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Wednesday, May 6

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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

Sheinelle Jones got a seal of approval from one of the world’s biggest pop stars at the Met Gala on May 4.

While reporting from the red carpet in New York City for TODAY on fashion’s biggest night of the year, Sheinelle received some serious words of encouragement from Rihanna, who attended with her longtime partner, A$AP Rocky.

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A new lawsuit filed against filmmaker James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company alleges that Cameron used the facial features of a then-14-year-old actress as the basis for one of the main characters in the “Avatar” films.

The suit, filed Tuesday by actress Q’orianka Kilcher, alleges that in 2005, when she was 14, Cameron “extracted her facial features” from a photograph of her portraying Pocahontas in film “The New World” and “directed his design team to use it as the foundation for the character of Neytiri,” a release about the suit said.

The complaint includes excerpts from interviews between Cameron and his production team that mention Kilcher by name and describe how her likeness was used as inspiration for the fictional character who was played onscreen by Zoe Saldaña.

Controversial “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular and two others are facing charges in Miami-Dade in connection with a video that showed an alligator being shot at in the Florida Everglades, court records show.

Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, is facing a charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place or residential property, according to the information filed by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office on April 29.

Also facing charges in the incident are Andrew Morales, known on social media as “Cuban Tarzan,” and Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres.

Ted Turner, the high-flying media tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded CNN and revolutionized American cable television, died on Wednesday.

He was 87.

Turner’s death was first reported by CNN, citing a Turner Enterprises news release.

George Clooney smiled.

A crowd of people lined the sidewalk as the actor exited the Broadway theater where he had just performed in “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Fans shouted his name, hoping to get an autograph or selfie. In a sea of Playbills and cellphone cameras, Clooney’s attention was drawn to a familiar face.

His own.

Mariska Hargitay just ditched her long locks for something a bit breezier.

The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star debuted a brand new bob haircut in a series of photos posted by her hairstylist, Adir Abergel.

The fresh cut comes just in time for the actor’s Broadway debut in the solo show “Every Brilliant Thing” this month. Hargitay will be taking over for Daniel Radcliffe on May 26.