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12:30 PM ET, August 21, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Tony Scott — Death Video Being Shopped  —  Death Video  —  Being Shopped  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tony Scott's fatal leap off an L.A. bridge was captured on tape by multiple cameras ... one showing Tony crouched the moment he began to jump ... and TMZ has learned the shots are being vigorously shopped around ... for a price.
Discussion: Reuters, Gawker and X17 Online
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TMZ.com:
Tony Scott Suicide — NO Brain Cancer  —  TONY SCOTT SUICIDE  —  NO BRAIN CANCER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tony Scott did NOT have inoperable brain cancer, or for that matter brain cancer at all ... this according to Scott's family.  —  TMZ has learned ... Scott's wife told investigators …
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Tony Scott Spent Final Days Working With Tom Cruise on ‘Top Gun 2’  —  The duo were in Nevada late last week touring a Naval air station as part of their research for the movie.  —  As late as Friday, director Tony Scott was meeting with Tom Cruise to research their planned Top Gun sequel for Paramount.
ABCNEWS:
Tony Scott Brain Cancer Report Appears in Doubt
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Judges NOT A Done Deal — and Mariah Carey is PISSED  —  Judges Not a Done Deal  —  And Mariah is PISSED  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nicki Minaj may well become a judge on “American Idol,” but it will be at the expense of Mariah Carey, who we're told hung up the phone when she was told Nicki was the top candidate.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Nicki Minaj Joins Mariah Carey as New American Idol Judge
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Prince Harry races Ryan Lochte at 3 a.m. in Vegas pool full of bikini-clad girls  —  Royal jumped in water at Wynn hotel's XS Nighclub pool and races Lochte as 5,000 revelers look on  —  Shirtless but still wearing his jeans, Prince Harry (c.) plunged into a Las Vegas pool …
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes in ANOTHER Car Accident  —  In ANOTHER  —  Car Accident  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amanda Bynes was involved in yet another car accident Monday night ... TMZ has learned.  —  Bynes was driving in the San Fernando Valley at around 8 PM when a car rear-ended her rental.
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X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - LINDSAY LOHAN QUESTIONED BY POLICE REGARDING HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME BURGLARY  —  Lindsay Lohan and her assistant Gavin Doyle were questioned by police today regarding the apparent robbery of a Hollywood Hills home where they both spent the night Sunday evening, a source tells X17online.com exclusively.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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.
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Rosie.com:
my heart attack  —  while walking in a parking lot in nyack  —  “can u help me?  she asked again  —  as i walked toward her  —  “oh u r rosie odonnell”  —  yes i am  —  the ghost of christmas future  —  me - if i did not wake  —  there r no accidents i thought  —  as i braced myself and lifted her
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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Jessica Shaw / Inside TV:
Phyllis Diller dies at 95
Discussion: CNN
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Hilary Swank and John Campisi Split  —  It wasn't quite a summer of love for Hilary Swank.  —  A rep for the actress exclusively confirms to PEOPLE that she and boyfriend John Campisi have ended their five-year relationship.  The pair split earlier this summer.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Hilary Swank splits with John Campisi, her boyfriend of 5-plus years
Hector M / NYLON MAGAZINE:
nylon x lea michele  —  Don't change channels on our September cover girl!  —  She appeared on Sally Jessy Raphael when she was just nine, shocked Broadway audiences with Spring Awakening, but perhaps Lea Michele's greatest feat yet has been making singing cool again.
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Denise Martin / Vulture:
Vulture Visits Glee Set, Finds Show Not-So-Secretly Morphing Into the Fabled Rachel and Kurt Spin-off
Discussion: TV Fanatic
TMZ.com:
Wynonna Judd's Husband — Leg Amputated After Motorcycle Crash  —  WYNONNA JUDD'S HUSBAND  —  Leg Amputated  —  After Motorcycle Crash  —  Wynonna Judd's husband had his left leg amputated following a horrific motorcyle crash in South Dakota this weekend ... TMZ has learned.
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Wynonna Judd's Husband Has Leg Amputated After Motorcycle Crash
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Open Post: Hosted By Jennifer Aniston's Bra
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
PIC: Jennifer Aniston Exposes Bra to Jason Sudeikis on Movie Set
Discussion: PopSugar
TMZ.com:
Fred Durst — New Limp Bizkit Music Coming ‘Really Soon’  —  New Limp Bizkit Music  —  Coming ‘Really Soon’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Limp Bizkit is not dead ... in fact, it's very much alive ... this according to lead singer Fred Durst, who tells us his band will be dropping a brand new single “really soon actually.”
TMZ.com:
Usher — Held in Contempt for Canceling Ex's Saks Card  —  Held in Contempt For  —  Canceling Ex's Saks Card  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Usher just got bitch-slapped in court — a judge has ordered him to REOPEN his ex-wife's Saks Fifth Avenue credit card in his name ... after the singer closed the account last year.
The Superficial:
Kim Kardashian Broke Kris Humphries' Parent's Marriage, Too  —  Probably because they made a son stupid enough to think Kim Kardashian wouldn't screw him over the second she needed a new storyline for her show, Kris Humphries' parents are getting a divorce which I'm also going to blame …
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Lauren Turner / PopSugar:
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Discussion: Us Weekly
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No Doubt's Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal on the Band's First New Album in Eleven Years
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Jim Carrey Courted For 'Kick-Ass 2′
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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Paramount Lands Kevin Costner To Rev Jack Ryan And ‘Without Remorse’ Pics
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Ryan Seacrest:
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive! Kate Moss Goes Topless In St. Tropez!
The Superficial:
Taylor Swift Thinks Wearing A Vintage Bikini Will Impress The Kennedys
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Ellie Krupnick / The Huffington Post:
Gisele Pregnant With Second Child, Izabel Goulart Reveals On TV
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Jane / X17 Online:
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RiRi Still Loves Chris Brown
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Melissa Whitworth / Telegraph:
Up close with Carine Roitfeld, the world's chicest grandmother
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Queen's Corgis Are A Bunch Of Gangsta Bitches
Discussion: Socialite Life and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Hot New Female ‘Friend’ Nadia Lanfranconi has ‘F’ Me Written All Over
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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