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12:35 PM 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.
TMZ.com:
Johnny Manziel & Justin Bieber Partying Together — Cops Called  —  PARTYING WITH BIEBER  —  ... Cops Called  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Johnny Manziel had his first taste of a Justin Bieber party last night ... and it ended after cops were called to the house ... TMZ Sports has learned.
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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
Laurie Sandell / Cosmopolitan:
Megan Fox Wants Women to Own Their Sexuality  —  Ridiculous genes, top billing in a huge summer movie, two adorable kids, and a dreamboat husband who happily changes diapers: Megan Fox has it all — and shares whether it's really all it seems to be.  —  On women being in charge of their sexuality:
David Curcurito / Esquire:
THE EXCERPT: MEET CAMERON DIAZ, OUR NEWEST COVER STAR AND AN INCREDIBLE WHISTLER  —  It took twenty years, thirty-two movies, $3 billion at the box office, and turning forty-two for the girl who was game for anything to become a woman who knows just what she wants … Holy s**t, Cameron Diaz can whistle!
Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Pulls Plug on Egyptian Drama ‘Hieroglyph’  —  The ambitious drama from Travis Beacham was given a straight-to-series order in October.  —  “Hieroglyph”  —  Fox is pulling the plug on Hieroglyph.  —  The ambitious Egyptian drama, which was one of several projects Fox greenlighted straight to series …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Digital Spy
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Fox cancels sexy Egypt fantasy ‘Hieroglyph’ before premiere
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Kendra Wilkinson Threw Wedding Ring in Toilet When She Discovered Hank Baskett's Affair With Transgender Model  —  Post-baby heartbreak.  Just five weeks after giving birth to daughter Alijah, Kendra Wilkinson was forced to face a bitter, shocking truth: As rumored, husband Hank Baskett …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Community’ Returning for Sixth Season on Yahoo Screen  —  Studio Sony Pictures Television will bring the comedy back for 13 new original episodes in the fall.  —  “Community”  —  It's official: Community is returning for a sixth season — on Yahoo Screen.
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Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
‘Community’ to Return for Season 6 on Yahoo Screen
Discussion: The Blemish and The Moviefone Blog
Jen Heger / RADAR:
She's Baaaack!  Taylor Armstrong Moving Back To California From Colorado In Hopes Of Returning To ‘RHOBH,’ Claims Source  —  Home is where the heart is — or in Taylor Armstrong's case, the reality TV money!  RadarOnline.com has learned that the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star …
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton Stuns in Gorgeous Pink Dress for Visit to Blessed Sacrament School: Pictures  —  Pretty in pink!  Kate Middleton was the picture of royal class in London on Tuesday, July 1, when she visited a school in the neighborhood of Islington.  —  The Duchess of Cambridge, 32 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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TMZ.com:
Selena Gomez — Cops Rush to Calabasas Home ... Again  —  COPS RUSH TO  —  Calabasas Home ... Again  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Selena Gomez may want to rethink living in a free-standing house ... because she sounded a 911 alarm yet another time Sunday ... this time because she feared a burglar lurked inside her home.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell Rock Bikinis on Hawaiian Vacation: Pictures  —  Bikini babes!  Pretty Little Liars stars Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell both slipped into two-piece suits in Maui on Monday, June 30.  —  The Hollywood starlets hit the beach on their Hawaiian vacation …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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!
Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
Adam Richman's new show pulled from Travel Channel in wake of crude Instagram rant  —  About a week after Travel Channel's star Adam Richman got into a nasty war of words on Instagram over a picture related to his recent weight loss, the network has pulled his upcoming series, “Man Finds Food,” from the schedule.
Discussion: Bossip and thebacklot.com
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
 
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TMZ.com:
Former Tinder Exec Sues Tinder ... For Sexual Harassment!
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
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