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Hope Sloop / Entertainment Tonight:
Jay Leno and Wife Mavis Share Update Amid Her Dementia Battle (Exclusive)  —  Jay Leno and Wife Mavis Give Update Amid Her Battle With Dementia (Exclusive)  —  Normani on Hating ‘Motivation’ and Why Fifth Harmony Felt Like a Prison Sentence … Jay was recently granted conservatorship …
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People:   Jay Leno and Wife Mavis Share Smiles at Unfrosted Red Carpet Premiere amid Her Dementia Diagnosis
Chris Heath / The Atlantic:
How Daniel Radcliffe Outran Harry Potter … On august 23, 2000, after an extensive search and a months-long rumble of media speculation, a press conference was held in London.  There, the actor who'd been chosen to play Harry Potter in the first movie adaptation of J. K. Rowling's best-selling novels …
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. Split: ‘It Fizzled Out’ (Source)  —  Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. are going their separate ways.  —  “It's over and just fizzled out,” a source tells PEOPLE of the pair, who were first linked in September 2023.  —  The split comes …
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Julie Jordan / People:
Sofía Vergara Graces the Cover of PEOPLE's Beautiful Issue — and Gets Real About Dating, Growing Older and Her Secrets for Beauty  —  She washes her hair every day, tries any anti-aging trend and can never refuse cake.  The funny, gorgeous star knows who she is and what she wants when it comes to her life, career and love
Daniela Avila / People:
Why Eva Mendes Is Glad She's an Older Mom: 'In My 20s, I Shouldn't Have Even Been Around a Child' (Exclusive)  —  “I could not have raised kids in any other era of my life but now,” Mendes tells PEOPLE exclusively  —  Eva Mendes does everything in her own time.
Discussion: Marie Claire, Extra and Daily Mail
Julie Jordan / People:
Sofía Vergara Explains Her Decision Not to Have More Kids: Some Things Only ‘Sound Like Good Ideas’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Griselda’ star, who graces the cover of this year's Beautiful Issue, split from actor Joe Manganiello last July after a seven-year marriage  —  Sofía Vergara knows what she wants in life.
Alex Williams / New York Times:
Paul Auster, the Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn, Dies at 77  —  With critically lauded works like “The New York Trilogy,” the charismatic author drew inspiration from his adopted borough and won worldwide acclaim.  —  Paul Auster, the prolific novelist, memoirist and screenwriter who rose …
TMZ.com:
Ex-NFLer Jay Ajayi Drops Debut Rap Single, Hoping For Future Collab W/ Travis Scott  —  BARE KNUCKLE STAR BEN ROTHWELL SAYS CONOR MCGREGOR OWNERSHIP HUGE FOR BKFC  —  RAW AND UNCUT  —  GYPSY ROSE LANDS IN L.A., HOPING TO LINK UP WITH JOEY KING & PLAY TOURIST
Discussion: The US Sun
Brendan Le / People:
Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Admits She Was Too ‘Harsh’ on Kids Who 'Didn't Have the Talent' (Exclusive)  —  In a rare interview with ‘IMPACT x Nightline’ about Lifetime's ‘Dance Moms’, Miller opens up about her treatment of her former students  —  Abby Lee Miller is not holding back as she reflects on Dance Moms.
