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11:25 PM ET, May 4, 2024

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TMZ.com:
Former NBA Player Darius Morris Dead At 33  —  DARIUS MORRIS Ex-NBA Player DEAD AT 33 … Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris died this week, TMZ Sports has confirmed.  He was just 33 years old.  —  “With great sadness we announce the passing of our dearly beloved son …
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Usher speaks out after Lovers and Friends festival is canceled hours before showtime: ‘Everything happens for a reason’  —  Usher said he was just as “disappointed” as his fans after his star-studded Lovers & Friends festival was canceled hours before showtime.
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Brenton Blanchet / People:
Jar Jar Binks Actor Reflects on Backlash to Phantom Menace: ‘My Career Began and Ended’ with Star Wars (Exclusive)  —  In a wide-ranging interview with PEOPLE, Ahmed Best looks back on the making of ‘The Phantom Menace’ for its 25th anniversary  —  Ahmed Best made history in 1999 as Jar Jar Binks …
Page Six:
Britney Spears needed conservatorship for own safety, sources say: ‘This is what we feared’  —  Britney Spears should have been kept in a conservatorship amid fears for her mental health, multiple sources tell Page Six.  —  Although the original arrangement, put in place with the aid of her father …
Discussion: FemaleFirst, The Mirror and Suggest
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People:
Gabrielle Union ‘Absolutely’ Loves Walking the Met Gala Red Carpet, Calls Inside ‘Nerve Wracking’ (Exclusive)  —  The actor and fashion tastemaker tells PEOPLE that a lot celebs on the Met Gala red carpet ‘want to rush through it’ — but she likes to soak up every second of it
Discussion: Bossip and Just Jared
People:
Bindi Irwin Says She Can ‘Laugh Again’ After Endometriosis Surgery: ‘No Longer a Shadow of Myself’  —  “All I wanted was to be there for my daughter.  But endometriosis was sucking away every last piece of joy and my ability to function in life,” Irwin said  —  Close
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Drake Sources Call Kendrick's Hidden Daughter Claim Total ‘Fabrication’  —  DRAKE SECRET DAUGHTER'S A ‘FABRICATION’ ... Kendrick's Diss Missed??? … Kendrick Lamar has the streets buzzing about Drake's other child — a daughter he's allegedly kept hidden for more than a decade …
Alesia Stanford / Daily Mail:
Kourtney Kardashian gets vulnerable about ‘not feeling quite ready’ to do a photo shoot for The Kardashians - just three months after giving birth  —  Kourtney Kardashian has been trying a new approach to her way of thinking.  —  The 45-year-old reality star, who has been working …
Discussion: Page Six and People
Julia MacCary / Variety:
Pauly Shore Says He's Starring in Richard Simmons Biopic ‘Whether He Likes It or Not’: ‘Just Another F—ing Bump in My F—ing Road’  —  Pauly Shore once again addressed his in-development Richard Simmons biopic that has become a hot topic.  —  “I'm also gonna be starring in the Richard Simmons biopic …
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Reese Witherspoon's Daughter Ava Phillippe Slams “Toxic” Body Shaming Comments  —  Reese Witherspoon and ex-husband Ryan Phillippe's daughter Ava Phillippe has a message for those who body shamed her online.  —  Ava Phillippe has a message for certain online trolls with cruel intentions.
Discussion: Just Jared and People
People:
Rumer Willis Says Daughter Louetta ‘Loves’ Going to See Grandpa Bruce Willis: 'It's So Sweet' (Exclusive)  —  “Louetta honestly is like the most-famous person in our family,” Rumer tells PEOPLE  —  Bruce Willis and his daughter Rumer Willis' 1-year-old baby have a special bond!
Discussion: Daily Mail, HELLO! and FemaleFirst
Page Six:
Travis Kelce lands in Kentucky for Derby weekend without Taylor Swift  —  Travis Kelce has touched down in Kentucky.  —  The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, landed in the Bluegrass State Friday for Kentucky Derby weekend.  —  Alex Pall of the Chainsmokers posted a photo via his Instagram Stories …
Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
The Idea of You author regrets revealing Harry Styles as inspiration: 'It's unfortunate'  —  “I think it's unfortunate because it's being used as clickbait, and when I'm writing for Hayes, I'm not picturing Harry Styles,” Robinne Lee says.  —  There's a Fine Line between fan fiction …
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Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
The Idea of You author reacts to movie's ending changes: 'That's not the story I wanted to tell'
 
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