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Variety:
‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy  —  “X-Men: Days of Future Past” director Bryan Singer has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Hawaii federal court.  —  The plaintiff, Michael Egan, claims he was 17 …
Discussion: Queerty and The Blemish
Oskar Garcia / Associated Press:
“X-MEN” DIRECTOR ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE IN LAWSUIT  —  You are here  —  Home » Bryan Singer » “X-Men” director accused of sex abuse in lawsuit  —  HONOLULU (AP) — A former child model and aspiring actor is accusing “X-Men” franchise director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing …
Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing 17-Year-Old Boy in 1999
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
TMZ.com:
Porsha Williams — Charged with Assault — Arrest Warrant Issued  —  CHARGED WITH ASSAULT  —  Arrest Warrant Issued  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams is a wanted woman ... as in we've learned there's a warrant out for her arrest.
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha Williams Charged With Battery After Scuffle With Kenya Moore During Reunion Taping  —  UPDATE: E! News has exclusively learned that Porsha Williams has already been booked and released.  “She's doing great,” source tells us.
Discussion: Dlisted and Bossip
Perez Hilton:
Real Housewives Of Atlanta Star Porsha Williams Arrested For Battery!  See Her Marvelous Mugshot HERE!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel in the Works at Fox 2000 (Exclusive)  —  “Elf” writer David Berenbaum is writing the script while director Chris Columbus and Robin Williams are attached to the comedy.  —  Fox 2000 is ready to have more hot flashes.  —  The studio is developing a sequel to the 1993 hit …
TMZ.com:
YOU CAN KISS YOUR PENIS GOODBYE ... FOR GOOD  —  Wu-Tang affiliated rapper Andre Johnson is just plain Andre now ... because doctors weren't able to reattach his penis.  —  TMZ broke the story Johnson — aka Christ Bearer — cut his penis off Wednesday morning and then jumped off his 2nd floor North Hollywood apartment balcony.
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Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Beyonce ‘Did Not Want To Talk To Kim’: Inside Her AWKWARD Run-In With Wannabe BFF Kardashian At The Dermatologist  —  When Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé Knowles were both spotted leaving the same L.A. dermatologist on April 11, fans wondered if they'd finally bonded during a girls' day out.
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:   North West Wears Angel Wings in Kendall Jenner's Adorable Instagram Photo
Daily Mail:
Man so petrified of the Kardashians that the sight of semi-naked Kim on TV makes him VOMIT with disgust
Discussion: Dlisted
Ben Brantley / New York Times:
James Franco and Chris O'Dowd in ‘Of Mice and Men’  —  See those two guys sitting up there on the stage — the big, slow feller and his smaller, quicker pal?  Don't you somehow get the feeling they've been crouched at that campfire forever?  And that you've been watching them for just about as long?
Discussion: PopWatch
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Gordon Cox / Variety:
Broadway Review: ‘Of Mice and Men’ Starring James Franco, Chris O'Dowd
Discussion: Gawker
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom Officially Signs With New York Knicks for One Game  —  Lamar Odom is in a New York state of mind.  As rumored earlier this week, the athlete, 34, signed a deal with the New York Knicks to join the team for the remainder of the NBA season, Knicks president Phil Jackson announced on Wednesday, April 16.
Discussion: NBA.com and Bossip
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People.com:
Will Arnett Files for Divorce From Amy Poehler  —  Will Arnett is officially ending his marriage to Amy Poehler.  —  CBS's The Millers star, 43, filed divorce papers on April 8 in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting joint legal and physical custody of their two young children, Archie and Abel, along with visitation rights.
TMZ.com:
Columbus Short - Accused of Threatening His Wife With Murder/Suicide  —  “Scandal” star Columbus Short has been thrown out of his house and his wife has filed for divorce ... after he allegedly put a knife to her throat last week and threatened to kill her and himself.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Gossip Cop and Bossip
Star:
Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Falling Apart!  —  Keith Urban has been racking up the frequent flier miles!  After working two days a week on American Idol, he's been regularly hopping on an airplane for 14 hours to visit his wife Nicole Kidman, who's living with their two daughters in Sydney, Australia.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Naya Rivera — Raged to ‘Glee’ Producers ... Lea Michele's Out of Control  —  Raged to ‘Glee’ Producers  —  LEA'S OUT OF CONTROL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Naya Rivera and Lea Michele were at the center of a near mutiny on the set of “Glee” that ended with one of them storming out in anger — but who left ... depends on who you ask.
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Will “Remain Hospitalized,” Had “Extreme Allergic Reaction” to Antibiotic  —  Miley Cyrus isn't quite back to “just being Miley” yet.  The “Wrecking Ball” singer, 21, is still recovering from her severe allergic reaction earlier this week, and will “remain hospitalized” …
Discussion: Just Jared
Michael K / Dlisted:
Donnie Wahlberg Comes Out As A Masochist By Getting Engaged To Jenny McCarthy  —  And just like that, thousands of psychiatrists who have never treated Donnie Wahlberg just diagnosed him with psychotic depression and severe masochism.  Their evidence?  He asked the silicone-brained stick …
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling Opens Up About Dean McDermott's Cheating Confession in First Post-Scandal Interview  —  Spelling it like it is.  Life as Tori Spelling knew it changed forever in December 2013, when Us Weekly broke the news that her husband of seven years, Dean McDermott, had cheated …
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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

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