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9:40 AM ET, July 1, 2014

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Jane / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - SHIA LABEOUF CHECKS IN TO REHAB  —  After a less-than-perfect weekend which included a seemingly substance-induced blow-up in New York leading to his arrest and subsequent disorderly conduct charge, Shia LaBeouf is finally seeking help.  —  X17online can report, exclusively …
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Melissa Cronin / RADAR:
Rock Bottom!  Shia LaBeouf Checks Into Rehab After Drunken NYC Arrest - Report  —  Has Shia LaBeouf finally hit rock bottom?  After a June 26 arrest following highly publicized drunken escapades in New York City, the actor checked into rehab in Los Angeles on Monday after being spotted carrying Alcoholics Anonymous literature.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …, Gawker and Crushable
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Comes to Rescue After Car Crash Involving Floyd Mayweather's Kids  —  TO THE RESCUE  —  After Crash Involving Floyd's Kids  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber was a full-on good Samaritan Sunday ... rushing to the aid of 3 of Floyd Mayweather's kids who were involved in a bad car crash.
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Ethan Sacks / NY Daily News:   Justin Bieber races to rescue Floyd Mayweather's kids after car accident: report
TMZ.com:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Denied by T.I.'s Wife on BET Awards Red Carpet (VIDEO)
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Robert Downey Jr.'s Son Arrested for Drugs — Cocaine Possession (UPDATE)  —  ROBERT DOWNEY JR.  —  SON ARRESTED FOR COKE POSSESSION (UPDATE)  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  8:00 AM PDT: Robert Downey Jr. just released the following statement to TMZ: “Unfortunately there's a genetic component to addiction and Indio has likely inherited it.
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Joe Manganiello Is PEOPLE's Hottest Bachelor!  —  Joe Manganiello knows what he's looking for in a woman - he just hasn't found her yet.  —  “I am part Sicilian,” he tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.  “I am passionate.  I am a hot-blooded person.  If you don't like spicy, then maybe I'm not for you.”
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Duck Dynasty's Miss Kay Robertson: Our First Son Alan Was Born Out of Wedlock  —  Miss Kay is coming clean!  Duck Dynasty's matriarch and the rest of the Robertson brood have always touted their strong morals, religious piety, and well-defined family values, but even they have their little secrets.
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Jenelle Evans of Teen Mom 2 Gives Birth to Second Son Kaiser With Boyfriend Nathan Griffith  —  Congrats, again!  Almost five years after she welcomed son Jace on MTV's 16 and Pregnant, Jenelle Evans gave birth to her second son Kaiser on June 30.  The Teen Mom 2 star and her boyfriend …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
James Desborough / NY Daily News:
‘Better Call Saul,’ the ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff, plots a way to bring back Walter White  —  Flexible time line allows for the return of character played by Bryan Cranston, though executive producer Peter Gould seeks a story that ‘stands on its own’  —  Maybe they should just call it the walking dead.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Disney Star Billy Unger Arrested for DUI  —  DISNEY STAR BILLY UNGER  —  ARRESTED FOR DUI  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Another Disney Star ... another substance abuse arrest .... “Lab Rats” star Billy Unger has been arrested for DUI.  —  The 18-year-old was driving on Pacific Coast Highway …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Bruno Mars Serenades Zumyah Thorpe  —  Bruno Mars had a very special young lady in the audience at his Cleveland concert on Saturday.  —  In 2013, Zumyah Thorpe lost her pregnant mother and two younger sisters in a car accident after they were hit by a drunk driver.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Beyoncé Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List  —  Who runs the world?  In entertainment, it's Beyoncé.  The singer has climbed to the No. 1 spot on the Forbes Celebrity 100 after an amazing year featuring a massive tour.  —  Queen B played 95 shows …
Sonaldutt / People.com:
Inside Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck's Delicious Anniversary Dinner  —  For Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, nothing says “happily married” like a steak and seafood dinner.  —  The down-to-earth actors celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary Sunday with a cozy dinner at Bistro 82 in Royal Oak …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, RADAR, Us Weekly and People.com
TMZ.com:
Former Tinder Exec Sues Tinder ... For Sexual Harassment!  —  FORMER TINDER EXEC  —  SUES TINDER FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A former honcho at Tinder is suing the company she co-founded ... claiming her co-founders acted like frat boys and called her a whore.
Discussion: Gawker and PerezHilton
Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
‘Community’ to Return for Season 6 on Yahoo Screen  —  It's Hulu's loss and the fans' gain.  Former NBC comedy “Community” will continue on at Yahoo Screen.  —  In a surprise last-minute deal, the show's producers Sony Pictures Television sold a 13-episode sixth season to the web video service.
Discussion: The Blemish and The Moviefone Blog
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kellan Lutz, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin Join Cast of ‘Experimenter’ (Exclusive)  —  Kellan Lutz, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin  —  Lutz will play William Shatner in the indie drama about famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram.  —  Legend of Hercules star Kellan Lutz …
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Adam Levine: ‘No one knows how good my life is’  —  NEW YORK — Adam Levine pretty much has it all, and he pretty much knows it.  —  There's the knockout supermodel fiancée, Behati Prinsloo.  The stellar music career with his band, Maroon 5, whose fifth album is out in September.
 
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Jason Chester / Daily Mail:
The force is strong in this one! …
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth Reenact a Scene From Beverly Hills, 90210 on Watch What Happens Live
Bob Boilen / NPR:
Song Premiere: Bon Iver Writes A Tune For Zach Braff
Discussion: The Wrap and Stereogum
Rich Juzwiak / Gawker:
Chris Rock Interviews White People at a Monster Truck Rally About BET
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Meet Hottie Dana Stuce
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes — All Charges DISMISSED In Bong Case
Discussion: PerezHilton
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Nicki Minaj Throws Shade, Says She Almost Died in Bizarre Acceptance Speech at BET Awards
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know and Gawker
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Fits in Family Bonding During Miami Concert Series
Melanie Griffith / NY Daily News:
Worst celebrity breakup tattoos
Discussion: MoeJackson
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Studies show a negativity bias in US coverage of the economy and gas prices, particularly cable news, as the tone of economic news moves away from reality

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Spotify's head of podcast studios, Julie McNamara, is leaving the company after nearly three years, emphasizing Spotify's reduced ambitions in podcasts

 
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