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Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
Robert De Niro Shows “Love & Support” For Daughter Airyn After She Came Out As Trans: “I Love All My Children”  —  Robert De Niro is expressing his support for his daughter Airyn De Niro after she came out as trans.  —  “I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter.
NBC News:
King Charles opens up about cancer diagnosis and treatment  —  The British monarch, who was diagnosed with cancer in February 2024, has kept the details of his disease private.  —  LONDON — King Charles III opened up Wednesday about the lessons he has learned from his cancer diagnosis and treatment …
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Sheryl Crow on Settling Down but Still Fighting the Power in Nashville: ‘I Call My Representatives Every Single Morning’  —  The list of “wants” in Sheryl Crow's “All I Wanna Do” was always fictional — no West Hollywood car washes were visited or harmed in the making of that massive mid-'90s hit.
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Michael Bolton Breaks Silence About His Aggressive Brain Cancer Diagnosis in Emotional First Interview (Exclusive)  —  The singer opens up to PEOPLE in this week's cover about facing his glioblastoma diagnosis with his family by his side and his sense of humor intact
TMZ.com:
Ana de Armas & Tom Cruise Land in London on Helicopter Piloted by Action Star  —  ANA DE ARMAS & TOM CRUISE BIRTHDAY TRIP TO BRITAIN!!!  ACTION STAR LANDS HELICOPTER IN UK … It's Ana de Armas' birthday Wednesday, and she appears to be celebrating with her new rumored boo Tom Cruise …
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, People and Daily Mail
Daniel Trainor / Us Weekly:
Travis Kelce's Barber Responds to Rumor He's Undergone a Hair Transplant (Exclusive)  —  Travis Kelce's appearance has been the center of some hair-raising debate recently — so his barber is clearing the air.  —  Kelce, 35, has been sporting some longer locks than usual in recent months …
Discussion: Just Jared
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Freakier Friday director reveals how sequel changes 2003 film's ‘hurtful’ Asian stereotypes ‘to make it right’ (exclusive)  —  Nisha Ganatra and star Manny Jacinto tell EW how the sequel fixes past stereotypes.  “It's a real thing and something I, being Asian, was super conscious of,” Ganatra says.
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap, Metro.co.uk and Deadline
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Tom Hanks, 68, goes shirtless in 37th wedding anniversary post with wife Rita Wilson  —  Tom Hanks showcased his hairy chest in a Mediterranean Sea-side snap he shared Wednesday in honor of his 37th wedding anniversary with second wife Rita Wilson.  —  The 68-year-old movie star …
Discussion: HELLO! and People
FemaleFirst:
Kacey Musgraves reveals if she's really quit weed for good  —  ‘Deeper Well’ singer Kacey Musgraves has clarified her stance on marijuana after insisting last year that smoking weed is “not for this chapter”.  —  Kacey Musgraves has insisted she hasn't totally quit marijuana.
Discussion: E! Online
Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Shailene Woodley and Lucas Bravo Make Relationship Instagram Official with Photos from California Desert Trip  —  Bravo shared an Instagram carousel that featured a photo of him and the actress  —  Shailene Woodley and Lucas Bravo are Instagram official!  —  On Wednesday, April 30 …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jack Smart / People:
Gwyneth Paltrow Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Utah Ski Trial 2 Years Later: 'I'm Not Going to Be Shaken Down'  —  On 'The World's First Podcast,' Paltrow called her civil trial over a ski collision “everything that's wrong with our legal system”  — Gwyneth Paltrow was found not liable …
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Belichick's provocative girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, has quietly amassed a $9 MILLION real estate empire since hooking up with the 73-year-old sports legend  —  Bill Belichick's 49-years-younger girlfriend made headlines this week when she muscled in on his CBS interview.
Justin Harp / Us Weekly:
Celebrity Parents Who Support Their Trans and Nonbinary Kids: Gabrielle Union, Marlon Wayans, More  —  Us Weekly SHORTS  —  Marlon Wayans, Sigourney Weaver, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are among the proud celebrity parents who have spoken out in support of their trans and nonbinary children in recent years.
Discussion: Wonderwall.com
