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11:00 AM ET, August 8, 2013

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Mary Margaret / People.com:
Usher Thanks Men Who Saved His Son's Life  —  Usher has broken his silence since the hospitalization of his 5-year-old son, thanking the men who saved the little boy's life.  —  “I would like to thank my Aunt Rena as well as the doctors and nurses who are working with us around the clock.
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TMZ.com:
Usher's Son — Smiling, Laughing, Eating After Near-Death Pool Accident  —  Smiling, Laughing, Eating  —  After Near-Death Pool Accident  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Usher's 5-year-old son is showing miraculous signs of improvement after nearly drowning in a pool the other day — in fact …
TMZ.com:
Tameka Raymond — Usher's Decisions Almost Killed Our Kid
Discussion: Gossip Cop and X17 Online
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Sex & Sobriety: Lindsay Lohan Met Secret New Boyfriend INSIDE Rehab — Who Was Kicked Out After Counselors Discovered Their Love Affair  —  Lindsay Lohan wasn't exactly lonely in rehab, because RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned she was seeing a fellow patient while at the Cliffside …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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People.com:
The Canyons Director Paul Schrader: Lindsay Lohan Is ‘Worried’ About Recovery
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — SOBER Family Fun Night
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Us Weekly
XXL:
Drake On The Cover Of XXL's 150th Issue  —  XXL celebrates a very special issue this month: It's the magazine's 150th and 16th anniversary issue and Drake's first solo cover.  Yeah, it's a big deal, and this is a great issue.  It's been 16 years since Jay Z and Master P both graced split covers of the first XXL.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Drake Calls Amanda Bynes' Tweets About Him “Weird and Disturbing”
Discussion: Dlisted and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Rihanna Sued for Skipping Out on Grandma's $150K Funeral Bill  —  Rihanna sent her grandma out in grand style ... and now the funeral company has sent her a lawsuit.  —  Clara Brathwaite died in June, 2012.  Her body was sent to Barbados for burial, and Rihanna wanted a party …
Discussion: Digital Spy, Bossip and Gossip Cop
Rex Features / Kate Aurthur:
The Dream Of The “Heathers” TV Show Is Dead Again  —  Bravo has passed on making the pilot.  —  When Bravo announced Tuesday that it would shoot a pilot for Marti Noxon's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce as part of the channel's ongoing effort to break into scripted series …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Heathers’ Sequel Not Moving Forward at Bravo
Discussion: Digital Spy
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian Topline VH1 Reality Series From ‘Duck Dynasty’ Producer  —  EXCLUSIVE: Their every move is followed by the tabloids.  Now celebrity couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian will let their everyday lives play out on TV with their own reality series.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes, Eddie Cibrian's TV Show Will Air on Vh1
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell Began 4-Year Affair With Lauren Silverman in 2009  —  Twisted love triangle!  As exclusively revealed by Us Weekly on July 31, Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with friend Andrew Silverman's estranged wife, Lauren Silverman.  Though the pregnancy came as a surprise …
TMZ.com:
CHILD PORN JOKES  —  “Big Brother” contestant Spencer Clawson just learned a valuable lesson about child porn ... don't even joke about that crap ... because cops will go after you.  —  In case you didn't see the clips from this week — Clawson grabs the microphone attached to McRae …
TMZ.com:
Kardashian Ex-Stepmom Sues for Defamation — Kris Jenner Is ‘Manipulative & Devious’  —  Sues for Defamation  —  KRIS JENNER'S ‘MANIPULATIVE & DEVIOUS’  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Kim Kardashian's ex-stepmom Ellen Kardashian has just sued Kris Jenner and the Kardashian sisters for defamation …
Zayda Rivera / NY Daily News:
Leonardo DiCaprio takes a high-flying adventure above the ocean in Ibiza, Spain  —  The actor was spotted taking a ride on a Flyboard, which launched him several feet above the ocean.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio was propelled high above the ocean on the futuristic gadget, bearing a striking resemblance to Iron Man.
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Lee Hernandez / People.com:   Leonardo DiCaprio Soars High Above the Waves
Dan Renzi / Queerty:
BREAKING: Sean Sasser, AIDS Activist And MTV Star, Dead At 44  —  Sean Sasser, AIDS activist extraordinaire, has died at age 44.  —  Sasser entered the American consciousness as Pedro Zamora's boyfriend on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, back in the early 1990s.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Two and a Half Men’: Amber Tamblyn to Play Charlie's Daughter  —  She boards the 11th season of the CBS comedy, filling the void left by Angus T. Jones.  —  Amber Tamblyn  —  CBS' Two and a Half Men has found Charlie Harper's long-lost daughter.  —  House alum Amber Tamblyn has been tapped …
Discussion: Just Jared
The Superficial:
Adrienne Bailon: 'Britney Spears Can't Hold A Conversation'  —  There's a lot of money to be made in pretending Britney Spears is just your normal celebrity who went through a rough patch and never once getting into the fact the has to be borderline, if not legally, retarded for her dad to have a conservatorship over her.
Discussion: The Blemish
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Adrienne Bailon Says That Brit Brit Can't Hold A Conversation
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Marjua / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
LAILA ALI APOLOGIZES FOR CALLING ‘NORTH WEST’ A “STUPID” NAME - “IT WAS A POOR CHOICE OF WORDS THAT I USED.”  —  While all of Twitter universe had something to say about Kimye's new baby, North West, Laila Ali was one celebrity whose comments solicited more negative attention than good.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Egypt / EgyptSaidSo.com:
Exclusive: Laila Ali Apologizes To Kanye & Kim Kardashian
Discussion: Bossip
Sophie Schillaci / Hollywood Reporter:
‘CBGB’ Trailer: Go Inside ‘The Greatest Rock Club Ever’ (Exclusive Video)  —  UPDATED: Alan Rickman leads an all-star cast in the true story of the famed New York nightclub, hitting theaters this fall.  —  Blondie, Talking Heads, The Ramones and Patti Smith are one step closer to hitting the big screen.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Yahoo! Good Morning America:
Jennifer Aniston: Stop Asking Me About Babies!  —  Jennifer Aniston has a long history of memorable comedic roles, but the “Friends” star is frustrated when she's asked one specific question about her roles.  —  “Something about family and trying to relate it to the movie with, ‘Oh, if I was to have a child how many kids do I want?’
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Gets Frustrated With Pressure to Have a Baby
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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Margaret Bonaparte / Hollywood Reporter:
Jason Priestley Signs to Write Memoir
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Billboard:
Robin Thicke Gets First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 Chart
Discussion: GlamBuzz
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele: How She's Helping Glee Writers Address Cory Monteith's Death
Discussion: PerezHilton and VH1 Celebrity
Michael K / Dlisted:
Princess Sophia Grace Is Going To Be In The Into The Woods Movie. I Blame Ellen For This! (UPDATE)
Discussion: Playbill
TMZ.com:
Transgender B. Scott Sues BET For Forcing Him Into Men's Clothes
Discussion: Queerty and Bossip
Adam Rogers / Wired:
How Marvel Unified Its Movie Universe (And Why That Won't Be Easy for DC)
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lifeandstylemag.com:
Bethenny Frankel Tells Life & Style: 'It's Been Difficult to Stay Sane' Through Messy Divorce
Discussion: PerezHilton
Anya / People.com:
French Stewart Welcomes Daughter Helene Claire
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
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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

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

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

 
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