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2:55 AM ET, July 4, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes — Getting PEANUTS From Prenup in Tom Cruise Divorce  —  GETTING PEANUTS  —  From Prenup  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Katie Holmes will be getting virtually nothing from Tom Cruise by way of $$$$ because their prenup cuts her out of his fortune ... and sources connected with Katie tell us it's just fine with her.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Tom Cruise Forbade Katie Holmes From Doing Dawson's Creek Reunion  —  Audiences first fell in love with Katie Holmes as girl-next-door Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek, a role she relished for six seasons.  But when Holmes was approached about possibly reuniting with her former costars …
Discussion: Jezebel, RADAR, Crushable and PerezHilton
Dorothy Pomerantz / Show Me The Money:
Tom Cruise Tops Our List Of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors  —  Click for full photo gallery: The Highest-Paid Actors  —  Weekend word that Katie Holmes has filed for divorce from her husband of five years, Tom Cruise, left many unanswered questions.  Who will end up with Suri?  Was Scientology to blame?
TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Tops Everyone ... in the Money Dept.
Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press and omg!
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Tom Cruise Turns 50 with Personal Life in Turmoil
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Daily Beast
WITN:
BREAKING NEWS: Friend Says Andy Griffith Has Died  —  Former UNC President Bill Friday says Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County.  Friday, who is a close friend of the actor, confirmed that to WITN News.  —  Friday tells us the 86-year-old actor died at his Dare County home around 7:00 a.m. this morning.
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Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Andy Griffith |  1926-2012: Andy Griffith, Actor, Dies at 86  —  Andy Griffith, an actor whose folksy Southern manner charmed audiences for more than 50 years on Broadway, in movies, on records and especially on television — most notably as the small-town sheriff on the long-running situation comedy …
Discussion: kenneth in the and World Of Wonder
TMZ.com:
Andy Griffith Dead — TV Icon Dies at 86  —  DEAD AT 86  —  R.I.P.  —  8:15 AM — Ron Howard just went to Twitter to post a message about his friend Andy Griffith ... writing, “His pursuit of excellence and the joy he took in creating served generations & shaped my life I'm forever grateful RIP Andy.”
Michael Pearson / CNN:
Actor Andy Griffith dead at 86
Discussion: Us Weekly
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jena Malone Chosen as Tribute for ‘Catching Fire’ (Exclusive)  —  The “Sucker Punch” actress is offered the hotly contested role.  —  While many in Hollywood are cutting out early for the holidays, it's reaping day for Jena Malone.  —  The Sucker Punch actress is in talks …
lifeandstylemag.com:
Kate Middleton: Humiliated by the Queen  —  During Queen Elizabeth's recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations, all eyes were on Prince William's wife of 14 months, Kate Middleton, who appeared to be embraced as a member of the family.  But just weeks later, Kate has been delivered a slap in the face.
Kathy Griffin / The Daily Beast:
Kathy Griffin: I Would Never Have Dreamed of Outing Anderson Cooper  —  Over the years, as the media fixated on Anderson Cooper's sexuality, Kathy Griffin talked around the questions.  Now that he's come out, she explains why she thinks her friend needs to be careful.
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Selena Gomez Gets Flirty on the Beach While Celebrating Ashley Tisdale's Birthday - And No Bieber In Sight!  —  INF Daily's photogs caught up with Selena Gomez as she celebrated BFF Ashley Tisdale's 27th birthday on the beach in Malibu, along with Ashley's boyfriend Scott Speer …
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and DrunkenStepfather
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Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Bikini-Clad Ashley Tisdale Parties With Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens for 27th Birthday
Discussion: PopSugar
Chloe Melas / omg!:
Justin Bieber's Best Friend Keeps Selena Gomez Happy While He Works
Discussion: Dailyfill and X17 Online
omg!:
PIC: See Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra  —  Lindsay Lohan is the Queen of Denial — er, The Nile!  —  The 26-year-old-star was hard at work on the set of her Lifetime biopic, Liz & Dick, on Monday.  Lohan transformed herself into Elizabeth Taylor's iconic role as Cleopatra …
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:   Lindsay Lohan Dresses Like Cleopatra for Elizabeth Taylor Biopic
Natalie Abrams / omg!:
First Look: Check out the Trailer for Lifetime's Steel Magnolias Remake  —  Steel Magnolias is back with a brand new look.  —  Lifetime's remake of the 1989 film stars an all-black cast, including Queen Latifah, also an executive producer, Alfre Woodard and Phylicia Rashad, among others.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Here's The Trailer For Lifetime's Remake Of Steel Magnolias
Discussion: Daily Mail and Oh No They Didn't!
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Matt Lauer Was “100 Percent” Behind Ann Curry's Ouster from TODAY Show  —  There's a reason why Ann Curry didn't bother to hug co-host Matt Lauer during her tearful goodbye last Thursday on TODAY.  —  After weeks of speculation, Curry, 55, was shown the door after just one year …
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly — ‘The Notebook’ Inspired Me ... to Divorce My Wife  —  ‘The Notebook’ Inspired Me  —  ... to Divorce My Wife  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  11:43 PM PT — Kellys' ex-wife Andrea tells TMZ ... she doesn't believe “The Notebook” truly caused their split ... telling TMZ, “[The movie] came out in 2004 and we saw it together.
Rolling Stone:
Andre 3000 Covers Beatles, Muddy Waters Songs for Jimi Hendrix Biopic  —  Without Hendrix estate's approval, film cannot use the guitarist's catalog  —  Andre 3000 and Hayley Atwell on set of the Jimi Hendrix film “All is By My Side” in Dublin, Ireland.  —  By
Discussion: Hip-Hop Wired
People.com:
Travis Stork is Married  —  He may not have found lasting love on on The Bachelor, but Travis Stork got his happy ending after all!  —  On Saturday, The Doctors co-host wed his girlfriend of over three years, pediatrician Dr. Charlotte Brown.  The couple got engaged last year, during a romantic vacation in Hawaii.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
Bristol Palin And A&E Sued Over TV Series
Discussion: AfterElton.com and PerezHilton
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
The Newsroom Takes a Ratings Hit
Celebslam:
Ashton Kutcher is suing the DMV
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Lkane / RADAR:
Mariah & Nick: Trying To Conceive!
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The Superficial:
Justin Bieber Hangs Up On Radio Interview After Being Compared To Justin Timberlake. Favorably.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Battle of the baby bulge rolls on: New mother Jessica Simpson heads to her new second home …
Us Weekly:
Giuliana Rancic Will “Be on Standby” for Son's Birth
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
NY Daily News:
Nick Gruber, ex of Calvin Klein, draws attention in a close encounter with ‘Hottest Girl’ Chelsea Heath
TMZ.com:
Wanted by Cops AGAIN In Endless DUI Case
Discussion: Starpulse and PerezHilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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