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People.com:
Lupita Nyong'o Is PEOPLE's Most Beautiful  —  She may have won an Oscar for her role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave and recently landed a contract with Lancome Paris, but Lupita Nyong'o “never dreamed” she would be touted as “Most Beautiful” for all the world to see.
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Lupita Nyong'o Is People's Most Beautiful!  —  Move over, Gwyneth Paltrow—Lupita Nyong'o is People's Most Beautiful Woman!  —  The Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave star succeeds the Iron Man 3 actress for this year's title, marking her first appearance on the magazine's cover.
Anya / People.com:
Drew Barrymore Welcomes Daughter Frankie  —  Drew Barrymore's own heart just got a little bigger: her baby girl is here!  —  The actress and star of the upcoming comedy, Blended, 39, and her husband, art advisor Will Kopelman, 36, welcomed their second child on Tuesday, April 22, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Flash Gordon’ Movie in the Works at Fox (Exclusive)  —  “Star Trek 3” scribes J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay will work from a treatment by George Nolfi to write the script.  —  Flash Gordon could be rocketing back to the big screen.  —  Twentieth Century Fox has closed a deal to pick …
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Cheneya / Variety:
Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Splitting Up on Bigscreen (EXCLUSIVE)
TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. — Wife Files for Separation ... After 20 Years  —  CUBA GOODING JR.  —  WIFE FILES FOR SEPARATION  —  ... After 20 Years  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Marriage was NOT as good as it gets for Cuba Gooding Jr.'s wife — she just filed for separation from the Oscar-winning actor after 20 years of marriage, TMZ has learned.
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Matt Bomer Is More Than Just A Pretty Face  —  With the end of his hit show, White Collar, in sight, the 36-year-old actor was looking to take risks, challenge himself, and change how he's seen.  He succeeded on all counts playing an AIDS-afflicted writer in HBO's adaptation of The Normal Heart.
TMZ.com:
Katy Perry — Prank Terrorizes Real 5-Year-Old's Birthday Party [VIDEO]  —  PRANK TERRORIZES 5-YEAR-OLD'S BIRTHDAY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Katy Perry left children in tears at a recent birthday party where she dressed up like a clown, attacked some guy with a piñata stick …
Daniel Franzese / Indiewire Blogs …:
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Daniel Franzese Writes a Touching Coming Out Letter To His Iconic ‘Mean Girls’ Character Damian  —  Daniel Franzese, who played openly gay Damian in “Mean Girls” — which came out 10 years ago this month — asked us to share this touching coming out letter he wrote to his character in the film.
Sheila Cosgrove Baylis / People.com:
Uma Thurman Ends Engagement to Arpad Busson  —  Uma Thurman and financier Arpad Busson have ended their engagement.  —  The couple decided to call off the wedding months ago, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The pair began dating in 2007 after attending a private dinner together in Milan.
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Michele Corriston / People.com:
Emma Stone Ribs Andrew Garfield on ‘Feminine’ Comment  —  Who needs Spider-Man with Emma Stone around?  —  The actress, 25, swooped in to save the day when boyfriend (and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 costar) Andrew Garfield got himself in a spiderweb-sticky situation.
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Frances Taylor / Digital Spy:
Andrew Garfield debuts new buzz cut hairstyle - look
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Sharon Tanenbaum / Us Weekly:
Melissa Gorga To Debut Jewelry Line on HSN: All the Details on Her New “Sexy and Sophisticated” Collection  —  Melissa Gorga can now add jewelry designer to her resume!  The Real Housewives of New Jersey star will launch her first jewelry line, the Melissa Gorga Collection, on HSN in July.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Amanda Seyfried, Justin Long Walk First Red Carpet Together: Picture  —  Took long enough!  Amanda Seyfried and boyfriend Justin Long finally hit the red carpet together for the first time on Tuesday, April 22.  The couple of eight months stepped out arm-in-arm as they attended the opening night …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Juan Pablo Galavis Wants Nikki Ferrell to Use Her Bachelor Fame to Be a Model  —  Juan Pablo Galavis has a proposal for girlfriend Nikki Ferrell — but it's not the one fans have been hoping for since the season 18 finale of ABC's The Bachelor.  The reality TV alum, 32, is pushing pediatric nurse Ferrell …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Disney Taps Jon Turteltaub To Direct 'It's A Small World' Feature Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: Appropriate considering today is the 50th anniversary of the creation of the It's A Small World attraction that has been such a staple of the Disney theme parks, the movie studio has hired Jon Turteltaub …
Discussion: Variety
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Gwyneth Paltrow Secures Restraining Order for Whole Family Against Alleged Stalker Accused of Lying His Way Into Their London Home  —  Gwyneth Paltrow has taken action on behalf of her whole family.  —  The Oscar winner has secured a temporary restraining order against a man whom …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Gossip Cop
Michelle Carlbert / Entertainment News & …:
INTERVIEW: Laura Prepon shoots down Tom Cruise rumors  —  Laura Prepon is a busy actress who will soon be seen on the second season of the hit Netflix series, Orange Is the New Black, which premieres on June 6.  —  5 Reasons we think Tom Cruise denies dating Laura Prepon >>
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Orange is the New Black's Laura Prepon on the Return of Alex Vause and Tom Cruise Dating Rumors
Bloomberg:
‘Star Wars’ Coming Back for 2015: Disney's Horn  —  Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn discusses casting and shooting locations for the upcoming Star Wars film.  He speaks with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman.  (Source: Bloomberg)
Clover Hope / Cosmopolitan:
Nicki Minaj Isn't Bringing Her Crazy Wigs Back Anytime Soon  —  It's hard to believe that Nicki Minaj once needed an entire room to house her rainbow wig collection.  Over the past year, since splitting with her longtime wig-man Terrence Davidson, her crazier styles have been stowed away …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
John Legend Finds His Baby Lookalike on Twitter, Chrissy Teigen Freaks Out: Meet His Doppelganger!  —  Doppelbaby!  John Legend has a startling lookalike, and the Grammy-winning singer's doppelganger is a little baby named Caden!  —  St. Louis native and proud aunt Rachel Ayanaw tweeted …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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