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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Ellen DeGeneres Sends Emotional Apology to Staff; EP Ed Glavin Expected to Depart  —  Following the launch of an investigation into the workplace culture at her daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres has personally addressed her staff and apologized for numerous, unspecified transgressions on set.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Workplace Allegations and Changes Forthcoming in Staff Letter (Exclusive)  —  As part of the steps to change a workplace environment under fire, two sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that producer Ed Glavin will soon be out.  —  With the culture at her eponymous …
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct  —  As soon as she saw his name, Katherine Fiore Tigerman broke out in a cold sweat.  Her shirt damp, she scrolled through the text messages from her best friend alerting her that comedian Chris D'Elia was being accused of sexual misconduct by scores of women on Twitter.
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Bryan Singer's Traumatic ‘X-Men’ Set: The Movie “Created a Monster”  —  The director's auteur style changed Hollywood's approach to superhero movies forever, but his on-set tantrums, a cast mutiny and, later, allegations of sexual abuse have left a tarnished legacy as the franchise turns 20.
Discussion: Queerty
People.com:
Diana, Charles, and Camilla: The Untold Story — New PEOPLE Special Edition Out Now!  —  Twenty-five years after Princess Diana declared, “There were three of us in this marriage,” a new issue of PEOPLE looks back at the love triangle of the century  —  “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Naya Rivera To Appear On ‘Sugar Rush’; Netflix Dedicates Episode To Late Actress Following Her Tragic Death  —  EXCLUSIVE: In what is believed to be her final TV appearance, Naya Rivera will be featured in an episode from Season 3 of Netflix's baking competition reality series Sugar Rush, which will be released Friday.
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly, The Wrap and Page Six
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Natalie Stone / People.com:   Naya Rivera Laid to Rest 2 Weeks After Drowning, Death Certificate Reveals She Died Within Minutes
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is ‘Torn’ over Divorcing Kanye West After Emotional Wyoming Trip: Source  —  “Her concerns are the kids and the partnership,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West's future remains unclear.  —  The couple reunited for the first time in person on Monday …
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip and Cele|bitchy
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Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Insiders Say Entertainment Boss Fostered Toxic Culture, Under Investigation  —  Current and former employees allege that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy engaged in racist, sexist and homophobic behavior: “It was par for the course.”  —  On June 4, former America's Got Talent …
Discussion: Page Six and The Wrap
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Chloe x Halle Recreate Spice Girls Looks for GLAAD Awards Performance with Drag Race Alums  —  Chloe x Halle teamed up with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls for a very special performance of their song “Do It”  —  Girl power!  —  Chloe x Halle showed off their sartorial flair …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘Scream’: Courteney Cox Reprising Her Role As News Reporter Gale Weathers In Spyglass Media Group & Paramount Relaunch  —  EXCLUSIVE: Courteney Cox is returning for the next Scream as her famed dogged news reporter character Gale Weathers, we can tell you first.
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Teresa Palmer Reveals She Suffered from Orthorexia, an Obsession with Healthy Eating  —  “It was exhausting, utterly exhausting, to log every calorie and to just be so overly conscious of the food I was putting into my body,” the Australian actress said on a recent podcast
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
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Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
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TMZ.com:
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People.com:
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
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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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