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8:50 PM ET, May 23, 2023

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Jonas Brothers  —  Listen to this episode from Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard on Spotify.  The Jonas Brothers (The Album, Happiness Begins, A Little Bit Longer) are a pop rock band.  The Jonas Brothers join the Armchair Expert to discuss how faith and spirituality has shaped their lives …
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Lily-Rose Depp Talks Sexuality On-Screen as ‘The Idol’ Is Deemed ‘Luxury Sleaze’ by Cannes Critics  —  Creator Sam Levinson also spoke about the controversial amount of sex in his shows like ‘Euphoria’ and ‘The Idol’ saying, “things that might be revolutionary are taken too far”
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
The Weeknd Admits ‘The Idol’ May ‘Piss Some People Off,’ Sam Levinson Says Toxic Set Report Made Him Realize It'll Be ‘Biggest Show of the Summer’
Variety:
‘The Idol’ Scandalizes Cannes With Five-Minute Standing Ovation for Lily-Rose Depp's Masturbating Pop Star, Explicit Nudity and the Weeknd's TV Acting Debut
Eliana Dockterman / TIME:
Florence Pugh Might Just Save the Movie Star From Extinction  —  Florence Pugh, United Kingdom  —  When Florence Pugh was a child, she hated to cry in public.  If she had an argument with her parents, she would run to the bathroom, lock the door, and sit under the sink.  Only then would she weep.
Tom Chiarella / AARP:
Jeff Bridges, 73, Reflects on His Cancer, COVID Battle: ‘The Obstacle Was Death’  —  Bridges wasn't sure he'd be able to walk again, much less regain the mojo that made him a Hollywood icon  —  Jeff Bridges thrusts a single foot onto his desk.  A muscular foot, clad in a funky rubber sandal.
Leah Faye Cooper / Glamour:
Halle Bailey Is the Moment—And a Movie Star in the Making  —  After spending almost half her life as part of a musical duo, the 23-year-old is about to step into her own as an actor in not one but two high-profile remakes of beloved classics, The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple.
Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Prince Harry loses challenge to pay for police protection in UK  —  Prince Harry has lost a legal challenge over his bid to be allowed to make private payments for police protection.  —  His lawyers wanted a judicial review of the rejection of his offer to pay for protection in the UK …
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Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Brittany Snow Says a ‘Pitch Perfect’ Costar ‘Nursed Me Back to Health’ in ‘Tricky’ Time After Divorce  —  The actress looks back on how her friends helped her through a year when her “life turned completely upside down”  —  Brittany Snow leaned on her friends during a difficult year.
Discussion: Bustle, Just Jared and E! Online
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Country star Morgan Wade unveils plans to undergo double mastectomy  —  Country singer Morgan Wade has revealed that she's set to undergo a double mastectomy later this year.  —  The “Wilder Days” hitmaker, 28, exclusively told Page Six that after testing for the BRCA gene …
TMZ.com:
Jeff Bezos Got Engaged to Lauren Sanchez in Spain  —  Jeff Bezos clearly timed his big proposal to Lauren Sanchez to align with the maiden voyage of his spectacular superyacht and their grand arrival in the French Riviera ... because shortly after landing in Spain last week, he did the deed!!!
TMZ.com:
Tom Sandoval Says He's Not Dating Karlee Hale Despite Media Reports  —  Tom Sandoval is NOT dating Texas influencer Karlee Hale despite media reports to the contrary, TMZ has learned.  —  A rep for Tom tells us ... the “Vanderpump Rules” star is just friends with Karlee and recently hung …
Variety:
Eva Longoria Calls Out Hollywood: ‘A White Male Can Direct’ a $200 Million Flop and ‘Get Another One.’ I Can't. … The “Desperate Housewives” alum, who was joined by University of Southern California Annenberg professor and researcher Dr. Stacy L. Smith, is making her feature directorial debut with …
Natalia Barr / Wall Street Journal:
How boygenius, a Chart-Topping Supergroup, Avoids Toxicity  —  Combining the talents of three distinct singer-songwriters, boygenius has found a way to rise above ego clashes and creative discord.  —  As a young band taking the stage at Coachella—America's premier music festival …
Discussion: Insider and Just Jared
Acast Podcasts:
Giggling about the Stallone sisters, boyfriend air, and moving to NYC  —  We never have guests but we HAD to make an exception for the hilarious adorable incredible Stallone sisters!  Sistine and Sophia just moved to NYC and are making their reality tv debut on Paramount+ with The Family Stallone.
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Page Six and ET Canada
Janine Henni / People.com:
Prince William Visits Earthshot Prize Winner Notpla to See How Business Scaled to Size  —  The Prince of Wales got to see the first prototype of a Notpla product that will be used by his prestigious environmental prize  —  Prince William is checking in on an Earthshot Prize Award winner.
Brent Furdyk / ET Canada:
‘Glamorous’: First Look At Miss Benny & Kim Cattrall In New Netflix Comedy  —  Get ready to take a walk on the “Glamorous” side.  —  The upcoming Netflix comedy tells the story of Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), a young gender non-conforming queer man whose life seems to be stuck in place until …
People.com:
G Flip and Chrishell Stause Tattooed Their Wedding Vows: ‘It Was Just So Us,’ Reveals Singer (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Be Your Man’ singer told PEOPLE how they were “freaking out about my vows, trying to get that right.  I had to tap into my songwriter brain and think of the words of how to describe what I'm feeling”
TMZ.com:
WWE LEGEND GOLDBERG SUFFERS BLOODY HEAD WOUND ... In Tractor Accident  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 412 … No, Goldberg didn't get into a WWE hardcore match on Tuesday ... but he certainly looked like he did — suffering a gnarly head wound while out on his farm in Texas.
Discussion: The US Sun
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Scott Trust approves the sale of The Observer to Tortoise, despite two days of strikes by Guardian and Observer staffers against the deal

Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests

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CBS files to dismiss or at least transfer Trump's $10B lawsuit over 60 Minutes' editing of its Kamala Harris interview to the SDNY, citing 1A protections

 
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