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People:
Rihanna Skips 2024 Met Gala After Coming Down with the Flu: Source (Exclusive)  —  She may be a Met Gala mainstay, but Rihanna unfortunately had to sit this year's event out — here's what we know  —  The Met Gala just doesn't feel quite right without Rihanna, but we'll simply have to make do this year …
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Rachel Mcrady / Entertainment Tonight:
Kendall Jenner Cozies Up to Ex Bad Bunny During Met Gala After-Party, Rocks Two High-Fashion Looks
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Only Zendaya Could Make Thin Eyebrows Trendy at the 2024 Met Gala
AiméE Lutkin / Elle:
Why Jenna Ortega Skipped the 2024 Met Gala
Discussion: Vogue, Cosmopolitan and E! Online
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Why Ben Affleck Was Not at the 2024 Met Gala With Jennifer Lopez
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Doja Cat Basically Wore See-Through Nude Shapewear to the Met Gala After-Party  —  Genuinely LIVING for her Met Gala looks.  —  Really didn't think Doja Cat could possibly top dressing up as an actual cat at last year's Met Gala and giving an interview entirely in meows, but...she did that!
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Briannah Rivera / Elle:
Doja Cat Makes a Splash at the 2024 Met Gala in a Soaking Wet, See-Through Dress
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Kendall Jenner Dons Never-Worn Archival Couture for the 2024 Met Gala
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Kim Kardashian Showed Up to the 2024 Met Gala in an Artisanal Maison Margiela Corset and Cardigan
Vogue:
Revisit Every Live Update from the 2024 Met Gala Red Carpet Last Night
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
2024 Met Gala: Tyla Gets Carried Up the Stairs in Hourglass Red Carpet Look
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Doja Cat Showed Up in Nothing but a Towel to the 2024 Met Gala
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CBC News:
Drake's mansion at centre of shooting investigation: Toronto police source  —  Security guard badly injured in drive-by shooting, according to police source  —  Canadian rap star Drake's mega-mansion is at the centre of an investigation into a shooting that left a man badly injured, a police source told CBC Toronto.
CityNews Toronto:
Police investigating shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path home, rapper not injured: TPS  —  CityNews confirmed police were investigating an overnight shooting outside Drake's mansion in The Bridle Path neighbourhood.  The Toronto rapper was not injured.  —  A man is in hospital …
People:
Gisele Bündchen Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by ‘Irresponsible’ Jokes About Marriage to Tom Brady in Netflix Roast: Source (Exclusive)  —  “As always, [Bündchen's] priority is to support her children who were affected by the irresponsible content that was broadcasted,” a source exclusively tells PEOPLE
Eric Andersson / People:
Grease Actress Susan Buckner, Who Played Sandy's Cheerleading Friend Patty Simcox, Dead at 72  —  The star, who played cheerleader Patty Simcox in ‘Grease,’ retired from acting in the 1980s to raise a family  —  Actress Susan Buckner, best known for playing cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 musical comedy Grease, is dead.
Irene Kim / Vogue:
First-Timers Stray Kids Wear Custom Hilfiger to the 2024 Met Gala  —  Many of our favorite K-pop stars have attended the Met Gala, including Jennie (2023) and Rosé (2021) of Blackpink and NCT's Johnny, but never have all members of a group shown up to the first Monday in May together …
Vogue:
Ariana Grande Closed Out the 2024 Met Gala with an Epic Performance—And a Special Guest Appearance From Cynthia Erivo  —  To cap off a thoroughly enchanting evening in honor of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” the latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute …
Ariana Romero / Netflix Tudum:
Wednesday Season 2 Woefully Enters Production in Ireland  —  Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) has been put through the wringer.  She's been stalked by a bloodthirsty monster.  Her Rave'N gown was ruined by red paint.  (The normies couldn't even spring for real blood?)
Stephanie Petit / People:
Prince Harry Will Not See Dad King Charles During U.K. Visit Due to Monarch's ‘Full’ Schedule  —  The Duke of Sussex returned to his home country to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games  —  Prince Harry will not meet with his father King Charles during his trip to the U.K., PEOPLE confirms.
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Cardi B and Offset Reunite at 2024 Met Gala After-Party 5 Months After Break Up  —  Cardi B and Offset attended the 2024 Met Gala after party together, just months after the “I Like It” rapper said she and the Migos alum were “nowhere” near the point of rekindling their romance.
Kris Tapley / 50 MPH:
45 MPH / Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock: The 50 MPH Interview  —  A Little Ditty About Jack and Annie  —  We've been talking about Speed for close to a year here at 50 MPH.  It's been an epic journey through the conception, making, release and legacy of the film, with upwards of 120 voices chiming in along the way.
Discussion: People, Decider, UPROXX, Variety and IndieWire
Brian Brant / People:
Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt Resigns from Title, Citing Her Mental Health: ‘Tough Decision’  —  “In life, I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best for you and your mental health,” said Noelia Voigt  — “I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best …
 
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