Danielle Jennings / People:
Vanessa Bryant Tells Late Daughter Gianna ‘I Miss You’ on What Would Have Been Her 18th Birthday  —  “Happy birthday to my gorgeous girl, Gigi!  I love you,” Vanessa wrote  —  Close  —  It's been four years since NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant died tragically in a helicopter crash …
Discussion: TMZ.com, HELLO! and E! Online
Craig Garrett / Suggest:
‘Bee Guy’ Wins Over MLB Crowd With Hive Removal After 2-Hour Delay, Throws Out First Pitch  —  A beekeeper, known as “Bee Guy,” became the MVP at an MLB game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, April 30.  —  Leading the charge, 37-year-old Blue Sky Pest …
TMZ.com:
Melissa McCarthy Responds to Streisand's Ozempic Question, Babs Apologizes  —  MELISSA MCCARTHY NOT SWEATIN' STREISAND'S OZEMPIC Q ... Babs Says My Bad, Guys!!!  —  SHE'S A TREASURE!  —  Melissa McCarthy is making it clear there is no beef between herself and Barbra Streisand …
Andy Gilpin / Daily Star:
Towie's Pete Wicks gives brutal relationship advice including ‘do it by text’  —  Towie star Pete Wicks has taken on the role of relationship consultant in a hilarious campaign where the self-anointed 'Cupid's Nemesis' dishes out advice on how to end a relationship quickly if it's not working
Discussion: The Mirror
Jessica Chia / Allure:
Bella Hadid's Big New Life In Texas  —  The first time I crossed paths with Bella Hadid was on a tarmac outside of New York City.  We were boarding Mark Cuban's Boeing 757, the same one used by the Dallas Mavericks at the time, featuring extra room for the extra-long legs of NBA stars... or models.
TMZ.com:
The Rock & Ryan Reynolds Butted Heads on ‘Red Notice,’ Issues Resolved  —  THE ROCK ON ‘RED NOTICE’ CLASHED WITH RYAN REYNOLDS ... Issues Now Resolved … 12:01 PM PT — A rep for Amazon MGM Studios tells TMZ ... “Dwayne Johnson and Seven Bucks have been incredible partners on ‘Red One’ …
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Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
‘Red One’ Down: How Dwayne Johnson's Tardiness Led to a $250 Million Runaway Production | Exclusive
Mia O'Hare / The Mirror:
Married At First Sight star mortified after glaring Taylor Swift tattoo blunder  —  Married At First Sight Australia star Clare Verrall was left mortified after discovering a glaring error on her Taylor Swift inspired tattoo as she showed off the ‘epic f**k up’
Discussion: Ok - home
Janine Henni / People:
Prince Louis Had a Relatable Reaction to Princess Charlotte Receiving a Royal-Worthy Gift at Strictly Come Dancing  —  Judge Shirley Ballas said Kate Middleton's set visit with two of her children was “an absolute ball”  —  Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis left the Strictly Come Dancing set with souvenirs fit for royalty.
Discussion: Marie Claire and Ok - home
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Alec Baldwin reflects on nearly 40 years of sobriety, admits he does ‘miss drinking’  —  Alec Baldwin has been sober for 39 years - but admits he does “miss drinking.”  —  “I don't discuss this a lot, I discuss it every now and then when it makes sense.  I'm 39 years sober.
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Tyra Banks Urges Women to Embrace the ‘Natural Beauty’ of Aging (Exclusive)  —  “Don't be ashamed” of hot flashes and gray hair, says the supermodel, entrepreneur and former host of 'America's Next Top Model'  —  “When I was younger in elementary school, I thought 50 was great granny,” …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Jasmine Allday / The Mirror:
Channel 4 Gogglebox star George Gilbey's shock death sees second man arrested  —  A second man has been arrested after the death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey, who died when he fell through a skylight whilst working in Essex  —  A second man has been arrested in connection with the sad death of George Gilbey.
Discussion: Daily Star, Ok - home and The Sun
Taste of Reality:
Meet Rachel Leviss's New Man/Single Dad Matthew Dunn!  —  Meet Rachel Leviss's new man, Matthew Dunn.  The former Vanderpump Rules star/Scandoval mistress is seemingly dating the entrepreneur according to his social media channels.  —  What we know about the VPR alum's boyfriend:
Discussion: Page Six, Perez Hilton and Extra
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Daniela Avila / People:
Eva Mendes Never Pictured Her Life at 50 — and Now She's 'Happy It's Turning Out the Way It Is'
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