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TMZ.com:
Train Founding Member Charlie Colin Dead at 58 After Falling in Shower  —  TRAIN'S CHARLIE COLIN BAND'S FOUNDING MEMBER DEAD AT 58 … Charlie Colin, one of Train's founding members, has died from what appears to be a tragic accident ... TMZ has learned.  —  The musician's mother tells …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Charlie Colin, Bassist and Founding Member of Train, Dies at 58
Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
Graceland saved!  Mystery lender who tried to auction off Elvis Presley's Memphis home gives up legal battle after Riley Keough's court victory  — Gregory Nassauny had bid to have Graceland auctioned off on Thursday  — Nassauny told DailyMail.com the case is too complicated to proceed
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NBC News:
Judge delays Graceland sale, suggests Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough could win fraud claims
People:
Seinfeld Star Michael Richards Reveals Prostate Cancer Battle: ‘I Would Have Been Dead in Eight Months’ Without Surgery (Exclusive)  —  The actor who played Kramer in the series is opening up in a new memoir about his life, including that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer six years ago
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
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Seinfeld's Michael Richards Says Racist Laugh Factory Rant Made Him Face His Insecurities: ‘The Damage Was Inside of Me’ (Exclusive)  —  The actor, who played Cosmo Kramer on ‘Seinfeld,’ disappeared after a wild rant towards hecklers upended his career.  Now, 27 years later, he's opening up about facing his demons in a new memoir
New York Times:
U.S. Plans to Sue Ticketmaster Owner, Accusing It of Defending a Monopoly  —  Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, faces a fight that could reshape the multibillion-dollar live music industry.  —  The Justice Department and a group of states plan …
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Bloomberg:
US Justice Department to Seek Breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster  — Suit against Live Nation to be filed in NY court this week  — Antitrust probe emerged from complaints following 2010 merger … The suit is expected to be filed in the Southern District of New York Thursday, said the people who asked not to be identified.
People:
How Nicole Brown Simpson's Mother Told Her Children, then 8 and 5, She Was Dead: 'Mommy's in Heaven' (Exclusive)  —  One of Nicole's three sisters, Dominique Brown, 59, exclusively tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story about how their mother broke the tragic news
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Glen Powell Finally Conquered Hollywood.  So Why Is He Leaving?  —  The red hot star of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Anyone But You’ — mentored by Tom Cruise and on every studio wish list — is returning to his native Texas to party with his folks, escape the L.A. fishbowl and finally graduate college.
TMZ.com:
Dennis Rodman's Daughter, Trinity, Goes IG Official W/ NFL Player Boyfriend  —  DENNIS RODMAN Daughter, Trinity ... IG OFFICIAL WITH NFL PLAYER BOYFRIEND!!!  —  Trinity Rodman — the daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman — is officially off the market ... the NWSL star confirmed she's dating NFL receiver Trinity Benson!
Discussion: New York Post
KTVX-TV:
Child who drove toy tractor into Beaver Co. river ID'd as son of rodeo star Spencer Wright  —  BEAVER, Utah (ABC4) — The child hospitalized after driving a toy tractor into a river in southwestern Utah is the son of rodeo star Spencer Wright, the family's spokesperson and close friend told ABC4.com on Wednesday.
TMZ.com:
Jason Mewes Says He'd Be Shocked If Pal Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Split  —  BEN AFFLECK & J LO I'D BE SHOCKED IF THEY SPLIT ... Says Pal Jason Mewes … Ben Affleck's close friend Jason Mewes ain't buying into the swirling speculation the actor's marriage to Jennifer Lopez is crumbling ... not based on what he's seen.
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and RADAR
Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Andrew Scott on Becoming ‘Ripley,’ His Taylor Swift Friendship and Why He's Tired of Being Called an ‘Openly Gay’ Actor  —  It's one of those odd April days in Los Angeles, the type that locals know well: Hours after noon, the sun still seems ambivalent about whether it wants to make itself known.
Hope Sloop / Entertainment Tonight:
Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta Finalize Divorce After 2 Years of Separating  —  Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta first announced their separation in April 2022 and Wong filed for divorce in December 2023.  —  Ali Wong has finalized her divorce from Justin Hakuta more than two years after their split.
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Lisa Vanderpump Says She Knew How to ‘Handle’ Gordon Ramsay Ahead of Joining His Show ‘Food Stars’ (Exclusive)  —  Lisa Vanderpump and Gordon Ramsay connected as restaurateurs way before she signed on for the second season of his series Food Stars.  —  “When he first asked me to do it …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and Variety
Esther Kang / People:
Kim Kardashian Calls Out Sister Khloé's ‘Unbearable’ Behavior That She Feels Is ‘Pointing Towards Misery’ (Exclusive)  —  When Khloé decides to stay behind to look after pregnant sister Kourtney instead of going to Paris Fashion Week, Kim claims she needs to “get out and live her life”
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Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Tiffany Haddish Is ‘Never’ Drinking Again — Except This 1 Occasion  —  Tiffany Haddish is done with drinking — except if she gets engaged.  —  The Girls Trip star has been on a sobriety journey in recent months following her second DUI arrest in November 2023.  —  “Not drinking any alcohol.
Discussion: Extra and FemaleFirst
Cassandra Stephenson / The Tennessean:
Nashville Council rejects sign for Morgan Wallen's new bar, citing his ‘harmful actions’  —  Morgan Wallen's Broadway bar is set to open this Memorial Day weekend, but a sign bearing his name won't be joining the fabled throng of neon lights over Nashville's Honky Tonk Highway.
Sean O'Connell / Cinemablend:
Anthony Michael Hall Confirms That Reacher Season 3 Has Found Its Paulie, And Now I'm Scared For Alan Ritchson  —  This guy is going to intimidate Reacher.  —  Adapting any literary series comes with challenges.  It's easy to make a character come to life, in various shapes and sizes, on the page.
Discussion: Forbes, British GQ, UPROXX and Just Jared
 
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Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Max Tani / Semafor:
In the last month, Sam Stein, Burgess Everett, and now Jack Shafer have decided to leave Politico; sources: Alex Ward and Lara Seligman are leaving for the WSJ

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Sources: The New York Times is working to move its top podcasts behind a paywall, with the goal of eventually tying most, if not all, to a subscription service
 
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