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7:30 PM ET, May 16, 2017

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Dan Wootton / The Sun:
TAYLOR'S BRIT ON THE SLY Taylor Swift has secret Brit actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn and the pair have been dating for months  —  Global superstar is said to be besotted with 26-year-old rising Hollywood star who lives with his mum and dad  —  TAYLOR Swift has a secret British actor boyfriend …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift Is Dating British Actor Joe Alwyn  —  Taylor Swift has a new Brit in her life.  —  The singer, 27, has been largely out of the spotlight since February and it turns out she's been secretly dating actor Joe Alwyn, 26.  —  According to The Sun (who was first to report the news) …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC Orders ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Spinoffs  —  ‘Bachelor Winter Games’ will launch in February opposite the Olympics, while ‘Dancing With the Stars Junior’ bows in the spring.  —  ABC is looking to two of its most dependable unscripted franchises to bolster its midseason lineup.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Get Spinoffs at ABC  —  ABC is capitalizing off of two of their biggest franchises, ordering two spinoff series for both “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With the Stars,” Variety has learned.  —  The network has greenlit a sports-themed “Bachelor” …
Rosario Dawson / TMZ.com:
FINDS COUSIN DEAD AT 26  —  Rosario Dawson's cousin died after the actress found her unconscious last week ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Rosario walked downstairs in her Venice home last Thursday and found 26-year-old Vanez Ines Vasquez lying unresponsive.
Discussion: Us Weekly, People.com, Bossip, Reuters and AOL
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola on Hollywood Sexism, Their Feminist ‘Beguiled’ Remake … Sofia Coppola met her muse Kirsten Dunst in 1998.  The actress was just 16 at the time, and the 27-year-old daughter of Francis Ford Coppola was about to make her directorial debut with “The Virgin Suicides,” based on a novel that she loved.
Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
BRAD PITT ON HUBRIS, ‘WAR MACHINE’ AND HAVING ‘NO SECRETS’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt and Gen. Stanley McChrystal - the inspiration to Pitt's four-star Afghanistan commander in the upcoming Netflix war satire “War Machine “- would seem to be worlds apart.
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Perez Hilton:
Brad Pitt Confirms He's ‘Got Nothing To Hide’ Following Angelina Jolie Split & Candid GQ Style Interview!
Discussion: Page Six and Associated Press
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Disick Goes on a Dinner Date With Bella Thorne  —  Looks like Scott Disick and Bella Thorne are getting to know one another.  —  Sources tells ET that the 33-year-old reality star and the 19-year-old Famous in Love actress had dinner together on Monday night at Catch LA in West Hollywood, California.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Katharine McPhee and David Foster Spark Romance Rumors After PDA-Filled Dinner Date  —  Let the romance rumors begin!  —  As the temperatures warmed up in Southern California this past weekend, E! News has exclusively learned that David Foster and Katharine McPhee met up at Nobu in Malibu Friday evening for a dinner date.
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Rita Ora, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Spice Girl Emma Bunton Join ABC's ‘Boy Band’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  ABC's upcoming summer singing competition “Boy Band” is bringing back some '90s favorites.  —  Nick Carter of The Backstreet Boys and Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls will serve as judges on the series, Variety has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Cosmopolitan:
Mary Lambert Survived Abuse and Attempted Suicide.  Now She Wants to Show Others Their Worth.  —  “Real healing is dirty and ugly and not easy.”  —  Growing up in Washington, Mary Lambert says she had a “laundry list” of trauma.  She was sexually and psychologically abused …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
ABC Enters Live Musical Game With ‘Little Mermaid’ Special In October  —  ABC is reviving its dormant The Wonderful World of Disney brand and getting into the hot live-musical space at the same time.  The network announced its fall schedule this morning which included this nugget …
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Washington Post:
Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador  —  President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials …
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Chief Bob Iger Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Upcoming Movie  —  He says the thieves demanded a ransom, which the company is refusing to pay.  —  Have real-life pirates taken aim at Disney?  —  Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed Monday that hackers claiming to have access …
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Hackers Holding Disney's Latest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ For Ransom
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
 
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Perez Hilton:
Katy Perry Explains How She Pees Standing Up On Ellen …
Discussion: Deadline and Page Six
Michael K / Dlisted:
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Allison / Dlisted:
Hayley Hasselhoff Was Arrested For DUI
Discussion: People.com
Diana Taurasi / TMZ.com:
MARRIES FORMER WNBA TEAMMATE
Discussion: People.com and WWTDD
P. Claire Dodson / Fast Company:
How Kylie Jenner Built A Makeup Empire Out Of Her Most Famous Asset
Discussion: People.com and Oh No They Didn't!
 Earlier Picks: 
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Claire Foy in Early Talks to Star in 'The Girl in the Spider's Web'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Reunion!  Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel Reunite in N.Y.C.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star Dina Manzo, Millionaire Boyfriend Identified as Home Invasion Victims: Sources
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment

 
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