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1:00 PM ET, August 7, 2012

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Johnny Lopez / TMZ.com:
NOT Wearing Wedding Ring  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTO  —  While her cheating husband has been seen still wearing his wedding ring after being caught having an affair with his “Snow White and the Huntsman” actress Kristen Stewart, director Rupert Sanders' wife Liberty Ross surfaced without her wedding ring in L.A. on Monday.
Elysa Gardner / USA Today:
Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68  —  The film and Broadway communities lost one of their most successful composers abruptly on Tuesday, as Marvin Hamlisch died at 68 after a brief, unspecified illness.  —  Perhaps best known for his work on the beloved musical A Chorus Line and movies …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Marvin Hamlisch Dies  —  Marvin Hamlisch, the prolific composer for film and stage, died in Los Angeles after a brief illness, a family spokesman told the Associated Press.  He was 68.  —  No further details were immediately available.  —  Hamlisch became a household name in 1974 …
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Style News:
FIRST LOOK: Natalie Portman's Ethereal White Wedding Dress
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Just Jared:   Natalie Portman Wedding Pictures - First Look!
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher Show Some P.D.A. in Bali  —  Mila Kunis's relationship with Ashton Kutcher doesn't seem to be up in the air - even in the moments before they boarded a plane leaving Bali after a romantic getaway.  —  The couple, noticeably tan from their weeklong island vacation …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Video: Robert Pattinson to Give Live TV Interview on Good Morning America August 15  —  Ready or not, R-Patz is coming out of hiding next week.  —  In seclusion since learning of love Kristen Stewart's fling with Rupert Sanders, Robert Pattinson will kickstart promotions for his new film …
Discussion: Digital Spy, Crushable and PerezHilton
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Robert Pattinson will give his first post-cheated-on interview to GMA next week
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Jane / X17 Online:
ROBERT PATTINSON GIVES GMA FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE KRISTEN STEWART CHEATING SCANDAL
Discussion: Dailyfill
TMZ.com:
NBC — We Didn't FIRE Jack Osbourne Over M.S. Diagnosis  —  Over M.S. Diagnosis  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  NBC is lashing back at Sharon Osbourne ... claiming she was DEAD WRONG when she insisted the network fired her son from a reality show because he was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Discussion: PerezHilton, omg!, X17 Online and Us Weekly
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Responds to Sharon Osbourne's Discrimination Claims Against Her Son  —  “Although we did not ask Jack to participate in the competition, we were able to offer him two substantial alternative roles on the show, both of which he declined,” NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt says.
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Lawrence Negotiating $10 Million Payday for ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel (Exclusive)  —  The actress is getting a major raise from the $500,000 plus bonuses she earned for the first movie.  —  Jennifer Lawrence, whose performance as Katniss Everdeen helped The Hunger Games gross $683.8 million worldwide …
Discussion: omg!, PerezHilton, Gossip Cop and Crushable
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Marc Graser / Variety:   Target's ‘Hunger Games’ merchandise goes high-end
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Weinstein Co Acquires ‘The Ends Of The Earth;’ Jennifer Lawrence To Star
Discussion: Starpulse
Marco / X17 Online:
JOHNNY DEPP DRIVES THE LADIES WILD IN LA WHILE VANESSA PARADIS VACATIONS IN ST. TROPEZ  —  Johnny Depp still makes the ladies swoon at age 49.  Yes, we're swooning, too!  —  The Pirates of the Caribbean stud arrived at Pink Taco in Hollywood following the Aerosmith concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PIC: Lady Gaga Goes Skinnydipping With Boyfriend Taylor Kinney  —  Dare to bare!  —  On August 4, Lady Gaga shared a steamy picture of herself skinny-dipping with Taylor Kinney via her new website, Little Monsters.  In the sexy shot, Vampire Diaries star Kinney, 31, gives his half-naked pop star love, 26, a sexy kiss in the water.
People.com:
Miley Cyrus Picks Up the Tab During Date Night with Liam Hemsworth & Pals  —  Miley Cyrus was feeling mighty generous during a Saturday night out with two of her pals and fiancé Liam Hemsworth.  The newly engaged star picked up the tab for her group after they dined at Studio City, Calif., eatery Kiwami.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Marie Claire
Perez Hilton:
Jennifer Lopez's First Ex-Husband Has A Warrant Out For His Arrest  —  And Jennifer Lopez is the one who wants him arrested!  —  The former American Idol judge married her first love, Ojani Noa, in 1997 and then divorced him in 1998.  Before that though, she made the mistake of letting …
Discussion: X17 Online
X17 Online:
KATIE HOLMES AND SURI CRUISE HAVE A MOMMY AND ME DAY AT THE MUSEUM  —  Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise checked out some of the exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Monday afternoon, and after spending the last week at Disney World with dad Tom Cruise, the 6-year-old looked happy to be back in mommy's arms.
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
So, is this the result of Kim Kardashian's new ‘sex diet’?  Kanye's girl shows off her beach-ready curves in a strappy bikini  —  She's always been one to jump on the latest diet bandwagon, whether its working up a sweat at bootcamp or promoting a slimming shake.
People.com:
Chris Harrison Officiates Wedding of Bachelor Producers  —  The Bachelor can claim another successful match!  —  Producers Cassie Lambert and Pete Scalettar, who met while working on ABC's hit dating show, tied the knot in Malibu on Saturday - and host Chris Harrison married them.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Moves ‘Great Gatsby’ to Summer 2013  —  The Baz Luhrmann film — headlining Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby — was set to open Christmas Day.  —  In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has pushed back Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby from Dec. 25 to summer 2013.
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Christopher Rosen / The Huffington Post:
‘The Great Gatsby’ Release Date Moved To Summer 2013
Yahoo! News:
Elton and Molly's catch-up  —  To mark the 40-year anniversary of the release of his enduringly popular single Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time), Sir Elton John has taken the celebrations global for a world tour.  He'll return to our shores in November for a very special run of shows …
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Ellen Feely / 3AW Breakfast Blog:
Molly Meldrum's ‘off-the-record’ conversation with Elton John
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad News #gay
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Arrested Development’ Starts Filming New Episodes For Netflix, Entire Cast To Return
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TMZ.com:
Ryan Lochte — Pimped Out & Razor Sharp
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Actor in Negotiations to Join ‘Robocop’ (Exclusive)
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ACLU:
Get Tested Or Get Out: School Forces Pregnancy Tests on Girls, Kicks out Students Who Refuse or are Pregnant
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Michael Clarke Duncan out of intensive care, remains hospitalized after suffering heart attack
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount Picks Up Sacha Baron Cohen's ‘James Bond’ Spoof
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People.com:
Samuel L. Jackson Live-Tweets the Olympics
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Celebuzz:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Won't Be Sending Wedding Invites, Reveals Cousin (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Bauer-Griffin and OK! Magazine
Michael K / Dlisted:
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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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