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11:55 AM ET, May 29, 2023

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Brenton Blanchet / Peoplemag:
Billie Eilish Slams ‘Women Hating’ Critics Who Call Her a ‘Sellout’ for Embracing a More Feminine Style  —  “I spent the first 5 years of my career getting absolutely OBLITERATED by you fools for being boy ish,” the singer wrote on Instagram  —  Billie Eilish isn't happy with the way social media critics …
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Aimée Lutkin / Elle:
Billie Eilish Speaks Out On Fans Accusing Her of ‘Selling Out’ by Dressing Feminine
Ryan LaBee / CINEMABLEND:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Weighs In On Bruce Willis' Retirement, Gives Us The Best Response  —  The Governator has some wise words about his fellow action star's retirement.  —  It's great to see legends shout out legends, and that was the case Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger opened …
Brent Lang / Variety:
‘The Little Mermaid’ Dominates Memorial Day Box Office With $118 Million Debut  —  Thirty five years after the animated story of Ariel, a flame-haired siren of the sea who falls for a prince, charmed audiences, a live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” dominated the Memorial Day weekend box office.
Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle:
Keanu Reeves shakes off nerves at BottleRock for Dogstar's first concert in more than 20 years  —  Keanu Reeves may be one of the most famous people on the planet, but that didn't stop him from getting nervous before his band Dogstar took the stage on the second day of BottleRock Napa Valley …
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian gives the same free gift to her 4 children every birthday  —  Kim Kardashian gifts each of her children a four or five-page letter on their birthdays every year.  —  “It's so fun to see from the first year now,” she revealed on the latest episode of the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
Sarah Curran / ET Canada:
Ellen Pompeo And Katherine Heigl Set To Reunite 13 Years After 'Grey's Anatomy'  —  Putting the past in the past.  Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo are coming together again for a new season of Variety's “Actors on Actors” interview series.  —  The reunion comes 13 years after Heigl left …
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com and Just Jared
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William Earl / Variety:   Variety's ‘Actors on Actors’ Season 18 Returns With Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Coolidge, Pedro Pascal, Katherine Heigl and More
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis, Announces Film About Jesus - Report  —  Martin Scorsese is on a post-Cannes tour of Italy where over the weekend the director, known for having a religious bent, met with Pope Francis and announced that he will make a film about Jesus.
Discussion: Deadline and Rolling Stone
TMZ.com:
Tom Sandoval On Phone with Raquel Leviss During Flight to Pittsburgh  —  TOM SANDOVAL Yacking It Up With Raquel ... IT'S AS PLANE AS DAY!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss may still be a thing — despite the buzz they've broken up — and the evidence is literally up in the air!
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Page Six
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Morgan Wallen's ‘One Thing’ Has Most Weeks at No. 1 for a Country Album in Over 30 Years  —  Plus: Dave Matthews Band and Ghost debut in top 10. … As the album surpasses the 11-week reign of Taylor Swift's Fearless in 2008-09, Wallen's set has the most weeks at No. 1 for a country album …
Discussion: Stereogum and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Phillip Schofield's lover was just FIFTEEN when they met: Schoolboy asked star for job on This Morning three years before he was hired as a production assistant and began affair with the then 50-something presenter - as photos of them together emerge  — Phillip Schofield's lover was just 15 when met while he was at a theatre school
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Sydney Sweeney on Entering the Rom-Com Space, Fighting for ‘White Lotus’ Role After ‘Euphoria’ and Surprising Everyone With ‘Reality’  —  Don't put Sydney Sweeney in a box — and don't judge her by her cover.  The former is a lesson she's taught casting directors in Hollywood …
Discussion: Bustle, ET Canada and Just Jared
The Hollywood Reporter:
George Maharis, Star of ‘Route 66,’ Dies at 94  —  He had to leave the popular 1960s CBS series after coming down with hepatitis.  —  George Maharis, who starred as the brooding Buz Murdock on Route 66 before he quit the acclaimed 1960s CBS drama after contracting hepatitis, has died.  He was 94.
 
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Kourtney Kardashian Says She and Travis Barker Are ‘Done with IVF,’ but ‘Would Love a Baby’
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Hannah Hope / The Sun:
This Morning war erupts as hosts threaten to quit amid toxic fallout from Phillip Schofield's affair revelation
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