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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 Bailey / Elle:
Why Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Skipped the 2024 Met Gala
Joe Warmington / Toronto Sun:
Drake's security guard shot outside of rapper's Toronto mansion  —  Iconic rapper Drake was not the victim of a shooting at his Bridle Path mansion early Tuesday.  —  STORY CONTINUES BELOW  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. … Play Video
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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.
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.
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TMZ.com:
‘Grease’ Star Susan Buckner, Cheerleading Friend from Movie, Dead at 72
Discussion: New York Daily News
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
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TMZ.com:
Netflix Edited Out Kim Kardashian Getting Booed at Tom Brady Roast  —  KIM KARDASHIAN NETFLIX EDITED OUT HER GETTING BOOED ... At Tom Brady's Roast … Kim Kardashian getting booed at Tom Brady's roast came and went in the live broadcast — and you're not gonna find it again in the current version on the platform ... it's been edited.
Kelsie Gibson / People:
Kim Kardashian Explains 2024 Met Gala 'Boyfriend's Sweater' After Poking Fun at Tom Brady Dating Rumors
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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Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Tyla Transformed Into a Sand Sculpture at the 2024 Met Gala
Briannah Rivera / Elle:
Doja Cat Makes a Splash at the 2024 Met Gala in a Soaking Wet, See-Through Dress
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor Engaged to Cameron Fuller: See Her Debut Ring at Met Gala  —  After Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor debuted a gorgeous engagement ring at the 2024 Met Gala May 6, E! News can confirm she's set to tie the knot with producer Cameron Fuller.  —  You'll burn for this news: Phoebe Dynevor is engaged.
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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.
Jack Irvin / People:
Lana Del Rey Reveals Her Favorite Song on Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department at 2024 Met Gala  —  The two musicians previously collaborated on “Snow on the Beach” from Swift's previous album, ‘Midnights’  —  Lana Del Rey is enjoying her friend Taylor Swift's latest album.
Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
50 Cent Sues Ex Daphne Joy for Defamation After She Accused Him of Rape and Physical Abuse (Exclusive)  —  50 Cent is suing his ex Daphne Joy for defamation after she accused him of rape and abuse amid the ongoing custody battle of their 12-year-old son, Sire.
Erin Clack / People:
Marlon Wayans Says He Never Got Married Because He Didn't Want His Mother to Be ‘Jealous of Another Woman’  —  “I never wanted my mother to feel second to any woman,” the 51-year-old actor and comedian explained  —  Marlon Wayans is sharing the surprising reason why he's never walked down the aisle.
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Vibe, FemaleFirst and BET
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Witness Anya Taylor-Joy: The ‘Furiosa’ Star on Making the ‘Mad Max’ Icon Her Own and Hopes for ‘Dune 3’  —  If you want to become a dystopian feminist warrior, you're not going to get much sleep. … Under heavy coats of makeup, shooting in the Australian winter when daylight was scarce …
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.
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Eamonn Walker Exits ‘Chicago Fire’ As Series Regular After 12 Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Fire original cast member Eamonn Walker is stepping away from his series regular duties on the hit NBC series after 12 seasons portraying boss Wallace Boden, Deadline has learned.
Discussion: TVLine, TV Insider, Just Jared and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Will Smith Gets Unwanted Visitor, Alleged Trespasser Busted at L.A. Home  —  WILL SMITH ALLEGED TRESPASSER ARRESTED ... After Lurking Around Home … Tense times for Will Smith's security team, thanks to an unscheduled and unwanted guest guards had to take down at Will's home until cops could arrive ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Page Six, RADAR, Daily Mail and Suggest
I Fell / TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Driving with Severely Injured Foot, BF Paul Soliz with Her  —  BRITNEY SPEARS BANGED UP FOOT, NO PROBLEM!!!  Out for Drive with Injury  —  Britney Spears' swollen right foot — the one she says might need surgery — can still put the pedal to the metal ... she's back behind the wheel, despite the severe injury.
Discussion: Page Six and Suggest
 
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