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5:30 PM ET, August 20, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Phyllis Diller Dead — Legendary Comic Dies at 95  —  Dead at 95  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Comedian Phyllis Diller — who paved the way for today's female comics — died this morning, TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Diller tell us the comedian died in her sleep at her L.A. home, surrounded by family.
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Duane Byrge / Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Comic Phyllis Diller Dies at 95
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:   But Phyllis Diller Was Supposed To Live Forever!
Jim Cheng / USA Today:
Comedy queen Phyllis Diller dies at 95
Discussion: Yeeeah!
ABCNEWS:
‘Top Gun’ Director Tony Scott Had Inoperable Brain Cancer  —  Tony Scott, director of “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder” and “Crimson Tide,” had inoperable brain cancer, a source close to him told ABC News.  —  The famed director died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, authorities said.
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TMZ.com:
Tony Scott Dead — Director Commits Suicide, Jumps Off L.A. Bridge  —  Jumps Off L.A. Bridge  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Famed director Tony Scott — who directed “Top Gun” among many other major films — jumped to his death today off an L.A. bridge ... this according to the L.A. County Coroner.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tony Scott Had Inoperable Brain Cancer: Report  —  As the investigation continues into Sunday's apparent suicide of Top Gun director Tony Scott, an unnamed source has told ABC News that the British-born filmmaker, 68, had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer.  —  No further medical details were available.
Daily Breeze:
BREAKING: Film director Tony Scott jumps to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge  —  British film director Tony Scott, known for such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder,” “Beverly Hills Cop II” and “The Taking of Pelham 123,” jumped to his death Sunday from the Vincent …
X17 Online:
REPORT: TONY SCOTT HAD INOPERABLE BRAIN CANCER
Discussion: TMZ.com
New York Post:
‘Top Gun’ director who leaped to death from bridge had ‘inoperable brain cancer’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Nicki Minaj Joins Mariah Carey as New American Idol Judge  —  Nicki Minaj — and her multiple personas — will be joining Mariah Carey at the judges' table on American Idol, two sources confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.  —  “I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes …
Martin Howden / Daily Mail:
‘They pulled a fast one’: Have Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake tied the knot with secret wedding?  —  Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have reportedly got married in a secret ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  —  The pair, who got engaged there last year, are believed to have said ‘I do’ on Saturday at a private estate.
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Anthony Bartkewicz / NY Daily News:
Did Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel say ‘I do’ in secret? Report says couple married in Wyoming
Winnipeg Free Press:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel marry
TMZ.com:
Kris Humphries' Ex GF — Kim Kardashian is a ‘Cruel Bitch!’  —  KRIS HUMPHRIES' EX  —  Kim K Is a  —  ‘CRUEL BITCH!’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Myla Sinanaj — who will sit for a deposition in New York City today in the Kris Humphries/Kim Kardashian divorce — says Kim is a “cruel bitch” …
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Kris Humphries' Ex — We Never Dated — He Didn't Buy My Silence
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Hot New Female ‘Friend’ Nadia Lanfranconi has ‘F’ Me Written All Over  —  Has ‘F’ Me Written All Over  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mel Gibson has a brand new female companion — she's hot ... she's foreign ... and she came thiiis close to showing her vagina in a modeling campaign for a company called “F Me” jeans.
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Rihanna: I Still Love Chris Brown  —  Three years after Rihanna was beaten by then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, the singer says she still “truly” loves him.  —  Rihanna welcomed Oprah to her home in Barbados for an emotional interview - which aired on Oprah's Next Chapter Sunday …
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Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TV NEWS: RIHANNA OPENS UP TO OPRAH ON ‘NEXT CHAPTER’ + QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW
Michael K / Dlisted:
RiRi Still Loves Chris Brown
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Henry Cavill, Ellen Whitaker Secretly End Engagement  —  Henry Cavill and Ellen Whitaker have mutually decided to end their engagement, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  “There was no fallout.  They just both agreed it wasn't working,” the source explains.  “They broke up three months ago.”
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston: Hiding Her Engagement Ring?  —  Jennifer Aniston happily shared her engagement news - but she hasn't been so forthcoming about the ring she received from Justin Theroux.  —  The newly engaged star, 43, seems to be playing peek-a-boo with her ring as she was photographed leaving …
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Justin Theroux out & about in NYC, nine days after proposing to Jennifer Aniston
Discussion: PopSugar and Us Weekly
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell Suffers a Heart Attack  —  Calling it a “miracle” she's still alive, Rosie O'Donnell suffered a heart attack last week and is now recovering at home.  —  O'Donnell, 50, credited her survival to quick Internet research on her painful symptoms and a Bayer aspirin she had seen recommended in ads.
Anthony Breznican / Inside Movies:
Deleted scene from ‘The Avengers’: To smash or not to smash?  — EXCLUSIVE CLIP  —  Remember that strange moment in The Avengers after Mark Ruffalo Hulks out aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. hellicarrier and ends up plummeting to earth and waking up in a pile of rubble as an elderly security guard looms over him?
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Jolie's wedding can wait  —  While rumors continue to swirl about Brad Pitt's wedding to Angelina Jolie at their French chateau, the A-list couple were recently spotted in Greece.  We're told they were seen a week ago at a restaurant in Halkidiki, northern Greece.
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Queen's Corgis Are A Bunch Of Gangsta Bitches  —  Princess Beatrice's 11-year-old Norfolk terrier Max is laid up in the Royal infirmary with a jacked up ear and shank marks on his face, because he was straight jumped by The Queen's gang of not-the-one Corgis.
Discussion: Telegraph and Gawker
Tom Morgan / The Sun:
Don't worry, be Harry  —  Prince's pool party in Vegas  —  PLAYFUL Prince Harry has a ball as he lets his heir down at a Las Vegas pool party.  —  He showed an impressively-toned physique as he stripped down to baggy red Bermuda shorts, sunglasses and hat.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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