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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Justin Baldoni In Blake Lively Battle's Latest Twist … In an unexpected move, the It Ends With Us star and director has withdrawn the paperwork seeking information from Swift about what she knew about what went down between her pal Lively …
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
Associated Press:
Ex-assistant tells of cleaning up booze, drugs and baby oil after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' sex marathons
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Variety and Oh No They Didn't!
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Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris / The Wrap:
Gird Your Loins: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sets 2026 Release Date
Discussion: Just Jared
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” …
Allure:
Nicole Kidman on Age, Motherhood, and the Joy of Napping—Interview  —  I know what you know: She's 700 feet tall and made of pure Carrara marble.  She has the silhouette of a Giacometti sculpture and has crushed movies, television, and all the Hollywood things as effortlessly, it would seem, as my kids pop bubble wrap.
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: Us Weekly, People 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
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.
New York Times:
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky Were Israeli Embassy Workers Killed in D.C. Shooting  —  Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky met while working at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, her father said.  Mr. Lischinsky had just bought an engagement ring, an official said.
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
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Us Weekly
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 …
Kathleen Hou / Elle:
Mia Threapleton Isn't Afraid to Ask Why  —  She may play a nun in her latest film with Wes Anderson, but she's anything but meek.  —  Jacket, shirt, trousers, sunglasses, Saint Laurent.  Sandals, Giuseppe Zanotti.  —  Mia Threapleton's first line in her new film is “Why?”
Discussion: People, Full Feed and E! Online
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Cheyenne Kimball Reflects on MTV Show, Gloriana Exit and Life Out of the Spotlight: 'I'm Healed' (Exclusive)  —  If you were watching MTV in 2006 — or listening to country radio when Taylor Swift's Fearless was at the top of the charts — there's a strong chance you came across Cheyenne Kimball.
Discussion: E! Online
Rob Tannenbaum / AARP:
Rod Stewart at 80: Do Ya (Still) Think I'm Sexy?  —  The rock legend, sprinter, model railroader and soccer superfan shows no signs of slowing down  —  In 2000, When he was 55, Rod Stewart started to map out a new career, this time as a landscape gardener.
Discussion: Star Magazine and People
Leigh Nordstrom / WWD:
Ana de Armas on ‘Ballerina,’ Breaking Barriers and Finding Balance in Hollywood  —  Ana de Armas takes over the John Wick world in “Ballerina,” out June 6.  —  Ana de Armas has been in a James Bond movie, has been to the Oscars as a nominee and has premiered a film at Cannes …
Discussion: HOLA!, Page Six, RADAR, People and Just Jared
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Seymour, 74, shares her ‘secret’ diet that has kept her a size 4 since she was a teenager  —  Jane Seymour looked half her age when she attended an event in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.  —  The 74-year-old former Bond girl was at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations …
Discussion: Page Six and People
 
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Victoria Uwumarogie / Essence:
Meet The Parents  —  On March 1, 2023, rapper Joey Bada$$ premiered the music video for his infectious groove, “Show Me.”
Discussion: UPROXX, TheGrio and Vibe
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twin Peaks’ Cast Sets National Tour for the Summer and Fall (Exclusive)
Discussion: New York Post and Consequence
Esther Kang / People:
Sister Wives' Kody Brown Says He's ‘Sick’ of Him and Robyn Being ‘Bitch Slapped’ for Finding a ‘Higher Love’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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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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