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9:55 AM ET, May 14, 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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Hollywood Legend, Leading Singer and Animal Welfare Advocate Doris Day Passes at 97  —  Hollywood Legend, Leading Singer and Animal Welfare Advocate Doris Day is Dead at 97  —  Doris Day passed away early this morning at her Carmel Valley home, having celebrated her 97th birthday on April 3 of this year.
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: Cele|bitchy, Jezebel, X17 Online and Dlisted
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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
Ebony Bowden / Page Six:
Felicity Huffman arrives in Boston court to plead guilty in college admissions scam  —  Actress Felicity Huffman arrived Monday in Boston court, where she is expected to plead guilty in a national college cheating scandal.  —  The former “Desperate Housewives” TV star entered …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty In College Admissions Bribery Case — And She's Facing Real Jail Time!
Discussion: Page Six
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: The Wrap, Dlisted and Page Six
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Prince Harry just revealed the cutest thing about baby son Archie  —  Grab the tissues!  —  The Duke of Sussex is floating on cloud nine having welcomed his precious little boy Archie last week.  And on Tuesday, his devotion to his son was clear to see as he visited Oxford Children's Hospital.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Andrew Whiteford / The Sun:
CRAIG'S SPYFALL James Bond filming cancelled after Daniel Craig injures ankle in Jamaica  —  The actor, 51, was flown to the US for X-rays after he fell while sprinting on set  —  DANIEL Craig has been injured while filming an action scene for the new Bond film in Jamaica.
Discussion: Variety and The Blast
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Maluma's Rep Defends Singer After Some Fans Criticize His ‘Passionate’ Kiss with His Mother  —  “It's normal in Latin culture,” the singer's rep tells PEOPLE  —  Singer Maluma was met with criticism over the weekend after sharing a photo of himself kissing his mom on the lips in celebration of Mother's Day.
Discussion: Page Six
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.
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton and Prince William Haven't Met Baby Archie Yet — Here's When They'll See Him  —  But William and Kate won't be Archie's only visitors - Prince Charles is expected to visit his grandson for the first time on Thursday  —  Kate Middleton and Prince William are set to meet the newest member of the royal family.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, USA Today and The Sun
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 and RADAR
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
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
 
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Oops! Kendall Jenner Shares Saucy Comment After Being Left Out of Kris' Mother's Day Tribute
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J.W. / Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner & Kim Kardashian Among Celebrities Who Unfollowed James Charles Amid Drama
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Claudia Harmata / People.com:
Now That's a Big Three! This Is Us Renewed Through Season 6
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