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12:45 PM ET, April 27, 2017

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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Johnny Depp Heads to Disneyland as Captain Jack Sparrow to Surprise Pirates of the Caribbean Riders … The happiest place on Earth just got even more magical thanks to Johnny Depp.  —  On Wednesday evening, the actor decided to make a surprise appearance at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.
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Johnny Depp / TMZ.com:
COMMANDEERS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AT DISNEYLAND  —  Johnny Depp gave Disneyland fans a HUGE surprise when he showed up on the sidelines of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow.  —  It went down Wednesday in Anaheim.  When the boats cruised into a grotto …
Discussion: Page Six
Deadline / Page Six:
Johnny Depp surprises fans on ‘Pirates’ ride at Disneyland … The “Pirates of the Caribbean” Disney movie franchise originated with the popular Disneyland ride, which served as a basis for the first film.  And today, a month before the U.S. release of the fifth installment in the franchise …
Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian Talks ‘8 Minutes Of Torture’ During Paris Robbery AND Slams Caitlyn Jenner's Memoir In New Interview  —  Kim Kardashian West is a changed woman!  —  The reality star gave her first post-Paris robbery interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, talking about how the ordeal has changed …
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
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David Byrne:
JONATHAN DEMME REST IN PEACE  —  My friend, the director Jonathan Demme, passed last night.  —  I met Jonathan in the '80s when Talking Heads were touring a show that he would eventually film and turn into Stop Making Sense.  While touring, I thought the show had turned out well and might hold …
Discussion: Dazed, Variety and Stereogum
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TMZ.com:
MICHAEL MANTENUTO COMMITS SUICIDE AT 35  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Michael Mantenuto — who played Jack O'Callahan in Disney's “Miracle” — killed himself Monday in Washington State.  —  The actor, a former University of Maine hockey player, was found dead in his car by police in Des Moines.  WA.
Discussion: AOL
TMZ.com:
Chris Soules — Social Media and Cell Phone Will Determine Fate In Fatal Crash  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Soules' fate in the fatal car crash could be determined by his cell phone ... and the stakes are high — a possible vehicular manslaughter prosecution.  —  Law enforcement sources involved …
Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Drake Stays at the Same Resort as Jennifer Lopez Just Days After Her Visit (and Appears to Throw a Little Bit of Shade Her Way)  —  Drake and Jennifer Lopez apparently still have one thing connecting them: their love for the Dominican Republic.  —  A little over a week ago …
Discussion: Dlisted
Ian Drew / Us Weekly:
Amber Heard Refused to Date Elon Musk ‘for a Long Time’  —  It's a go!  Three months after Amber Heard's tempestuous divorce from Johnny Depp was finalized, the actress is officially dating Tesla founder Elon Musk.  —  During a break from filming her thriller Aquaman in Australia …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Captain America’ Director Joe Johnston Boards ‘Narnia’ Revival ‘The Silver Chair’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  “Captain America: The First Avenger” helmer Joe Johnston will journey to “Narnia: The Silver Chair,” a revival of C.S. Lewis' “Chronicles of Narnia” series.  —  TriStar Pictures will partner …
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier:
Kenneth E.  “Kenny” Mosher (1950-2017)  —  AURORA — Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Mosher, 66, of Aurora, died Monday, April 24, at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein.  —  He was born Dec. 27, 1950, in Oelwein, son of Howard and Iola Rowse Mosher.  He married Nancy Fuhrman on July 19, 1970, in Oelwein.
Discussion: People.com and The Wrap
Allison / Dlisted:
The Time 100 Gala, In Association With Frederick's Of Hollywood  —  Actually, that's not true.  Time magazine seems a bit too stuffy and uptight to partner with such a sexy retailer.  But that didn't stop model Ashley Graham from slinking onto the red carpet of the annual Time 100 Gala …
Discussion: The Superficial
Jackie Willis / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Andi Dorfman Reacts to Chris Soules' ‘Life-Altering Tragedy’: 'It's All Very Sad'  —  Bachelor nation is speaking out about the recent news that Chris Soules was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash.  —  Andi Dorfman got to know Soules when he was a contestant on her season of The Bachelorette.
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Lena Dunham / Hollywood Reporter:
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Mackenzie Schmidt / People.com:
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Us Weekly:
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Eric Sullivan / Esquire:
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Rachel McRady / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Viola Davis Opens Up About Her Friendship With Meryl Streep: ‘I Always Feel Like She Sees Me’
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G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

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The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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