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3:25 PM ET, May 24, 2024

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Addie Morfoot / Variety:
Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ Director, Dies at 53  —  Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker who captured his own psychological and physical symptoms from eating McDonald's every day for a month in the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature “Super Size Me,” died Thursday in upstate New York due to complications of cancer.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Morgan Spurlock, Star of Super Size Me Documentary, Dead at 53 from Complications of Cancer  —  “The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man,” his brother Craig said  —  Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker star of documentaries like 2004's Super Size Me, has died.  He was 53.
Terry Spencer / Associated Press:
Rapper Sean Kingston arrested in California after SWAT raids his Florida home; charged with fraud  —  Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion and carted away a van load of items.
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People:
Sean Kingston Arrested on ‘Numerous Fraud and Theft Charges’ Hours After Mom: Police  —  The “Beautiful Girls' singer's mother was arrested at his Florida home earlier in the day, while Kingston was arrested in California Thursday evening  —  Sean Kingston was arrested in California on Thursday …
Ari Odzer / NBC 6 South Florida:
Singer Sean Kingston's mom in custody after raid of Southwest Ranches mansion
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Fans convinced Billie Eilish shaded Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's ‘psychotic’ three-hour concerts  —  Does Billie Eilish have more “Bad Blood” with Taylor Swift?  —  Swifties are convinced Eilish shaded Swift and Beyoncé's respective Eras and “Renaissance” tours by taking aim at marathon-length concerts.
Kirsten Chuba / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lady Gaga Debuts ‘Chromatica Ball’ Film at L.A. Premiere, Reveals She Played Five Shows With COVID
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott, Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards Brawl in Cannes with Tyga Close By  —  TRAVIS SCOTT SETS OFF BRAWL AT CANNES PARTY!!!  Cher's BF Throws Down Too … Travis Scott and Tyga's camps are leaving their mark on Cannes, courtesy of an all out melee inside an afterparty ... and from the looks of things, a few ice packs will needed.
Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
Patrick Mahomes' Wife Brittany Mahomes Gives Health Update After Fracturing Her Back  —  After fracturing her back in March, Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany Mahomes shared an update on her recovery in an exclusive E! News interview about PetSafe's Guardian GPS + Tracking collar.
Associated Press:
Kelly Rowland: ‘I stood my ground’ during Cannes red carpet incident  —  Kelly Rowland says “I stood my ground” in a conflict with a red carpet security guard at the Cannes Film Festival.  Video of her argument with the guard on the steps outside the Palais des Festival went viral this week.
Tommy McArdle / People:
Lady Gaga Teases Her ‘Fun’ Harley Quinn Role in Joker 2: 'I've Never Done Anything Like' This  —  Lady Gaga stars with Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ in theaters Oct. 4  —  Lady Gaga is teasing what fans can expect from Joker: Folie à Deux.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Access
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
What Kate's friends tell me about her recovery - and what's really going on behind the scenes at Kensington Palace  —  The Princess of Wales was described as the ‘driving force’ behind a major report this week that called on businesses to introduce more family-friendly ways of working.
People:
Kelly Clarkson and Ex Brandon Blackstock Settle Lawsuits over $2.6 Million in Commissions: Source  —  Earlier this week, each party requested a dismissal of all pending cases, court documents show.  The settlement means Clarkson and Blackstock avoid a planned trial  —  Close
Discussion: Just Jared and Suggest
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NBC News:
‘Diddy’ faces lawsuit by another woman who says the hip-hop mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her  —  The woman says she was raped by Sean Combs, who she says promised her connections in the fashion business.  —  A woman filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing music mogul Sean “Diddy” …
The Hollywood Reporter:
Meet the New A-List: The 10 Young Movie Stars Taking Hollywood by Storm  —  Are Timothée, Sydney and Glen the new Leo, Scarlett and Tom?  Studio execs are certainly hoping they are, with Hollywood betting on stars like Paul Mescal and Jenna Ortega to carry slates and save the box office.
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Children of guitarist Robbie Robertson sue his widow over $6-million home  —  The children of Robbie Robertson, the guitarist of the Band who died last year, are suing the woman he married shortly before his death, claiming she took advantage of the musician's declining health to have him sign documents …
Maureen Lee Lenker / Entertainment Weekly:
Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reveal the origin of Pumbaa's farts in The Lion King  —  But I got down-hearted, every time that I...  Pumbaa can clear the savannah after every meal, but the warthog wasn't always so gassy.  —  Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, who voiced meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa …
Discussion: People
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Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
The Lion King stars Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reveal how Pumbaa became ‘the first and only Disney character with flatulence’
Discussion: Decider
 
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Liza Koshy, Cody Rhodes, CCH Pounder & Busta Rhymes Round Out Cast Of ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot
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Julia Moore / People:
90 Day's Liz Is Left Bawling and ‘Embarrassed’ After Ed's Blindsiding Breakup: I'm ‘the Worst Mom Ever’ (Exclusive)
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Queen Camilla's secret message to King Charles and Princess Kate at royal outing
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Eric Andersson / People:
Tony Goldwyn Shares ‘Big Ingredient’ That Makes His 37-Year Marriage Work (Exclusive)
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Rian Johnson Announces Official Title for Third ‘Knives Out’ Movie
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Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Erin Andrews, Charissa Thompson Take Credit for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: 'You're Welcome'
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez, Netflix Banned Ben Affleck Questions Ahead of Premieres
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘High School’ Canceled at Amazon's Freevee (Exclusive)
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New York Times:
A former colleague and records indicate WaPo's Will Lewis and Robert Winnett used fraudulently obtained records in Sunday Times articles in the early 2000s

Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Pixar's Inside Out 2 grosses $155M in the US and Canada, 2024's biggest opening weekend, and $295M globally, the biggest in history for an animated film

Jack Herrera / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of Lorena López, the founder and editor of La Prensa de Iowa, an improbably successful Spanish-language paper serving rural farm towns in western Iowa

 
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