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Marc Malkin / Variety:
Liev Schreiber Opens Up for First Time About Trans Daughter Kai: 'It's Important That She Goes, “I Am Trans, Look at Me"' (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Liev Schreiber says his 16-year-old daughter Kai never actually told him and her mom, Naomi Watts, she was trans.  “Kai was always who Kai is,” the “Ray Donovan” star told me Thursday morning.
Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Foley, Director of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Fifty Shades,’ Dies at 71  —  He also helmed ‘At Close Range,’ ‘After Dark, My Sweet,’ ‘Two Bits’ and lots of Madonna music videos before succumbing to brain cancer.  —  James Foley, the Brooklyn-born filmmaker who collaborated …
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TMZ.com:
‘House of Cards’ Director James Foley Dead at 71
Just Jared:
‘Ted’ Animated Sequel Series Ordered at Peacock Starring Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, & More!  —  A new Ted series is in the works at Peacock!  —  On Friday (May 9), it was announced that the streaming service has ordered an animated sequel series based on Seth MacFarlane's foul-mouthed teddy bear franchise.
TMZ.com:
Fox News Contributor Camryn Kinsey Faints On-Air During Live Interview  —  FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR DOWN FOR THE COUNT ON-AIR ... But Show Must Go On?!?  —  GOIN' DOWN  —  A Fox News panelist fainted live on-air ... and instead of immediately attending to her, host Jonathan Hunt awkwardly kept …
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Kendra Wilkinson claps back at claim she's ‘still holding onto’ ex Hank Baskett 7 years after divorce  —  Kendra Wilkinson isn't holding a torch for her ex-husband.  —  The former reality star clapped back at claims that she is “still holding onto” Hank Baskett in a lengthy Instagram statement Thursday.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Elizabeth Rosner / People:
Blake Lively's Lawyer Speaks Out in First Interview, Reveals Actress Will Testify in Justin Baldoni Trial (Exclusive)  —  Lively's lawyer confirms exclusively to PEOPLE that the actress plans to take the stand in the upcoming trial  — Blake Lively's attorney Mike Gottlieb confirms …
TODAY.com:
Jenna jokes this celebrity is who she might leave her husband for  —  In a conversation with guest co-host Matt Rogers, TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager jokes that Brandi Carlile is the celebrity she might leave her husband for.  —  Latest Videos  —  Holly Robinson Peete talks new film, secret to 30-year marriage
Discussion: Suggest, People and The US Sun
Daniel Bird / Mirror:
Doctor Who's Julian Holloway's will revealed as supermodel daughter snubbed  —  Actor Julian Holloway who appeared in Doctor Who and Carry On appears to have snubbed his daughter Sophie Dahl and his stepdaughter in his will  —  Doctor Who's Julian Holloway has left a huge fortune to his stepson, snubbing his daughter, Sophie Dahl.
Discussion: The Sun, Daily Star and Need To Know
Erin Clements / People:
Christina Haack Makes Rare Statement About Financial Concerns, Says Josh Hall Divorce 'Hasn't Been Cheap'  —  The former couple settled their divorce last week, 10 months after their highly publicized split in July 2024  — Christina Haack made a rare comment about how her divorce from Josh Hall has affected her financial situation
TMZ.com:
Farrah Abraham and Jenelle Evans End Bitter Feud Over Vegas Dinner  —  FARRAH ABRAHAM & JENELLE EVANS FEUD ENDS WITH TACOS & MARGS IN VEGAS!!!  ‘Teen Mom’ Enemies Call Truce … Farrah Abraham and Jenelle Evans are finally ready to let bygones be bygones after years locked in a bitter feud …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Entertainment Tonight:
Why Jessie Murph Carried a Pig on the ACMs Red Carpet!  (Exclusive)  —  ET Now  —  ET Stream  —  ET Stream  —  Watch Jessie Murph Crash Ella Langley's ACMs Interview... With Her Pig!  —  Rascal Flatts on Teaming Up With Backstreet Boys for ‘What Hurts the Most’ Duet (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Sun
People:
Gwyneth Paltrow Encourages Her Kids to Do What's ‘True to Themselves’ Even If She 'Doesn't Agree with It' (Exclusive)  —  “I think I really encourage them to be true to themselves and like to do what feels right to them,” Paltrow tells PEOPLE  —  Gwyneth Paltrow knows that one key …
Discussion: HELLO! and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Ben Affleck Laughs Off Most Eligible Bachelor Compliment, Says He Loves Latinas  —  BEN AFFLECK I LOVE MY LATINAS!!!  —  STOP, I'M BLUSHING!!!  —  Ben Affleck doesn't know if he's Hollywood's most eligible bachelor ... but he does know one thing for sure ... Latin women have his heart.
Associated Press:
Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker appears in court shirtless and a judge orders a mental evaluation  —  LOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston's home must go through mental-health court to determine whether …
People:
Cody Johnson Announces Wife Brandi Is Pregnant with Their Third Baby — a Boy!  (Exclusive)  —  “He's gonna get a horse a little quicker than my kids did.  He's going to get to do some things a little quicker than my daughters did,” the country star says  —  Cody Johnson is going to be a father again!
Discussion: Just Jared
Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Shia LaBeouf and David Mamet Just Might Save Each Other  —  Two legendary Hollywood outcasts open up about joining forces for ‘Henry Johnson’ — a film so indie, they're distributing it themselves — and somehow winding up with some of the best work of their careers.
 
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: HELLO!
Liza Esquibias / People:
Kourtney Kardashian Teases New Lemme Product with the Help of Kanye West's Ex Julia Fox: ‘Are You Seducing Me?’
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Daily Mail and E! Online
Drew Weisholtz / TODAY.com:
Cindy Crawford's kids open up in rare interview about following in mom's footsteps
Discussion: People and InStyle
Liza Esquibias / People:
Sean Murray and Wife Carrie Finalize Divorce 1 Year After Separation
Discussion: Daily Mail and Extra
Samira Asma-Sadeque / People:
A Single Dad Went on a Date with a Woman He Met on Instagram. It Ended in Tragedy
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Deirdre Durkan-simonds / Daily Mail:
Reese Witherspoon and boyfriend Oliver Haarmann look ready to move in together after touring $13M NYC apartment
Discussion: RADAR