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10:55 AM ET, May 1, 2017

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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 …
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 …
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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Rolling Stone:
Fyre Festival Head Billy McFarland: ‘We Were a Little Naive’  —  “We were overwhelmed and just didn't have the foresight to solve all these problems,” organizer says.  “Next year, we will definitely start earlier” … Today is definitely the toughest day of my life.
Page Six:
A-listers told to avoid Ja Rule music fest before disaster hit
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip and Stereogum
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 …
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
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 …
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
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears Surprises Big Sister Britney Spears at Radio Disney Music Awards 2017  —  Family love!  Jamie Lynn Spears surprised her big sister, Britney Spears, at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards on Saturday, April 29, when she appeared on stage to present the pop superstar with the first-ever Icon Award.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Checks into Rehab  —  DMX is getting help at a rehab facility ... TMZ has learned ... on the heels of postponing concert dates.  —  Sources connected with DMX tell us he checked himself in Thursday night at a treatment center in Southern California.  We're told X went voluntarily …
Discussion: Bossip, Dlisted, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Char Adams / People.com:
Why Bruce Springsteen Didn't Pay Taxes for Years: ‘I Never Met Anyone in New Jersey Who Paid!’  —  Bruce Springsteen is opening up about the financial missteps that landed him in hot water with the IRS.  —  During a candid talk with Tom Hanks during the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Roseanne’ Getting Revival With Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert & Co.  —  EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest comedies of the 1990s, Roseanne, is making a comeback.  I hear an eight-episode limited series revival of the hit ABC blue-collar family comedy is in the works …
John Carroll / KWTX-TV:
“Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines named in million dollar lawsuit  —  WACO, Texas (KWTX) Two former partners of Chip Gaines in the creation of the Magnolia Real Estate Company are suing the “Fixer Upper” star for fraud, claiming that Gaines bought them out without telling them that HGTV had decided …
Discussion: Us Weekly, People.com, AOL and Page Six
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Melanie Bromley / E! Online:
Inside the War of the Jolie-Pitts: How Brad and Angelina Went From Bitter Enemies to Friends
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Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Billy Ray Cyrus Changes Name to ‘Cyrus,’ Re-Records ‘Achy Breaky Heart’
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Scheana Shay Divorce Finalized
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Alisa Wiersema / ABC News:
Caitlyn Jenner visits White House for meetings with Trump administration officials
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Soules has officially been charged with a felony stemming …
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John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
‘Power of Love’ felt at Strip gala; Agassi donates $1 million
Elisa Osegueda / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez Says Alex Rodriguez ‘Loves’ …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

 
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