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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
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Jennifer Aniston explains why she'll never use TikTok  —  Jennifer Aniston has better things to do than spend hours scrolling on TikTok.  —  “I don't have TikTok, nor will I ever.  I just won't,” she told “Entertainment Tonight” in a new interview.  “I'm not gonna subscribe to one more thing …
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Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
Jennifer Aniston Reveals Why She'll Never Download TikTok (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared
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 …
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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
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 …
Emily Longeretta / Variety:
Mariska Hargitay on Making Olivia Benson a TV Icon, Dick Wolf's ‘Tough Love’ and Fighting to Bring Kelli Giddish Back to ‘SVU’  —  When a little girl can't find her mother in a pocket park in New York City, she inexplicably runs crying straight into the arms of Mariska Hargitay.
The Mirror:
Katie Price's sister Sophie announces she's pregnant with second child  —  Sophie Price, the half-sister of Katie Price, has announced that she is pregnant with her second child.  The internet personality shared the news on Instagram  —  Katie Price's younger half-sister Sophie Price …
Discussion: Daily Star, Ok - home and The Sun
Daniela Avila / People:
Eva Mendes Never Pictured Her Life at 50 — and Now She's 'Happy It's Turning Out the Way It Is'  —  “I get to see my mom grow older.  I get to see myself grow older.  I get to see my kids grow up.  I'm just so grateful to still be here,” says the actress and Skura Style co-owner.
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
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.
TODAY.com:
Benny Blanco on passion for cooking, Selena Gomez, new music  —  Record producer and songwriter Benny Blanco joins Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to talk about his hidden talent in the kitchen and how his new cookbook, “Open Wide,” came to be.  He also opens up about cooking for his girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Hannah Sacks / People:
Nick Cannon, Twins Morocco and Monroe Wear T-Shirts Printed with Their Faces for 13th Birthday: ‘Blessed’  —  The ‘Masked Singer’ host shares his twins with ex Mariah Carey  —  Nick Cannon's twins are officially teenagers!  —  On Tuesday, April 30, the Masked Singer host, 43 …
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 …
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:
‘Vanderpump Rules’ Taking Brief Production Pause, Not Filming This Summer  —  ‘VANDERPUMP RULES’ BRIEFLY PAUSING PRODUCTION ... Not Filming This Summer … Bravo fans will have to wait a bit longer than usual for “Vanderpump Rules” season 12 — because the reality show is shaking up its production timeline ... TMZ has learned.
Carli Lloyd / Women's Health:
After Unexplained Infertility, Carli Lloyd Is Pregnant And Sharing Her Story For The First Time  —  “In times of struggle, we see what we are made of.”  —  Former pro soccer player Carli Lloyd helped the USWNT win two World Cups (2015 and 2019) and two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012).
Extra:
Ryan Gosling's Sweet Reaction to Eva Mendes in People's Beautiful Issue (Exclusive)  —  Ryan Gosling chatted with “Extra's” Terri Seymour at the L.A. premiere of “The Fall Guy,” where he suited up after previously doing press in a shirt promoting his wife Eva Mendes' children's book “Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries.”
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
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 …
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.
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: HELLO!, Marie Claire and Ok - home
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 and Daily Mail
 
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