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TMZ.com:
Rory McIlroy Files For Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica, are headed to Splitsville ... TMZ Sports has learned the PGA Tour star just filed for divorce.  —  Court records show the 35-year-old golfer submitted the documents in Florida on Monday ... some seven years after the couple first tied the knot.
Nolan Feeney / Nylon:
Zayn Malik On Raising Daughter Khai & Revisiting One Direction: 'I'm Growing Up'  —  Zayn Malik looks, for a change, happy to be here.  “Here” being the lofted dressing room of a photo studio, next to a table with a few empty immunity-shot bottles and a cheese plate, gamely participating in an interview before a shoot.
Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
‘All That’ star Lori Beth Denberg says Nickelodeon's Dan Schneider showed her porn, initiated phone sex, and lashed out on set  —  Lori Beth Denberg remembers Dan Schneider calling her into his office and telling her to shut the door.  —  It was 1995, around Denberg's 19th birthday …
Just Jared:
‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Ordered at Prime Video: Synopsis & Reese Witherspoon's Role Revealed!  —  A Legally Blonde prequel series has been ordered to series at Amazon.  The news was first rumored last month.  —  The show will be titled Elle, and Reese Witherspoon …
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Cara O'Bleness / Sports Illustrated:
Meet Your Cover Model: Gayle King  —  The three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist was photographed in Mexico for the 2024 SI Swimsuit Issue.  —  Gayle King is proof that we should always strive to reach for what we deem to be impossible.  —  “I never in a million years thought …
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Michelle Lee / People:
Kate Upton Makes Bombshell Return to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover in Red-Hot, Ruffled Bikini
People:
Taylor Kinney Is Married!  Chicago Fire Star Marries Model Ashley Cruger After 2 Years Dating (Exclusive)  —  The couple have been together since 2022  —  Taylor Kinney is married!  —  The Chicago Fire actor, 42, married model Ashley Cruger on April 30 “in a small, private ceremony in Chicago …
IATSE:
IATSE Statement Regarding Fatal Traffic Accident Involving a Local 80 Member  —  Early on Saturday morning after working 14 hours of an overnight shift for an episodic television production, a member of IATSE Local 80 died in a tragic freeway accident in Los Angeles.
Discussion: E! Online, Metro.co.uk and The US Sun
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John Dingwall / Daily Record:
Baby Reindeer's real life Martha demands £1m for Piers Morgan interview after £250 offer  —  Fiona Harvey is in a cash war with Piers Morgan after an explosive interview that has been viewed millions of times on his YouTube channel.  —  dailyrecord
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Gadd on ‘Baby Reindeer’ Phenomenon, Losing Anonymity and What He Won't Ever Comment on Again
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
King Charles reacts as he unveils his first official portrait since coronation  —  The painting was first commissioned in 2020 when Charles was Prince of Wales  —  The King marked another milestone as he unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the coronation on Tuesday.
Hope Sloop / Entertainment Tonight:
John Krasinski and Steve Carell on If They'll Appear in ‘The Office’ Spinoff (Exclusive)  —  The actors shared their takes on the new Peacock show.  —  John Krasinski is not ruling out the potential to reprise his role as Jim Halpert from The Office in the recently announced spin-off.
Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Moms of Resigned Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Speak Out: They Were ‘Abused, Bullied and Cornered’  —  “The job of their dreams turned out to be a nightmare,” the mom of former Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava shared  —  The mothers of former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt …
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
DJ Akademiks Sued for Rape and Defamation  —  Fauziya Abashe claims she was assaulted multiple times at the internet personality's home, first by two men who drugged her, and then by Akademiks himself  —  DJ Akademiks is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of rape, sexual assault, and defamation.
Discussion: Vibe, Stereogum, UPROXX and The Daily Beast
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Not Expected to Return  —  “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” has been renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video.  —  However, sources say that Season 1 stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are not expected to return to star in Season 2.
Virginia Chamlee / People:
Kristen Welker and Husband John Hughes Expecting Second Baby Together: ‘An Extraordinary Moment’ (Exclusive)  —  Welker, the host of NBC's ‘Meet the Press,’ welcomed her first baby, daughter Margot, via surrogate in June 2021  —  Kristen Welker is expanding her family!
Discussion: HELLO!, TV Insider, The US Sun and The Sun
Dave Quinn / People:
Shereé Whitfield Departs Real Housewives of Atlanta Ahead of Season 16  —  For a third time, the O.G. Atlanta Housewife is leaving the series — this time amid a major casting shakeup  —  Shereé Whitfield is officially saying goodbye — for the third time — to The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Jonathan Dean / The Sunday Times:
Chris Hemsworth: the Alzheimer's test result that changed my life … On the surface Chris Hemsworth is huge.  And that doesn't just mean his height — 6ft 3in — or his muscles, of which he has plenty.  His films have achieved the seventh highest combined box-office figures to date …
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Kelly Clarkson details poignant moment she turned to weight-loss drug: I was at my heaviest and 'didn't see it'  —  Kelly Clarkson decided to start taking weight loss medication to slim down when she no longer recognized herself on stage.  —  The singer made the revelation during Monday's episode …
Michael Seiden / WSB-TV:
College volleyball player killed in Buckhead lounge shooting was celebrating niece's birthday  —  ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News is learning more about one of the victims killed at a Buckhead nightclub over the weekend.  —  A fight led to gunfire inside the Elleven45 lounge.
Discussion: Suggest, TMZ.com and The US Sun
CBS News:
Exclusive video shows Steve Buscemi and man who allegedly punched him moments before random attack in NYC  —  NEW YORK — Actor Steve Buscemi appeared to be looking at his phone moments before he was randomly punched in New York City, exclusive video obtained by CBS New York shows.
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Pink Says She's ‘Not Set Up’ for Taking Over Katy Perry's ‘American Idol’ Seat (Exclusive)  —  Why Pink Thinks She's ‘Not Set Up’ for Taking Over Katy Perry's ‘American Idol’ Seat (Exclusive)  —  Jonathan Bailey Confirms He'll Be Part of the ‘Jurassic World’ Franchise (Exclusive)
David K. Li / NBC News:
‘His body and my neck’: Woman recalls punk singer's stage dive that sent her to hospital paralyzed  —  Bird Piché, 24, was badly injured at a Trophy Eyes show April 30 in Buffalo, New York, but is regaining function of her arms and legs.  —  An Australian punk rock singer jumped …
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Howard Stern reacts to Jerry Seinfeld's ‘awkward’ diss and apology  —  Howard Stern accepts Jerry Seinfeld's apology.  —  Nearly one week after the “Seinfeld” alum made headlines for claiming the “Howard Stern Show” host isn't funny — and quickly saying sorry — Stern assured his listeners that the diss wasn't “a big deal.”
 
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Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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