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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.
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.
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: Page Six, Us Weekly, People and SheKnows
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.
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.
Jamie Roberts / Mirror:
Katy Perry pauses live show as she ‘accuses’ fan of sending messages to Orlando Bloom  —  Katy Perry stunned fans as she halted her Nevada concert to call out a fan who she claimed had been private messaging her husband, British actor Orlando Bloom  —  Katy Perry stunned her loyal fans by jokingly …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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."
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 …
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.
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
Julia Moore / People:
Jessica Biel Reveals the Parenting Lesson She Learned for Sons Silas and Phineas from The Better Sister (Exclusive)  —  “You don't want to show your vulnerabilities to your kids, but you have to,” Biel tells PEOPLE.  “You really have to show them that you're a real human”
Discussion: SheKnows and E! Online
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: Variety, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
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
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 …
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
Escher Walcott / People:
Madonna Pays Homage to Her Late Mom with Hair Transformation: ‘I Missed My Mother So I Channeled Her’  —  The singer posted photos of herself styling her hair like her late mother, who died when she was just 5  — Madonna wore her hair in dark brown curls, or donned a wig in a similar style …
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:
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: E! Online, Just Jared and TODAY.com
 
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / HELLO!:
Ella Windsor on changing children's lives through music and teaming up with the Princess of Wales - exclusive
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Michael Nied / People:
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Us Weekly:
Heather Dubrow Slams Speculation She and Terry Donated Money for Daughter to Get Into Yale (Exclusive)
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FemaleFirst:
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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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