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Angie Martoccio / Rolling Stone:
Billie Eilish Would Like to Reintroduce Herself  —  To make her best album yet, the superstar had to revisit her past self and rethink everything  —  PHOTOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY AIDAN ZAMIRI  —  ILLIE EILISH IS AT the bottom of a pool, held down by a large black weight attached to her shoulders.
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People:
Donna Kelce Calls Taylor Swift's ‘TTPD’ Her ‘Best Work Yet’: ‘She Is a Very Talented Woman’ (Exclusive)  —  Donna exclusively tells PEOPLE she listened to Swift's new album “all morning long” on its release day  —  Much like the rest of the world, Donna Kelce is loving Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
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People:
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Had a Couples Vacation with Bradley Cooper & Gigi Hadid, Mom Donna Kelce Reveals  —  The NFL star sent his mom a photo from the famous foursome's beach excursion in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. last week  —  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had some company on their most recent getaway.
Natasha Dye / People:
Travis Kelce Listened to Taylor Swift's ‘TTPD’ Before the Release: 'He's Always in Awe of Her' (Source)
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Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige Break Up After 3 Years: 'They Plan to Stay in Each Other's Lives' (Exclusive)  —  The ‘American Idol’ host and model, who started dating in 2021, made the decision together and will remain supportive friends  —  Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige are ending …
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TMZ.com:
Matty Healy Breaks Silence on Taylor Swift's New Album, Hasn't Heard It  —  MATTY HEALY BREAKS SILENCE ON ‘TORTURED POETS’ ... I Haven't Heard It Yet!!!  —  UNBOTHERED BAD BOY  —  Matty Healy's finally responding to Taylor Swift's diss track aimed at him — but, fans aren't gonna get the drama …
Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone Take a Ride on the Wild Side as TV's Cringiest Couple  —  The friends and co-stars of the boundary-pushing comedy ‘The Curse’ reveal their show's true targets, the viral Oscar scandal that wasn't and why one of them decided to change their name.
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Emma Stone Responds to Speculation She Called Jimmy Kimmel a “Prick”
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Tupac Shakur's Estate Threatens to Sue Drake Over Diss Track Featuring AI-Generated Tupac Voice  —  In a cease-and-desist letter to Drake obtained exclusively by Billboard, the late rapper's estate says it is “deeply dismayed” and would “never have given its approval.”
TMZ.com:
Gisele Bündchen Seems to Break Down in Tears After Traffic Ticket  —  GISELE BÜNDCHEN PULLED OVER BY COP, TICKETED ... Seems To Shed Some Tears  —  CRYING TO THE COPS  —  Gisele Bündchen's day started out rough — a cop pulled her over in Florida, and she seemed pretty upset over it all …
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Valeria Garcia / Daily Mail:   Gisele Bundchen shows off her supermodel frame as she steps out with hunky boyfriend Joaquim Valente in Miami Beach
Ashley Spencer / New York Times:
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How ‘Anyone but You’ Beat the Rom-Com Odds  —  Here are their takeaways after the film, debuting on Netflix, went from box office miss to runaway hit.  —  As Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell promoted their romantic comedy, “Anyone but You,” last year …
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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Acquires Rights to Book About 2000s Tabloid Culture For New Doc  —  PARIS HILTON READY TO TELL HER SIDE OF '00S DRAMA ... New Docuseries Coming  —  Paris Hilton is putting a spotlight on early '00s tabloid culture, 'cause she's producing a new docuseries examining the way female celebs …
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Inside Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan's Intimate Beachside Wedding in Riviera Maya  —  How Alex Cooper and Matthew “Matt” Kaplan—the cofounders and co-CEOs of Trending Media Company, and as of this past weekend, newlyweds—met has been very well documented, as the “Daddy Gang” knows.
The Hollywood Reporter:
The O.J. Simpson Movie That Owen Wilson (Among Others) Won't Be Starring In  —  Plus, legendary Hollywood agent Harry Abrams spills all (or at least some) in a new memoir, Star Trek beams into Santa Monica, and Cate Blanchett bears arms. … One that stars Charlotte Kirk …
Ella Creamer / The Guardian:
Rebel Wilson memoir to be published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen passages redacted  —  Australian actor's book Rebel Rising will have allegations of incident on set of Grimsby that left her ‘feeling bullied, humiliated, and compromised’ struck out  —  The UK edition of Australian actor Rebel …
People:
Selling the OC's Alexandra Jarvis Has Officially Left the Oppenheim Group, Boss Jason Oppenheim Confirms  —  “She decided to do what's best for her, and I have a lot of respect for that,” Oppenheim tells PEOPLE of Jarvis, who will appear on season 3, out May 3
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
James Corrigan / Telegraph:
Tiger Woods gets $100m equity payment for staying loyal to PGA Tour  —  Rory McIlroy is in line to receive about $50m as the wait for an agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund goes on  —  Tiger Woods has received an email from Sawgrass HQ informing him that he will receive …
Pete Thamel / ESPN:
Reggie Bush to have Heisman Trophy returned  —  Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back, as the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday the formal “reinstatement” of the trophy to Bush amid what it calls “enormous changes in the college football landscape.”
Esther Kang / People:
Anne Heche's Son Homer Claims Estate Cannot Pay Its Debts: New Docs  —  The creditors have filed several claims to the estate totaling over $6 million  —  Anne Heche's son, Homer Laffoon, says her estate is unable to pay its outstanding debts.  —  In court documents obtained by PEOPLE …
Leah Chernikoff / Harper's BAZAAR:
Christy Turlington Burns Will Always Be in Fashion  —  But these days, the supermodel's focus is fixed on a better future for moms everywhere  —  I spy Christy Turlington Burns before she sees me.  She's curled up on a couch in a common area of the open-plan TriBeCa, New York …
Cultured Mag:
Why Can't We Look Away From Gwyneth Paltrow?  —  Her lifestyle is aspirational.  Her methods are unconventional.  What is it that makes the star so endlessly captivating?  —  Words  —  Photography  —  Stylist  —  On the night of the Oscars, Gwyneth Paltrow was busy getting her roots touched up …
Hannah Sacks / People:
Maya Erskine and Husband Michael Angarano Expecting Second Baby Together: ‘Baby Sister Coming This Summer’  —  The couple is already parents to son Leon Frederick, whom they welcomed in 2021  —  Maya Erskine and Michael Angarano are going to be parents again!
 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nick Carter Allegations, Aaron Carter Controversies to Be Tackled in New Investigation Discovery Docuseries ‘Fallen Idols’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Perez Hilton:
Supermodel Christy Turlington Says Son's Rival Basketball Team Passed Around NSFW Pic Of HER To Heckle Him!
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Single Irina Shayk is ‘boyfriend shopping’ after Tom Brady fling: source
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Alex Ross / People:
See Former Disney Star Skai Jackson Recreate Her Iconic Band-Aid Campaign 16 Years Later
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From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals

Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $36.46B, net income up 117% YoY to $12.37B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.24B for March 2024

 
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