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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Inside Jessica Simpson's Pre-Wedding Barbecue  —  Dig in!  Jessica Simpson is kicking off her wedding weekend with a red, white and blue July 4 barbecue.  —  Simpson, 33, and fiancé Eric Johnson, 34, are hosting an outdoor Independence Day party for all their wedding guests at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California.
Discussion: Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson — Pre-Wedding BBQ at Uber Fancy Resort  —  PRE-WEDDING BBQ  —  ... at Uber Fancy Resort  —  Jessica Simpson treated her wedding guests to an awesome 4th of July BBQ — but they weren't in some random backyard, the group partied at one of California's most exclusive resorts.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Columbus Short — Bar Fight ... Arrested For Being Really Drunk on 4th  —  BAR FIGHT ARRESTED FOR BEING WASTED  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Columbus Short celebrated July 4th by getting in trouble with the law for the 4th time in 4 months.  —  Short was at the Katy Trail Ice House …
TMZ.com:
Hi-Five Singer Russell Neal — Charged with Murder  —  HI-FIVE SINGER RUSSELL NEAL  —  CHARGED WITH MURDER  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS  —  Hi-Five singer Russell Neal's wife was killed after being stabbed multiple times and he's now been charged with murder.  —  Cops say Catherine Martinez died from blunt force trauma and stab wounds.
Discussion: KHOU-TV, Us Weekly and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Hi-Five Singer Russell Neal in Custody After Wife Found Dead
Discussion: Bossip
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Celebrates Second 30th Birthday Party, Gushes About Her “Fun” Boyfriend French Montana: Details, Pictures  —  When the fireworks are on display, Khloe Kardashian comes out to play!  The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star dolled up in a sexy black outfit while celebrating July 4th …
Discussion: Just Jared
Daily Mail:
A masked Kanye West gets BOOED by the crowd at Wireless Festival after he launches into ‘20-minute rant’ mid-performance  —  Kanye West was booed by festival-goers on Friday night after he launched into an extraordinary ‘20-minute rant’ in the middle of his Wireless set.
Discussion: Dlisted
Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to Film New Movie in Malta: Get the Details!  —  Looks like Brangelina liked what they saw in Malta last month.  Following their June 7 trip to the European country to scout locations for an upcoming movie, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided to go ahead with their plans there.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Katy Perry Talks Turning 30 and Finding Her Voice  —  Katy Perry has an apology to make.  —  “I have coffee breath,” the singer says as she curls up on a couch.  “Sorry if it bothers you!”  —  Lately, she has really needed the caffeine: Perry is in the midst of the U.S. leg of her Prismatic tour …
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Sherri Shepherd — It's Not My Kid and I'm Not Paying Child Support  —  IT'S NOT MY KID  —  I'm Not Paying Child Support  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Sherri Shepherd does not want anything to do with her unborn surrogate baby ... because she believes her estranged husband defrauded her into having …
Discussion: Dlisted and Celeb Gossip …
Carrie Dilluvio / E! Online:
NEWS/ Botched Patient Can Literally Flip Her Butt Implants—Watch the Insane Clip!!  —  On this Sunday's episode of Botched we meet Renee, who after six months of silicone butt injections began to have health issues.  —  She explains, “I wanted the volume and the fullness back at the top of my butt.”
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Colfer's Manager: He's Not Leaving ‘Glee’  —  UPDATED: The actor tweeted Thursday that he's not returning to the Fox musical, but the star's manager says his verified Twitter account was hacked.  —  “Glee's” Chris Colfer  —  UPDATED: Colfer's manager tells THR that the star's verified Twitter account …
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Chris Colfer Not Leaving Glee Due to “Personal Issues”: Manager Says Star's Twitter Account Was Hacked
Discussion: Digital Spy
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Anthony Cumia, Host of ‘Opie and Anthony,’ Fired by SiriusXM  —  Anthony Cumia, the host of SiriusXM's popular “Opie and Anthony” show, has been fired following racist remarks he made on Twitter this week.  —  “SiriusXM has terminated its relationship with Anthony Cumia of the Opie & Anthony channel …
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
From ‘Real Housewives’ Star  —  A 19-year-old Texas Tech cheerleader says she's received DEATH THREATS over her penchant for hunting exotic animals ... and one of the harassers is one of the “Real Housewives of Miami.”  —  The woman in crosshairs is Kendall Jones — a college sophomore …
 
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Bryan Singer Moves to Dismiss Los Angeles Sex Abuse Suit
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From Mediagazer:

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
WaPo has launched its creator network, where half a dozen creators will launch new series every few weeks in different verticals and retain IP ownership

Jessica Hill / Associated Press:
The Las Vegas Review-Journal stops printing the Las Vegas Sun, ending the last joint operating deal stemming from a 1970 law; the Sun vows to fight in court

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”

 
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