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11:20 AM ET, May 18, 2018

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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Nev Schulman Denies Misconduct on Set of ‘Catfish’ After Accuser Details Allegations
Discussion: PerezHilton
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Dave Matthews Band Responds to ‘Disturbing Allegations’ of Sexual Harassment Against Boyd Tinsley  —  Boyd Tinsley, the former violinist for the Dave Matthews Band, has been accused of sexually harassing an ex-bandmate.  —  Former Crystal Garden trumpet player James Frost-Winn filed a lawsuit …
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Sandra Bullock on Joy of Raising Siblings: ‘There Are Moments When They Want to Kill Each Other’  —  Sandra Bullock's children may have their disagreements, but they've got each other's backs at the end of the day.  —  The actress stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show and opened …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Netflix:
ADDITIONAL VIDEOS 13 Reasons Why  —  Hannah Baker's suicide shocked her family and friends.  Now the dark secrets that killed her are coming to light.  —  13 Reasons Why: Season 1 (Recap)  —  Hannah Baker records a series of tapes explaining why she took her own life — and the truth sends her classmates reeling.
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 …
Sam Lansky / TIME:
Ariana Grande Is Ready to Be Happy  —  Ariana Grande is happy, and it's important to her that people know that.  Still, it would be hard to miss her happiness on this sunny spring day at a ramshackle house in Beverly Hills.  It beams out of her as she sprawls on the lawn …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Nikki Bella Now Believes John Cena Wants Kids, But Wedding Still Off  —  John Cena's very public campaign to win back Nikki Bella is working, but she's still not ready to seal the deal with the wrestling/movie star.  —  Nikki tells TMZ, John's public hand-wringing — including posting a photo …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
Inside the ‘NCIS’ Mess: How a Dog Bite Kept Pauley Perrette and Mark Harmon Apart on Set  —  Many “NCIS” viewers started pointing out months ago that stars Pauley Perrette and Mark Harmon were no longer appearing together on screen: They didn't even share a stage for Perrette's final episode last week.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TV Tattle
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 and PerezHilton
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Is Prince William Leaving the Royal Wedding Early to Watch the FA Cup Finals on Saturday?  —  While fans of the royal family might consider Saturday's royal wedding their Super Bowl, the U.K.'s actual version of the big game is also taking place the day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials: the FA Cup final.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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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: AOL and PerezHilton
C.J. / Dlisted:
CBS Released Trailers For The “Murphy Brown” Revival And The “Magnum P.I.” Reboot  —  CBS saw NBC and ABC getting big ratings for Will & Grace and Roseanne, and was just like, “Hold my beer.”  The trailers for both the return of Murphy Brown and the new Magnum P.I. dropped.
Discussion: YouTube
TMZ.com:
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
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TMZ.com:
T.I. Says Guard Cursed Out Tiny, Refused to Provide His Name Before Calling Cops
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Bill Bradley / HuffPost:
‘Star Wars’ Writer Confirms Lando's Sexual Fluidity In ‘Solo’  —  A “Solo” writer opened up about Lando Calrissian's sexuality and his desire for “a more explicitly LGBT character.”  —  Since the beginning of the “Star Wars” saga, we've wondered whether LGBTQ characters exist in George Lucas' galaxy far, far away.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
 
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Sorry for Looking Like a “Hot Mess” on the Red Carpet
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
David Ritz / Billboard:
Janet Jackson Goes Deep on Her Early Challenges, Upcoming Music & the Joy of Motherhood
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The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

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Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

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