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12:30 PM ET, August 2, 2012

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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
FIRST PIC: See Katy Perry, John Mayer Together on Sexy Date  —  Yup, it's on!  —  Katy Perry and John Mayer were photographed together for the first time in L.A. on Wednesday night.  Perry, 27, and Mayer, 34, had a leisurely dinner together at Chateau Marmont, an observer tells Us Weekly.
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TMZ.com:
Katy Perry with John Mayer — Is He Hittin' That Now???  —  KATY PERRY WITH JOHN MAYER  —  Is He Hittin' That Now???  —  John Mayer and Katy Perry were seen leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood together last night ... damn you John Mayer.  —  It's unclear if the two were just hangin …
Discussion: omg! and Daily Mail
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Kristen Stewart And Rob Pattinson Talking Again!  —  Rob Pattinson was crushed when his girlfriend Kristen Stewart admitted she had a fling with her married director and he promptly fled the house that they shared, but the anger has begun to thaw and the Twilight stars have finally started talking to each other again.
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Sara Vilkomerson / Inside Movies:
Summit says ‘full steam ahead’ on promotion for 'Breaking Dawn — Part 2′ — EXCLUSIVE
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Kristen Stewart Cheating on Robert Pattinson Won't Ruin Twilight Tour, Says Costar
Erin O'Sullivan / omg!:
Robert Pattinson To Attend Cosmopolis Premiere
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus — Cops Race to L.A. Home in Apparent ‘Swatting’ Prank  —  Cops Race to L.A. Home  —  in Apparent ‘Swatting’ Prank  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Cops raced to Miley Cyrus' L.A. house tonight after receiving a report about a possible home invasion ... but when they arrived to the scene …
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Cari Strassberg / ABCNEWS:
Miley Cyrus' California Home Swarmed by Police in Possible Hoax  —  Miley Cyrus' Los Angeles home was swarmed by police, fire and rescue squads responding to a report of a possible home invasion, but the pop star was apparently the victim of a “swatting” prank.
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
Jessica Wedemeyer / People.com:
Taylor Swift Gets Warm Welcome from Kennedy Family  —  Taylor Swift is a self-professed Kennedy fanatic, but apparently the fandom runs both ways.  —  “She's awesome,” Rory Kennedy, aunt of the singer's new beau, Conor Kennedy, said Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer tour in Beverly Hills.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Taylor Swift Is Officially Dating Conor Kennedy!
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Emily Maynard Hooked Up With Arie Luyendyk Days Before Jef Holm Proposed  —  Just days before Emily Maynard accepted a proposal from Jef Holm on The Bachelorette, she was hooking up with another man, runner-up Arie Luyendyk.  —  PHOTOS: Was Jef the right guy for Emily?
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Dailyfill
Natasha / The Young, Black, and Fabulous:
RUMOR CONTROL: K. Michelle DENIES Dating Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte, Says They Are “Supportive Friends”  —  OK.  Calm whatever's in your britches.  K.Michelle and hottie Olympic simmer Ryan Lochte are not dating, like rumors on the net said this week.  —  THe “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” …
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Sarika Dani / msnbc.com:   Ryan Lochte's mom: He's too ‘on the go’ for girlfriend
TMZ.com:
I'M NO HEROIN ADDICT  —  Macaulay Culkin insists he's NOT addicted to heroin — despite reports claiming he's a chronic dopehead with 6 months to live.  —  A rep for Macaulay tells TMZ, the reports claiming Culkin is addicted to heroin and assorted hallucinogenics is “not only categorically without merit …
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RADAR:
Macaulay Culkin Addicted to Heroin?
Steven Zeitchik / Los Angeles Times:
Beyonce to direct, star in a new documentary  —  Beyoncé Knowles in Paris in 2011.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé Knowles has donned many guises in her entertainment career — musical superstar, fashion icon, actress (yeah, we'll even count her “Pink Panther” turn).
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Camila and Matthew McConaughey: How They Met  —  They met at a bar in West Hollywood.  But wait, it gets better.  —  “We met at Hyde, of all places,” Camila McConaughey tells Access Hollywood, when asked how she first encountered her future husband, Matthew.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
We Have A 'Thor 2′ Villain: Christopher Eccleston To Play Malekith The Accursed  —  EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Eccleston has been set for the villain role in Marvel Studios' Thor: The Dark World, starring opposite Chris Hemsworth in the role of Malekith The Accursed.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and AfterElton.com
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez & Casper — Legal Threats Over ‘Gay Sex Club’ Reports  —  JENNIFER LOPEZ & CASPER  —  Legal Threats Over  —  ‘Gay Sex Club’ Reports  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart are FURIOUS over reports Casper was “caught” in a “gay sex club” …
bfi.org.uk:
The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time  —  846 critics, programmers, academics and distributors have voted - and the 50-year reign of Kane is over.  Our critics' poll has a new number one.  —  Image courtesy Kobal Collection  —  Introduction  —  Ian Christie rings in the changes in our biggest-ever poll.
Discussion: Deadline.com
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis Take a Romantic Vacation to Bali  —  Some four months since they were first romantically linked - and 14 years after they met filming That '70s Show - Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are having a ball ... in Bali, sources tell PEOPLE.
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Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Victoria Beckham on her pout: “I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion”
George Savvas / Disney Parks Blog:
Exclusive First Look: Disney Parks Unveils New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portraits
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Fires Back at Pap — Car Accident Was YOUR Fault!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollyscoop
Kimberly Roots / TVLine:
Exclusive: Revamped Body of Proof Rounds Out Season 3 Cast With Game of Thrones Actor
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Deadline.com
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Drew Barrymore Set to Direct ‘The End’ for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
William Hurt Joins Akiva Goldsman's 'Winter's Tale'
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
ScarJo paranoid, shuns technology
Discussion: Bossip
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Perez Hilton:
Selena Gomez Is ‘Lucky’ To Be In Love With Bieber!
Discussion: Dailyfill and omg!
Jencress / Style News:
Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her Natural Hair in ‘O’
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics! Brad Pitt Sports A Serious Black Eye On The Set Of The Counselor
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
NO Wedding Ring ... NO Custody Battle in Split
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin and People.com
TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. — No More Arrest Warrant ... Says Rep
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
WaPo has launched its creator network, where half a dozen creators will launch new series every few weeks in different verticals and retain IP ownership

Jessica Hill / Associated Press:
The Las Vegas Review-Journal stops printing the Las Vegas Sun, ending the last joint operating deal stemming from a 1970 law; the Sun vows to fight in court

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”

 
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