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5:35 PM ET, May 17, 2023

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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford break up after less than a year of dating  —  Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford have called it quits, Page Six can confirm.  —  “We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends,” the “Bad Guy” singer's rep tells Page Six Wednesday.
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TMZ.com:
Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford Split After Several Months of Dating  —  Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford have broken up ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  The “lovely” singer's rep tells us ... “We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends.  All cheating rumors are false.
Discussion: Elle, Us Weekly, The Mirror and Full Feed
Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford SPLIT!  Singer, 21, parts ways with musician, 31, after seven months of dating - after pair sparked controversy over age-gap romance  — The singer, 21, and the musician, 31, confirmed they had parted ways ‘amicably’ in a statement on Wednesday
Janine Henni / People.com:
Buckingham Palace Shares No Comment on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's New York City Car Chase  —  The palace does not comment on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their step back from their royal roles in 2020  —  Buckingham Palace had no comment after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry …
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Corin Cesaric / People.com:
N.Y.C. Mayor Slams Paparazzi After ‘Near Catastrophic Car Chase’ Involving Meghan Markle and Prince Harry  —  “I don't think there's many of us who don't recall how his mom died,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday morning about Prince Harry  —  After news broke that Meghan Markle …
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
‘Shaken’ Meghan Markle, Prince Harry involved in ‘near-fatal’ paparazzi chase in NYC  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “extremely upset and shaken” after being involved in a “near-catastrophic” paparazzi chase in NYC.  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were traveling with Markle's mom …
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Meghan Markle Steps Out in New York City to Accept Award with Surprise Guests Prince Harry and Mom Doria
TMZ.com:
Man Arrested for Prowling at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Montecito Mansion  —  HARRY & MEGHAN MAN ARRESTED FOR PROWLING At Montecito Mansion … 12:43 PM PT — A rep for the sheriff's office now says, “Follow up investigation by Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office Detectives determined …
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Selena Gomez Is Serving Up 2 New TV Series: All the Delicious Details  —  Selena Gomez is ready to serve—in the kitchen that is.  The Only Murders actress has an order up for two new series with the Food Network.  —  Selena Gomez can't keep her culinary skills to herself.
Page Six:
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss break up after affair  —  Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have called it quits, Page Six can confirm.  —  The pair have split just two months after news of the “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars' shocking affair shook the Bravo universe.  —  “Raquel dipped out.
TMZ.com:
‘General Hospital’ Star Haley Pullos Arrested for DUI After Wrong-Way Crash  —  ‘GENERAL HOSPITAL’ STAR HALEY PULLOS BUSTED FOR DUI After Wrong-Way Driving Freeway Crash  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3K … Haley Pullos, known for her work on “General Hospital,” was arrested for a DUI …
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Disney's new ‘Little Mermaid’ seems to contain dig at Kate Middleton  —  Is Mickey Mouse on Team Meghan?  —  A reviewer who saw an early screening of Disney's new remake of “The Little Mermaid” tells Page Six that it seems to dip a toe (or a fin?) into the Megxit debacle — and even contains what appears to be a dig at Kate Middleton.
People.com:
Kate Middleton Explains How Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Are All Different (Exclusive)  —  The Princess of Wales made the relatable revelation visiting The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust during Mental Health Awareness Week  —  Kate Middleton says there are intricacies to her children's personalities!
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Variety:
Johnny Depp Cements Cannes Comeback With Teary Seven-Minute Standing Ovation for ‘Jeanne du Barry’ … The embattled actor, who hasn't appeared in public since his protracted 2022 legal battle with ex-girlfriend Amber Heard, received an ecstatic seven-minute standing ovation on Tuesday night …
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Deadline:
Cannes Juror Brie Larson Deflects Question About Johnny Depp's Controversial Opening-Night Film ‘Jeanne Du Barry’
Anna Kaplan / TODAY.com:
Taylor Lautner on ‘Speak Now’ re-release: ‘I feel safe.  Praying for John’  —  As the release date for Taylor Swift's third re-recorded album, “Speak Now (Taylor's Version),” looms this summer, there's one man with romantic ties to the singer who feels confident about revisiting the era ahead of the drop: Taylor Lautner.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Ed Sheeran beats second copyright lawsuit over ‘Thinking Out Loud’  —  British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Tuesday defeated a second copyright lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over similarities between his hit “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On.”
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Sydney Sweeney Spills on Filming Rom-Com With Glen Powell: ‘Living My Best Life’ (Exclusive)  —  Sydney Sweeney is making the most of her on-set experiences — especially when it comes to shooting her recent rom-com, Anyone But You, opposite Glen Powell.  —  Sweeney walked the carpet …
TMZ.com:
Zak Bagans, Holly Madison Back Together Nearly 2 Years After Split  —  Zak Bagans and Holly Madison are officially back together ... rekindling their romance nearly two years after they broke up.  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... Zak and Holly are an item again and, actually, had never really fallen out of touch.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Full Feed
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Halle Bailey on Her Fairy-Tale Romance with Rapper DDG: Young Love Is ‘Transformative’ (Exclusive)  —  Halle Bailey knows a thing or two about love, onscreen and off.  —  The 23-year-old star is set to hit theaters later this month as Princess Ariel in Disney's highly anticipated live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.
Discussion: TheGrio, LOVEBSCOTT and POPSUGAR
Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
Kyle Richards Reunites With Sisters Kathy Hilton and Kim Richards Following ‘RHOBH’ Season 12 Drama  —  Family first.  Kyle Richards put her drama with sisters Kathy Hilton and Kim Richards aside to celebrate her niece Whitney Davis' upcoming nuptials.  —  “My beautiful niece @whittlesdavis …
Discussion: Page Six, E! Online and People.com
 
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