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Jay Z's ‘Becky’ is a composite of many women  —  While Rachel Roy and Rita Ora have denied being the “Becky with the good hair” mentioned in Beyoncé's “Sorry,” a song on the album “Lemonade,” sources said “Becky” is a composite of women Jay Z was rumored to have had liaisons with earlier …
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Daily Mail:
He's got 99 Problems... but Becky ain't one!  Jay Z looks carefree as he puffs away on a cigar in first sighting since Beyonce scandal  —  By , EMILY SHERIDAN FOR MAILONLINE and RACHEL MCGRATH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM  —  The state of Jay Z's marriage to Beyonce has been under scrutiny again following …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Galore and Page Six
TMZ.com:   Mya on Beyonce's ‘Lemonade’ — I'm Not Becky and I Never Have Been! (VIDEO)
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock Tells Us: I'm Pregnant!  —  Desiree Hartsock's Valentine's Day in Maui with husband Chris Siegfried was made for TV, right down to the big twist: a positive pregnancy test.  The season nine Bachelorette, 30, sat down exclusively with Us Weekly Video to recall the moment.
Char Adams / People.com:
Amy Schumer on Feeling Blame After Trainwreck Theater Shooting: ‘I Wish I Never Wrote That Movie’  —  The Trainwreck star is as giving as she is funny.  While attending a performance of critically-acclaimed Broadway musical Hamilton with her boyfriend and friends, Schumer left bartenders a $1,000 tip on a $77 check.
Discussion: Starpulse
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Bruce Handy / Vanity Fair:
Amy Schumer on the Surfing Accident That Nearly Killed Her
Megan French / Us Weekly:
‘Glee’ Star Jayma Mays Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Adam Campbell  —  Adding a little more love to the family!  Jayma Mays is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Adam Campbell, a rep for the Glee star confirms exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
TMZ.com:
Body Found at HQ  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  A body was found this morning on the campus of Apple's headquarters.  —  Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies are on the campus in Cupertino, CA.  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the call came in to dispatch at 8:38 AM as a “possible suicide.”
Discussion: The Wrap, AOL, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa May Quit ‘Live’ Unless Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper Replace Michael Strahan  —  Call it Live With to Be Decided.  —  A source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly that Kelly Ripa “is talking about leaving” Live with Kelly and Michael after Michael Strahan announced …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa Is All Smiles With Husband Mark Consuelos at the Beach Amid ‘Live’ Drama: See the Exclusive Photo
Discussion: Just Jared
E! Online:
Beyoncé's Dad Mathew Knowles May Know Who the Singer Is Talking About in Lemonade Album … Read  —  The Real Reason Why Beyoncé Made Lemonade … Photos  —  Musicians Performing Live on Stage
Char Adams / People.com:
New York Man Punched in the Face on Subway Because He ‘Looks Exactly Like Shia LaBeouf’  —  A New York man is tending to a black eye after he was allegedly punched on the subway because he looks like Shia LaBeouf, PEOPLE confirms.  —  Mario Licato, 26, tells PEOPLE he was walking …
TMZ.com:
Ric Flair — Treated at Boston Airport ... After Bizarre Behavior (PHOTOS)  —  Ric Flair was treated for a cut on his hand at Logan International Airport in Boston Wednesday morning ... but witnesses say it was the culmination of a very bizarre morning involving the WWE legend.
People.com:
Melissa McCarthy Talks Emotional Return to Gilmore Girls at TIME 100 Gala: ‘I Got So Sentimental’  —  After weeks of saying she wouldn't appear on the Gilmore Girls revival, Melissa McCarthy's return to the series came as a shock to everyone.  —  At the TIME 100 Gala in New York on Tuesday …
Discussion: PerezHilton, TIME and Just Jared
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
D'Angelo, Maya Rudolph Perform Amazing Prince Tribute on ‘Tonight Show’  —  Still mourning.  Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show continued to pay tribute to Prince on Tuesday, April 26, when D'Angelo was joined by Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum (who make up a Prince cover band called Princess) …
Mitch Metcalf / Showbuzz Daily:
UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2016  —  NETWORK FINALS: ABC's run of MONSTERS UNIVERSITY and CBS's rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.  —  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Jill & Jessa: Counting On’ Recap: Jessa Duggar Reveals Josh Duggar's Scandals Were ‘Difficult’ Because She Initially ‘Stood Up for Him’  —  It's never too early to see the world — just ask baby Spurgeon.  On the Tuesday, April 26, episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kristopher Tapley / Variety:
HBO to Submit Beyonce's ‘Lemonade’ for Emmy Consideration … The visual album, released Saturday, will compete in the variety special category  —  Beyoncé's “Lemonade” has left the world abuzz since HBO debuted the visual album for a 27-hour window Saturday night.
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Daily Mail:
Nick Gordon open up over Bobbi Kristina's death in Daily Mail Online exclusive  —  Strikingly he has claimed that Bobbi Kristina almost drowned in a bathtub once before - falling into a drunken sleep only to be rescued by her mother.  —  According to Gordon it happened the night before Whitney died in the very same way.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Aaron Couch / People.com:
Tyga Goes House Hunting with Kylie Jenner After Eviction - But They ‘Are Not Moving in Together,’ Says Source  —  Tyga is looking for some new digs.  —  The rapper and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner went house hunting over the weekend in Westlake, California, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Burying the Hatchet! Kim Kardashian Hangs out with Brother Rob and His Fiancée Blac Chyna
 
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Nicki Minaj Dedicates “Anaconda” Performance to Donald Trump, Joe Biden at Time 100 Gala
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Sarah / People.com:
Pregnant Dylan Farrow Hits TIME 100 Gala with Mom Mia, Reveals She's Expecting a Girl
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Billy Bush Exiting ‘Access Hollywood’ for NBC's ‘Today’
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Appeals Court Says ... She Was a Drug Abuser
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How Princess Kate Is Preparing for Princess Charlotte's First Birthday
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When athletes are left to their own digital-dating devices
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E! Online:
Dean Sheremet and Wife Sarah Silver Splitting After Nearly 5 Years of Marriage
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Associated Press:
Prince's sister says he had no known will
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