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4:50 PM ET, May 13, 2019

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Associated Press:
Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died.  She was 97.
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:   Doris Day, Legendary Actress, Dies at 97
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Now Part of ‘Free Britney’ Movement  —  Britney Spears has joined the social media movement to free her from her conservatorship, and she told the judge as much Friday when she was in court.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, Britney has done an about-face …
Discussion: X17 Online, Dlisted, Jezebel and Cele|bitchy
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Britney Spears Joins #FreeBritney Movement As BF Sam Asghari Shows Support With Mother's Day Tribute!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Erin Hill / People.com:
How Meghan Markle Is Spending Her First Mother's Day with Baby Archie  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are settling into life as a family of three  —  While Mother's Day in the U.K. fell on March 22 — before Meghan Markle officially became a mom — she welcomed baby Archie just in time to celebrate Mother's Day in the U.S.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:   Kate Middleton and Prince William Haven't Met Baby Archie Yet — Here's When They'll See Him
Maria Pasquini / People.com:   Meghan Markle Shares New Photo of Archie on First Mother's Day — with Tribute to Princess Diana
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Empire’ to End With Season 6 on Fox  —  The “Empire” has fallen.  —  Fox announced Monday that music drama “Empire's” recently announced sixth season will be the show's last.  —  “We are turning the final season into a television event,” Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said.
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Empire’ To End After Upcoming Season 6; Still “No Plans” For Jussie Smollett Return
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and The Wrap
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty In College Admissions Bribery Case — And She's Facing Real Jail Time!  —  Felicity Huffman Macy just walked into a Boston courtroom Monday morning, apparently to make things official: she's pleading guilty to her role in the college admissions scandal.
Discussion: Page Six
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Ebony Bowden / Page Six:
Felicity Huffman arrives in Boston court to plead guilty in college admissions scam
Discussion: TMZ.com
Tim Swift / WPLG-TV:
Man killed, woman wounded in shootout involving rappers  —  Rival rappers exchange gunfire outside Trump resort, witnesses say  —  SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. - A man was killed and a woman was wounded during a shootout Sunday outside the Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, authorities said.
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones: Lena Headey reacts to that King's Landing battle ending  —  Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5.  —  The queen is dead.  —  Cersei Lannister perished in the penultimate episode of HBO's Game of Thrones …
Discussion: Bossip and Cele|bitchy
Claudia Harmata / People.com:
Now That's a Big Three!  This Is Us Renewed Through Season 6  —  On Sunday, NBC announced the renewal that will take the show through its sixth season  —  Time to stock up on tissue boxes.  —  NBC announced on Sunday that the network has renewed its hit drama series This Is Us for an additional three seasons.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and POPSUGAR
People.com:
RHOA Star Porsha Williams Shares First Photos of 7-Week-Old Daughter Pilar  —  Porsha Williams welcomed daughter Pilar Jhena, her first child, with fiancé Dennis McKinley on March 22  —  Porsha Williams' newborn is ready for her closeup!  —  Seven weeks after welcoming daughter Pilar Jhena …
Discussion: Bossip
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Oops!  Kendall Jenner Shares Saucy Comment After Being Left Out of Kris' Mother's Day Tribute  —  Kendall Jenner is the only one of her sisters who doesn't have kids of her own  —  Nothing escapes Kendall Jenner's watchful eye!  —  In honor of Mother's Day, matriarch Kris Jenner shared …
Discussion: Dlisted
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones actor on his surprise death: ‘Nothing could console me’  —  Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5.  —  Conleth Hill seems a bit despondent.  —  The Game of Thrones actor sat off stage on the show's Northern Ireland set during season 8 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Little People, Big World's Tori Roloff Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Husband Zach Roloff  —  Family of four!  Tori Roloff (née Patton) is pregnant and expecting her second baby with her husband, Zach Roloff.  —  Cutest Celebrity Baby Announcements
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Page Six:
Elsa Patton, ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ fixture, dead at 84  —  Elsa Patton, who appeared alongside daughter Marysol Patton on Bravo's “The Real Housewives of Miami,” passed away over Mother's Day weekend, Page Six confirmed Sunday.  She was 84.  —  “Our beloved Elsa Patton (AKA Mama Elsa) …
Discussion: Dlisted, RADAR and The Blast
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TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewives of Miami’ Star Elsa Patton Dead at 84
Discussion: The WOW Report
 
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Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:
Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Almost Run Into Each Other at NBC Upfronts After Split
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J.W. / Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner & Kim Kardashian Among Celebrities Who Unfollowed James Charles Amid Drama
Discussion: X17 Online
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Melissa McCarthy Replaces Steve Harvey as Little Big Shots Host After His Talk Show Is Canceled
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Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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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

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