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2:00 PM ET, May 12, 2017

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Simon Cowell Says He Has ‘No Interest’ in Returning ‘American Idol’  —  “Extra's” Terri Seymour caught up with Simon Cowell and asked him about the “American Idol” reboot coming to ABC in 2018.  —  Simon revealed, “I was asked to do it, and the answer is no.”
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Kelly Clarkson Joins ‘The Voice’ Season 14 as Coach (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Kelly Clarkson will join NBC's “The Voice” as a coach for season 14, Variety has learned.  —  The pop star and season-one “American Idol” champion will join longtime coaches Blake Shelton and Adam Levine for the NBC talent-competition series' spring 2018 cycle.
TMZ.com:
FOOL US ONCE ...  “American Idol” and “The Voice” are locked in an arms war over which superstars will judge and coach on the shows ... and now ‘Idol’ is stepping up its game after taking 2 big Ls.  —  A source familiar with negotiations between ‘Idol’ and Kelly Clarkson — on the ‘Idol’ side — told us they won't be fooled again.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kelly Clarkson / TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Talks Fall Apart  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Kelly Clarkson just turned things around quicker than ‘The Voice’ coach chairs — instead of judging on the new “American Idol” ... she's joining NBC's hit singing competition.  —  Kelly made the announcement by video chatting with Blake Shelton on his Facebook page.
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kelly Clarkson Is Joining “The Voice” And Not “American Idol”
Discussion: Variety
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Robert Feder:
So long, Steve: Not everyone's sorry to see Harvey leave town  —  Thursday marks the final day of production for “The Steve Harvey Show” after five years in Chicago.  After that, it's packing up and moving to Los Angeles, where the syndicated talk show will morph into a new daytime series simply called “Steve.”
People.com:
Nastia Liukin and Fiancé Matt Lombardi Postpone Wedding: ‘We Are Both Still Very In Love’  —  Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin has postponed her wedding to fiancé of nearly two years, Matt Lombardi.  —  The gymnast spoke to PEOPLE about the decision, saying that she and Lombardi are still “very in love.”
Discussion: AOL
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:   Nastia Liukin postpones wedding six weeks before big day
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams Set to Star in ‘X-Men’ Spinoff ‘New Mutants’ (Exclusive)  —  Josh Boone is directing the Fox movie from a script he co-wrote with Knate Lee.  —  Fox's long-awaited X-Men spinoff New Mutants is finally casting up.  —  Anya Taylor-Joy, the star of The Witch and Split …
Discussion: Egotastic
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Alleged affair with Rosie complicating pal's divorce  —  Rosie O'Donnell, Dana Schiff and her husband Scott Schiff  —  MORE FROM: … Rosie O'Donnell's “affair” with married former Broadway actress Dana Caruso Schiff is causing problems in Dana's divorce with her husband, investment banker David “Scott” Schiff.
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Angelina Jolie and Kids Bond With Jon Voight Amid Brad Pitt Divorce  —  Angelina Jolie has been spending time with another important man in her life amid her divorce from Brad Pitt: Her father, actor Jon Voight.  —  On Wednesday, the actress was spotted leaving a sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and People.com
TMZ.com:
Planned Well for His Daughter  —  Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin's daughter will have NO money worries because her father did everything in life with her in mind ... including saving like crazy for her.  —  Sources close to Chris tell TMZ ... he set up a college fund for 9-year-old, Isis, and her education is pretty much covered.
Discussion: Bossip
Martin Robinson / ELLE UK:
The singer on sexual magnetism, love and how to be happy  —  'Happiness is the ultimate life goal.  I think it's the only thing that's important.'  —  In a candid interview to mark the release of her stunning new album ‘Lust for Life’, Lana Del Rey opens up to ELLE about coming through …
X17 Online:
Johnny Depp And His Business Managers Continue To Battle Over His Lost Millions  —  We really want to know what the real story is.  —  Johnny Depp's ongoing legal battle with his former business managers is heating up, and it's getting hard to figure out who is telling the truth.
Discussion: Page Six
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Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
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Discussion: The Superficial
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Sharon Kanter / People.com:
Kate Upton Says No to Crazy Bridal Diets for Wedding to Justin Verlander: ‘I Never Get on a Scale’
Discussion: Page Six
Nick Bond / NEWS.com.au:
Caitlyn Jenner wants a date with Richard Wilkins
Discussion: Page Six, AOL and PerezHilton
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‘Vegan Bernie Madoff’ takes plea deal for swindling investors
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Goldie Hawn Remembers the Casting-Couch Sexual Predator Who Left Her in Tears at 19
Discussion: The Wrap and AOL
Simon Perry / People.com:
Cheers Greet Princess Kate on Diplomatic Mission to Luxembourg
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Lizz Leonard / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest and Girlfriend Shayna Taylor Move in Together
Discussion: AOL and PerezHilton
Liz Calvario / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn Approve of Kate Hudson's Red Carpet Debut With Boyfriend Danny Fujikawa
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, AOL and Yahoo Celebrity
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Black-ish’ Spinoff Starring Yara Shahidi Eyes Series Order At Freeform
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $36.46B, net income up 117% YoY to $12.37B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.24B for March 2024

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
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