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Alexandra Macon / British Vogue:
Ellie Goulding Is Pregnant: The Singer On Her Life At Home & Moving Into Motherhood  —  Singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding has been hunkered down in Gloucestershire during the pandemic.  “I grew up in the country,” she says.  “Moving here has made me realise how mad the past 10 years [of my life] have been.
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
Ellie Goulding pregnant - Star is 7 months and expecting her first child with husband Caspar Jopling  —  ELLIE Goulding is pregnant with her first child.  —  The 34-year-old singer is 30 weeks pregnant after spending lockdown hunkered down in Gloucestershire with her new husband Caspar Jopling.
TMZ.com:
TIGER WOODS BADLY INJURED IN CAR CRASH Seen Speeding From Hotel Minutes Before Accident  —  SCENE OF THE WRECKAGE  —  2:03 PM PT — Contrary to the initial release sent out by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department ... a source with the fire department tells us the jaws of life were NOT used to free Tiger from the crash.
Daniel Rapaport / GolfDigest.com:
Tiger Woods suffers multiple leg injuries in single-car accident in Los Angeles  —  Tiger Woods was hospitalized after being involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.  According to his agent, Mark Steinberg, Woods suffered “multiple” leg injuries.
Ernesto Macias / Interview Magazine:
Cardi B Gets a Pep Talk From Mariah Carey  —  Only Cardi B has the right to doubt Cardi B. Her well-documented rise to superstardom is the product of grit, hustle, and the unapologetic nerve to just be herself.  Her debut album, 2018's Invasion of Privacy, was the result of talent that can't be denied …
Travis Reilly / Howard Stern:
Drew Barrymore on Growing Up Hollywood Royalty, Her New Daytime Talk Show, and Looking for Love at 46  —  The world took a renewed interest in the complicated lives of child stars after the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a recent New York Times documentary examining the life of one of music's …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Daily Mail
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Drew Barrymore Gets Candid About Her Year and a Half Inside a “Psychiatric Ward” at 13
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Sun
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Counting On's Kendra and Joseph Duggar Welcome Baby No. 3  —  E! News has exclusive details on Kendra and Joseph Duggar's newborn baby girl.  Keep scrolling to find out her name.  —  Duggar fans: It's time to update that family tree!  —  E! News can exclusively reveal that Kendra Duggar …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar Says Her Relationship With Her Family Has Not Improved Since Leaving ‘Counting On’: There's Still ‘Drama’
Discussion: The Sun and The Hollywood Gossip
Richard Lawson / Vanity Fair:
On With the Show! … The big-hearted wedding finale for Emmys juggernaut Schitt's Creek was titled “Happy Ending,” and cocreator and star Dan Levy saw the show's relaxed portrayal of a gay couple as a kind of activism.  “Personally, up until that point, I hadn't seen a lot of gay characters …
TMZ.com:
Bobby Shmurda Released From Prison, FaceTimes with Mom  —  BOBBY SHMURDA HE'S FREE!!!  Calls Mom After Early Prison Release … 7:07 AM PT — Bobby looks ecstatic to be a free man, as he's celebrating with loved ones and blowing kisses to his mother ... who he'll be seeing in person soon.
Daniel Sperling / The Sun:
DAD'S FEARS Jeff Brazier reveals 'I don't want my son Bobby going on reality shows like Love Island like Jade and I did'  —  REALITY TV sparked his career and that of his ex Jade Goody, but Jeff Brazier is determined their sons won't follow the same path.  —  Jeff, who had Bobby, 17 …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Sophia Caraballo Pineiro / The Sun:
THIS IS HIM Mandy Moore gives birth to first child, son August Harrison, with husband Taylor Goldsmith  —  MANDY Moore revealed she has given birth to her first child, son August Harrison, with husband Taylor Goldsmith.  —  This is the couple's first child together after two years of marriage.
Laura Fox / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm not asking them to s**g about but as long as they're safe!'  Kerry Katona says she'd happily let her daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue 18, join a dating app  —  Kerry Katona has said she'd happily let her eldest daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 18, join a dating app.
Discussion: The Sun, Mirror.co.uk and FemaleFirst
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
‘Blue Beetle’: Angel Manuel Soto to Direct Film About DC Comics' Latino Superhero (Exclusive)  —  “Charm City Kings” director Angel Manuel Soto is set to direct “Blue Beetle,” DC Films and Warner Bros.' first superhero movie starring a Latino character, individuals with knowledge of the project exclusively tells TheWrap.
