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Vogue:
Hailey Bieber Is Shutting Out the Noise—and Finding Her Bliss  —  Hailey Bieber wears a Prada shirt and a Tiffany & Co. earring.  Photographed by Mikael Jansson.  Styled by Tonne Goodman.  Vogue, Summer 2025.  —  The line begins around the corner.  It curls through a hedge and down Melrose …
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.
Daily Mail:
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.
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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Denzel Washington Had ‘Great Night’ After Video Showed Dramatic Exchange With Unruly Photographer  —  Denzel Washington wasn't about to let anything ruin his time at Cannes Film Festival.  —  Today's Top Deals  —  The Internet's Favorite Hotel Pillows Are 25% Off — They Feel Like a 5-Star Hotel Stay
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, and Denzel Washington Are the Most Delightful Trio at Cannes
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: TheGrio, Just Jared and Bossip
TMZ.com:
‘90 Day Fiance’ Star Ben Rathbun Dead at 55  —  ‘90 DAY FIANCE’ BEN RATHBUN DEAD AT 55 … “90 Day Fiance” star Ben Rathbun is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  Ben died Monday morning at his home in Greencastle, Indiana, where he was surrounded by his family ... according to a family source.
TMZ.com:
Alleged Diddy Sex Worker Looks Worse for Wear in Latest Mug Shot  —  DIDDY SEX WORKER APPEARS BANGED-UP IN MUG SHOT After Killing Girlfriend … The alleged sex worker known as Ash Armand, who was allegedly involved in Diddy's “freak-offs,” looks a bit worse for wear in his latest prison mug shot …
Discussion: Full Feed
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.
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
Victoria Johns / Mirror:
Comic Sarah Silverman discovered her grandfather killed her brother in horror family secret  —  Controversial stand-up star, Sarah Silverman, was always told her baby brother, Jeffery, had suffocated aged three months, but now she says she knows what really happened
Discussion: Page Six, The Sun, RADAR and Daily Mail
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.
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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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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, GB News, Metro.co.uk and The Sun
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 and Daily Mail
 
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HELLO!:
Exclusive: Benedict Cumberbatch issues update on surprise injury during Cannes Film Festival 2025
Discussion: People
TMZ.com:
‘My 600-lb Life’ Star Latonya Pottain Dead at 40
Jack Irvin / People:
Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, Says He Was ‘Fired’ Again — and Claims The Who Asked Him to ‘Lie’ About Departure
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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

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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