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1:20 PM ET, May 9, 2021

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The Sunday Times:
Prince Michael of Kent ‘selling access’ to the Putinistas … The Zoom call began just after 10am.  The bearded face on the computer screen from Kensington Palace was His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent and on the cream sofa in Cirencester was his close friend and business associate the Marquess of Reading.
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Courteney Cox and Daughter Coco, 16, Perform a Cover of Taylor Swift's ‘Cardigan’  —  Courteney Cox accompanies her daughter on piano while Coco sings the Taylor Swift hit  —  Courteney Cox loves making music with her teenage daughter Coco.  —  On Saturday, the Friends alum, 56 …
Discussion: Bustle
Lauren Cox / Page Six:
Meghan Markle calls for equal vaccine access in VAX Live speech  —  Meghan Markle wants the world to be on an equal playing field when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.  —  “If we work together to bring vaccines to every country and continent, insist that vaccines are equitably distributed and fairly priced …
Discussion: Marie Claire and POPSUGAR
Starr Bowenbank / Cosmopolitan:
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Body Language Reflects Their Intense Connection  —  Here's what a body-language expert has to say about these two lovebirds.  —  Anyone with eyes (and an Instagram account) can see that  —  Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker  —  are completely obsessed with each other.
Discussion: Mirror and Page Six
Patrick Hill / Mirror.co.uk:
Giant bear on killing spree stalking near Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's home  —  EXCLUSIVE: A neighbour of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tells the Sunday Mirror that their precious rescue hens are in serious danger - and rogue bear has already eaten eight of her flock
Discussion: The US Sun
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Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Jesy Nelson offered £1million deal to launch her own Pretty Little Thing clothing collecti  —  JESY Nelson has been approached by online clothing giant Pretty Little Thing to launch her own collection.  —  The former Little Mix star has been offered a £1million deal …
Discussion: Daily Star, Ok - and Mirror.co.uk
Notebook / Mirror:
Vicky Pattison says she's being ‘separate bedrooms careful’ to avoid getting pregnant  —  The telly star says it means she now has to be ‘separate bedrooms careful’ as she has no plans to start a family right now  —  They say blondes have more fun, and Vicky Pattison is on a mission to prove that theory correct.
Discussion: The Sun
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Pop Smoke was murdered by 15-year-old shooter who admitted slaying to detention center cellmate: detective testifies  —  Pop Smoke was gunned down by a 15-year-old shooter who ambushed the Brooklyn rapper in Los Angeles last year with a group of teens bent on stealing his diamond-studded Rolex, a detective testified Friday.
Discussion: Just Jared, The Wrap and Stereogum
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Dominic West shuts down contact with Lily James to save his marriage — but now fears she'll speak out about their fling  —  DOMINIC West shut down contact with Lily James to save his marriage — but is now worried she will speak out about their brief fling.
Matt Wilkinson / The Sun:
NEW DI-VIDE Harry and William to give separate speeches at Diana's statue unveiling as rift continues  —  PRINCES Harry and William will give separate speeches when their mum's statue is unveiled — highlighting their ongoing rift.  —  Harry, 36, will stand with his brother, 39, when the Diana memorial is revealed in July.
Discussion: The US Sun, Page Six, Ok - and Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Trey Songz Allegedly Injures Woman's Hand in Hit-and-Run Incident  —  Trey Songz allegedly had a little road rage and took it out on a woman's car and her hand ... so she tells cops.  —  According to law enforcement sources ... the singer and the woman got into an argument while they were each …
Discussion: The Sun
Mirror.co.uk:
‘I think my Brit jeweller millionaire lover was murdered on orders of jealous rival’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Maria Korotaeva has spoken about the terrifying night her partner was gunned down in his Malaga mansion by his jealous ex-girlfriend who fled back to her native Slovakia after stealing his gold-plated SUV
Discussion: The US Sun
Hannah Hargrave / HELLO!:
Lisa Kudrow's son looks just like her in celebratory photo … Lisa Kudrow thrust her son, Julian, into the spotlight on Friday to celebrate his birthday - and they look so alike.  —  The Friends star couldn't wait to wish her only child a happy birthday and she shared the special moment with her Instagram followers.
Discussion: Daily Star and E! Online
Michele Amabile Angermiller / Variety:
Tawny Kitaen, '80s Music Video Vixen and ‘Bachelor Party’ Star, Dies at 59 … Julie E.  “Tawny” Kitaen, who famously appeared in several music videos for the rock group Whitesnake in the '80s, has died.  The Orange County, Calif. coroner's office, which listed her as Tawny Finley …
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Halina Watts / Mirror.co.uk:
Gwyneth Paltrow hits bottle during pandemic with Goop quinoa whiskey cocktails
Discussion: The Sun and Page Six
Emma Pryer / Mirror:
Line of Duty's H has become unlikely sex symbol as fans say it stands or ‘Hunky’
Discussion: The US Sun
Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
Glenn Close on 8 Oscar nods with no wins: I am not a loser
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘SNL’ Broadcasting Elon Musk Episode Globally with YouTube Stream
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Ed Gleave / Daily Star:
Corrie star so used to glam parties went to Wetherspoons to see what real people drink
Discussion: The US Sun
Katie Campione / People.com:
Giuliana Rancic Announces She's Leaving E!'s Red Carpet Coverage for Development Deal at NBCUniversal
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
In a letter, several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials ask Meta to repeal a policy allowing ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen

 
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