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2:20 PM ET, May 14, 2024

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TMZ.com:
Rory McIlroy Files For Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica, are headed to Splitsville ... TMZ Sports has learned the PGA Tour star just filed for divorce.  —  Court records show the 35-year-old golfer submitted the documents in Florida on Monday ... some seven years after the couple first tied the knot.
Nolan Feeney / Nylon:
Zayn Malik On Raising Daughter Khai & Revisiting One Direction: 'I'm Growing Up'  —  Zayn Malik looks, for a change, happy to be here.  “Here” being the lofted dressing room of a photo studio, next to a table with a few empty immunity-shot bottles and a cheese plate, gamely participating in an interview before a shoot.
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Ingrid Vasquez / People:
9-1-1 Crew Member Dies in Car Accident Following 14-Hour Overnight Shift  —  “We send our sincere and deepest condolences to Rico Priem's family and friends,” 20th Television said in a statement  —  The 9-1-1 community is mourning the death of Rico Priem, a crew member who died in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 11.
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IATSE:
IATSE Statement Regarding Fatal Traffic Accident Involving a Local 80 Member
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and The US Sun
People:
Taylor Kinney Is Married!  Chicago Fire Star Marries Model Ashley Cruger After 2 Years Dating (Exclusive)  —  The couple have been together since 2022  —  Taylor Kinney is married!  —  The Chicago Fire actor, 42, married model Ashley Cruger on April 30 “in a small, private ceremony in Chicago …
Cara O'Bleness / Sports Illustrated:
Meet Your Cover Model: Gayle King  —  The three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist was photographed in Mexico for the 2024 SI Swimsuit Issue.  —  Gayle King is proof that we should always strive to reach for what we deem to be impossible.  —  “I never in a million years thought …
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John Dingwall / Daily Record:
Baby Reindeer's real life Martha demands £1m for Piers Morgan interview after £250 offer  —  Fiona Harvey is in a cash war with Piers Morgan after an explosive interview that has been viewed millions of times on his YouTube channel.  —  dailyrecord
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Gadd on ‘Baby Reindeer’ Phenomenon, Losing Anonymity and What He Won't Ever Comment on Again  —  The creator, executive producer and award-winning performer behind Netflix's newly minted No. 1 series talks about failure and navigating becoming a global Netflix sensation …
Just Jared:
‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Ordered at Prime Video: Synopsis & Reese Witherspoon's Role Revealed!  —  A Legally Blonde prequel series has been ordered to series at Amazon.  The news was first rumored last month.  —  The show will be titled Elle, and Reese Witherspoon …
Virginia Chamlee / People:
Kristen Welker and Husband John Hughes Expecting Second Baby Together: ‘An Extraordinary Moment’ (Exclusive)  —  Welker, the host of NBC's ‘Meet the Press,’ welcomed her first baby, daughter Margot, via surrogate in June 2021  —  Kristen Welker is expanding her family!
Discussion: HELLO!, The Sun, TV Insider and The US Sun
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Not Expected to Return  —  “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video.  —  However, sources say that Season 1 stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are not expected to return to star in Season 2.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's foundation can't raise money after California AG finds charity is ‘delinquent’  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's charity foundation has been declared delinquent and ordered to stop raising or spending money, Page Six can reveal.
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Janine Henni / People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation Declared ‘Delinquent,’ Ordered to Stop Soliciting or Spending
CBS News:
Exclusive video shows Steve Buscemi and man who allegedly punched him moments before random attack in NYC  —  NEW YORK — Actor Steve Buscemi appeared to be looking at his phone moments before he was randomly punched in New York City, exclusive video obtained by CBS New York shows.
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Pink Says She's ‘Not Set Up’ for Taking Over Katy Perry's ‘American Idol’ Seat (Exclusive)  —  Why Pink Thinks She's ‘Not Set Up’ for Taking Over Katy Perry's ‘American Idol’ Seat (Exclusive)  —  Jonathan Bailey Confirms He'll Be Part of the ‘Jurassic World’ Franchise (Exclusive)
Michael Seiden / WSB-TV:
College volleyball player killed in Buckhead lounge shooting was celebrating niece's birthday  —  ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News is learning more about one of the victims killed at a Buckhead nightclub over the weekend.  —  A fight led to gunfire inside the Elleven45 lounge.
Discussion: The US Sun and TMZ.com
Jonathan Dean / The Sunday Times:
Chris Hemsworth: the Alzheimer's test result that changed my life … On the surface Chris Hemsworth is huge.  And that doesn't just mean his height — 6ft 3in — or his muscles, of which he has plenty.  His films have achieved the seventh highest combined box-office figures to date …
Tommy McArdle / People:
Isla Fisher Thanks Fans for ‘Kindness and Support’ a Month After Sacha Baron Cohen Divorce News  —  Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen, who married in 2010, announced on April 5 that they “jointly filed to end our marriage” in 2023  —  Isla Fisher is grateful for support from her fans.
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Jack Smart / People:
Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell Wage Wedding War in Hilarious Trailer for You're Cordially Invited  —  The new comedy is on Prime Video Jan. 30, 2025  —  Get ready for an all-out wedding war between Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell.  —  Debuting on Prime Video Jan. 30, 2025 …
Gretty Garcia / Cosmopolitan:
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3 Is a Go!  Here's What to Know About Next Season  —  Get ready for another summer at Cousins Beach.  —  We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love.  Promise.  —  Amazing news for The Summer I Turned Pretty stans everywhere …
TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Shows Off Ripped Bod On Spanish Beach Amid New Film Talks  —  TOM CRUISE HITS BEACH IN SPAIN Ripped Bod Steals Show!!!  —  ISLAND TIME  —  Tom Cruise is looking damn good at 61 ... showing off his buff bod on a beach during a break from his hectic filming schedule, and possibly discussing even more flicks while there.
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Mirror and The Sun
Kyle Buchanan / New York Times:
Anya Taylor-Joy Still Can't Make Sense of What She Went Through … Anya Taylor-Joy found herself sobbing while watching “Furiosa” in an early cut: “I adored a person that I could not protect.  There were forces greater than me.”  Ariel Fisher for The New York Times
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Howard Stern reacts to Jerry Seinfeld's ‘awkward’ diss and apology  —  Howard Stern accepts Jerry Seinfeld's apology.  —  Nearly one week after the “Seinfeld” alum made headlines for claiming the “Howard Stern Show” host isn't funny — and quickly saying sorry — Stern assured his listeners that the diss wasn't “a big deal.”
Kenzi Devine / OK! Magazine:
Love Island's Jess Hayes gives birth as star shares first pictures and unique name  —  EXCLUSIVE: Love Island star Jessica Hayes has given birth to a baby girl and shared all the details with OK! in an exclusive chat this week, including the little one's unique name
Discussion: Daily Star, The Mirror and The Sun
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Sarah Paulson Calls Out Actor Who Emailed Her Six Pages of Notes After Watching Her: It Was ‘Outrageous’ and ‘I Hope I See You Never’  —  Sarah Paulson will never forget the actor who sent her six pages of unsolicited notes after watching her in a play.  —  Paulson recently appeared on the …
 
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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
CSI: Vegas' Paula Newsome Breaks Silence on ‘Surprising’ Cancellation: 'It's a Good Run; It Should Be More'
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022

Financial Times:
Sources: BlackRock has agreed to buy Preqin, a UK-based provider of private markets data, for £2.55B in cash

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