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4:25 PM ET, May 19, 2016

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Chris Martins / Billboard:
Billboard Cover: Ariana Grande on Defending Female Pop Stars and Staying Away From Drama  —  EMAIL ME  —  in 2016, Ariana Grande has confronted her critics (lampooning Doughnutgate on 'SNL') and asserted her feminism (quoting Steinem, calling out sexists) as she grapples with pop stardom: ‘People are unafraid to hurt you’
Alyse Whitney / Glamour:
Gilmore Girls' Scott Patterson Dishes on Luke and Lorelai's “Complex” Relationship in the Upcoming Netflix Revival  —  Scott Patterson couldn't get back into character for the Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix until he slipped Luke's baseball cap on.  —  “It was like no time had gone by at all …
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Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Alexis Bledel Is a Mom!  Gilmore Girls Welcomes Baby With Husband Vincent Kartheiser  —  Surprise!  —  Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel has welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with husband Vincent Kartheiser, E! News has learned.  —  The couple, who met when they played lovers …
Kylie Jenner / TMZ.com:
My New $6 Mil Crib  —  Kylie Jenner is getting the hell outta Dodge ... or at least Calabasas, but she'll still be within arms reach of her mom.  —  TMZ has learned Kylie just snapped up a $6 million dollar home in Hidden Hills ... the same neighborhood Kris Jenner, and Kim Kardashian call home.
James Harden / TMZ.com:
Accused of Photog Attack  —  ... Cops Investigating  —  The LAPD is looking into allegations that James Harden roughed up a photog in L.A. on Tuesday night — allegedly breaking the guy's finger in the process ... TMZ Sports has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Perez Hilton:
Kanye West Leaves Ellen DeGeneres Speechless After Hijacking Her Talk Show For A Powerful Rant — Watch!  —  Classic Kanye West.  —  For Thursday's episode of Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, the Famous rapper went off on a seven minute rant about anything and everything.  Oh, you think we're kidding...
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Perez Hilton:
Beyoncé Poses With ‘Proud’ Dad Mathew Knowles Following The News That He May Have Inspired Lemonade!  —  It looks like everything is okay in the Knowles household.  —  On Wednesday evening, Beyoncé's momma Tina Knowles-Lawson took to Instagram to share a sweet pic of her daughter and her ex Mathew Knowles.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Perez Hilton:
Justin Bieber Ignores PETA & Feeds White Lion Cub Only Weeks After Tiger Controversy!  —  Apparently Justin Bieber can't stay away from the cougars big cats!!  —  Even after PETA bashed the pop singer and his father for having a photo op with a Bengal tiger, the 22-year-old was snapped getting close …
Discussion: X17 Online
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal, Dwayne Johnson, James Vanderbilt Plot Robert Ludlum Cinematic Universe (Exclusive)  —  First up is the adaptation of ‘The Janson Directive,’ to star Johnson.  —  Another cinematic universe is taking shape.  —  Universal Pictures is teaming up with screenwriter James Vanderbilt …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
The Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft Gives Birth to Baby No. 3  —  Melissa Rycroft has welcomed her third child into the world!  —  E! News can confirm exclusively that the former Bachelor contestant and Dancing With the Stars winner gave birth to a baby boy Wednesday evening with her husband Tye Strickland.
X17 Online:
Bella Hadid, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley And Alessandra Ambrosio Are Red Hot On The Red Carpet In Cannes  —  Bella Hadid was bangin' on the red carpet in Cannes Wednesday evening for the premiere of The Unknown Girl.  With her new wispy 'do and the revealing thigh-high slit in her siren red dress …
Discussion: Page Six
Brittany King / People.com:
Eva Longoria and José Antonio Bastón Are Getting Married  —  Eva Longoria will soon be a married woman!  —  Longoria, 41, and José “Pepe” Bastón, 47, are set to say “I do” this weekend after dating for nearly three years, PEOPLE has learned.
Discussion: AOL
London Evening Standard:
Daniel Craig is thought to have turned down a lucrative deal to return for two more James Bond films.  —  According to reports, the British actor has stepped away from the franchise for good, despite being offered ‘£68 million’.  —  While Craig has been vocal about his reservations …
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Kesha's mom rants on Twitter after Billboard performance gets axed  —  Kesha's mom won't give up the fight against Dr. Luke, and she's rallying other artists to stand in solidarity with Kesha after the producer pulled the plug on her Billboard Music Awards performance.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Stereogum and TMZ.com
Brittany King / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Blames Holly Madison for Blocking the Girls Next Door Reunion: ‘She Has Too Much to Hide’  —  Has Kendra Wilkinson closed the mansion door for good on a Girls Next Door reunion?  —  The Kendra on Top star told PEOPLE Now that while one relationship from the hit reality show could be mended, another is too far gone.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Aili Nahas / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Andi Dorfman Strikes Out at ‘Jealous and Controlling’ Ex Josh Murray: ‘I Was Disgusted by What I Put Up with’  —  She thought she'd finally found her happily ever after, but last year, Andi Dorfman's fairy tale dream came crashing down.  —  “I thought I'd be alone forever …
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Ozzy ends affair with hairstylist  —  Ozzy Osbourne has ended his relationship with stylist Michelle Pugh in hopes of saving his marriage to Sharon Osbourne, we're told.  —  “His family really is very important to him and he's come to his senses,” said a source close to the family.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Robin Leach / LasVegasSun.com:
Britney Spears to open 2016 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile; new single delayed  —  I have good news that will make Britney Spears' fiercest fans very happy, but I also have bad news that will get them very upset.  As I pleaded a couple of weeks ago, please do not make me your punching bag: I am only the messenger!
Discussion: AOL, Mix 104.1Mix 104.1 and PerezHilton
 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
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