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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Selena Gomez Whispers “I Love You” to The Weeknd While Trailing Behind Yolanda Foster and Anwar Hadid at 2017 Met Gala  —  Be still our beating hearts!  But also, how's this for the Met Gala's first awkward encounter of the night?  —  Selena Gomezand The Weeknd just walked the blue …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Yahoo Celebrity
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Kim Kardashian & Kylie Jenner Break The Met Gala Social Media Ban In Order To Out Kendall Jenner & A$AP Rocky As A Couple!  —  It is so ON!  —  On Monday evening, Kendall Jenner and A$AP Rocky essentially confirmed their relationship as they couldn't keep their hands off each other at the Met Gala.
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and Page Six
Colleen Kratofil / People.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Skips the Met Gala for the First Time Since 2010  —  If you can count on one person to take the Met Gala dress code seriously, it's Sarah Jessica Parker.  Every year she wears something that perfectly honors the exhibit (usually accented with a towering headpiece) …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Met Gala 2017: Chrissy Teigen ‘Wanted to Make a Statement’ in Her Marchesa Gown  —  Chrissy Teigen and John Legend got ready in bed before the 2017 Met Gala, and we must say they clean up rather nicely.  —  The duo was one of many power couples on the red carpet stairs enjoying a fashionable date night in New York City on Monday.
Andrew Nodell / WWD:
Exclusive: Céline Dion on the Met Gala and Her 10,000 Pairs of Shoes
Discussion: People.com
Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
Everything You Need to Know About the Met Gala 2017
Discussion: The Wrap and AOL
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.
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Fyre Festival Organizers Hit With $100 Million Lawsuit: Details
Discussion: WWTDD
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Disastrous Fyre Festival Creators Accused of Fraud in $100 Million Lawsuit: Report
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity, The Wrap and AOL
CNNMoney:
Ryan Seacrest is Kelly Ripa's new co-host on ‘Live,’ sources say  —  Ryan Seacrest will join “Live” as Kelly Ripa's co-host, jump-starting a new era in the morning television ratings race.  —  Seacrest, one of the world's best-known broadcasters, has co-hosted “Live” five times …
Perez Hilton:
Jimmy Kimmel Fights Back Tears As He Reveals Newborn Son Billy Underwent Open Heart Surgery  —  No jokes here.  —  On Monday evening, Jimmy Kimmel emotionally revealed that his son with wife Molly McNearney had to have open heart surgery at only three days old.  Oh no!
Discussion: Page Six, X17 Online and TMZ.com
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Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
Dating Hailee Steinfeld  —  Justin Bieber's moved on to a new Hailey — different spelling though because he's now dating singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld ... TMZ has learned.  —  It's all still fresh.  Our sources tell us they've only been seeing each other for a little over a month — though that's a lot in Bieber's world.
Discussion: Daily Mail and 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 and AOL
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 …
Kris Jenner / TMZ.com:
Alleged Stalker Arrested at Her Home  —  A fired security guard at Kris Jenner's home has been arrested for felony stalking, and we're told it's the 3rd time he's broken into the gated community to get at Kris.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Joshua Jacobs broke the arm at the security gate …
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 …
 
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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