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NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial live updates: Cassie testifies she was blackmailed with ‘freak off’ sex videos  —  Cassie Ventura's 2023 lawsuit against Combs became a framework for the government's sprawling case against him. … Cassie says ‘freak offs’ gave her UTIs, mouth sores and stomach problems
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Germania Rodriguez Poleo / Daily Mail:
Cassie names the entourage Diddy ‘would use to help control her’
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial live updates: Cassie Ventura testifies about violence and ‘freak offs’
TMZ.com:
Halle Bailey Claims DDG Attacked Her, Gets Restraining Order  —  HALLE BAILEY CLAIMS DDG ABUSED, ATTACKED HER MULTIPLE TIMES ... Gets Restraining Order … Halle Bailey says she's had enough of DDG allegedly abusing her ... she's filed a police report, and now she wants court-ordered protection …
Page Six:
Elizabeth Hurley gushes over ‘surprising’ Billy Ray Cyrus romance: 'We're so similar'  —  Elizabeth Hurley's new romance with Billy Ray Cyrus was a surprise to everyone but her.  —  “I think people found Billy and I being together a little surprising,” the supermodel exclusively told Page Six …
Emma Aerin Becker / Page Six:
Supermodel Bella Hadid admits she struggles with looking in the mirror: ‘I hate the bitch’  —  Bella Hadid is opening up about her struggles with self confidence.  —  The supermodel, 28, may have been deemed the most scientifically beautiful woman in the world, but she doesn't always feel like one.
Discussion: Egotastic, StyleCaster and SWANA SOURCE
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The Sun:
James Argent arrested for pushing beauty queen girlfriend down steps in Spain and given 6 month suspended sentence  —  Neighbours heard screams before Argent was arrested shortly after the incident last week  — Ellie Henman- Amir Razavi- Gerard Couzens  — Ellie Henman- Amir Razavi- Gerard Couzens
Discussion: Mirror, Daily Star and Metro.co.uk
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
SNL Star Sarah Sherman Cares More Than You Think  —  The Saturday Night Live standout unpacks her growth on the show, her Weekend Update future, and the Aimee Lou Wood parody gone wrong: “I fucking obviously never meant to hurt anyone's feelings.”  —  “I'm such a psychotic perfectionist.”
Bekka Barnard / Daily Star:
World's most famous alligator dies at 80 after starring with Adam Sandler and Steve Irwin  —  Hollywood's most iconic reptile, Morris from Colorado Gator Farm, has “died of old age” at an estimated 80-years-old after a decades long career in showbiz rubbing shoulders with A-listers
Discussion: CBS News and Suggest
Washington Post:
Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson and the making of a PR disaster  —  At 24, Belichick's girlfriend has advocated for fishermen, given henna tattoos and won cheer titles.  Her next project: shaping the image of an icon.  —  PORTLAND, Maine — Jordon Hudson stepped down from a riser and toward …
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.
Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, putting them a step closer to freedom  —  Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge ruled Tuesday.  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced …
New Yorker:
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump  —  At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden's weakness and confusion.  Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and campaign for reëlection?
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
Desiree Anello / E! Online:
How Rainey Qualley's Sister Margaret Qualley Supported Her During 75 Hour Labor  —  Rainey Qualley shared insight into the sweet bond she shares with her sister Margaret Qualley and mom Andie MacDowell since welcoming her first baby with Anthony Wilson last December.
Discussion: InStyle
Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
Ex-model testifying that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her questioned about private journal  —  A former fashion model testifying in Harvey Weinstein 's retrial on sexual assault charges was confronted on the stand Tuesday with a private journal in which she wrote about people who sexually abused her …
Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Jason Kelce Reveals His Goal Weight After Losing 25 Pounds: 'We'll See Where It Goes' (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Jason Kelce is embracing his post-NFL body.  —  “I was 295 [pounds] when I played,” Jason, 37, told Us Weekly exclusively …
 
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TMZ.com:
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Angela Andaloro / People:
Sally Jessy Raphael Embraces Being ‘Cute Again’ at 90 and Reveals What People Get Wrong About Aging (Exclusive)
Discussion: Star Magazine
Tom Bryant / Mirror:
Sam Thompson breaks his silence over ex Zara McDermott dating 1D star Louis Tomlinson
Discussion: The Sun
Angel Saunders / People:
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs Take in Knicks' Big Playoff Win Together amid Dating Rumors
Lindsay Lowe / TODAY.com:
Salma Hayek, 58, stuns as a cover star of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2025
Meg Walters / InStyle:
Eva Longoria Embraces Summer Style in a Bold Bikini and Skirt Combo
Discussion: Byrdie
NBC News:
Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial: Reality star ‘thought I was going to die’ as robbers held her at gunpoint
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

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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