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10:15 AM ET, May 1, 2026

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Palak Jayswal / Salt Lake Tribune:
Who leaked the Taylor Frankie Paul video to TMZ?  ‘Secret Lives’ co-star Jessi Draper points a finger in court.  —  A “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star says Dakota Mortensen told her of a plan to leak videos of Taylor Frankie Paul to TMZ in an attempt to humiliate the reality TV personality.
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Us Weekly:
Judge Orders Mutual Protective Orders for Taylor Frankie Paul, Dakota Mortensen After Custody Hearing  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  A judge has issued a big ruling regarding Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen's ongoing legal battle.  —  “This has been a very toxic relationship.
Discussion: Page Six, FemaleFirst and The US Sun
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Bizarre twist in Dianna Russini crash story as witness claims she didn't save driver  —  The plot thickens!  —  One of the more surreal twists in the Dianna Russini saga came when — days after the NFL journalist resigned from the New York Times over photographs we published showing …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Charleston Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Spotted for First Time Since Leaving Rehab, See Pics  —  BRITNEY SPEARS RIDING SHOTGUN AFTER REHAB STINT … Britney Spears is kicking her feet up after going to rehab ... and it looks like she's not taking any chances following her DUI charge.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Officially Charged With DUI
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Inside Alix Earle and ex Braxton Berrios' reunion at star-studded Miami Grand Prix party  —  Exes Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios attended the same star-studded party ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.  —  The TikTok star and NFL wide receiver were spotted interacting …
Victoria Johns / Mirror:
Georgia Toffolo in tears as she says she's been trying for baby for five months  —  Former Made In Chelsea star, Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo, says she desperately wants a baby with her husband, James Watt, but 'it hasn't happened yet'  —  Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo has revealed she has been trying …
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Robert Hardman / Charleston Daily Mail:
What Trump told me about the King and William.  And as for Harry... ‘Boy, that wife of his!’  —  Suddenly, I find myself wondering if this is about to be a Zelensky moment.  I am in the Oval Office at the White House to present President Donald Trump with a copy of my new biography, Elizabeth II.
Discussion: HELLO!, RADAR, The Royalist and Cele|bitchy
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View … A suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in a Manhattan jail has been kept secret for nearly seven years, locked up in a New York courthouse.  —  A cellmate said he discovered the note in July 2019 …
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Meryl Streep reveals why she had ‘beef’ with Goldie Hawn in the '90s  —  The Devil Wears Prada 2 star, Meryl Streep, explains why she had ‘beef’ with Goldie Hawn on the set of their '90s movie, Death Becomes Her  —  Meryl Streep considers Goldie Hawn “one of my buddies” now …
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and Vanity Fair
Alexandra Bellusci / Page Six:
Kyle Richards' daughter Sophia Umansky, 26, undergoes breast lift amid GLP-1 weight fluctuation  —  In a town full of phonies, Sophia Umansky isn't afraid to be herself.  —  The influencer openly documented going under the knife for a breast lift after the GLP-1 medication, Mounjaro, caused her weight to fluctuate.
Discussion: E! Online and Reality Tea
TMZ.com:
Outlaw Country Singer David Allan Coe's Final Album Planned for September Release  —  DAVID ALLAN COE ONE LAST RIDE WITH THE FAMED OUTLAW ... Final Album Could Drop in September … David Allan Coe might be gone ... but, fans will get to hear some of the last songs he ever recorded in just a few short months, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Page Six, Hollywood Life and Fox News
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Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
David Allan Coe, Singer of the ‘Perfect Country and Western Song,’ Dead at 86
Sabba Rahbar / E! Online:
Wild Author Cheryl Strayed Says Husband Diagnosed With “Serious, Fatal” Illness  —  Cheryl Strayed, the author behind Reese Witherspoon's 2014 movie Wild, shared she would be cancelling upcoming events after her husband Brian Lindstrom was diagnosed with “a serious, fatal illness.”
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and TODAY.com
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Cara Delevingne Reveals How BFF Taylor Swift Has Supported Her Music Career  —  After Cara Delevingne announced her debut solo music project, she detailed how longtime pal Taylor Swift shared support in an exclusive E! News interview at Billboard's Women in Music event.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
 

 
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Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
How music streaming services are adapting to the rise of AI-generated music by labeling, deranking, and demonetizing tracks, using AI detection tools, and more

Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Sources: the US EEOC is poised to sue the NYT over a white male employee's allegation that he was denied a sought-after promotion because of his race and gender

New York Times:
Chinese state media: AI-generated Chinese microdramas to be worth $3B+ in 2026, out of a $14B+ total microdrama market, boosted by tools like Seedance 2.0

 
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