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Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: “I Think It's Really Unfortunate”  —  EMAIL ME  —  Speaking exclusively to THR, the actor and LGBT activist says the ‘Star Trek Beyond’ development for his character is out of step with what creator Gene Roddenberry would have wanted.
Discussion: Page Six, Towleroad and The WOW Report
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James Wigney / Herald Sun:
Star Trek Beyond favourite Mr Sulu has come out as castmates reflect on the death of Anton Yelchin … Helmsman of the USS Enterprise, Hikaru Sulu, played by John Cho, is shown in Star Trek Beyond as the loving father of a daughter with a same sex partner.  And in typical trailblazing Trek fashion — it's just not a big deal.
Taylor Swift / TMZ.com:
at Home to Marry Her  —  Taylor Swift got an unwanted groom on her Rhode Island doorstep ... and no, we don't mean Calvin Harris.  —  According to cops, the man drove to her Westerly, RI mansion Wednesday ... claiming he was scheduled to see Taylor.  Witnesses tell TMZ the man was crying …
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Taylor Swift / TMZ.com:
Calvin Wrote It Pre-Tom
Discussion: PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Has Dating Taylor Swift Destroyed Tom Hiddleston's Chances At Playing James Bond?
Discussion: Toronto Sun
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Tom is already tired of Taylor's PDA photos
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Minnesota Police Shooting's Aftermath Is Captured in Gruesome Video  —  A Minnesota man was fatally shot Wednesday night by the police during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb, and the aftermath was captured in a grisly video recorded by the car's front-seat passenger and streamed live.
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Washington Post:
Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook
Discussion: Slate and Daily Mail
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele, Robert Buckley Split After Whirlwind Romance  —  Moving on.  Lea Michele and Robert Buckley have split after a few months of dating, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  —  “[They] just found they were better off as friends and wanted to support each other's careers,” a source tells Us.
Katie Connor / Cosmopolitan:
Ashley Graham: “I'm Giving Curvy Women a Seat at the Table”  —  The Cosmopolitan August cover star gets real about using the term “plus-size.”  —  On Amy Schumer taking Glamour to task for implying she is plus-size: “I can see both sides, but Amy talks about being a big girl in the industry.
Harper's BAZAAR:
EMILY RATAJKOWSKI'S NAKED AMBITION  —  The actress sits down with the famed feminist author Naomi Wolf to discuss sexuality, shaming, and the notorious Kim Kardashian selfie.  —  Meeting Emily Ratajkowski is like meeting the zeitgeist.  I knew of the actress; I had been struck …
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
THIS WEEK'S COVER: INSIDE SUICIDE SQUAD, THE SICKEST SUPERHERO MOVIE EVER  —  It wasn't supposed to be this way.  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was going to be the juggernaut in Warner Bros. DC Comics' universe, the sun around which all the other movies would orbit.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Million Dollar Listing: New York's Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis Are Married!  —  It was a big, beautiful Greek wedding for Million Dollar Listing: New York's Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis.  —  The Bravo star and Bechrakis, whose family is from Greece, were married on the island …
Discussion: The WOW Report and Page Six
Iona Kirby For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The women were pretty vicious’: Lisa Vanderpump says she almost didn't come back to RHOBH... and reveals what made her change her mind  —  She has just confirmed that she will return for the seventh season of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Olivia de Havilland Opens Up About Her Love for Married Errol Flynn - and Romance with Jimmy Stewart  —  Accomplished and alluring, Olivia de Havilland dated her share of Hollywood's most dashing power players at the height of her career.  —  Now, the Gone with the Wind actress …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Jon Favreau / Interview Magazine:
Idris Elba … Whatever its constituent parts-talent, sure; charisma, definitely—the combined quality Hollywood moguls and gossip columnists used to refer to as “it"-ness (as in, “So-and-so has it") remains ineffable, mysterious, almost occult in its indescribableness.  Whatever “it” is, Idris Elba has it in droves.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Justin Timberlake Joins Woody Allen's New Movie  —  EMAIL ME  —  The filmmaker revealed the full cast for his upcoming feature, including Juno Temple, Jim Belushi and Kate Winslet.  —  Woody Allen has set his cast for his next movie, which will feature Justin Timberlake and Juno Temple in supporting roles.
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereogum
Martin / Dlisted:
Norah Jones Is A Mom Again  —  May 15.  Mark it.  Take note.  That's the day I told you all that the warm months mean nothing but babies.  Babies!  There are so many people in the world already, but that doesn't stop people from humping on each other when it's cold out and unleashing masses …
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Norah Jones Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Child
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Dave McNary / Variety:
Alicia Vikander's ‘Tomb Raider’ Gets 2018 Release Date  —  Warner Bros. and MGM have dated Alicia Vikander's “Tomb Raider” for March 16, 2018.  —  Vikander became attached to the role of Lara Croft in April.  —  MGM and Warner Bros are co-producing the film.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Jim Carrey Speaks Out for First Time After Autopsy Report on Cathriona White's Suicide  —  Jim Carrey has spoken out about the information released in his former girlfriend Cathriona White's autopsy report.  —  “When I came to Hollywood to make it as a comedian, I soon learned that the details …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Lego Movie Sequel’ Getting Rewrite From ‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The changes keep on coming for “The Lego Movie Sequel.”  —  After moving the animated movie to Feb. 8, 2019, Warner Bros. has also hired Raphael Bob-Waksberg to rewrite the script.
 
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Christian Holub / EW.com:
GAME OF THRONES: MAISIE WILLIAMS ON WHERE SHE WANTS ARYA TO END UP
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Celine Dion Reveals Pink Wrote a Song For Her After Rene Angelil Died
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Alirjaafar / Deadline:
Steve Buscemi Set To Star In Andrew Haigh's ‘Lean On Pete’
Dana Oliver / Yahoo:
Olivia Wilde Talks Mommy Makeup, Coca-Cola Cravings and Raising a Feminist Son
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Fergie Talks ‘M.I.L.F. $,’ Empowering Moms and ‘Me Time’
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Ellie Kemper's memoir due out in 2018
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X17 Online:
Blac Chyna Flaunts Her Growing Baby Kardashian In A Tight Pink Dress
Discussion: Page Six
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Will They Divorce?  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Are ‘Still Figuring Things Out’ a Year after Split, Source Says
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
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Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

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