Rosie Colosi / TODAY.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Ms. Rachel shares the ‘incredible’ inspiration behind her daughter's name  —  Oh, Susannah!  The Accurso trio is now a quartet.  —  Since joyfully announcing the newest addition to her family on April 8, Ms. Rachel says that baby Susannah is the perfect audience for her musical family …
Discussion: Us Weekly, People, E! Online and Variety
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Stephanie Arcila Didn't Know About Her ‘Fire Country’ Exit Until She Was Filming Season 3 Finale (Exclusive)  —  Us Weekly SHORTS  —  Fire Country star Stephanie Arcila revealed she didn't know that Gabriela would be written off the show until she was already filming the season 3 finale.
Discussion: Just Jared
Raven Brunner / People:
Ice Spice Hard-Launches Sauce Gardner Romance with This Cozy Couples Photo  —  There have been dating rumors about the rapper and the New York Jets player for several months — and now Ice Spice is confirming they're a couple  —  Ice Spice is spicing things up in the romance department!
Diana Lodderhose / Deadline:
Bella Ramsey, Harris Dickinson, Nicola Coughlan, Paapa Essiedu & Molly Manning Walker Among 400+ Signatories Of Open Letter To UK Film & TV Industry On Trans Rights … The letter, which was started by development producer Sid Strickland of Motive Pictures and script editor Jack Casey …
Lori Majewski / The Hollywood Reporter:
With a New Label Deal, Kacey Musgraves Faces the Future While Making Peace With Her Past (Exclusive)  —  The singer-songwriter was a relative unknown when she signed her first label deal.  Now, 15 years later, she returns to relaunched Lost Highway Records a country superstar who fought …
Jesus Reyes / KDFX-TV:
Witness shares details of golf cart accident involving John Elway in La Quinta; Longtime agent on life support  —  LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) - Jeff Sperbeck, longtime agent for NFL legend John Elway, is reportedly on life support after a golf cart accident involving the Hall of Fame quarterback at the Madison Club in La Quinta.
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Rachel Zegler to Star Alongside Marisa Tomei in Comedy Drama ‘She Gets It From Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The film, in which Zegler will play the daughter of Tomei's ex-punk rocker birth mother, is being shopped by Embankment.  —  Newly crowned Disney princess Rachel Zegler has lined her first film after …
New York Times:
Bill Belichick, girlfriend ended UNC's ‘Hard Knocks’ dalliance as fast as it began.  Why?  —  On Feb. 28, multiple media outlets — including The Athletic — reported that North Carolina's football program and coach Bill Belichick were expected to be featured this season on “Hard Knocks,” the episodic docuseries that airs on HBO.
Just Jared:
Luca Guadagnino's DC Movie ‘Sgt. Rock’ Not Moving Forward, Mike Faist Was in Talks for a Role!  —  The Sgt. Rock movie is no longer moving forward.  —  The DC Studios action war movie has been scrapped, via THR.  —  The movie was setto shoot this summer, with Call Me By Your Name director …
 
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Daily Mail:
Ben Affleck reveals how Tom Brady gave him ‘greatest day’ aside from birth of his children
Discussion: TMZ.com and People
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Kate and William return to Scottish hideaway 20 years on - and they've never looked so happy
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Ilana Kaplan / People:
Why Naomi Judd's Suicide ‘Forced’ Her Daughters Wynonna and Ashley to Become Closer (Exclusive)
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Us Weekly
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
John Miller ‘Basically’ Lives With Jennifer Garner ‘Part-Time’: Source (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail, Cosmopolitan and HELLO!
Us Weekly:
What It's Like to Be Princess Charlotte as She Turns 10: Inside Her World
Discussion: InStyle and Cele|bitchy
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Enraged William to Strip Meghan of HRH Title She Keeps Using
 

 
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Rose Henderson / Bloomberg:
Memo: Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos lay out Netflix's WBD case, moving to quell concerns about job losses and the end of theater releases, after Paramount's bid

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
How media coverage of Trump's AI EO overstated federal authority over states and overlooked how the order's interstate commerce argument could backfire

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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