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EXCLUSIVE: Revealed: What Denzel Washington yelled at photographer in tense red carpet showdown at Cannes Film Festival  —  Denzel Washington shocked fans after lashing out at an overzealous photographer while attending the premiere of his movie Highest 2 Lowest at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, and Denzel Washington Are the Most Delightful Trio at Cannes
Hannah Dailey / Billboard:
Taylor Swift Premieres 'Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version)' in 'The Handmaid's Tale': Watch  —  “It's such an honor to be able to use her music in the final episodes of our show,” Handmaid's star & EP Elisabeth Moss exclusively tells Billboard.  —  Sorry, the old “Look What You Made Me Do” can't come to the phone right now.
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Sonia Horon / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift fans melt down as she finally releases first Reputation (Taylor's Version) track in very surprising way  —  Taylor Swift's fans got a thrilling surprise while watching the latest episode of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale.  —  The singer finally premiered a track from her highly anticipated Reputation (Taylor's Version) album.
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
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.
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.
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Harvey Weinstein Slams Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd Allegations in 1st On-Camera Interview in 8 Years  —  Harvey Weinstein will speak out in a new on-camera interview with Candace Owens about the allegations made against him.  —  “I did not commit these crimes.
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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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
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 …
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 …
Antonia Blyth / Deadline:
Dakota Johnson Plans To Direct First Feature From Script By ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Actress Vanessa Burghardt - Cannes  —  Dakota Johnson plans to direct her first feature, from a script written by Cha Cha Real Smooth actress Vanessa Burghardt.  —  Speaking at the Kering Women …
Discussion: InStyle and Just Jared
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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
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
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, People and Tatler
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.
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.
 
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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

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