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10:15 AM ET, May 29, 2023

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Brenton Blanchet / Peoplemag:
Billie Eilish Slams ‘Women Hating’ Critics Who Call Her a ‘Sellout’ for Embracing a More Feminine Style  —  “I spent the first 5 years of my career getting absolutely OBLITERATED by you fools for being boy ish,” the singer wrote on Instagram  —  Billie Eilish isn't happy with the way social media critics …
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Aimée Lutkin / Elle:
Billie Eilish Speaks Out On Fans Accusing Her of ‘Selling Out’ by Dressing Feminine
Brent Lang / Variety:
‘The Little Mermaid’ Dominates Memorial Day Box Office With $118 Million Debut  —  Thirty five years after the animated story of Ariel, a flame-haired siren of the sea who falls for a prince, charmed audiences, a live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” dominated the Memorial Day weekend box office.
Ryan LaBee / CINEMABLEND:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Weighs In On Bruce Willis' Retirement, Gives Us The Best Response  —  The Governator has some wise words about his fellow action star's retirement.  —  It's great to see legends shout out legends, and that was the case Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger opened …
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian gives the same free gift to her 4 children every birthday  —  Kim Kardashian gifts each of her children a four or five-page letter on their birthdays every year.  —  “It's so fun to see from the first year now,” she revealed on the latest episode of the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle:
Keanu Reeves shakes off nerves at BottleRock for Dogstar's first concert in more than 20 years  —  Keanu Reeves may be one of the most famous people on the planet, but that didn't stop him from getting nervous before his band Dogstar took the stage on the second day of BottleRock Napa Valley …
Sarah Curran / ET Canada:
Ellen Pompeo And Katherine Heigl Set To Reunite 13 Years After 'Grey's Anatomy'  —  Putting the past in the past.  Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo are coming together again for a new season of Variety's “Actors on Actors” interview series.  —  The reunion comes 13 years after Heigl left …
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com and Just Jared
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William Earl / Variety:   Variety's ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 18 Returns With Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Coolidge, Pedro Pascal, Katherine Heigl and More
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Morgan Wallen's ‘One Thing’ Has Most Weeks at No. 1 for a Country Album in Over 30 Years  —  Plus: Dave Matthews Band and Ghost debut in top 10. … As the album surpasses the 11-week reign of Taylor Swift's Fearless in 2008-09, Wallen's set has the most weeks at No. 1 for a country album …
Discussion: Stereogum and Just Jared
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Sydney Sweeney on Entering the Rom-Com Space, Fighting for ‘White Lotus’ Role After ‘Euphoria’ and Surprising Everyone With ‘Reality’  —  Don't put Sydney Sweeney in a box — and don't judge her by her cover.  The former is a lesson she's taught casting directors in Hollywood …
Discussion: Bustle, ET Canada and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Phillip Schofield's lover was just FIFTEEN when they met: Schoolboy asked star for job on This Morning three years before he was hired as a production assistant and began affair with the then 50-something presenter - as photos of them together emerge  — Phillip Schofield's lover was just 15 when met while he was at a theatre school
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun, Ok - OK and dailystar
The Hollywood Reporter:
George Maharis, Star of ‘Route 66,’ Dies at 94  —  He had to leave the popular 1960s CBS series after coming down with hepatitis.  —  George Maharis, who starred as the brooding Buz Murdock on Route 66 before he quit the acclaimed 1960s CBS drama after contracting hepatitis, has died.  He was 94.
Angela Andaloro / Peoplemag:
Kourtney Kardashian Says She and Travis Barker Are ‘Done with IVF,’ but ‘Would Love a Baby’  —  Kourtney Kardashian Barker shares an update on her and husband Travis Barker's attempts to add to their blended family in the season 3 premiere of ‘The Kardashians’  —  Kourtney Kardashian Barker is loving “wife life.”
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cannes 2023 Award Winners (Updating Live)  —  Japanese acting legend Koji Yakusho won best actor for Wim Wenders' ‘Perfect Days’.  Merve Dizdar took best actress for Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Turkish drama ‘About Dry Grasses.’  —  Justine Triet's French courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall has won …
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Peter Debruge / Variety:
Cannes Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Takes Palme d'Or, ‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘The Pot au Feu’ Among Winners
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Hannah Hope / The Sun:
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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

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

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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