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Karen Valby / Vanity Fair:
Chris Hemsworth on Fear, Love, Furiosa—And Naming a Son After a Brad Pitt Character  —  The actor best known as Thor moved back to Australia to be close to family and far from Hollywood: “The chatter in my head got so intense.”  —  Chris Hemsworth rides up on a horse, reins in one hand, face shining in the Australian sun.
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Amy Schumer Can't Escape Backlash... She's OK With That  —  Amy Schumer was in the zone.  This was in March, when she was filming on the street in Brooklyn for her upcoming movie “Kinda Pregnant,” a comedy about a woman who pretends to be knocked up for attention.
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Sameer Suri / Daily Mail:
Amy Schumer addresses her ‘puffy face’ caused by hormonal disorder Cushing's syndrome: ‘The people that like me are not going to care’  —  Amy Schumer has addressed the comments she received about her ‘puffy face,’ which was caused by the hormonal disorder Cushing's syndrome.
Maureen Lee Lenker / Entertainment Weekly:
Glee star Darren Criss says he is ‘culturally queer’ thanks to San Francisco upbringing  —  “There was an awareness of the gay experience that was not a foreign concept to me,” the actor said.  —  When Darren Criss broke out on Glee, he instantly became a “teenage dream” for viewers …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Just Jared and Queerty
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TMZ.com:
‘Glee’ Star Darren Criss Says He's ‘Culturally Queer’
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
TMZ.com:
GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD LOCKS LIPS WITH EX-FIANCÉ KEN URKER ... Officially Back Together!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ken Urker are officially back together ... putting their rekindled love on display at a public event this past weekend ... and TMZ's got the first look!
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
‘Red One’ Down: How Dwayne Johnson's Tardiness Led to a $250 Million Runaway Production |  Exclusive  —  For more than two decades, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has nurtured a reputation as a hard-working, musclebound action-comedy movie star with considerable box-office drawing power.
Liza Esquibias / People:
Haley Pullos Surrenders to 90 Days in Jail After DUI Charge and Wrong-Way Crash  —  The 25-year-old ‘General Hospital’ actress, who was charged with a DUI in April 2023 after a wrong-way crash on a Los Angeles freeway, is set to be sentenced in July  —  Haley Pullos is serving time for her 2023 DUI.
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Elaine Welteroth / Cosmopolitan:
Tyla Isn't Interested in Being “The Next Rihanna,” Actually  —  With a shiny new Grammy, a hear-it-everywhere-you-go hit in “Water,” and a sense of confidence she could basically bottle and sell, our latest cover star has been drawing comparisons to Ms. Fenty since her debut.
Discussion: Daily Mail 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
Discussion: Teen Vogue and UPROXX
The Athletic:
Inside a Lakers season gone wrong and what's next for LeBron James, Darvin Ham  —  Midway through the fourth quarter of a “road” game against the rival LA Clippers on Feb. 28, with the Los Angeles Lakers having cut a lead that was once as much as 21 points in the fourth quarter down to five …
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Nation Stars Who Married or Dated Professional Athletes After the Show  —  Emily Ferguson, Sydney Warner (née Hightower) and more Bachelor Nation stars traded in their roses for jerseys with their significant others' numbers after the show.  —  The Bachelor and The Bachelorette …
Discussion: Just Jared
People:
Yellowstone's Cole Hauser Is ‘Excited’ to See Kelly Reilly and Get ‘Back to Work’ on Season 5 (Exclusive)  —  The actor acknowledges that the hit western drama “has touched so many” since its 2018 premiere  —  Cole Hauser is ready to return to the saddle and bring the second half of Yellowstone's fifth and final season 5 to life.
Discussion: Daily Mail and New York Post
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: An Exclusive First Look at the Director's Retro-Futurist Epic  —  Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel scan the horizon, and Coppola explains his sprawling influences for the utopian drama.  —  Megalopolis has been taking shape inside Francis Ford Coppola's mind …
Stephanie Soteriou / BuzzFeed News:
People Are Divided Over Martin Freeman's Comments About His Controversial Movie “Miller's Girl”  —  The movie includes a graphic sex scene between Martin and Jenna, who were 50 and 19 years old at the time of filming.  —  This article contains spoilers for Miller's Girl.
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Share Emotional First Look at It Ends with Us (Exclusive)  —  ‘It Ends with Us’ is the first Colleen Hoover book adaptation, in theaters Aug. 9  —  Blake Lively is at the center of an emotional new romantic drama based on one of author Colleen Hoover's popular novels.
Discussion: Just Jared and ComingSoon.net
ABC News:
Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Living on a Prayer  —  Jon Bon Jovi on his marriage, temptation and getting away with murder.  —  Examined  —  What's next for Russia?  —  What comes next after Texas school shooting?  —  What's next for abortion rights in America?  —  The new battle for voting rights
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Jeff Bridges shares health update 3 years after coming ‘pretty close to dying’  —  Jeff Bridges shared that his health is “great” three years after a scare put him at death's door.  —  The “Big Lebowski” star, 74, said Monday night that being so sick was a “learning experience,” one that he is grateful to have put behind him.
Discussion: Daily Mail, People and UPI
Extra:
Mary J. Blige Reveals Her Plans to Retire from Music (Exclusive)  —  With nine Grammys, Mary J. Blige has been baring her soul about her personal struggles from addiction to heartache since her debut album in 1992.  Blige has now, deservedly, made it into the 2024 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
Music legend MC Conrad dead aged 52 as fans pay tribute to ‘legendary voice’  —  Drum and bass legend Conrad Thompson, who was known as MC Conrad, has sadly died and left behind an “unmatched legacy” as tributes have flooded in for the star  —  Music legend MC Conrad has sadly died.
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun and Ok - home
Daily Star:
Line of Duty and Outlander actor dies as wife shares emotional message with fans  —  Actor Brian McCardie, best known for playing John Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hunter in Line of Duty, has died aged 59, his heartbroken wife Sarah has announced in a social media post  —  Line of Duty and Outlander actor …
Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Johnny Manziel and Josie Canseco Confirm Romance with Photos Showing Them Cozying Up at Stagecoach 2024  —  The pair posted two separate black-and-white photos to their Instagram Stories showing them embracing while at the annual music festival  —  Johnny Manziel and Josie Canseco are Instagram official!
 
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Tionah Lee / Entertainment Tonight:
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Victoria Johns / The Mirror:
Simon Cowell on playdates with Cheryl and her son Bear after ending bitter feud
Discussion: Ok - home
Dave Quinn / People:
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Ellen Durney / BuzzFeed News:
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Dom Hines / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Rings in 43rd Birthday With Lookalike Daughters Amid Honest Company Exit
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Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google plans to test search and shopping ads in its AI Overviews, drawing from advertisers' existing campaigns; AI Overviews rolled out to US users last week

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast says StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, will be available starting next week to Comcast TV or broadband customers at $15/month

Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
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