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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Peta Murgatroyd Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Maksim Chmerkovskiy  —  Ballroom baby!  Dancing With the Stars pro Peta Murgatroyd and her fiancé, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, are expecting their first child together, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Murgatroyd, 29, and Chmerkovskiy, 36, got engaged in December 2015.
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Are Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd Expecting Their First Child?  —  It may be time for Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy to buy a few pairs of baby-sized dancing shoes!  —  The Dancing with the Stars pros, who were (appropriately) engaged while on a dance floor in December, are expecting, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Just Jared
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Gwen Stefani and Ex Gavin Rossdale Had a Secret Meeting About Blake Shelton  —  Secret sit-down!  Gwen Stefani and her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale, met in private to discuss the “Used to Love You” singer's romance with her current beau, Blake Shelton, a family source reveals inexlcusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:   WATCH: Blake Shelton Tries Sushi for the First Time and It's Hilarious
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Rob Kardashian Lovingly Spoils His Future Wife Blac Chyna with Weekly Flowers, Foot Rubs and Jewelry: ‘She Is His Queen,’ Says Source  —  It's no secret Rob Kardashian loves to shower his fiancée Blac Chyna with lavish gifts, but ever since finding out she's pregnant he's been even more adoring.
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TMZ.com:
Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna — Time IS Money for Us ... $275k to Be Exact!!  (VIDEO + PHOTO)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna clearly aren't sweating childcare expenses ... not based on the lavish timepieces they just purchased.  —  A source tells TMZ …
Discussion: PerezHilton
William Grimes / New York Times:
Beth Howland, Accident-Prone Waitress From the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 74  —  Beth Howland, who made high anxiety an art form as the ditsy, accident-prone waitress  —  “It was the Boston side of her personality coming out,” Mr. Kimbrough said.  “She didn't want to make a fuss.”
Alirjaafar / Deadline:
Disney Mulling Live-Action Version Of ‘The Little Mermaid’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Execs at Disney are in the early stages of reviving Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid as a live-action feature.  Disney produchttp://deadline.com/2016/05/ disney-beauty-and-the-beast-live-action - teaser-12 …
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne & Birdman Blew Thousands  —  Just Playing ‘Madden’  —  T-Pain's a serious gamer, but totally bows down to Lil Wayne and Birdman, who used to turn gaming into hardcore gambling ... according to the singer.  —  T-Pain was live streaming his own game of ‘Doom’ on Twitch …
Discussion: Page Six
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TMZ.com:   I'm Sick of Birdman's Lies
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Scores Big Legal Victory in Custody War  —  Chris Brown annihilated his baby mama in court Tuesday, after a judge pooh-poohed her request to restrict Brown's custody because of alleged drug use and gang affiliation.  —  Nia Guzman claimed Chris was unfit to care for Royalty without strict supervision.
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Chewbacca Mom Candace Payne Reacts to Sudden Fame: 'I'm Enjoying Every Single Moment!'  —  In the last week, Candace Payne has appeared on The Late Late Show and Good Morning America, and cracked up J.J. Abrams - all because of an impromptu purchase at Kohl's.  And she's still in shock.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Forbes:
This Silicon Valley Billionaire Has Been Secretly Funding Hulk Hogan's Lawsuits Against Gawker  —  One of Silicon Valley's best-known investors has been footing a former wrestler's legal bills in lawsuits against a shared enemy.  —  Peter Thiel, a PayPal cofounder and one of the earliest backers …
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Gawker Founder Suspects a Common Financer Behind Lawsuits
Discussion: The Wrap and CNNMoney
Simon Perry / People.com:
‘Everyone Was Sworn to Secrecy’: New Details About George and Charlotte's Births from Princess Kate's Medical Team  —  Prince William and Princess Kate used the occasion of a Buckingham Palace garden party on Tuesday to thank some of the medical team who helped deliver Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Jessica Iredale / WWD:
Rihanna and Dior Collaborate on Sunglass Collection  —  Dior's search for a creative director continues, but in the meantime, there's one major name designing for the house: Rihanna.  The singer has created a range of futuristic sunglasses in collaboration with Dior as part of her brand ambassadorship.
