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9:05 AM 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 …
Discussion: Page Six and Stereogum
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Daily Mail:
Not invited!  They grew up with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace and are members of the same …
The Sun:
MEG'S PLEA Meghan Markle 'persuades ex husband Trevor Engelson to hold off on embarrassing TV show …
Discussion: AOL, Cele|bitchy and TV Tattle
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Princess Diana would have helped Meghan avoid scandal, says former aide
Discussion: TMZ.com
Emily Smith / Page Six:   Not all of the Spice Girls are invited to the royal wedding
People.com:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Announced All 10 Members of Their Adorable Bridal Party!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Meghan Markle's Sister Samantha In Hospital After Car Crash, Possible Broken Ankle  —  Meghan Markle's half sister, Samantha, is in the hospital after suffering what appears to be a broken ankle and a fractured knee after a confrontation with the paparazzi ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Meghan Markle's Dad Thomas Markle is Alert and Out of Surgery  —  Meghan Markle's dad, Thomas, appears to have successfully undergone heart surgery ... TMZ has learned.  —  We spoke with Thomas a few minutes ago and he seemed alert and coherent, telling us doctors implanted stents in his blood vessels …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Cele|bitchy, AOL and X17 Online
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Rapper T.I. Speaks Out After Public Intoxication Arrest Outside His Own Home  —  T.I. was arrested outside his home Wednesday morning.  —  Henry County police told Atlanta's WSB-TV Channel 2 that the 37-year-old rapper (real name: Clifford Harris Jr.) was arrested around 4 a.m. Wednesday and later released on bond.
Discussion: The Blast, Sandra Rose and Celebuzz!
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Tyisha Fernandes / WSB-TV:
Rapper T.I. arrested in Henry County  —  HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - Channel 2 Action News has learned world-famous rapper T.I. was arrested early Wednesday morning in Henry County.  —  Henry County police told Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes that T.I. was arrested around 4 a.m.
Jonathan Landrum Jr / Associated Press:
Lawyer says Rapper T.I. ‘wrongfully arrested’ near his home
Discussion: Us Weekly and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
T.I. Arrested in Georgia for Assault, Public Drunkenness
Discussion: Dlisted
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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Page Six:
Hilary Duff's neighbor told cops her boyfriend attacked him  —  Hilary Duff's neighbor called NYPD cops to their building on Wednesday and said the actress' boyfriend socked him over his chain smoking habit, the alleged victim and police sources said.  —  “I had to call the police this morning …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Amal Clooney's Tom Ford Met Dress Drama Is a ‘Total Exaggeration’: Source  —  What dress drama?  —  Despite reports that the team at Tom Ford was upset that Met Gala co-chair Amal Clooney opted not to wear one of its gowns on the Met red carpet hours before the event, sources confirm to PEOPLE that the tension is actually nonexistent.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Amal Clooney infuriates Tom Ford with Met Gala outfit change
Discussion: Dlisted, AOL and Cele|bitchy
Fan Zhong / W Magazine:
Christina Aguilera Is Back at Last, and She Has Got Something to Say  —  Christina Aguilera just needed a break.  The singer, on the cusp of a major comeback at the age of 37, had just been released from a day in New York spent getting reacquainted with the metabolism of the pop star album cycle …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Julie Miller / Vanity Fair:
Whitney Houston's Dark Family Secret Uncovered in New Documentary  —  In Kevin Macdonald's Whitney, premiering at Cannes Wednesday, Houston's inner circle confirm a childhood trauma Houston suffered.  —  Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland) …
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap and Stereogum
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: Cele|bitchy
Carly Ledbetter / HuffPost:
Here's How To Become Kris Jenner's Assistant, According To Kris Jenner  —  Keeping up with the Kardashians is an obvious requirement.  —  On an episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” that aired in January this year, a pregnant Kylie Jenner called her mom, Kris Jenner …
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and Page Six
 
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Jordan Mintzer / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: The Wrap
Perez Hilton:
John Travolta & 50 Cent Are The Duo You Never Knew You Needed — Watch Them Bring Down The House At Cannes!
Discussion: Dlisted and X17 Online
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
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