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Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
The Devil Wears Prada 2's Release Date Has Been Revealed—And It's Sooner Than You Think  —  A sequel to the Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt movie The Devil Wears Prada will be released on May 1, 2026.  —  Now this is groundbreaking.  —  Nearly 20 years after the release …
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Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris / The Wrap:
Gird Your Loins: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sets 2026 Release Date  —  Producer Wendy Finerman and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna are attached to the sequel, first announced last year  —  “Devil Wears Prada 2,” the sequel to the hit 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, will officially hit theaters on May 1, 2026.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Just Jared
Variety:
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Sequel Set for May 2026; Ridley Scott's ‘The Dog Stars’ Dated for March  —  Turns out the devil (still) wears Prada!  —  News broke last July that a sequel to the 2006 comedy “The Devil Wears Prada” was officially in the works at Disney.
Discussion: People and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Devil Wears Prada Drummer Killed in San Diego Plane Crash, Family Says  —  SAN DIEGO PLANE CRASH CHRISTIAN METAL BAND'S DRUMMER KILLED, FAMILY SAYS … The former drummer for the metal-core band The Devil Wears Prada was killed in a plane crash early Thursday morning in San Diego, TMZ has learned from his family.
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Taylor Swift No Longer Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni in Surprise Reversal for Blake Lively Legal Dispute  —  Earlier in May the pop superstar, who's longtime friends with Lively, was sent a document subpoena by Baldoni's lawyers  — Blake Lively's rep confirmed May 22 that the subpoena sent …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Shake That Subpoena Off: Taylor Swift Probe Dropped By Justin Baldoni In Blake Lively Battle's Latest Twist … In an unexpected move, the It Ends With Us star and director has withdrawn the paperwork seeking information from Swift about what she knew about what went down between her pal Lively …
TMZ.com:
Undefeated British Boxer Georgia O'Connor Dead At 25  —  GEORGIA O'CONNOR BRITISH BOXER DEAD AT 25 Months After Cancer Reveal  —  Georgia O'Connor — an undefeated British boxer — has died at the age of 25 ... months after revealing her cancer diagnosis and just three weeks after getting married.
Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cancellation, Conspiracies, Cocaine: Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers Let Loose on THR's Stand-Up Comedy Roundtable  —  Six top comics — including Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler and Roy Wood Jr. — on finding the funny in tragedy, death and losing ‘The Daily Show.’
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Deirdre Durkan-Simonds / Daily Mail:
Jamie Foxx finally breaks silence on rumor Diddy tried to kill him amid rapper's sex trafficking trial
Discussion: FemaleFirst
BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Gigi Hadid's sister joked with Taylor Swift about Travis Kelce being a ‘good lay’: ‘She deserves it’  —  Gigi Hadid's sister Marielle Hadid revealed she put in a good word for Travis Kelce with Taylor Swift before they started dating.  —  During an appearance on the “Nice Girls Don't Win” …
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial live updates: Kid Cudi testifies his Porsche was torched with Molotov cocktail during his relationship with Cassie Ventura  —  Combs faces five criminal counts in total, including two of sex trafficking, and has denied all the allegations.
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People:
Kid Cudi Was Asked in Court About Diddy Allegedly Blowing Up His Car. His 3-Word Response Says It All
Esther Kang / People:
Tommy Dorfman Files to Divorce Elise Williams After Nearly 2 Years of Marriage  —  The former couple eloped at the end of 2023 after getting engaged just two months into their relationship in 2021  — Tommy Dorfman has filed for divorce from Elise Williams after nearly two years of marriage
Mike Vulpo / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom's Cheyenne Floyd Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Zach Davis (Exclusive)  —  Cheyenne Floyd and Zach Davis are ready to expand their family one final time.  —  On the Thursday, May 22, episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, the couple confirmed they are expecting their second child together later this year.
Carly Ledbetter / HuffPost:
Dolly Parton Weighs In On Jennifer Aniston's Bold ‘9 To 5’ Remake  —  The country legend shared how she may be involved in the remake.  —  Dolly Parton has been working “9 to 5” to get this sequel to see the light of day.  —  The country legend spoke to HuffPost on Wednesday about her new line …
Discussion: TODAY.com and People
The Sun:
First pic of JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes KISSING in the pool on romantic adults-only holiday as relationship is confirmed  —  Scroll down to watch JoJo getting tearful as she says goodbye to Chris  —  JOJO Siwa and Chris Hughes have been pictured kissing in a swimming pool on a romantic holiday - confirming their relationship.
Madison E. Goldberg / People:
Rising Country Star Gavin Adcock Arrested for Alleged Reckless Driving and Violating Open Container Law  — He recently performed at the ACM Awards kickoff and walked the carpet  — He was previously arrested in 2023 for driving with a suspended license
Discussion: The Tennessean and New York Post
Sara Ashley O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:
The Art of the Alix Earle Deal  —  How a University of Miami student became Gen Z's savviest pitchwoman … Alix Earle is in Los Angeles ready to “activate.”  —  This verb, deployed fervently by social-media stars and marketing agencies, comes up constantly in conversation with Earle.
Discussion: People, Us Weekly and E! Online
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Skyler Caruso / People:
Alix Earle Says Departure from Alex Cooper's Unwell Network Was a ‘Hot Mess’ Behind the Scenes
Discussion: The Wrap
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Zachary Levi Strikes Back: The Trump-Voting ‘Shazam!’  Star on Feeling Hollywood's Wrath Over Vaccine Skepticism and the $100 Million Studio He's Building in Austin  —  At the dawn of 2023, Zachary Levi was riding high.  —  Following a five-year run as the titular star of the NBC spy caper …
Rebecca Nicholson / Empire:
Sydney Sweeney: The Empire Interview  —  People:  —  SYDNEY SWEENEY VEERS BETWEEN worlds.  To her 25 million followers on Instagram, she's a glamorous, polished, pin-up type, and there's something of the old-school, old-fashioned movie star about her public image.
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Victoria Uwumarogie / Essence:
Meet The Parents  —  On March 1, 2023, rapper Joey Bada$$ premiered the music video for his infectious groove, “Show Me.”  His co-star was actress and singer Serayah.  In the clip, the pair played a couple in love, captured in vignettes of them cuddling on a boat, lounging in bed as she filmed …
Discussion: People, UPROXX, TheGrio and Vibe
 
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: E! Online
Kathleen Hou / Elle:
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
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Joel Leaver / Press Association:
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Discussion: Mirror
Hannah Sacks / 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

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
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