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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Reach Divorce Settlement  —  BRITNEY SPEARS & SAM ASGHARI DIVORCE FINALLY SETTLED … Britney Spears has settled her divorce with Sam Asghari ... this nearly a year after Sam filed to pull the plug ... TMZ has learned.  —  Britney and Sam filed a Stipulated Judgment …
Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:
Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Dies at 86  —  A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians.  One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock's first guitar god.  —  Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant …
People:
Maddy Baloy, TikToker Whose Terminal Cancer Journey Touched Millions, Dead at 26: ‘So Special’  —  Maddy Baloy, a TikToker who documented her life with terminal cancer, has died.  She was 26.  —  “Madison passed away peacefully last night,” fiancé Louis Risher tells PEOPLE in a statement …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and The US Sun
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac Teaming for Hedonistic '80s Vampire Thriller ‘Flesh of the Gods’ From ‘Mandy’ Director Panos Cosmatos  —  Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are teaming up to star in the next wild-sounding project from Panos Cosmatos, best known for soaking Nicolas Cage in blood and vodka for his trippy action-horror “Mandy.”
Sophie Schillaci / Entertainment Tonight:
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals the State of Her Relationship With Ex-Fiancé Ken Urker (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup’ star tells ET the couple is ‘hopeful’ about their future.  —  Gypsy Rose Blanchard is taking the next step in her relationship with her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker.
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Mo'Nique fuels years-long feud with ‘raggedy bitch’ Oprah Winfrey: I'm not ‘intimidated’ or ‘scared’  —  Mo'Nique is still fueling the fire of her years-long feud with Oprah Winfrey.  —  During a recent stand-up show, the “Parkers” alum slammed the OWN Network founder, calling her a …
Discussion: Sandra Rose, Suggest and Perez Hilton
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People:
Bachelor Alum Courtney Robertson Welcomes Baby No. 3: ‘As Sweet as They Come’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple is already parents to son Joaquin, 3, and daughter Paloma, 2  —  Courtney Robertson is a mom again!  —  The podcast host of After Reality with Courtney Robertson, 40, has welcomed her third baby …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Us Weekly
People:
Billy Idol Says He's ‘California Sober,’ Reveals He Has a ‘Glass of Wine Every Now and Again’ (Exclusive)  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Idol opens up about his relationship with substances nowadays  —  Billy Idol's relationship to substances has changed over the years.
Just Jared:
Benedict Cumberbatch's Thriller ‘Eric’ Shows a Father's Desperate Search for His Missing Son - Watch the Trailer  —  Eric, the new Netflix limited series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has a debut trailer.  —  The show, which also stars Gaby Hoffmann and McKinley Belcher III, will be arriving on Netflix on May 30.
Perez Hilton:
Pauly D Refuses To Let His 10-Year-Old Daughter Go On TikTok For THIS Reason!  —  Pauly D has some strict rules when it comes to which apps his daughter is allowed to use!  —  In an interview with People on Wednesday, the Jersey Shore star shared that his 10-year-old daughter Amabella …
Discussion: People
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TMZ.com:
Dan Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ for Falsely Painting Him as Child Sex Abuser  —  DAN SCHNEIDER Sues For Defamation Over ‘Quiet On Set’ ... PAINTED ME AS A CHILD PREDATOR … Dan Schneider is taking producers of ‘Quiet on Set’ to court — claiming they defamed him by falsely portraying …
JP Mangalindan / People:
Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Her Mom Had Electroshock Therapy and Forgot Who Her Children Were (Exclusive)  —  The actress discusses her late mother's hospitalization, how it impacted her childhood and shaped her as a person  —  When Whoopi Goldberg was in elementary school …
Discussion: Page Six and Decider
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian & Odell Beckham Jr. Split, Better Off as Friends  —  KIM K & OBJ SPLITSVILLE ... We're Better Off as Pals  —  Kim Kardashian's moving on from Odell Beckham Jr. — as the two have decided to go their separate ways, and it's all because there's simply no more love in the air ... just friendship.
Alexandra Schonfeld / People:
Steve Martin Teases a ‘Star-Studded’ Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building: ‘One of Our Best’ (Exclusive)  —  Filming for the upcoming season is underway and will see the return of some familiar faces  —  With filming underway for season 4 of Only Murders in the Building …
Antonia DeBianchi / People:
Camila and Matthew McConaughey Play Pickleball Pantless for Their Tequila Company — Watch!  —  The McConaugheys are making “après pickleball” happen in a new ad for their Pantalones Organic Tequila brand  —  Camila and Matthew McConaughey are pantless...again!
Discussion: New York Post and Us Weekly
BBC:
Olivia Rodrigo's Manchester tour dates fall foul of Co-op Live arena fiasco  —  Rodrigo kicked off the European leg of her tour on Tuesday night in Dublin  —  US singer Olivia Rodrigo has expressed her disappointment after becoming the latest act to fall foul of a crisis at Manchester's troubled Co-op Live arena.
Beatriz Colon / HELLO!:
Kelly Clarkson recalls being a stepmom to teenagers during marriage to Brandon Blackstock: ‘Real different’  —  The American Idol alum shares two kids with ex Brandon Blackstock, and was a stepmom to his older kids from a previous marriage  —  Kelly Clarkson may not have reached …
Discussion: Just Jared and People
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Hollywood Reporter:
Colleen Hoover Romantic Thriller ‘Verity’ Getting Movie Treatment From Amazon MGM (Exclusive)  —  Eat the Cat's Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund are producing, while Hillary Seitz is writing the script. … Amazon MGM Studios is developing an adaptation of the novel, with Eat the Cat's Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund on board to produce.
Lauren Huff / Entertainment Weekly:
Hitting the Fury Road: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth go inside Furiosa, their full-throttle Mad Max prequel  —  Director George Miller and stars Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth, and Tom Burke preview what to expect from the Furiosa origin story.  —  Witness this: On a bustling set at Quixote Studios …
TMZ.com:
Jonathan Majors & Meagan Good Pack On the PDA For Sunny Beach Day  —  JONATHAN MAJORS & MEAGAN GOOD SHOW OFF HOT BODS AT THE BEACH ... Legal Woes Behind Them!!!  —  MALIBU LOVIN'  —  Jonathan Majors looked lighter than air at the beach with Meagan Good — and it seems they both know the criminal saga …
Discussion: Daily Mail, People and Just Jared
JP Mangalindan / People:
LeVar Burton Recalls His ‘Tense’ Discussions with Reading Rainbow Producers Over His Earring and ‘Different Fads’  —  The longtime host explained how changes to his appearance during the course of the show became a sore point, but he was “more interested in my authenticity”
Discussion: TMZ.com
Virginia Chamlee / People:
Bret Baier's 16-Year-Old Son Paul Recovering After Emergency Open-Heart Surgery: ‘We Got Lucky’ (Exclusive)  —  “A lot can change in a matter of five hours,” Paul Baier tells PEOPLE.  “It's important to be thankful for everything you have, every second of every day”  —  Close
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and TV Insider
Esther Kang / People:
Elizabeth Gutiérrez Confirms Her Separation from DWTS Alum William Levy: 'I Couldn't Give More, I Gave Everything'  —  The news of their split comes two months after police were called to their Florida home over a domestic disturbance in March, according to a police incident report
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Extra
 
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Susan Knox / The Mirror:
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Sammi Caramela / Suggest:
Michael Strahan's Daughter Isabella Jokes About Being ‘Bald’ Amid Chemo for Brain Tumor
Discussion: E! Online and People
David Thompson / Daily Mail:
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Discussion: The Mirror and Page Six
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Liz McNeil / People:
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

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

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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