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8:00 AM ET, May 17, 2017

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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: PerezHilton and POPSUGAR Celebrity
People.com:
Amy Schumer and Ben Hanisch Break Up  —  Amy Schumer and Ben Hanisch have called it quits.  —  “Amy and Ben have ended their relationship after thoughtful consideration and remain friends,” a rep for Schumer tells PEOPLE.  —  The couple was together for nearly a year and a half …
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Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Amy Schumer and Boyfriend Ben Hanisch Split After Almost 2 Years of Dating  —  Amy Schumer has been busy traveling the world to promote her flick Snatched, but one person has been conspicuously missing from her side: her boyfriend Ben Hanisch.  —  The actress' rep tells E! News …
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
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.
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, AOL and Reuters
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: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Zac Efron as Ted Bundy Could be Movie Role of a Lifetime, Says Bundy's Lawyer  —  Zac Efron taking on the role of Ted Bundy is such dead-on casting, it could be the role Zac is ultimately remembered for ... according to the man who defended the infamous serial killer.
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian Had a Joint on ‘KUWTK’ ... NBD to Producers (PHOTOS)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  If Khloe Kardashian appeared to be smoking weed on Sunday night's episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” ... it's only because she was ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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: Page Six and People.com
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!
Perez Hilton:
Brad Pitt Confirms He's ‘Got Nothing To Hide’ Following Angelina Jolie Split & Candid GQ Style Interview!  —  We're loving this candid side of Brad Pitt.  —  It's been two weeks since the A-lister's tell-all interview with GQ Style made headlines, and it seems as though the father-of-six isn't done opening up in the press.
Discussion: Page Six and Associated Press
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Martha Cliff / Daily Mail:
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Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
ABC Enters Live Musical Game With ‘Little Mermaid’ Special In October
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
Katy Perry Explains How She Pees Standing Up On Ellen …
Discussion: Deadline and Page Six
Allison / Dlisted:
Hayley Hasselhoff Was Arrested For DUI
Discussion: People.com
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

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

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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