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3:40 PM ET, May 13, 2025

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Natalie Zamora / Sports Illustrated:
Meet Your Cover Model: Salma Hayek Pinault Embraces Freedom and Joy With SI Swimsuit  —  The award-winning actor, director and producer graces the cover of the 2025 SI Swimsuit issue.  —  Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek Pinault has cemented an incredible legacy in Hollywood and beyond.
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Lindsay Lowe / TODAY.com:
Salma Hayek, 58, stuns as a cover star of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2025  —  The actor is one of four cover stars featured this year on SI's annual Swimsuit issue.  —  Salma Hayek Pinault can now add Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover star to her list of accomplishments.
Ananya Panchal / Sports Illustrated:
Meet Your Cover Model: Olivia Dunne Has Paved a Path of Her Own to This SI Swimsuit 2025 Cover
Discussion: Page Six and People
Laura Gozzi / BBC:
Kim Kardashian tells Paris burglary trial she thought robbers were police officers  —  Summary  — Kim Kardashian is giving evidence in court in Paris, in the trial of 10 people accused of robbing her at gunpoint in a hotel suite in 2016  — Her voice quivered as she told the court …
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NBC News:
Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial: Reality star ‘thought I was going to die’ as robbers held her at gunpoint  —  Almost nine years after the break-in at the luxury suite at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, Kardashian faces the suspects accused of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Samuel French, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Actor, Dies at 45  —  Martin Scorsese hired him after a casting call in his hometown of Waco, Texas, and he played an FBI agent. … He was 45.  —  French died Friday in a hospital in his birthplace of Waco, Texas, writer-director Paul Sinacore told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Giles Hattersley / Vogue UK:
“Family Is On My Mind”: Read Bella Hadid's Full British Vogue Cover Interview  —  Styling by IB Kamara.  —  At a corner booth at the Ritz Paris, Bella Hadid - now 28, impossibly beautiful, allowably vulnerable - is doing her best.  One of the defining fashion models of the 2020s hasn't sat …
Olivia Hancock / Byrdie:
Eva Longoria Expected Her Life to Look Like This  —  As we sit in a nearly empty midtown Manhattan restaurant, Eva Longoria is enjoying a moment of calm.  She orders an English Breakfast tea, answers a FaceTime call from her six-year-old son, Santiago, and shoots off a few texts.
Discussion: Page Six, People and SheKnows
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Meg Walters / InStyle:
Eva Longoria Embraces Summer Style in a Bold Bikini and Skirt Combo
Discussion: Byrdie
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial live updates: Cassie Ventura testifies about violence and ‘freak offs’  —  Witness testimony will continue as the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs enters its second day. … Court on lunch break  —  Adam Reiss and David K. Li
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Robert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92 … The director and screenwriter Robert Benton in 1979, the year “Kramer vs. Kramer” was released.  It was that year's top-grossing film and won five Academy Awards.Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times
Variety:
Halle Berry Forced to Change Cannes Dress Amid New Red Carpet Rules, but Says Banning Nudity Is ‘Probably a Good’ Thing  —  Halle Berry revealed during the Cannes jury press conference that she had to make a last-minute fashion change due to the new rules the festival has issued about its starry red carpets.
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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson on Her Child Star Nightmare and New Life at 19: 'Love That I've Persevered' (Exclusive)  —  The former pageant princess gets candid in this week's cover story, opening up about life amid her mom's drug abuse, losing her sister and how she beat the odds
Discussion: Page Six and Suggest
Sharareh Drury / People:
Dave Franco and Alison Brie Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Their Supernatural Horror Together: Report  —  Production company StudioFest claims Dave Franco and Alison Brie crafted a ‘blatant rip-off’ of 2023 indie film ‘Better Half’  — Dave Franco and Alison Brie were sued …
Tom Bryant / Mirror:
Sam Thompson breaks his silence over ex Zara McDermott dating 1D star Louis Tomlinson  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sam Thompson opens up for the first time about One Direction star Louis Tomlinson being on the same team with him for the Soccer Aid match as he embarks on an incredible 260mile endurance challenge for UNICEF
Discussion: The Sun
Angela Andaloro / People:
Sally Jessy Raphael Embraces Being ‘Cute Again’ at 90 and Reveals What People Get Wrong About Aging (Exclusive)  —  The talk show icon tells PEOPLE about leading a full and exciting life at 90  — Sally Jessy Raphael talks about how people find her “cute again” as she celebrates turning 90
Discussion: Star Magazine
Brenton Blanchet / People:
HGTV Star Reveals He Was Addicted to PCP, Did Meth and Spent Time in Jail, But Says ‘There Is Hope’ (Exclusive)  —  ‘Flip or Flop’ alum and ‘Izzy Does It’ star Izzy Battres opens up about his past demons and how he overcame them on the 'We're Out of Time' podcast
Discussion: Us Weekly and TV Insider
Just Jared:
Newcomer Paul Kelly to Play John F. Kennedy Jr. in ‘American Love Story’ with Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy  —  Ryan Murphy's American Love Story has found its core cast!  —  Newcomer Paul Kelly is set to play John F. Kennedy Jr. in the FX anthology series, opposite Sarah Pidgeon, who will portray Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
Pitch Perfect Star Anna Camp Confirms She's Dating Jade Whipkey  —  Nearly six years after Anna Camp finalized her divorce from Pitch Perfect costar Skylar Astin, the actress confirmed she's in a relationship with Jade Whipkey.  —  Anna Camp's romance is hitting all the right notes.
Discussion: Page Six, People and Just Jared
Zara Woodcock / Mirror:
Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon, 44, pregnant after decades-long fertility struggle  —  Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon took to her Instagram page to announce her pregnancy  —  Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon has announced her pregnancy in a sweet post shared on social media.
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and GB News
Rob Knight / Daily Star:
Tom Grennan surprises fans at local supermarket with VIP tickets to exclusive gig  —  The Brit Awards nominated star, who has sold over a million albums, surprised shoppers at a local Tesco in Bedford, where he grew up.  —  Pop star Tom Grennan left fans stunned when he appeared …
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
 
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Discussion: Just Jared
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‘Hysterical’ Sonja Morgan ‘blacklisted’ from NYC Italian hotspot after refusing to pay $1,000 bill she thought was comped
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

David Pierce / The Verge:
Flipboard launches Surf, an app for creating custom feeds from Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, RSS, podcasts, and YouTube, after over a year in beta

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