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12:35 PM ET, May 4, 2016

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David Chanen / Star Tribune:
Prince died amid frantic plans for drug addiction treatment  —  California doctor specializing in opioid addiction had been called to help with a ‘grave medical emergency.’  —  Prince was found dead one day before he was scheduled to meet with a California doctor in an attempt to kick …
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Associated Press:
Prince tried to see doctor about addiction day before death
Discussion: TMZ.com and Washington Post
Eric Andersson / Us Weekly:
Jay Z Working on Album to Tell ‘His Side of Things’ in Beyonce Marriage  —  Jay Z is squeezing out his own lemonade.  —  An insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly that the rap icon, 46, is recording songs that will reveal his version of events surrounding the rough patch in his eight-year marriage to Beyoncé.
In Touch Weekly:
Married ‘Fox News’ White House Correspondent Ed Henry's Affair Exposed — Mistress Tells All (WORLD EXCLUSIVE)  —  MARRIED ‘FOX NEWS’  —  WHITE HOUSE  —  CORRESPONDENT ED  —  HENRY'S AFFAIR EXPOSED  — MISTRESS TELLS ALL  —  (WORLD EXCLUSIVE)  —  UPDATE: Following …
Discussion: Politico, The Wrap, Daily Mail and Gawker
WLWT-TV:
Rapper 50 Cent apologizes for berating disabled CVG worker  —  Rapper posts video berating a CVG worker — a teen with a disability  —  In the wake of a controversial video, Curtis Jackson has apologized to a young man he berated at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Discussion: Bossip
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
50 Cent apologizes for mocking autistic airport janitor
Discussion: TMZ.com
TIME:
Patton Oswalt Remembers His Wife, Michelle McNamara: ‘She Steered Her Life With Joyous, Wicked Curiosity’  —  'She hasn't left a void.  She's left a blast crater'  —  Michelle Eileen McNamara entered the world on April 14, 1970.  —  On April 14, 2016 she turned 46.  —  One week later she was gone.
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Aaron Couch / People.com:
Patton Oswalt Vows to Keep His Late Wife's Memory Alive for Their 7-Year-Old Daughter
Discussion: The Wrap
Genevieve Field / Glamour:
Glamour's June Cover Star Chloe Grace Moretz Opens Up About Feminism, Sex, and the Status Quo  —  Chloë Grace Moretz may be only 19, but don't call her an ingenue.  Force of nature is more like it.  She won her first big role, in The Amityville Horror, at just five by demonstrating an uncanny ability to cry on command.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity, AOL and Just Jared
Anya / People.com:
Why Amber Rose Is Raising Son Sebastian to Be a Feminist: ‘He Needs to Look at His Mom as Superwoman’  —  When it comes to the men in Amber Rose's life, these days only one has the power to make her melt.  —  “He's my little pumpkin,” the former model and soon-to-be VH1 talk show host tells PEOPLE …
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Naja Rayne / People.com:
Will Smith Recalls Baby Making Moments in Sweet Tribute to Wife Jada - and His Kids Listen in Too!  —  Will Smith is getting candid about baby making with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith - tequila and Mexican vacay included!  —  During VH1's Dear Mama event to celebrate Hollywood Mothers …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna — Back Off, Strippers ... You Can't Touch This!  —  BACK OFF, STRIPPERS  —  ... You Can't Touch This! … Blac Chyna's going on the offensive to block tricky strippers and schemers from cashing in on her good name.  —  According to a trademark application filed last month …
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Superficial and Bossip
Simon Perry / People.com:
‘All I Want to Do Is Make My Mother Incredibly Proud’: Prince Harry on Diana and Why There Is ‘A Lot of My Mother in Me’  —  In an intimate interview, Prince Harry speaks to PEOPLE about wanting kids, bringing his Invictus Games to America and how his mother, Princess Diana, continues to inspire him.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Mail
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
The Woody Allen Interview (Which He Won't Read)  —  With ‘Cafe Society’ set to open the French festival, the director reflects on his unreflective stance on aging ("If you focus on mortality, the house always wins"), his movies ("I would erase all but a few"), saving wife Soon-Yi …
Discussion: AOL
Confidential / New York Daily News:
Kanye West allegedly fired security guard who talked to wife Kim Kardashian  —  Security — meet insecurity.  —  Kanye West fired a member of his security team minutes before heading to the Met Gala, according to Confidenti@l sources, who blame the alleged canning on a fit of jealousy.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Anya / People.com:
Eddie Murphy Welcomes Daughter Izzy Oona  —  It's a girl!  —  Eddie Murphy is a dad of nine after welcoming a baby girl on the morning of Tuesday, May 3, in Los Angeles, California, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Daughter Izzy Oona Murphy, who arrived weighing 7 lbs., 15 oz. …
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X17 Online:
Eddie Murphy And Fiancee Paige Butcher Welcome A Daughter
Discussion: Page Six
X17 Online:
Adam Levine Jokes That He's Pregnant In Hilarious Instagram Pic With Wife Behati Prinsloo  —  Adam Levine and his pregnant wife, Behati Prinsloo, posted this hilarious snapshot on Instagram yesterday, in which the Maroon 5 rocker puffed out his stomach and put it up next to Behati's baby bump.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Brittany King / People.com:
Babies on Board?  Jill and Jessa Say They Plan to Get Pregnant at the Same Time on Counting On  —  Could not one, but two babies be on the way for the older Duggar sisters?  —  On the season finale of Jill & Jessa: Counting On, Jill (Duggar) Dillard revealed that she may be pregnant …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Who wore it better: Britney or Borat?  —  Britney Spears is looking lean and green.  —  On Tuesday, the reigning queen of mirror selfies took to Instagram once again to flaunt her trim physique.  —  “Bought three new swimsuits today.  This one is my favorite,” the 34-year-old pop princess shared.
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Michael Fassbender to Play Serial Killer in True Crime Story ‘Entering Hades’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Tupac Shakur's Mother Afeni Shakur Davis Dies at 69: Police
Discussion: TMZ.com, The Wrap and Page Six
fda.gov:
CRF Frozen Foods Expands Voluntary Recall to Include All Frozen Vegetable and Fruit Products Due To Possible Health Risk
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Kate slips off her coat to reveal a chic £800 Roksanda dress
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Brandi Redmond / Bravo TV Official Site:
Brandi: I Called LeeAnne a Bitch, And I Meant It
Discussion: Starpulse
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Candace Cameron Bure Talks Past Struggle With Bulimia: ‘I Kind of Lost My Identity’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mark Guiducci / Vogue:
The Weeknd on Going From Indie R&B Enigma to the Pacesetting Prince of Pop
Meredith B. Kile / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Mila Kunis Opens Up About How Motherhood Changed Her Life: 'Having a Kid Made Me Realize …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Discussion: Page Six
Greg Hanlon / People.com:
Former NFL 49ers Star Dana Stubblefield Accused of Raping Developmentally Disabled Woman …
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