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People.com:
Michael Strahan Is ‘Looking Forward’ to Having Kelly Ripa Back: ‘He Never Wanted Any of This to Happen,’ Says Source  —  Kelly and Michael are working things out.  —  A day after PEOPLE exclusively confirmed that Kelly Ripa would be returning to Live!  With Kelly and Michael! …
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa to Return to ‘Live’ on Tuesday, Tells Staff ‘We Are a Family’  —  Kelly Ripa finally broke her silence on Friday, April 22, following Michael Strahan's Tuesday announcement that he would be leaving Live!  With Kelly and Michael for Good Morning America this fall.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:   Kelly Ripa Says She'll Return to ‘Live’ on Tuesday
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — ‘Imma Let You Finish’ Speech Interrupts Friend's Wedding (VIDEO)  —  ‘IMMA LET YOU FINISH’ SPEECH  —  Interrupts Friend's Wedding  —  Kanye was back to his old Taylor Swift-interrupting self Saturday night ... but this time, it was all in good fun.
Discussion: X17 Online, Bossip and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Prince's former drug dealer reveals extent of his addiction  —  Prince's former drug dealer has revealed the full extent of the late-star's secret drug addiction - telling how the superstar was hooked on powerful opiates for over 25 years.  Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online …
Discussion: The Wrap, Page Six, AOL and PerezHilton
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Maya Rudolph's Prince Cover Band Plays Tribute Concert After His Sudden Death: 'We'll Probably Cry'  —  How else would Maya Rudolph's Prince cover band, Princess, pay tribute to the star's sudden death last week except with a night of tears, love and rock ‘n’ roll?
Discussion: EW.com and PerezHilton
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: ‘Huntsman’ Flops With $20M; ‘Jungle Book’ Roars to $61M  —  EMAIL ME  —  Universal's big-budget fairy tale falls flat in another miss for actor Chris Hemsworth; Tom Hanks' ‘A Hologram for the King’ easily beats ‘Elvis & Nixon’ at the specialty box office.
Discussion: Dlisted, AOL and Just Jared
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Did Rachel Roy Just Out Herself as Beyoncé's ‘Becky’ in ‘Lemonade?’  —  The fashion designer appears to have acknowledged the slight on Instagram, alluding to the fact that she may be the “Becky with the good hair” who caused problems for her marriage.
Mark Gray / People.com:
French Montana on Khloé Kardashian: ‘We Got a Special Kind of Relationship’  —  French Montana will forever be linked to ex Khloé Kardashian - and her entire family for that matter - and he's totally OK with that.  —  “We're gonna be friends forever, me and Khloé,” …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Andrea Park / People.com:
Kocktails with Khloé Bartender Says He Thinks Khloé Was ‘Upset Internally’ by Show's Cancellation  —  Let's be honest - the real star of Kocktails with Khloé was the cute bartender.  —  Said cute bartender, chef Sharone Hakman, opened up to Cosmopolitan earlier this week …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Mariah Smith / Cosmopolitan:
The Hot Bartender From Kocktails With Khloé Shares Insider Secrets About the Show
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Elton John — Prince Tribute At Vegas Show ... 'You're a Purple Warrior' (VIDEO)  —  PRINCE TRIBUTE AT VEGAS SHOW  —  'You're a Purple Warrior' … Elton John paid his respects to Prince in front of a sold-out Caesars Palace crowd Saturday night.  —  Elton paused his ‘Million Dollar Piano’ show midway to talk about the singer.
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Just Jared
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kourtney & Kim Kardashian Take Miami Again, for Wedding and Birthday Fun  —  The Kardashian sisters are back in Miami!  —  Kim Kardashian, 35, and Kourtney Kardashian, 37, traveled to Florida to attend the wedding of David Grutman, owner of Komodo restaurant and the LIV and STORY nightclubs, and Brazilian model Isabela Rangel.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The tragic romance that shaped Meryl Streep's life  —  In 1978, a young Meryl Streep was on the verge of becoming the greatest actress of her generation.  She was also about to lose the love of her life.  —  “She doesn't talk about it much,” says Michael Schulman, who explores this time in his new biography “Her Again.”
Discussion: Daily Mail
Associated Press:
Michelle McNamara, Writer and Wife of Patton Oswalt, Dies at 46  —  EMAIL ME  —  McNamara founded the website True Crime Diary, which covers both breaking stories and cold cases.  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle McNamara, a crime writer and wife of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Aaron Couch / People.com:   Michelle McNamara, Crime Writer and Wife of Patton Oswalt, Dies at 46
 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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