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10:40 AM ET, May 20, 2020

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Ruby Rose Exits the CW's ‘Batwoman’, DC Series To Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2  —  This is a shocker: Ruby Rose, the star of the CW's freshman drama series Batwoman, is leaving the Warner Bros. TV/Berlanti Prods. drama after one season.  The series, which already has been renewed for a second season …
Discussion: The Blemish and The WOW Report
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Elaine Low / Variety:
‘Batwoman’ Star Ruby Rose Exits Series Ahead of Season 2  —  In surprise move, Ruby Rose, the star of the CW's “Batwoman,” has decided to leave the television series ahead of its already announced second season.  —  The exact reason she is leaving remains unclear.
Discussion: Page Six and New York Post
Matt Lauer / Mediaite:
Why Ronan Farrow Is Indeed Too Good to Be True  —  Editor's Note: After Matt Lauer submitted this piece, a response to Ronan Farrow's book Catch and Kill, Mediaite editors independently fact checked the accounts of the four witnesses/subjects Lauer spoke with and cites in this piece.
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Film Academy Considering Postponing 2021 Oscars (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The 93rd Oscars aren't until February, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing the big night, according to multiple sources.  —  The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity …
Discussion: New York Post
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How Ben Stiller Will Remember His Father  —  The actor and director on growing up with famous comedians as parents and how his father, Jerry Stiller, saw his son's career.  —  Jerry Stiller, the legendary comedian and entertainer, died this month, at the age of ninety-two.
Claudia Harmata / People.com:
Brian Austin Green Says He and Megan Fox ‘Could Come Back Together’: ‘I Will Always Love Her’  —  The couple confirmed their split on Monday after almost 10 years of marriage  —  Although Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox have gone their separate ways, the actor says he's not ruling out the chance of reconciliation.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Tom Hanks WWII Film ‘Greyhound’ Alters Course In Apple Deal: Film Will Premiere On Apple TV +  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a real shocker, the WWII battleship drama Greyhound that Tom Hanks wrote and stars in has abruptly changed course and will berth at Apple.  Originally on the Sony Pictures theatrical calendar …
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Why Kate Middleton's Photography Skills Are Her ‘Soft Power’  —  Kate Middleton is the latest royal to make clever use of photography, says royal historian Lucy Worsley  —  Kate Middleton's family photographs have warmed the hearts of millions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vulture:
My Quarantine Hobbies: Recovering, Cooking, Crying Over Shallots  —  I had the coronavirus early on, before the shutdown, and a group of my friends also got it.  People keep asking me, “Where did you get it?” and I wish I knew.  I feel like I could have spoken in a more eloquent way about my experience had I known.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Adam Goodman & Michael Bay Team On Pandemic-Themed Thriller ‘Songbird;’ Production Starts In Five Weeks  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Paramount production chief Adam Goodman's Invisible Narratives has teamed with Michael Bay to produce Songbird, a pandemic thriller that plans to take an unusual approach …
Discussion: New York Post
M.B. / Perez Hilton:
Kristin Cavallari's Ex-BFF Responds To Rumors Jay Cutler Cheated With Her  —  We were truly surprised when Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler announced their divorce, during a pandemic of all times.  However, fans of Very Cavallari have had reason to doubt the couple's longevity for quite a while now.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Page Six
Omid Scobie / Harper's BAZAAR:
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Take the Day Off Work to Celebrate Their Anniversary “as a Family”  —  It's been two years since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex became husband and wife.  —  When Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stood in front of each other at the altar of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle to
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Twilight Star Gregory Tyree Boyce Dead at 30  —  Twilight fans are mourning the death of Gregory Tyree Boyce.  —  The Las Vegas Medical Examiners office confirms to E! News that Gregory, who played Tyler Crowley in Twilight, and his girlfriend Natalie Adepoju were pronounced dead on May 13.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kourtney Kardashian isn't shampooing her hair, she just runs water through it
TMZ.com:
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Peter White / Deadline:
CBS Optimistic ‘Big Brother’ & ‘Love Island’ Will Air This Summer
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Meghan King Has Herself A Hunky New Boyfriend After Jim Edmonds Split! Details HERE!
Discussion: Page Six
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From Mediagazer:

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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