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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Jason Kelce heading to ESPN for ‘Monday Night Countdown’ pregame show role: Sources  —  The recently retired Jason Kelce is headed to ESPN to be part of its “Monday Night Football” pregame show, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic.  —  Kelce, who just retired after what is considered …
TMZ.com:
‘General Hospital’ Star Haley Pullos Jailed for 90 Days in DUI Case  —  ‘GENERAL HOSPITAL’ HALEY PULLOS THROWN INTO JAIL FOR NEXT 90 DAYS ... Pled No Contest in DUI Case  —  Haley Pullos got thrown into jail this week over her DUI case — and from the way she looked going into court ... it's almost as if she knew what was coming.
Discussion: The US Sun, RADAR and Just Jared
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Neil Blincow / Daily Mail:
General Hospital star Haley Pullos, 25, is slapped with three months in jail after pleading no contest to DUI crash
Discussion: People and Just Jared
People:
Taylor Swift Is Not Attending the 2024 Met Gala to Focus on European Tour Dates  —  Taylor Swift is skipping the 2024 Met Gala, PEOPLE can confirm.  —  Despite reports that she would be attending, the singer, who just dropped her Tortured Poets Department album on April 19, is sitting out fashion's biggest night.
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Taylor Swift will attend Vogue's Met Gala, but it's unclear if Travis Kelce will join her on red carpet: sources  —  With this year's Met Gala just a week away, Page Six has exclusively learned that Taylor Swift will walk the red carpet on fashion's biggest night, an insider tells Page Six.
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Zack Norman Dies: ‘Romancing The Stone’, ‘Cadillac Man’ & ‘The Nanny’ Actor Was 83  —  Zack Norman, a veteran character and producer who appeared in films including Romancing The Stone, Cadillac Man and several for director Harry Jaglom along with guested on The Nanny, The A-Team …
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Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:   Zack Norman dead at 83: Romancing The Stone star who played crocodile-loving smuggler in iconic 1984 film passes away from natural causes
TMZ.com:
The Weeknd  —  THE WEEKND'S MANAGER SECURITY GUARD SHOT IN ATTEMPTED HOME INVASION  —  LOS FANS DE DRAKE NO ESTÁN SEGUROS SI EL DISS TRACK QUE SE FILTRÓ ES REAL O IA  —  DRAKE FANS UNSURE IF LEAKED DISS TRACK REAL OR AI  —  DRAKE ES DESTROZADO POR THE WEEKND Y …
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
The Bachelor's Daisy Kent Is Dating Thor Herbst: 'It's Been Going Really Well' (Exclusive)  —  After her stint on The Bachelor, Daisy Kent is officially off the market and dating Thor Herbst.  —  “They met in college at San Diego State University and reconnected after she left the show,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: ComingSoon.net, People and Page Six
Dom Hines / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Rings in 43rd Birthday With Lookalike Daughters Amid Honest Company Exit  —  Jessica Alba rang in her 43rd birthday surrounded by family and close friends just weeks after exiting the Honest Company, where she said she felt “so alone.”  —  Sharing snaps of the big day via Instagram …
Discussion: HELLO! and Daily Mail
Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Hopes rise for King and Prince Harry reunion next week  —  Monarch and Duke of Sussex will be in London at the same time, although sources observe that His Majesty will be ‘quite busy’  —  The King and the Duke of Sussex will both be in London at the same time next week, raising hopes of a reunion.
Discussion: Page Six, New York Post and The Mirror
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Daily Mail:
‘No senior members of the Royal Family’ will join Prince Harry at UK Invictus event which he will also attend without Meghan before couple embark …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Buy Stake in Mexico's Club Necaxa Soccer Team After Wrexham Success (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The ‘Deadpool’ and 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' stars join investors Eva Longoria, Al Tylis and Sam Porter as industry insiders flock to beloved sports franchises with untapped potential
Caitlyn Somers / Us Weekly:
Taylor Armstrong Says Daughter Kennedy's High School Graduation Is ‘A Little Hard’ (Exclusive)  —  Taylor Armstrong is facing a new chapter of her life after her 18-year-old daughter, Kennedy, graduates from high school this year.  —  “My daughter is graduating high school and it's a little hard.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Sarah Packer / Daily Mail:
Helen Flanagan's ex-Scott Sinclair's mystery woman revealed as swimwear model Louise Tarver, who's known the former Coronation Street actress for NINE years  —  Helen Flanagan's ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair's mystery woman is a swimwear model who has known the former Coronation Street actress for nine years.
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Gets New Contract, Highest Paid Tight End In NFL  —  TRAVIS KELCE SECURES THE BAG 💰 ... Highest-Paid TE In NFL!!!  —  Travis Kelce was already having an amazing 2024 ... he won Super Bowl LVIII, he's dating the biggest star in the world, and now he's getting a new …
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Rihanna Reveals Why Her 2024 Met Gala Look Might Be Her Most Surprising Yet  —  Rihanna previewed her 2024 Met Gala look for E! News and explained how her sons RZA and Riot—who she shares with A$AP Rocky—may have inspired it.  —  Rihanna has the 2024 Met Gala on the brain.
Tessa Petak / InStyle:
Luke Newton's Slow Burn  —  As he steps into the spotlight in Bridgerton's steamy third season, Newton's star power is heating up.  —  Dearest gentle reader, Chivalry is not dead.  And Luke Newton is making sure of that.  —  When the Bridgerton star dials into our Zoom call on a Thursday …
Discussion: People and Just Jared
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Shonda Rhimes Ascends the Throne: TV's Most Powerful Showrunner on the Future of ‘Bridgerton’  —  It's well known that in her decades-long career, Shonda Rhimes — the writer behind such television sensations as “Grey's Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “Bridgerton” — has smashed pervasive racist-casting tropes …
 
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Sharnaz Shahid / HELLO!:
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Emily Nash / HELLO!:
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People:
Rainn Wilson Hopes Fans ‘Cool It with the Jell-O Jokes’ Tied to His Office Role: ‘Time to Move On’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: UPROXX
TMZ.com:
BRITNEY SPEARS ‘COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL’ In Danger Of Going Broke
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Share Sweet Moment at Charity Gala in Footage Shared by Patrick Mahomes
Jack Smart / People:
Mufasa Trailer: Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter Play Mother-Daughter in Disney's Lion King Prequel
 

 
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to OpenAI tools including ChatGPT via Reddit's Data API and to add AI features to Reddit; RDDT is up 12%+

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Seven Black and female Chicago Tribune journalists file a federal suit against Alden, claiming it has knowingly paid them less than White and male counterparts

 
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