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TMZ.com:
Skai Jackson Files for Restraining Order Against Baby's Father Deondre Burgin  —  SKAI JACKSON DEONDRE ATTACKED ME ON MOTHER'S DAY ... Wanted Me to Drink Bleach While Pregnant … Skai Jackson says the father of her baby is terrorizing her — and has been for more than a year …
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Esther Kang / People:
Skai Jackson Requests Restraining Order Against Her Son's Father Deondre Burgin Over Domestic Violence Claims  —  In documents obtained by PEOPLE, Jackson detailed several instances where she was allegedly abused by Burgin, including one attack when she was holding their newborn son
Discussion: Just Jared
Steve Kilar / Arizona Republic:
Chandler-based social media influencer Emilie Kiser's son dies days after water incident  —  The son of a Chandler-based social media influencer died May 18 after a water incident days earlier.  —  Trigg Kiser, 3, was the son of TikTok celebrity Emilie Kiser and her husband, Brady Kiser.
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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.
People:
Brian Austin Green Speaks Out About Drama After Calling His Relationship with Ex Vanessa Marcil ‘Toxic’ (Exclusive)  —  “It's not pointing fingers, placing blame on anyone.  If she takes things that way, then there's nothing I can do about it,” Green tells PEOPLE of his ex Marcil
Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Sarah Michelle Gellar Shocks Alyson Hannigan By Revealing Buffy Stars' Kids Auditioned for Revival (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Casting for the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival just started, with Ryan Kiera Armstrong cast as the new teen lead.
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David Ornstein / New York Times:
David Beckham and Gary Neville on Ruben Amorim, Man Utd transfers and Sir Jim Ratcliffe  —  David Beckham has urged Manchester United to support Ruben Amorim in the transfer market as work continues to arrest their decline — but he wants the club to keep Bruno Fernandes and their best young talents.
Discussion: Mirror, Metro.co.uk and The Sun
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial live updates: Dawn Richard testifies about drug use, guns and Cassie Ventura beatings  —  Richard sued Combs last year, alleging that he groped, assaulted and imprisoned her, and threatened her life when she tried to intervene in defense of Cassie Ventura.
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: Mirror, Tatler and People
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
FKA Twigs In Talks to Star as Josephine Baker in Studiocanal's Biopic From ‘Cuties’ Director Maimouna Doucouré  —  Grammy-nominated artist FKA Twigs is in negotiations to star as Josephine Baker, the pioneering American-born French dancer, singer and actor, in a biopic which will be directed …
Discussion: UPROXX, Consequence and Just Jared
Armchair Expert:
Michelle Williams  —  Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex, Manchester by the Sea, Brokeback Mountain) is a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar and Tony-nominated actress.  Michelle joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what constitutes an apex dinosaur skeleton, thinking she may have had one of the …
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.
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Brittany Snow recounts disastrous date with ‘very famous’ celeb who fell asleep ‘mid-make out’  —  Aca-scuse me?  —  Brittany Snow recalled a “very famous DJ” falling asleep on her mid-make out in her late 20s.  —  “One of the first dates I'd ever gone on from Raya was this very famous DJ …
Discussion: People, Just Jared, Daily Mail and Us Weekly
Just Jared:
Conan O'Brien Joins ‘Toy Story 5,’ Will Voice New Character!  —  Conan O'Brien has joined the voice cast of Toy Story 5!  —  On Monday (May 19) Disney and Pixar announced during the Consumer Products section of Disney's Licensing Expo presentation that the 62-year-old comedian will be voicing …
Just Jared:
Ryan Murphy Developing ‘The Shards’ TV Series Adaption at FX Starring Kaia Gerber  —  Ryan Murphy and Kaia Gerber are teaming up again!  —  On Monday (May 19), it was revealed that the 59-year-old Emmy-winning producer and FX are developing a series adaption of Bret Easton Ellis' prep school thriller novel The Shards.
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."
Skyler Caruso / People:
Dave Portnoy Reveals Surprising Reason Why His Ex-Wife Still Has Access to His Bank Account  —  The Barstool founder and his ex Renee wed in 2009 and separated in 2017, though they haven't officially divorced  — Dave Portnoy clarified on Shannon Sharpe's podcast, Club Shay Shay …
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
 
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David Propper / New York Post:
Man accused of slashing trio outside NYC bar is son of late-night TV royalty
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Jamie Roberts / Mirror:
Katy Perry pauses live show as she ‘accuses’ fan of sending messages to Orlando Bloom
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Julia Moore / People:
Jessica Biel Reveals the Parenting Lesson She Learned for Sons Silas and Phineas from The Better Sister (Exclusive)
Discussion: InStyle, SheKnows and E! Online
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
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Erin Clack / People:
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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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