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4:15 PM ET, May 17, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Elton John To Perform at Royal Wedding for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle  —  Elton John will take the stage at the royal wedding ... a fitting choice given the singer's history with Prince Harry, Princess Diana and the Royal Family.  —  Sources close to Elton tell TMZ the singer is set …
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are ‘Excited’ for Their ‘Magical’ Wedding Day Despite Her Father's Absence
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
Daily Mail:
Not invited!  They grew up with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace and are members of the same …
Charles Davis / The Daily Beast:
MTV Suspends ‘Catfish’ in Light of Sexual-Misconduct Claims … MTV has temporarily halted production of “Catfish: The TV Show” as it investigates allegations of sexual misconduct involving the program's host and executive producer, Nev Schulman, The Daily Beast can reveal.
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:   Nev Schulman Accused of Sexual Misconduct, ‘Catfish’ Production Suspended
TMZ.com:
T.I. Says Guard Cursed Out Tiny, Refused to Provide His Name Before Calling Cops  —  T.I. says the security guard who called cops on him went off on Tiny over the phone, and escalated an already tense situation by refusing to give up his name.  —  T.I. tells TMZ ... the guard at his gated community …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
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T.I. Arrest 911 Call from Guard Shack  —  The security guard who called cops on T.I. felt threatened and frantically called 911 as T.I. walked back to his guard shack.  —  TMZ's obtained the 911 call ... where you can hear the guard telling the operator, “A resident is walking back here at the guard shack where I'm at.”
Discussion: Bossip
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Hilary Duff Denies That an ‘Altercation’ Occurred Between Boyfriend Matthew Koma and Her Neighbor  —  Hilary Duff is denying that a physical altercation occurred between her boyfriend, Matthew Koma, and her New York neighbor, whom she put on blast early Wednesday.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Rapper Mac Miller Arrested for DUI and Hit and Run After Car Wreck  —  Mac Miller is locked up after allegedly crashing his car while he was drunk and then fleeing the scene.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Mac was driving in the San Fernando Valley around 1 AM Thursday when his 2016 G-Wagon hit a power pole, knocking it down.
David Ritz / Billboard:
Janet Jackson Goes Deep on Her Early Challenges, Upcoming Music & the Joy of Motherhood  —  Janet Jackson remains the same, in many ways, as when we first met 29 years ago, while she was shooting the “Rhythm Nation” video at a power plant in Pasadena, Calif. She was 23.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and AOL
TMZ.com:
Offset Hospitalized After Car Crash  —  Offset totally destroyed his muscle car, and got a little banged up himself in the process ... TMZ has learned.  —  The Migos rapper wrecked his green Dodge Challenger late Wednesday night in Atlanta, and had to be taken to a hospital afterward for minor injuries …
Discussion: Bossip
New York Daily News:
Pregnant Broadway actress loses baby months after Park Slope driver fatally plowed into her daughter  —  The Broadway actress whose daughter was mowed down and killed in a Brooklyn crosswalk, has lost the baby she was carrying at the time of the crash, the family's lawyer told the Daily News Wednesday.
Discussion: Us Weekly, AOL and PerezHilton
The Blast:
Jason Statham Apologizes for Alleged Homophobic Remarks On Set of ‘Wild Card’  —  Jason Statham is getting in front of a possible bad situation after a man claimed he possessed an audio recording of the actor hurling homophobic insults on the set of one of his big movies.
Danielle Bacher / Men's Health:
James Marsden Is Having a Moment  —  On Westworld, he's an android cowboy with a mysterious past.  But there's nothing robotic about James Marsden, a thoughtful guy who doesn't shy from emotion.  —  Do  —  robots cry real tears?  That'd be a question for the bloggers and the Redditors …
Discussion: Page Six and WWTDD
GQ:
GQ's 2018 Comedy Issue Cover Stars Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Sarah Silverman  —  Mistakes were made.  —  GQ would like to apologize to Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Sarah Silverman for the egregious mistakes made in the process of creating the cover for our 2018 comedy issue …
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
New ‘Charmed’ Cast Responds to Skeptical Fans of Original: ‘We Come in Peace’ … Don't bash it 'til you try it!  That's the motto for the new women of The CW's Charmed.  Us Weekly caught up with Madeleine Mantock, Melonie Diaz and Sarah Jeffrey, who are taking on the roles of Macy …
Discussion: PerezHilton and alloy.com
Chelsea White / People.com:
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Welcome Baby Number 2: 'Somebody's Herrrrrrre!'  —  Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are the proud parents of a baby boy, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The model, 32, announced late Wednesday that their son had arrived.  In typical Teigen fashion, the star used Twitter …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
 
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TMZ.com:
‘L&HH’ Star Teairra Mari Suing 50 Cent & Ex-BF for Revenge Porn
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Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
How Serena Williams Handled a Sudden, Emotional Change in Her Wedding Day Plans
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Page Six
Deadline:
The CW Fall 2018-19 Schedule: ‘Supergirl’ …
Discussion: EW.com, The Wrap and TV Tattle
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Sorry for Looking Like a “Hot Mess” on the Red Carpet
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Riverdale’ EP Talks Tonight's Finale, That Arresting End & Teases Season 3 Twists
Discussion: Obsev and Oh No They Didn't!
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Shawn Mendes Opens Up About ‘Friend’ Hailey Baldwin: ‘We Were Not Making Our Big Debut’ at Met Gala
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Miranda Lambert's Boyfriend Evan Felker Files Order to Divorce Estranged Wife Staci Felker
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Fan Zhong / W Magazine:
Christina Aguilera Is Back at Last, and She Has Got Something to Say
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Pete Davidson and Cazzie David Split After Two Years Together
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Carla Hall Has No ‘Plans’ to Replace Mario Batali on ‘The Chew’ After Scandal
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Portia de Rossi Explains to Ellen DeGeneres Why She Quit Acting
Discussion: Dlisted
Carly Ledbetter / HuffPost:
Here's How To Become Kris Jenner's Assistant, According To Kris Jenner
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and PerezHilton
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Frances Bean Cobain Loses Father Kurt's Prized MTV Unplugged Guitar in Divorce Settlement
Discussion: The Wrap and PerezHilton
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

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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