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6:45 PM ET, May 22, 2017

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Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Breaks His Silence on Trump, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape, NBC and a Comeback Plan (Exclusive)  —  Seven months after the infamous “grab them by the pussy” recording got Bush fired (and nearly toppled Trump's White House run), the former ‘Today’ host goes public with what happened on that bus …
TMZ.com:
Katy Perry Scores $25 MILLION for ‘American Idol’ Deal  —  Katy Perry — Scores $25 MILLION Deal For ‘American Idol’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Katy Perry is getting a staggering $25 MILLION to judge “American Idol” ... this according to sources familiar with the negotiation.
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub Is Engaged to Marty Caffrey  —  Danielle Staub appears to have found her happily ever after!  —  Multiple sources confirm to E! News that the Real Housewives of New Jersey star recently got engaged to longtime boyfriend Marty Caffrey.
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Celine Dion / TMZ.com:
Celine Dion's Billboard Music Awards Dressing Room Was a Revolving Door of Celebs (PHOTO GALLERY)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Celine Dion's dressing room at the Billboard Music Awards was virtually a revolving door of star power ... celebs simply couldn't get enough.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Celine Dion / TMZ.com:
CRUSHES ‘MY HEART WILL GO ON’ AT BILLBOARD AWARDS
Discussion: PerezHilton
EW.com:
Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o will costar in a buddy movie directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix  —  Issa Rae is in talks to write the script for this literal internet dream  —  DARREN FRANICH @DARRENFRANICH AND NICOLE SPERLING  —  Call it the revenge of the disruptors.
Discussion: Stereogum and Oh No They Didn't!
Eleanor Steafel / Telegraph:
Pippa Middleton's wedding reception details revealed: Meghan Markle sat apart from Harry, and waiters were models  —  For a bride who arranged her day with military precision, it is perhaps unsurprising that Pippa Middleton wanted to ensure that even the waiting staff were as svelte and glamorous as her high society guests.
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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E! Online:
Inside Pippa Middleton's Wedding Reception: Get All the Deets
Discussion: People.com
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Ben Higgins Reacts to Ashley Iaconetti Dating Rumors  —  Nope, still not a thing!  Ben Higgins confirmed on Monday, May 22, during an interview with Ryan Seacrest that he's not rebounding with fellow Bachelor alum Ashley Iaconetti following his recent split from fiancée Lauren Bushnell.
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TMZ.com:
Ben Higgins Concert-Going with ‘Bachelor’ Alum Ashley Iaconetti After Split from Lauren (PHOTOS)
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Abby Lee Miller Slams Cheryl Burke's ‘Ridiculous’ Comments: ‘She Needs to Watch Her Mouth’  —  Fighting words!  In an exclusive new interview with Us Weekly, Abby Lee Miller slams Cheryl Burke's claims that the girls from Dance Moms are “traumatized” by their former instructor's prison sentencing.
Scott Disick / TMZ.com:
Scott Disick Slaps Ass in Vegas While Kourtney Kardashian Cuddles at Cannes (VIDEO)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian are worlds apart both in proximity and relationship status ... he's slapping ass in Vegas, and she's cuddling her boo at Cannes.
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:   Scott Disick 'Wasn't His Usual Happy-Go-Lucky Self' at Birthday Celebration in Las Vegas
The Sun:
I WALKED PLANK OVER JOLLY RODGER Waitress who bedded Orlando Bloom after her shift sacked after bosses found her naked in Pirates of the Caribbean star's room  —  The aspiring actress was given the boot for ‘fraternising with clients’ after bedding the A-lister
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Chris Cornell's Funeral to Be Held Friday in Los Angeles  —  The body of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who died in Detroit early Thursday, will be flown to California Sunday and a private funeral will be held on Friday, May 26, his attorney, Kirk Pasich, confirmed to Variety on Sunday.
Discussion: PerezHilton, YouTube and Us Weekly
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Sasheer Zamata Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan aren't the only beloved Saturday Night Live cast members leaving the show after season 42 — Sasheer Zamata is also not returning next season, multiple sources tell ET.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
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Ariana Bacle / EW.com:
Sasheer Zamata exits Saturday Night Live
Discussion: People.com
X17 Online:
Jessica Simpson Reveals She's Done Having Kids: “We Got An IUD”  —  No more kiddos for this gal!  —  Jessica Simpson makes an appearance on Ellen today and talks all about her long marriage to husband Eric Johnson and their decision to quit expanding their brood.  —  “We got an IUD.
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Susan Young / People.com:
Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Suffering From Lyme Disease and Thinking He Was Going to Die  —  Alec Baldwin went from singing “Hallelujah” on the season finale of Saturday Night Live to jetting to balmy California to talk for the first time since a 2011 casual comment to the New York Times about having Lyme disease.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Uncharted’ Reconfigured: 'Spider-Man Homecoming's Tom Holland To Play Young Nathan Drake For Shawn Levy  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is bullish enough on its upcoming Spider-Man Homecoming star Tom Holland that the studio is doubling down on the young actor by building a second major franchise around him.
 
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Vogue.com.au:
First look: Naomi Watts covers Vogue Australia's June 2017 issue
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
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James Cameron stole the life story of a Florida man who worked …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Double the Babies, Double the Fun! Beyoncé Celebrates Twins with a ‘Carter Push Party’
Discussion: PerezHilton
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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