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5:05 AM ET, May 8, 2021

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Ale Russian / People.com:
Aubrey Plaza Marries Longtime Love Jeff Baena: ‘My Darling Husband’  —  Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena have been together since 2011 and often work together  —  Congratulations are in order for Aubrey Plaza and her longtime love Jeff Baena!  —  After a decade together, Plaza, 36 …
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Just Jared:
Aubrey Plaza Subtly Reveals She's Married to Longtime Love Jeff Baena!
Discussion: The US Sun, E! Online and Deadline
Andrew Whiteford / The Sun:
Dua Lipa and Rita Ora are still feuding despite pal trying to play “peacekeeper”, Bebe Rexha reveals  —  BEBE Rexha has written for some of the world's biggest artists, been nominated for Grammy awards and sold more than 10million copies of her hit song Meant To Be.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
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Humana / Perez Hilton:
Bebe Rexha Spills She's Dated ‘Famous’ Women During Chat About Her Sexuality!
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Bebe Rexha on Living with Bipolar Disorder: 'It's a Part of Me I'm Constantly Dealing With'
Discussion: Just Jared
Entertainment Tonight:
'Grey's Anatomy': Sarah Drew Says a Japril Spinoff Would Be ‘Amazing’  —  Sarah Drew is peeling back the curtains on how her Grey's Anatomy return came to be.  —  The former series regular came back for Thursday's episode to provide closure for Jackson and April's story …
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Matthew Moore / HELLO!:
Rebel Wilson strikes up a pose in London hotel - and she looks incredible … During 2020, Rebel Wilson underwent a drastic weight transformation, and the star continued to show off the results in a sensational new selfie.  —  The Pitch Perfect star looked beautiful in the barefoot snap …
Discussion: Daily Star
Starr Bowenbank / Cosmopolitan:
Everything You Need to Know About Olivia Rodrigo's Debut Album, ‘Sour’  —  Aside from it dominating the charts when it drops, of course.  —  I'm gonna say it RTFN: 2021 is  —  Olivia Rodrigo  —  's MF year, and not a single soul can stop her.  When she released her smash hit single—
Discussion: E! Online
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Marley Marius / Vogue:
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle on Their Twin Pandemic Pregnancies  —  STYLED BY JORDEN BICKHAM AND ALEX HARRINGTON  —  In January, best friends and Pen15 costars/producers/writers Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle had a delightful surprise for their followers.  A few months after Erskine announced …
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
YouTube:
Megan Fox Listens To Britney Spears To Overcome Fear Of Flying  —  Megan Fox is convinced that she won't die in a plane crash as long as she is listening to Britney Spears!  Megan gives her best Britney impression as she expl...
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Megan Fox's Surprisingly Spot-On Britney Spears Impression Deserves an Encore
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Cosmopolitan and POPSUGAR
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Kate Haralson kicked off Raya after calling out Matthew Perry  —  The first rule of Raya is you do not talk about Raya.  —  Kate Haralson, the TikTok user who called out Matthew Perry for matching with her — when she was only 19 — has been kicked off the elite dating app, she exclusively told Page Six on Friday.
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Giuliana Rancic Is Leaving E!'s Red Carpet Award Show Coverage  —  The longtime E! host announced today she's stepping away from E!'s Live From the Red Carpet coverage after 20 years.  Read her emotional statement.  —  Watch: Giuliana Rancic - 2020 Oscars E! Glambot
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann's 'Don't Be Tardy' Axed, Vow Return to TV  —  10:25 AM PT — Kim and Kroy tell TMZ ... in times of significant growth, there are steps that have to be strategically taken.  That being said, the couple makes this assurance — “You will see the Biermann family on [your] TV screens again very soon.”
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
‘A Quiet Place’ Stars Think Paramount Owes Them Money  —  The studio is shortening the film's theatrical run, threatening their potential payday  —  Paramount Pictures is in a pay dispute with a Hollywood power couple over the studio's streaming plans for the new horror picture …
Christopher Bucktin / Mirror.co.uk:
Nick Faldo marries ex-topless dancer - golf hero's fourth wife and her seventh marriage  —  EXCLUSIVE: Golfing legend Sir Nick Faldo has made a former topless dancer his fourth wife - and it's husband number seven for Lindsay De Marco, who has gone by 18 different names and had 42 addresses- and has drug convictions
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Jake Gyllenhaal and Girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu Get Cozy in Rare Public Sighting  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and his girlfriend, model Jeanne Cadieu, were photographed together in New York City.  See a photo from the couple's rare public outing.  —  Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal and his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu in New York City.
Discussion: Just Jared
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
Love Island's Anna Vakili reveals she's reversing £100,000 of surgery to get her ‘natural look’ back  —  LOVE Island's Anna Vakili has revealed she's reversing £100,000 of surgery to get her “natural look” back.  —  The 30-year-old was famous in the villa for her curves and plump pout.
Discussion: Mirror and Ok -
Vanessa Hudgens / FemaleFirst:
I made the first move in my relationship  —  Vanessa Hudgens made the first move in her relationship with Cole Tucker after the met through a Zoom meditation group. … Vanessa Hudgens made the first move in her relationship with Cole Tucker.  —  The ‘High School Musical’ alum met …
Discussion: Just Jared
Just Jared:
Kate Middleton Makes a Surprise Visit in London for a Great Cause!  —  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton) is making a surprise visit!  —  The 39-year-old royal was spotted heading out to visit the National Portrait Gallery and The Royal Hospital of London on Friday morning (May 7) in London, United Kingdom.
Discussion: HELLO!, FemaleFirst and E! Online
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William Says Kate Middleton Does All the Gardening at Home: 'I Have No Idea What I'm Doing'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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TMZ.com:
Jim Carrey Gifts ‘Sonic 2’ Crew Member Brand New Chevy Blazer
Discussion: Daily Mail
Rebecca Lewis / HELLO!:
Jinger Duggar makes surprising confession about strict family beliefs
Discussion: E! Online
Ashley Spencer / Insider:
An oral history of Tom Holland's sensational ‘Lip Sync Battle’ performance
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Shannon Power / The Sun:
‘PAP IT IN’ Katie Price puts on busty display as she poses in her underwear to urge women to book their smear tests
Discussion: Daily Star
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Hilary Duff Explains Why the ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Was Canceled
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
 Earlier Picks: 
Ashley Spencer / VICE:
What Happened to C.C. Babcock from ‘The Nanny’?
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
Molly Pike / Mirror:
Kate Ferdinand 'didn't miss' baby Cree on first night out and ‘felt like herself again’
Discussion: The Sun and Ok -
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
An investigation into AdVon, the company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers, finds its AI content and fake authors at the LA Times, Miami Herald, and more

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

 
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