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9:35 AM ET, May 9, 2025

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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  —  DIRECTOR JAMES FOLEY DEAD AT 71 ... Helmed ‘Fifty Shades,’ Multiple Madonna Videos  —  REMEMBERING JAMES FOLEY  —  James Foley — a longtime Hollywood director who helmed two films in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy — has died ... according to reports.
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 …
Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Harry Styles baffles fans after being pictured in Vatican City at Pope announcement  —  One Direction's Harry Styles has confused fans after he was spotted at the Pope's announcement in Vatican City after Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public statement in his new role
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: Daily Star, The Sun and Need To Know
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.
Lawrence Yee / People:
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Premiere to Honor Jiggly Caliente (Exclusive)  —  Jiggly Caliente, the stage name of drag artist Bianca Castro, died on Sunday, April 27 at age 44  —  RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars will pay tribute to late drag performer Jiggly Caliente in its season 10 premiere …
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Carrie Preston Answers Burning ‘Elsbeth’ Questions After [Spoiler]'s Departure in Season 2 Finale (Exclusive)  —  Elsbeth wrapped up season 2 with a main cast member officially leaving the show — but where does the story go from here?  —  During the finale, which aired on Thursday, May 8 …
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:
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
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
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:
Megan Moroney Cosplays as Andie Anderson in ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ on 2025 ACM Awards Red Carpet (Exclusive)  —  The country music star tells PEOPLE that she is “obsessed” with Kate Hudson's character in the movie after just watching for the first time a few months ago
Discussion: Billboard and Just Jared
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Casts LeAnn Rimes, Kimberly Williams-Paisley  —  “9-1-1: Nashville” is continuing to build out its cast, with both LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley joining the upcoming ABC drama series.  —  Variety has learned from sources that both Rimes and Williams-Paisley …
Liza Esquibias / People:
Sean Murray and Wife Carrie Finalize Divorce 1 Year After Separation  —  Sean and Carrie Murray separated in March 2024 after more than 18 years of marriage and two children together  —  Sean and Carrie Murray are officially single.  —  A judgment filed on Tuesday, May 6 …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Extra
Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Robert Francis Prevost Named New Pope After Pope Francis' Death, Makes History as 1st American  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the new leader of the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis, he will be taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
Liza Esquibias / People:
When Calls the Heart Actor Nathaniel Pelletier ‘Suddenly’ Dies at 53: ‘He Touched Many Lives’  —  Pelletier died while home alone in Langley, British Columbia, according to his obituary  — Nathaniel “Nate” Pelletier died on April 11 at the age of 53  — According to his obituary …
Rich Pelley / The Guardian:
Nicolas Cage: 'I don't think a day goes by where I'm not mistaken for Nick Cave'  —  As psycho-thriller The Surfer is released, the actor answers your questions about eating rats, loving pickled eggs and scaring Terry Wogan  —  What do you remember of that appearance on Wogan?  What was Terry like in real life?
 
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Reba McEntire Gushes About Reuniting With Reba's Chris Rich on 'Happy's Place' After His Stroke (Exclusive)
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Liza Esquibias / People:
Kourtney Kardashian Teases New Lemme Product with the Help of Kanye West's Ex Julia Fox: ‘Are You Seducing Me?’
Discussion: Page Six
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Why Dolly Parton Rejects Offers to Join American Idol and The Voice
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Vanessa Marcil Shares Machine Gun Kelly Meme After Ex Brian Austin Green's Comments
Discussion: 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
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Reuters:
Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators

Washington Post:
More than 500 Voice of America contractors are expected to lose their jobs by June 30; Kari Lake says 584 total employees were terminated across USAGM

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