutely what you should do,” the singer said in honor of Mental Health Action Day
Discussion: FemaleFirst and TODAY.com
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Chrishell Stause Spills on ‘Secret’ Vegas Wedding and Upcoming ‘Selling Sunset’ Season (Exclusive)  —  Chrishell Stause is opening up about her “secret” wedding to G Flip, and why they waited to announce the news that they'd tied the knot.  —  “It was nice to kind of keep things private …
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  — 1.1K … Priscilla Presley may have settled her dispute over Lisa Marie's trust …
Emine Saner / The Guardian:
‘Comfortable is not good’: Kym Marsh on the horror of Hear'Say - and landing the Take That musical  —  As she joins Greatest Days, the star from Wigan talks about the implosion of Hear'Say, 13 years in Corrie, tabloids raking through her bins - and not being able to afford nappies as a single mother
Discussion: The Sun, dailystar and Ok - OK
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
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 …
Bethany Whittingham / dailystar:
Strictly's Aljaž Škorjanec says he's ‘gained more weight’ than pregnant Janette Manrara  —  EXCLUSIVE: Strictly power couple Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara are set to welcome their first child later this year after they announced their pregnancy back in February
Discussion: HELLO!
James Cabooter / dailystar:
Blur confirm first new music in eight years as they announce ‘surprise’ album  —  Iconic 90s Britpop group Blur have announced they are making a huge comeback as they are releasing their first album in eight years titled The Ballad of Darren, on July 21  —  Blur are back with their first new music in eight years.
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar's Ups and Downs With Her Family: ‘Counting On’ Exit, ‘Distancing’ and More  —  Deal of the Day … No family is perfect — even famous ones.  Since 19 Kids and Counting skyrocketed Jill Duggar into the spotlight, she's experienced plenty of ups and downs with her parents and siblings.
Tommy McArdle / People.com:
Ben Platt and Noah Galvin Fight to Save Their ‘Theater Camp’ in First Trailer for New Comedy  —  Ben Platt and his fiancé Noah Galvin are teaming up for a new summer camp-themed comedy.  —  On Thursday, Searchlight Pictures released the first trailer for its upcoming movie Theater Camp …
Discussion: Just Jared Jr., IndieWire and The Wrap
Jess Phillips / dailystar:
Lady Gaga unrecognisable in ageless new TikTok as viewers beg ‘who is this?’  —  A Star is Born actress Lady Gaga dressed down in a clinging black tank top as she danced up a storm for a new TikTok video - looking much younger than her years  —  Lady Gaga has been branded unrecognisable as she danced in a new TikTok video.
Discussion: Page Six and The Mirror
 
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Gemma Strong / HELLO!:
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FemaleFirst:
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TMZ.com:
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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

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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