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1:00 PM ET, July 17, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Cory Monteith Cause of Death — HEROIN AND ALCOHOL  —  Cause of Death  —  HEROIN AND ALCOHOL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  3:10 PM PT — Officials are currently addressing the media about the death investigation.  —  Cops wouldn't delve into specifics when asked if they found drugs in Cory's hotel room …
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Lea Michele Is Grieving with Cory Monteith's Family, Rep Says  —  Lea Michele issued a statement via her reps Tuesday after the coroner announced her boyfriend Cory Monteith died of a mixture of heroin and alcohol.  —  “Lea is deeply grateful for all the love and support she's received from family, friends, and fans.
TMZ.com:
Cory Monteith — ‘Glee’ Tried to Save Actor from Heroin Addiction  —  ‘Glee’ Tried to Save Actor  —  from Heroin Addiction  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The cast of “Glee” — along with several producers — knew Cory Monteith was battling a heroin addiction earlier this year and were the catalyst …
People.com:
Cory Monteith: Inside His Other Struggle - with Fame  —  Before his sudden death from a lethal mix of heroin and alcohol at age 31, Cory Monteith had spoken candidly about his past addiction battles.  But he was more private about another struggle.  —  Launched to stardom by the smash success …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele “Didn't Know” Cory Monteith Had Relapsed With Heroin  —  Lea Michele is trying to come to terms with the death of love Cory Monteith — and revelations from coroners on Tuesday that the Glee actor had accidentally overdosed on heroin and alcohol.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Cory Monteith's Ex-Girlfriend: He “Kept Me in the Dark” About Drug Addiction
Discussion: hollyscoop.com and Daily Mail
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Cory Monteith Died of Heroin, Alcohol Overdose, Autopsy Results Confirm
Discussion: USA Today
CNN:   Cause of death for ‘Glee’ star
People.com:
Cory Monteith Died of Mixture of Heroin and Alcohol: Coroner
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Emma Roberts — Arrested for Domestic Violence with Boyfriend Evan Peters  —  BUSTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  —  With Famous Boyfriend  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Emma Roberts was arrested for a domestic violence incident in Canada — after allegedly bloodying her boyfriend, Evan Peters ... TMZ has learned.
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Emma Roberts Arrested for Domestic Violence After Fight With Boyfriend Evan Peters  —  Emma Roberts found herself on the wrong side of the law in the early hours of Sunday, July 7, after she got into a fight with boyfriend Evan Peters in Montreal that left the American Horror Story actor with a bloody nose.
TMZ.com:
Emma Roberts — Signs of Combat After Arrest  —  SIGNS OF COMBAT  —  After Arrest  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A bruised and bandaged Emma Roberts was spotted one week after her domestic violence arrest — and based on the pics ... it seems the fight was worse than we thought.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Julie Dam / People.com:
Adam Levine Is Engaged to Behati Prinsloo  —  Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo have gotten back together - in a very big way!  —  The Voice judge, 34, and Victoria's Secret Angel, 24 - who parted ways in late spring - are headed to the altar, Levine's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo Engaged: Why He Proposed So Quickly  —  Behati Prinsloo will be loved.  The Victoria's Secret Angel, 24, and rocker love Adam Levine shocked fans late Tuesday, July 16 when they announced that they'd recently reunited — and gotten engaged!
Discussion: Starpulse and PerezHilton
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List Of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors  —  Robert Downey Jr. is a hit machine.  He's starred in six movies that have each grossed over $500 million at the box office worldwide.  Two of those films, The Avengers and Iron Man 3, each earned over $1 billion.
James Andrew Miller / New York Times:
Olbermann Will Return To ESPN  —  ESPN is expected to announce on Wednesday that the former network mainstay Keith Olbermann, who contentiously departed in 1997, will return to host a one-hour, nightly show for ESPN2 later this year, according to three executives with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to speak about it publicly.
Tara Aquino / Complex:
Naya Rivera: Stakes Is High (2013 Cover Story)  —  On Glee, Naya Rivera plays everybody's favorite cage-dancing lesbian cheerleader.  In real life she's expanding into music and movies while finding time to kick it with Big Sean.  Looks like she's playing her cards right.
Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
Bill Condon Explains the Fifth Estate Trailer, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange  —  Is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a traitor or a visionary?  That's the question posed by the new film The Fifth Estate, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rocker Liam Gallagher in ‘love child’ suit  —  Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is being sued for millions in a New York court by a woman who accuses him of fathering a secret love child with her, sources exclusively told Page Six.  —  The unidentified woman, who is in her 30s and specializes …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Cliff Renfrew / Daily Mail:
Are those real?  Rachel Bilson reveals FOUR coloured star tattoos on her neck  —  Neck tattoos are not known for being subtle.  —  And Heart Of Dixie star Rachel Bilson, 31, certainly stood out when she was spotted arriving at Los Angeles Airport on Tuesday with FOUR colorful star designs on her neck.
Rolling Stone:
Five Revelations From Rolling Stone's Boston Bomber Cover Story  —  Janet Reitman delivers a riveting account of how Jahar Tsarnaev became a monster  —  In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev.
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
John Lithgow Rounds Out Cast of Christopher Nolan's ‘Interstellar’ (Exclusive)  —  The epic sci-fi movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain  —  On the heels of back-to-back appearances in studio comedies last year, John Lithgow has signed on to round out the cast …
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Yes, It Was Awkward!  LeAnn Rimes Describes Bizarre Encounter In Restaurant With Brandi Glanville  —  Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes are not on the best of terms and the country singer confirmed the tension in their relationship on The Talk saying that their most recent encounter was “awkward.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
 
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Deadline.com:
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Amber Ryland / RADAR:
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
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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

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

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

 
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