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1:40 PM ET, May 19, 2025

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Lauren Kobley / KBTX-TV:
3-year-old son of TikTok influencer dies after being pulled from backyard pool  —  CHANDLER, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - The 3-year-old son of TikTok influencer Emilie Kiser has died days after he was found in a backyard pool.  —  Chandler Police confirmed Sunday that 3-year-old Trigg Kiser died …
TMZ.com:
‘My 600-lb Life’ Star Latonya Pottain Dead at 40  —  ‘600-LB LIFE’ STAR LATONYA POTTAIN DIES IN THE HOSPITAL ... Preliminary Cause Revealed … Latonya Pottain — best known for being featured on the reality TV show “My 600-lb Life” — has died of natural causes in Louisiana, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: The Sun and New York Post
Danielle McNally / InStyle:
Jessica Biel Is Finding the Balance: “I've Been Fighting and Advocating for Myself For Many, Many Years”  —  The actress and producer invites us to Montana, where she conveys a mix of confidence and candor, opening up about morally questionable characters, juggling fame and motherhood …
Discussion: People, Us Weekly, SheKnows and E! Online
Erin Clack / People:
Alexia Umansky Celebrates Engagement Party with Mom Kyle Richards' RHOBH Costars and Dad Mauricio  —  Alexia got engaged to Jake Zingerman — whom she's known since elementary school — in November  — Alexia Umansky celebrated her engagement to Jake Zingerman with a stylish soirée …
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Jack Irvin / People:
Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, Says He Was ‘Fired’ Again — and Claims The Who Asked Him to ‘Lie’ About Departure  —  “I love the who and would never had quit,” said Starkey in a statement, as Pete Townshend announced another musician will take his place on the drums
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Cheryl Burke speaks out after shocking fans with ‘new face’: 'I'm not sick'  —  Cheryl Burke is “setting the record straight.”  —  Two weeks after social media users called out the former “Dancing With the Stars” pro's “new face,” she addressed the “wild” and “challenging” rumors in a candid TikTok video.
Discussion: Just Jared and People
Tommy McArdle / People:
Tom Cruise Praises Michael B. Jordan as ‘Enormously Talented’: ‘I Really Respect Him’ (Exclusive)  —  Michael B. Jordan appeared with Tom Cruise at 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"s London premiere on Thursday, May 15  — Tom Cruise tells PEOPLE that he thought Michael B. Jordan …
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Variety and Just Jared
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Watch Jessica Simpson perform on TV for the first time in 15 years on ‘American Idol’ finale  —  Jessica Simpson took fans' breath away with her “American Idol” 2025 performance Sunday.  —  The singer hit the stage during the ABC show's finale episode over the weekend, belting out two songs for her first TV appearance in 15 years.
Antonia Blyth / Deadline:
Dakota Johnson Talks Romantic Experiments In Cannes Comedy ‘Splitsville’, Upcoming ‘Materialists’ And “Juicy” Colleen Hoover Adaptation ‘Verity’  —  Dakota Johnson has never been to Cannes before.  “Somebody told me that people wear gowns and flip-flops and run into hotels,” she laughs, “That sounds like something I'd love to do.”
HELLO!:
Exclusive: Benedict Cumberbatch issues update on surprise injury during Cannes Film Festival 2025  —  The Sherlock actor chatted to HELLO! at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival  —  Benedict Cumberbatch sparked a major reaction from fans on Sunday evening when he stepped out on the red carpet with his arm in a sling.
Discussion: People
Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
Jeremiah Duggar and Wife Hannah Welcome Baby No. 3, Daughter Emery: ‘Overjoyed’  —  The Duggar family just welcomed another member to their large brood.  —  Jeremiah Duggar and his wife, Hannah Duggar, announced via Instagram on Sunday, May 18, that they recently welcomed their third baby, a daughter, together.
Adrianne Reece / E! Online:
Gwyneth Paltrow Tells Goop Vagina Candle Critics to “Go F—k Yourself”  —  Gwyneth Paltrow once again defended Goop's “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle, which went viral in 2020 before being discontinued three years later.  —  No, Gwyneth Paltrow isn't embarrassed of that Goop product.
Simon Perry / People:
Queen Camilla Poses with Her New Rescue Dog, ‘Mischievous Moley,’ In Pup's Debut Portrait  —  The Queen, 77, is expected to view a new garden dedicated to dogs at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday, May 19  — She adopted Moley, whom she referred to as “mischievous,” from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London earlier this year
Rachel McRady / People:
Michelle Williams Emotionally Recalls Heath Ledger's ‘Incredible Sensitivity,’ Says of Their Daughter: 'Thank God There's Matilda'  —  The former couple welcomed their daughter Matilda in 2005, less than three years before Ledger's death  — Michelle Williams discussed the late Heath Ledger …
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Us Weekly
Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence Gets Honest About Motherhood and Postpartum at Cannes: 'It's Extremely Isolating' and ‘You Feel Like an Alien’  —  Jennifer Lawrence was bracingly honest about her own experience with motherhood and postpartum at the Cannes press conference for her upcoming film “Die My Love …
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Charlotte Everett / Mirror:
Jennifer Lawrence bravely opens up about ‘extremely isolating’ postpartum struggle
Discussion: Variety
 
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Michael Nied / People:
Alan Jackson Plays Final Concert Before Retirement from Touring After 30 Years, but Teases 1 Last Show in Special Location
Discussion: Suggest and New York Post
Róisín Ingle / The Irish Times:
Domhnall Gleeson on nepo babies: 'I've been so lucky. It's important you can acknowledge it. Otherwise you're lying to yourself'
Discussion: The Sun and Just Jared
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Discussion: Just Jared
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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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