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Nicole Mazza / Us Weekly:
Vanessa Trump Confronted Aubrey O'Day With 5-Year-Old Daughter on the Phone … In early 2012, singer Aubrey O'Day answered the phone to hear Vanessa Trump — the wife of Donald Trump Jr., with whom she'd recently filmed Celebrity Apprentice — on the other end.
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
President Donald Trump wanted his son, Donald Trump Jr., to end his affair with Aubrey O'Day, a source tells Us Weekly.  —  Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. Through the Years: A Timeline of Their Relationship  —  “Trump Sr. never reached out to her about it.  He was the one who pressured Jr to stop seeing Aubrey,” the source explained.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Celebrity Apprentice's Arsenio Hall and Clay Aiken React to Aubrey O'Day and Donald Trump Jr.'s Affair … Arsenio Hall and Clay Aiken — who appeared on season 5 of the Celebrity Apprentice with Aubrey O'Day — took to Twitter to react to the news of her affair with Donald Trump Jr.
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day Joked She Was Pregnant After Donald Trump Jr. Affair
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Chrissy Metz Says Her Stepfather Beat Her and Forced Her to Do Humiliating Weigh-Ins as a Teen  —  Her This Is Us alter ego, Kate Pearson, has dealt with plenty of hardships, and in real life Chrissy Metz has had a harrowing past of her own.  —  The actress, 37, opens up in her new memoir …
London Evening Standard:
Liam Payne opens up on Cheryl in EXCLUSIVE interview: 'a week before we were getting married, next week we're splitting up.  I just like to think we're somewhere in the middle'  —  Liam Payne has spoken candidly about his relationship with Cheryl, saying “we have our struggles”.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kevin Federline basically wants Britney Spears' finances audited now … Britney Spears was just named the latest face of Kenzo, and Kenzo was all too pleased to release some images from their new campaign with Britney.  I imagine this is lucrative modeling gig for Britney …
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Colleen Kratofil / People.com:   Britney Spears Poses in Denim Underwear as the Face of Kenzo's New Ad Campaign
Entertainment Tonight:
Prince Harry Wants to Become a Father ‘Pretty Soon’ After His Royal Wedding With Meghan Markle (Exclusive)  —  Prince Harry is looking forward to his future with Meghan Markle!  —  The lovebirds are set to tie the knot at St. George's Chapel on May 19, but according to royal expert Katie Nicholl …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Cele|bitchy and alloy.com
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Leaves the Strip with Mystery Blonde  —  Justin Bieber's rebound game is in full swing, it appears, after he left a Sunset Strip concert with a mystery chick.  —  The Biebs, who normally gravitates to brunettes, threw a change up outside the Roxy Tuesday night by opting for a blonde companion.
Discussion: X17 Online
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Christine Quinn bashes ‘unqualified lesbian’ Cynthia Nixon  —  Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an openly gay supporter of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, called Cynthia Nixon an “unqualified lesbian” a day after the actress announced she's going to challenge the governor in a primary.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Amy Poehler to Direct, Star in and Produce Netflix Comedy ‘Wine Country’ (Exclusive)  —  The film, also starring Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer and Maya Rudolph, will be Poehler's feature directorial debut.  —  Amy Poehler is hopping into the director's seat with a little vino in hand.
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR
Tim Stack / EW.com:
American Horror Story: Kathy Bates to return for season 8  —  This should be very exciting news for fans of FX's American Horror Story: co-creator Ryan Murphy exclusively tells EW that Kathy Bates will be returning to the anthology series for season 8.  —  The Oscar-winning actress sat …
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Tiffany Trump is single.  The Georgetown law student and her NYC-based beau Ross Mechanic have split after two years of dating, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2018  —  The pair had a “cordial” split last fall, a pal tells Us.
Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:
‘The Crown’ Producers Apologize To Claire Foy, Matt Smith Over Salary Storm  —  Left Bank Pictures, producer of Netflix's The Crown, has issued a statement apologizing to Claire Foy and Matt Smith for fallout from comments made last week about the salaries of the series' stars.
Discussion: People.com
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