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3:20 PM ET, May 1, 2017

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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘The Last Ship’ on Production Hiatus as Eric Dane Battles Depression (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Production on TNT's “The Last Ship” has been temporarily shut down at the request of star Eric Dane, who suffers from depression, Variety has learned.  —  The series, which is set to debut its fourth season this summer …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Mark Geragos Files $100 Million Suit Against Fyre Festival  —  A major lawsuit has been filed in California against Ja Rule and Billy McFarland, organizers of the Fyre Festival, the two-weekend concert in the Bahamas that was scheduled for last weekend but collapsed in disorganization before it started.
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Disastrous Fyre Festival Creators Accused of Fraud in $100 Million Lawsuit: Report  —  The Fyre Festival debacle keeps getting worse for co-creators Ja Rule and Billy McFarland.  —  Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos filed a proposed $100 million class-action lawsuit against organizers on behalf …
Rolling Stone:
Fyre Festival Head Billy McFarland: ‘We Were a Little Naive’
Page Six:
A-listers told to avoid Ja Rule music fest before disaster hit
Discussion: Stereogum, Cele|bitchy and Bossip
People.com:
Kanye West Will Not Be Attending This Year's Met Gala: ‘Kim Will Be Going Solo’  —  Looks like there will be no Kimye at this year's fashion prom.  —  A source tells PEOPLE that Kanye West won't be attending the Met Gala in New York City on Monday — meaning that his wife Kim Kardashian …
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Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Inside the pettiness and politics of Anna Wintour's Met Gala
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mira Jacob / Glamour:
Priyanka Chopra on Getting Comfortable in Her Skin and Why She Won't Settle for the “Exotic” Indian Character  —  It's 2:09 P.M., and I'm running through New York City's La Guardia Airport with a suitcase on my head.  An exit sign glows in the distance, and I hurdle children to get to it …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Chris Soules / TMZ.com:
Asks Judge to Dismiss Criminal Charge  —  In Fatal Crash  —  Chris Soules says he did everything he was legally required to do at the scene of his fatal accident, and his lawyers have just filed legal docs asking the judge to dismiss the felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident that results in death.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Zayn Malik uses wheelchair after foot injury  —  Zayn Malik mysteriously hurt his foot and is now using a wheelchair to get around.  —  On Saturday, the former One Direction singer appeared in New York City's NoHo neighborhood sitting firmly in a black wheelchair.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Raw, unedited rescue: ‘Dear Jesus, please let this baby breathe’  —  TEXAS TORNADO: When Good Samaritans arrived, an infant and a 2-year old were nearly dead.  These strangers saved their lives yesterday, near Myrtle Springs.  Video: Tom Mitchell … What a rescue — one that's tough to watch.
Discussion: People.com
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
The Flash Star Grant Gustin Is Engaged to Girlfriend LA Thoma — Check Out Her Ring!  —  The Flash is off the market.  —  Grant Gustin is engaged to his longtime girlfriend LA Thoma.  —  The 27-year-old actor shared the news with a photo on his Instagram page on Saturday where Thoma shows off …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Flip or Flop's Tarek and Christina El Moussa Attend Daytime Emmys Together After Split  —  United front.  Flip or Flop's Tarek and Christina El Moussa attended the Daytime Emmys together on Sunday, April 30, following their split.  —  The exes were all smiles on the red carpet at the Pasadena Convention Center in California.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Fox News
TMZ.com:
Prince Estate Wants Unreleased Music for Reality Show  —  Prince's estate wants to get into the reality show biz, and that's why it went to war to shut down the release of a new album on the anniversary of his death.  —  Sources close to Prince's heirs tell us the reality show …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Stereogum
 
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Courtney Stodden Opens Up About Heartbreaking Split From Husband Doug Hutchison Ahead of Her ‘Divorce Party’
Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Billy Ray Cyrus Changes Name to ‘Cyrus,’ Re-Records ‘Achy Breaky Heart’
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereogum
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears Surprises Big Sister Britney Spears at Radio Disney Music Awards 2017
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Char Adams / People.com:
Why Bruce Springsteen Didn't Pay Taxes for Years: ‘I Never Met Anyone in New Jersey Who Paid!’
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Scheana Shay Divorce Finalized
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Checks into Rehab  —  DMX is getting help at a rehab facility …
Discussion: Bossip, Dlisted, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
‘Power of Love’ felt at Strip gala; Agassi donates $1 million
 

 
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