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Justin Bieber Breaks Silence on Whether He Was Among Diddy's Victims amid Rapper's Sex Trafficking Trial  —  “Although Justin is not among Sean Combs' victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him,” Bieber's rep said in a statement  — Justin Bieber has released …
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Justin Bieber Not a Victim of Diddy
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Cassie's Husband Speaks Out After Listening to 4 Days of Disturbing Testimony About Diddy and His Wife  —  Alex Fine has been married to Cassie since 2019, shortly after she announced her split from Diddy  — Alex Fine and Cassie met in 2018, around the time her relationship with Diddy ended
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Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
Michael J. Fox's fans emotionally react to star's major news years in the making  —  The Back to the Future star is returning to the small screen for the first time since 2020  —  Michael J. Fox is back!  After a years-long retirement, owing to his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease in 1991, he is making his way back to the screen.
Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kristen Stewart Wants to “Crash and Burn” in Cannes: “We Barely Finished This Movie”  —  The star opens up about taking to the director's chair with ‘The Chronology of Water,’ staying vigilant in the Trump era and her auteur aspirations: “I'm ready to stop checking other people's boxes.”
NBC News:
Live updates: Cassie Ventura says she settled with hotel where assault video was filmed for $10M as testimony concludes  —  Defense attorneys have tried to portray Ventura as a loving partner to Combs who willingly participated in the “freak offs.” … Cassie's attorney said testifying showed her character
TMZ.com:
‘RHONYC’ Sonja Morgan Leaves Florida Restaurant in Ambulance, on Video  —  SONJA MORGAN LEAVES RESTAURANT IN AMBULANCE … Sonja Morgan took an unexpected ride to the hospital last night ... and we have footage of her about to be whisked away.  —  Check it out ... our video shows …
Discussion: Page Six and New York Daily News
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Foo Fighters Drummer Josh Freese Says He Was Fired from the Band: ‘A Bit Shocked and Disappointed’  —  The rocker joined the group in 2023 after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins  — Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese announced he'd been fired from the band  — He said he was “not angry — just a bit shocked and disappointed”
Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Chrissy Teigen admits she relapsed on the ‘f-king beast that is alcohol’ in vulnerable post: I'm ‘pissed’  —  Chrissy Teigen admitted to a recent alcohol relapse in a candid message about her sobriety journey.  —  The model vulnerably shared the news in an Instagram post teasing Thursday's episode of her …
Alison Boshoff / Daily Mail:
Meghan lands a special guest for new season of her Netflix show... but there will be no sign of Harry this time round, reveals ALISON BOSHOFF  —  The much-hyped launch of With Love, Meghan on Netflix was quickly followed by confusion over which friends, exactly, the Duchess was inviting over to share the love.
Discussion: People, HELLO! and GB News
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Why Sarah Jessica Parker ‘panicked’ and begged her agents to ‘get me out’ of ‘Sex and the City’  —  Sarah Jessica Parker was so “panicked” after “Sex and the City” got picked up by HBO in the late '90s that she asked her agents at the time to “get [her] out” of the show.
People:
Lauren Sánchez's Bachelorette Party Kicks Off with Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian — Inside the Celebration (Exclusive)  —  Sánchez and Bezos went public with their relationship in 2019 and got engaged in 2023  — Lauren Sánchez is getting ready for her upcoming nuptials
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev's Divorce Settlement: Child Support Payments, More Details Revealed  —  Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev—who share 4-year-old son Matteo—have reached a divorce settlement, in which the Total Bellas alum was ordered to pay child support to the veteran DWTS pro.
TMZ.com:
‘Big Brother’ Star Memphis Garrett Arrested, Owes Florida Over $50K  —  MEMPHIS GARRETT ‘BIG BROTHER’ STAR ARRESTED ... For Embezzling State Taxes … “Big Brother” star Memphis Garrett has been arrested for allegedly owing the state of Florida a whole lotta money — over $50,000 in taxes collected from his businesses.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Suggest
Sharareh Drury / People:
Dakota Johnson Admits She Had to Ask Parents for Help Paying Rent a ‘Few Times’: ‘Certainly Was Not Fun’  —  “The auditioning process, as you know, is the f—  worst,” Johnson shared of struggling financially post-high school  — Dakota Johnson opened up in an interview with Pedro Pascal …
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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

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

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

 
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