Discussion: Style News and Just Jared
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
‘The Hills’ Stars Tell All on the MTV Show's 10th Anniversary: An Oral History  —  “Staring at the blank page before you, open up the dirty window, let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find...” With those words — and a black BMW convertible — Lauren Conrad rolled right …
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
The Buzz on HBO's New Programming Chief Casey Bloys: Insiders Speak  —  EMAIL ME  —  The network's former head of comedy, who replaces longtime programming boss Michael Lombardo, takes on an epic role.  Says 'Veep's' showrunner: “I'd elect him president of the United States.”
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Vulture
Anna Chan / Us Weekly:
‘Teen Mom 2’ Stars Kailyn Lowry and Javi Marroquin Split After Nearly Three Years of Marriage  —  It's over.  Kailyn Lowry and husband Javi Marroquin are ending their nearly three-year marriage, the Teen Mom 2 star confirmed to the Daily Mail on Tuesday, May 24.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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People.com:
JoJo Fletcher Admits She ‘Fell for More Than One Guy’ on The Bachelorette  —  JoJo Fletcher faced heartbreak on The Bachelor after Ben Higgins told both her and his future fiancée Lauren Bushnell that he loved them.  —  But Fletcher, who met 26 eligible men during Monday's The Bachelorette premiere …
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Nyle DiMarco Talks Winning ‘Dancing With the Stars’: ‘Barriers Can Be Broken’  —  A win for the whole deaf community.  Nyle DiMarco dedicated his win on the Tuesday, May 24, finale episode of Dancing With the Stars to all the “deaf people in this world” — because they were his inspiration.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Woman Pregnant by IVF After Husband's Death: I Know It Won't Be Easy  —  On April 2, just six months after Kristen Tripson lost her husband, Sam, to stage IV lymphoma, she took to Instagram with a big announcement.  “Well.  I'm pregnant.  And, yes.  It's Sam's,” wrote the mom of Jack, 5, and Alice Ann, 2.
Jen Juneau / People.com:
It's a Boy!  Sam Claflin Reveals Sex of His Baby, Says Fatherhood Is ‘Another Level of Love’  —  Sam Claflin is a new dad — and with that role comes a whole new set of challenges.  —  “I'm filming so much at the moment, I don't get the opportunity to spend as much time with him as I'd like to …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Rob Lowe in Talks to Join Kelly Ripa as Co-Host on ‘Live!’
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Bradley Stern / PopCrush:
G-EAZY IS GOING TO HELP MAKE BRITNEY ‘OOOH’ ON UPCOMING SINGLE
Lesley Abravanel / miamiherald:
Ben Affleck: Uber passenger in Miami?
Discussion: Dlisted and AOL
People.com:
Former Child Star Alisan Porter: After 30 Years, Curly Sue Is Dead!  ‘I Am Now the Girl Who Won The Voice!’
Discussion: Dlisted
FemaleFirst:
Perrie Edwards' embarrassing crush
Page Six:
Stars step out for the Cannes amfAR gala
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Ozzy's mistress was actually more interested in Sharon
Discussion: E! Online and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
... After Nasty Split  —  Derek Fisher and his ex-wife …
Discussion: AOL and Bossip
 Earlier Picks: 
Simon Perry / People.com:
Royal Rock Show! Which Superstar Band Is Prince Harry Hosting at His Palace Home?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daily Mail:
Rihanna parties until 3am at NYC club with Leonardo DiCaprio ...after he arrives with another …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Adam Sandler & Happy Madison Set Family Animated Feature At STX
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Chloë Grace Moretz Reveals Her New Tattoos
Discussion: Page Six
Ted Sarandos / Netflix Media Center:
Get Ready for Summer on Netflix US
Discussion: Forbes, Glamour and LostRemote
RADAR:
Leah Messer Rips Miranda Simms For Refusing To Help Daughter With Muscular Dystrophy
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Zayn Malik NOT In Grocery Store After ‘Cancelling’ On ‘The Voice,’ Still Performing
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Associated Press:
Large protests outside the annual WHCD event condemned both the Western news' media coverage of the war in Gaza and President Biden's handling of the conflict

 
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