Discussion: Variety and POPSUGAR
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Mark Rylance, Dylan O'Brien, Zoey Deutch & Johnny Flynn To Star In ‘Imitation Game’ Scribe Graham Moore's ‘The Outfit’; Focus Pre-Buys World Rights From FilmNation  —  Focus Features has struck a deal to pre-buy world rights to the crime-drama from FilmNation Entertainment with shoot set to begin in March in London.
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Would Rachel Lindsay Consider the Bachelor Hosting Gig?  'I Don't Want to Be Muzzled,' She Says  —  “That freedom to say how I feel and to demand change and speak out, I couldn't do that the same way if I was the host,” she says  —  As this season of The Bachelor soldiers on amid a cloud of controversy …
Discussion: The Sun and E! Online
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Rachel Lindsay Is Considering Hosting The Bachelor's ‘After the Final Rose’ Special Amid Chris Harrison's Absence
Discussion: The Sun and POPSUGAR
Alexandra Whittaker / Cosmopolitan:
Bachelor Matt James Releases Statement About Chris Harrison's Controversial Interview With Rachel Lindsay
Israel Salas-Rodriguez / The Sun:
‘I AM THE FATHER’ Who is Zoe Laverne's baby daddy Dawson Day and how old is he?  —  TIKTOK star Zoe Laverne shocked her followers after announcing her pregnancy with her boyfriend Dawson Day.  —  Laverne, 19, shared the news on an Instagram story with a video showing two positive pregnancy tests.
Discussion: The US Sun, E! Online and FemaleFirst
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Ashley Judd Recalls the “Trauma” She Experienced in Her Body and Soul After Leg Injury  —  In a new Instagram post, Ashley Judd gave thanks to the nurses and doctors who made “split second decisions” about her leg injury.  See how the actress is feeling today.  —  Ashley Judd's heart is filled with gratitude.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Lynn Hirschberg / W:
George Clooney on ‘The Midnight Sky’ and Life In Quarantine  —  When George Clooney embarked upon the dystopian space thriller The Midnight Sky—a film he directed, coproduced, and starred in—he didn't anticipate it would be released straight to Netflix, as it was last December.
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
People.com:
Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie Have Been in Contact Throughout Their Pregnancies, Says Source  —  “They are very close.  And they are all deciding to go their own route,” a royal insider tells PEOPLE  —  FB  —  More  —  It's a baby boom for the royal family.
Discussion: Just Jared
FemaleFirst:
Mary J Blige ‘cried like a baby’ as she turned 50  —  Singer Mary J. Blige admits she “cried like a baby” as she turned 50 years old because she'd “made it”. … Mary J. Blige “cried like a baby” the moment she turned 50.  —  The singer celebrated the big milestone last month …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Brandi Fowler / HELLO!:
Jennifer Lopez, Kaia Gerber and more stars are rocking Coach's new collection - and you can shop it now … With everything going digital due to the pandemic, fashion brands are coming up with creative ways to improvise during fashion weeks - and Jennifer Lopez, Kaia Gerber, and more were there to back Coach as it did the same.
Discussion: Page Six
 
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TMZ.com:
Xzibit's Wife Files for Divorce
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Katy Perry displays post-baby figure in eye-catching swimsuit
Discussion: Page Six
Dan Cain / The Sun:
OUT WITH THE OLD Katie Price's old home sells for £1.2million after she moves in with boyfriend Carl Woods - but she won't get a penny
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Jada Yuan / Harper's BAZAAR:
Martha Stewart Is the Original Influencer
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
WATCH: Buckingham Palace shares health update on Prince Philip
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Lionel Richie fans go wild over age gap with girlfriend Lisa Parigi
Discussion: Dlisted
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker's Relationship Timeline
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Sophia Caraballo Pineiro / The Sun:
‘LIFETIME OF ADVENTURE!’ RuPaul's Drag Race star Ross Mathews is engaged to boyfriend ‘Dr Garcia’ after revealing 50-lb weight loss
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Trashes Estranged Wife Nicole in Preview of New Song
Discussion: The Sun and People.com
Sebastian Shakespeare / Daily Mail:
Tess Daly and Vernon Kay's dream home plan is Strictly a no-no: Couple sell £1.7m house after their plan to demolish it and build a new property …
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Dru Marie Allen / Celebuzz:
Catelynn Baltierra Confirms Pregnancy - Exclusive Interview and Ultrasounds!
Discussion: The Sun and The Hollywood Gossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment

 
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