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10:05 AM ET, May 22, 2025

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Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Shows Support for Hailey Bieber Amid Cryptic Post About ‘Cheering’ Somebody On  —  Selena Gomez is subtly showing support for ex Justin Bieber's wife, Hailey Bieber.  —  The Only Murders in the Building star, 32, “liked” an Instagram post shared by Hailey's Rhode Skin beauty brand …
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Catherine Santino / People:
Justin Bieber Apologizes to Wife Hailey for Insulting Her Over Vogue Cover: ‘Forgive Me’
Marina Watts / People:
Why Miley Cyrus Says Winning a Grammy for ‘Flowers’ Was ‘Healing’ for Her  —  Cyrus' upcoming album ‘Something Beautiful’ comes out on May 30  — Miley Cyrus is reflecting on her 2024 Grammy wins for the song ‘Flowers’  — She said that the win was healing and holding the trophy made her feel like she achieved something
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Reuters:
US singer Chris Brown granted bail by UK court ahead of world tour  —  US singer Chris Brown was on Wednesday granted bail by a London court after he was charged with a serious assault, clearing the way for his world tour to begin next month.  —  Brown has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm …
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Ian Youngs / BBC:
Chris Brown freed on £5m bail by London court
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Why 'It's Always Sunny' for Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson: A Power Couple Who Juggle Four Hit TV Shows, a Winning Soccer Team and Ryan Reynolds  —  Rob McElhenney was visiting a stunning new West Hollywood hotel recently to speak at a conference, and started snapping photographs of the place on his cellphone.
Deon Guillory / WAFB-TV:
Engaged couple dies in separate crashes; leave behind young son  —  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Alexus Lee and John “JR” Collins were building their futures together and were engaged to get married.  Tragedy took them, and they leave behind their 4-year-old son.
NBC News:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial recap: Agent testifies about drugs, guns and sex supplies found in Miami home  —  Combs faces five criminal counts in total, including two of sex trafficking.  He denies all the allegations. … Court is adjourned for the day, Kid Cudi expected to take the stand tomorrow
Caitlyn Somers / Us Weekly:
David Duchovny Is Married to Longtime Girlfriend Monique Pendleberry  —  David Duchovny has officially tied the knot with girlfriend, Monique Pendleberry, after nearly six years of dating, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Duchovny, 64, and Pendleberry, 31, previously sparked marriage rumors …
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Page Six:
‘And Just Like That’ star reveals he once smoked a joint with these former first daughters  —  You can take the “party animals” out of these former first daughters, but Armin Amiri remembers.  —  The “And Just Like That” star — who once served as doorman of the shuttered New York hotspot Bungalow 8 …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian celebrates ‘finally’ earning law degree after 6 years at surprise graduation ceremony  —  The “Kardashians” star reportedly thought she was attending a “regular family brunch.”  —  WNBA star Sophie Cunningham addresses ‘hurtful’ accusations she had affair with married Phoenix Suns CEO
Discussion: The Sun
Matt Minton / Variety:
Michael Alaimo, ‘Space Jam’ and ‘The China Syndrome’ Actor, Dies at 86  —  Michael Alaimo, a theater and film actor known for his roles in “Space Jam” and the Oscar-nominated “The China Syndrome,” died Friday, May 2, in Burbank, Calif. He was 86.  —  Alaimo's death was confirmed to Variety …
Discussion: Daily Star, The US Sun and Mirror
Ryan Gajewski / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kieran Culkin to Play Caesar in ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ (Exclusive)  —  The Lionsgate film has landed the Oscar-winning actor to play the host of the Hunger Games who was previously portrayed by Stanley Tucci. … The actor has been cast as Caesar Flickerman in the forthcoming Lionsgate film …
Julia Moore / People:
How Dave Franco's ‘Drunk’ Voiceover Recap in The Studio's Finale Came Together in ‘10 Minutes’ (Exclusive)  —  Seth Rogen's costars Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O'Hara and Chase Sui Wonders didn't even know about the voiceover until PEOPLE's interview  — Dave Franco plays a version of himself in The Studio
Just Jared:
Zach Braff to Star in ‘Scrubs’ Reboot at ABC!  —  Zach Braff is reprising his role as Dr. John Dorian!  —  The 50-year-old Scrubs alum will be boarding the upcoming reboot of the beloved TV series in development at ABC, per THR.  —  He originally played the role from 2001 to 2010 on the TV show.
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian Graduates Law School After 6 Years  —  Kim Kardashian graduated from law school after six years of legal training, which included taking three “baby bar” exams and 5,184 hours of studies.  —  Kim Kardashian is done keeping up with her studies.
Gibson Johns / E! Online:
Shakira Concertgoers Potentially Exposed to Measles Outbreak at MetLife Stadium  —  The New Jersey Department of Health announced a “newly identified case of measles” after someone attended Shakira's MetLife Stadium concert “while infectious.”  —  Measles outbreaks can happen whenever, wherever.
Discussion: Daily Star
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The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey:
NJ Health Department Alerts Residents of New Potential Exposures from Another Non-NJ Measles Case, Urges Individuals to Stay Up to Date on Vaccines
 
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Esther Kang / People:
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
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Simon Perry / People:
Kate Middleton Returns to Royal Garden Party Scene for the First Time in 2 Years, and Her Outfit Says It All
 

 
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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