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4:45 PM ET, April 18, 2017

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Cameron Crowe / Rolling Stone:
Harry Styles' New Direction  —  A year in the life of the One Direction star as he leaves behind his boy-band past, heads to Jamaica and comes of age  —  January 2016.  There's a bench at the top of Primrose Hill, in London, that looks out over the skyline of the city.
Dan Peres / Harper's BAZAAR:
Kendall Jenner Comes of Age  —  The supermodel opens up about fears for her safety, her famous clan, and growing up a tomboy.  —  There are reminders.  They come involuntarily, it seems—like hiccups—every few minutes.  They pepper the conversation, punctuating nothing of great consequence …
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How Carmelo Anthony justified allegedly cheating on La La … Carmelo Anthony has been dogged with cheating rumors for years and sources say he'd justify it to his friends by saying, “La La is married, I'm not.”  —  Multiple sources tell Page Six that Melo would often flirt or hook up with women …
Discussion: People.com, TMZ.com and Bossip
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Carmelo and La La Anthony Separated (PHOTO)
Oddly Thirsty Girl / TMZ.com:
House Burglarized  —  Drake is the latest celeb whose home was burglarized, but the criminal's booty totaled around $10 in water and soda.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us ... a member of Drake's crew walked into the house at 10:30 PM on April 3 and found a 24-year-old woman in one of the bedrooms, wearing one of Drake's hoodies.
Discussion: Page Six
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Allison / Dlisted:
An Instagram Model Is Claiming That Drake Knocked Her Up And Stopped Calling  —  Drake may currently be a rapper and performer, but he started out as an actor.  And that doesn't mean he doesn't do any acting anymore.  On the contrary, he still acts quite a bit!
People.com:
Caitlyn Jenner May Consider a Male Companion, But Doesn't ‘Have the Appetite’ for Sex, She Reveals in New Memoir  —  Caitlyn Jenner reveals in her upcoming memoir that she may never be intimate with women again — but she may be open to a male companion.  —  “I don't have the appetite for …
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Chrissy Metz / People.com:
This Is Us' Chrissy Metz Pens Powerful Letter to Her Teenage Self: ‘Stop Comparing Yourself’ to Others  —  The women of This Is Us are currently thriving as the stars of television's biggest breakout hit, but not too long ago, they were just regular teens worried about fitting in with the popular crowd and struggling with self-love.
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Superficial and AOL
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
LuAnn de Lesseps' daughter arrested for DWI  —  Victoria de Lesseps, the 22-year-old daughter of “The Real Housewives of New York City” Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, got into some trouble in the Hamptons this month.  The young woman, who describes herself as an artist and designer on Instagram …
Allure:
Meet Sienna Miller: Allure's May 2017 Cover Star  —  Sienna Miller enters the restaurant frosted in frozen water vapor.  She is makeup-less.  Her blonde hair is uncombed, possessed of trace amounts of her sebaceous excretions and sweat from a SoulCycle class.
Discussion: Page Six
Catherine Kast / People.com:
Jenna Bush Hager Says Her ‘Feminist’ Father Inspired Her to Raise Strong Daughters  —  When it comes to raising her daughters Poppy, 20 months, and Mila, 4, Jenna Bush Hager says she learned from the best: Her dad, former president George W. Bush and mom Laura Bush.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and AOL
Andy Towle / Towleroad:
Tattoo Artist Sparks Homophobic Firestorm with Aaron Rodgers Jock Strap Masterpiece  —  A tattoo artist has sparked an intense reaction on Instagram after posting a photo of her latest work of art: Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers posing in a jock strap and a half shirt.
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James Gunn:
Well, this week we start the U.S. press junket, before traveling to Europe at the end of the week.  Of course I know some of the questions that come up a lot - “Wasn't there a lot more pressure dealing with the sequel of a beloved film?”  (No, there was less, because this time I knew …
Discussion: Egotastic, Washington Post and Deadline
 
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SOD / Soap Opera Digest:
It's Official! Alison Sweeney Back To DAYS
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle to Attend Pippa Middleton's Wedding With Prince Harry
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Tyrese Gibson Apologizes for ‘Horrible’ Comments About ‘Promiscuous Women’
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From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign the bill into law

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

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Ex-AMI CEO David Pecker testifies about agreeing to be Trump's “eyes and ears” and how the National Enquirer used Michael Cohen's prompts to bash Trump rivals

 
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