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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.
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 …
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: Us Weekly, People, SheKnows and E! Online
Cleveland 19 News:
Ohio officials find body of 5-year-old girl in Sandusky River  —  SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez said the body of a five-year-old girl who went missing in the Sandusky River Sunday evening, has been recovered just before noon Monday.
Escher Walcott / People:
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Show Sweet PDA in Rare New Photos Since Confirming Romance (Exclusive)  — The couple confirmed their romance in January as they were spotted on a dinner date  — Jackman is currently in N.Y.C. performing in the play ‘Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Class’
Discussion: Just Jared
Samantha Olson / Cosmopolitan:
PSA: Billie Eilish Just Extended Her ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Tour—Here's How to Score Tickets  —  It's truly the gift that keeps giving.  —  We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love.  Promise.  —  In case you missed her the first time around …
Discussion: Just Jared, Billboard and Consequence
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, and Denzel Washington Are the Most Delightful Trio at Cannes  —  The only thing better than a notable A-lister hitting the red carpet at the annual Cannes Film Festival?  Three A-listers hitting the red carpet together.  —  Earlier today in France …
Discussion: Variety, Deadline and WWD
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
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.
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
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.”
Kirsten Chuba / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise Intends to Keep Making Movies Into His 100s: “I Will Never Stop”  —  The ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise may be coming to an end, but at ‘The Final Reckoning’ premiere in New York, Cruise promised he will “never stop doing action.” … It's not called ‘final’ for nothing."
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, People and TODAY.com
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
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
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / HELLO!:
Ella Windsor on changing children's lives through music and teaming up with the Princess of Wales - exclusive  —  The singer-songwriter recently became the patron of charity Restore the Music, which helps schools to provide music lessons and inspire children to make music together
Discussion: Tatler
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
Michael Nied / People:
Alan Jackson Plays Final Concert Before Retirement from Touring After 30 Years, but Teases 1 Last Show in Special Location  —  “It's been a long, sweet ride,” the country-music star told fans during his show in Milwaukee on Saturday, May 17  — Country-music star Alan Jackson formally retired …
Discussion: Suggest and New York Post
 
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Róisín Ingle / The Irish Times:
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