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Jamie Jirak / Comic Book:
Marvel Studios Kevin Feige Confirms Conversations With Keanu Reeves, Wants to Find Right Way to Bring Him Into MCU  —  Spider-Man: Far From Home is only a couple of weeks away from hitting theaters, which means the big names in Marvel are currently making the press rounds for the upcoming movie.
Discussion: The Blemish, The Wrap and Page Six
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Charlie Ridgely / Comic Book:
Avengers: Endgame Officially Getting Re-Released With New Footage (Exclusive)  —  Perhaps Avengers: Endgame might be able to beat Avatar's massive box office record after all.  The film has lost the majority of its momentum by now, almost two months after its initial release, but it's about to get another major boost to ticket sales.
Chris Agar / ScreenRant:
Avengers: Endgame Returning to Theaters Next Week With New Post-Credits Scene  —  Kevin Feige reveals Avengers: Endgame will return to theaters next week with additional post-credit surprises.  The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster originally premiered in late April, and had one of the most incredible box office runs ever.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Variety
Simon Perry / People.com:
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Have Had a ‘Stability That William and Harry Have Found Painfully Lacking in Their Lives’  —  The sisters have benefited from the friendly relationship between their divorced parents  —  Like their cousins Prince William and Prince Harry …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice Find Being ‘Criticized for Weight, Fashion and Work Lives Hard’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sonia Saraiya / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive First Look: Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan's Little Women  —  The March sisters picnicking on the beach.  From left to right: Emma Watson as Meg, Florence Pugh as Amy, Saoirse Ronan as Jo, and Eliza Scanlen as Beth.  Little Women tells the story of their modest, imaginative girlhood.
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Lindsay Lohan losing her MTV show and Mykonos nightclub  —  Lindsay Lohan's MTV reality show, “Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club,” will not be back for a second season, Page Six has exclusively learned — and it seems the star's Mykonos nightclub, which serves as the setting for the show, is also closed.
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Confirms Her ‘Beach Club’ Show Is Canceled Amid Rumors Mykonos Club Shut Down
Discussion: Page Six
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Janet Mock Signs Landmark Overall Netflix Deal (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Janet Mock is making history.  —  The “Pose” director, producer and writer has signed a sweeping deal at Netflix, making her the first out transgender woman empowered to call the creative shots at a major content company.
Discussion: Bossip and The WOW Report
TMZ.com:
Chance the Rapper Tries His Hand at Stand-Up Comedy at Laugh Factory  —  12:30 PM PT — Chance says his wife was responsible for persuading him to hop onstage, and he did a full 3 minutes and “conquered a fear of mine.”  He shared a little bit more of his material — it's not too shabby ... especially the Chris Hansen joke!
Discussion: Bossip and Stereogum
Sophie Dweck / Us Weekly:
Couples Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and Zoe Kravitz, Karl Glusman to Wed in France on the Same Day  —  They say oui!  Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner and Zoë Kravitz and Karl Glusman are set to wed on the same day in France in late June, multiple sources exclusively reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Inside Carrie Underwood's Emotional Journey From 3 Heartbreaking Miscarriages to Her Happy Life Now: ‘We Are Beyond Blessed’  —  The country superstar sits at the top of PEOPLE's list of 100 Reasons to Love America and is the first to admit she's stronger than ever after a tumultuous two years
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Farrah Fawcett's Friends Recall Her Final Days and Her Last Words: ‘Redmond’  —  Redmond O'Neal, now 34, is Farrah Fawcett's son with longtime love Ryan O'Neal.  —  FB  —  In the days before she died, Farrah Fawcett was worried about her son, Redmond O'Neal.
Discussion: Just Jared and Towleroad Gay News
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Julie Andrews To Voice Lady Whistledown In Shondaland's Bridgerton Series For Netflix Based On Novels  —  EXCLUSIVE: Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews is the first actor officially cast in Shondaland's Untitled Bridgerton Project, an hourlong period series for Netflix based …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Wendy Williams Is ‘Not in a Good Place’ on Her Journey to Sobriety  —  Wendy Williams has seen better days.  In the midst of her divorce from Kevin Hunter, the talk show host is struggling on her journey to sobriety.  —  Wendy Williams' Health and Personal Struggles Through the Years
 
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Dateline's Andrea Canning, 46, Welcomes George Anthony III — Her First Son After Five Daughters
Discussion: Page Six
Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:
Paramount Acquires Imperative's Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio Adaptation ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ - CineEurope
Discussion: The Wrap
Graeme McMillan / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Pattinson's Batman Selection Wins Over Younger Fans, Poll Finds
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘Bachelor’ star Melissa Rycroft ‘really sick’ after trip to Dominican Republic
Discussion: Us Weekly, NBC News and The Sun
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
This Is Us: Jennifer Morrison Joining Season 4 Cast in Major Role
Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR, EW.com and Deadline
People.com:
Sean and Catherine Giudici Lowe ‘So Emotional’ to Be Expecting Third Child: ‘Complete Surprise’
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.37B, vs. $9.28B est., paid users up 16% YoY to 269.6M, vs. 264.2M est., and net income $2.3B, up from $1.3B YoY

Sara Fischer / Axios:
CalMatters, a nonprofit focused on CA politics and policy, acquires tech news nonprofit The Markup; CalMatters has ~$12.5M in funding and The Markup has $5M

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Essence magazine's parent, Sundial Media Group, agrees to buy Refinery29 from Vice Media and names former Vice COO Cory Haik as CEO of Refinery29

 
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