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2:40 PM ET, May 1, 2016

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Diana Pearl / People.com:
Kendall Jenner Met President Obama at WHCD: ‘He Was Like, Say Hi to Kim and Kanye’  —  Kendall Jenner isn't wasting anytime at the White House Correspondents' Dinner!  —  The model started the night off on an exciting note, shaking hands with President Barack Obama before heading into this year's Nerd Prom.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Style News and Just Jared
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
DC bigwigs go wild for their TV counterparts ahead of WHCD  —  Dulé Hill (left) and Jazmyn Simon attend the Google/HBO celebration of “All The Way” during White House Correspondents' weekend.  Tony Goldwyn (right) attends the Garden Brunch prior to the Correspondents' Dinner.  —  More On:
Discussion: TMZ.com, X17 Online and PerezHilton
Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
How Helen Mirren won the White House correspondents' dinner — before it even started  —  Dame Helen Mirren showed up at the White House correspondents' dinner with purple gown, a purple tattoo near her collarbone and a plan to honor Prince.  —  The hand-drawn symbol is temporary …
Discussion: Us Weekly and NBC News
Lauren Milligan / Vogue UK:
The Duchess Is Vogue's Centenary Cover Star  —  HRH THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE is today unveiled as the cover star for Vogue's centenary issue.  Photographed by Josh Olins in the Norfolk countryside, the Duchess appears in a 10-page shoot within the June 2016 issue, the first magazine shoot that she has ever consented to.
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Adam Carlson / People.com:
Princess Kate Covers Vogue!  See the Radiant Photos  —  In what they describe as a “landmark” photoshoot, British Vogue has unveiled portraits of Princess Kate, for the magazine's centenary issue, and several of the photos will be displayed in the National Portrait Gallery starting this weekend.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Gwen Stefani Gets a Blake Shelton-Led Standing Ovation at the Radio Disney Music Awards  —  When Gwen Stefani took the stage at Saturday night's Radio Disney Music Awards in Los Angeles, it was boyfriend Blake Shelton who was the first to get up during her standing ovation.
Discussion: Just Jared
Lanford Beard / People.com:
Mama June Shannon Says She's Finally ‘at Peace’ with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo's Cancellation  —  Nearly two years have passed since Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was abruptly canceled, and the show's matriarch Mama June Shannon says she's finally “at peace.”  —  In an exclusive sneak peek …
Discussion: Starpulse
Jay Kolls / KSTP-TV:
New Developments: Prince Received Out-Patient Treatment, Bank Trustee Drills Prince's Vault Open  —  Multiple sources close to the death investigation of Prince told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that the musician entered an out-patient treatment program.  —  Sources said Prince was seeing a doctor …
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TMZ.com:
Prince — ‘Friendly’ Doctor Prescribed Powerful Drugs
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Have a Girls' Night in with Penelope and North  —  For the Kardashian sisters, a Friday night in with the girls isn't all that different from your girls' night: There are rounds of “marry, f—, kill” and a lot of time spent playing with Snapchat filters.
Los Angeles Lakers:
Lakers Announce Agreement With Luke Walton to Become New Head Coach  —  EL SEGUNDO - Earlier today, the Los Angeles Lakers and Luke Walton reached an agreement on a multi-year contract for Walton to become the next Head Coach of the team, it was announced by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
Discussion: ESPN and Starpulse
Karrine Steffans-Short / xoJane:
‘I Am Becky With the Good Hair’  —  “If we are silent about our pain, they will kill us and say we enjoyed it.”  -Zora Neale HurstonA woman is all things.  She is your Becky.  She is your Beyoncé.  She is the embodiment of all that is light, all that is dark, all that is all.  She is your wife.
USA Today:
Exclusive: Disney announces weddings inside the Magic Kingdom  —  Is marriage on your horizon?  Do you love the Disney theme parks almost as much as you love your fiancé?  Imagine this fantasy scenario: It's your wedding day, and you ride up Main Street U.S.A. in Cinderella's horse …
Discussion: Daily Mail
 
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Glen Rice marries baby mama after years of turmoil
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Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Kelly Ripa shocks Michael Strahan with on-air divorce dig
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Beyoncé Mysteriously Cancels Nashville Concert Days After World Formation Tour Begins
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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TMZ.com:
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New York Times:
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