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6:30 PM ET, July 17, 2014

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New York Times:
Elaine Stritch, Tart-Tongued Broadway Actress and Singer, Is Dead at 89  —  Elaine Stritch, the brassy, tart-tongued Broadway actress and singer who became a living emblem of show business durability and perhaps the leading interpreter of Stephen Sondheim's wryly acrid musings on aging …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Elaine Stritch, Broadway Legend and TV Star, Dies
Discussion: Variety
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kelly Ripa Reveals Her Beauty Secret: “Botox Has Changed My Life”  —  Kelly Ripa is just saying it like it is.  The Live! with Kelly and Michael co-host had no qualms about revealing her top beauty secrets when a viewer called in to Watch What Happens Live on Tuesday, July 15.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Allison / Dlisted:
Kelly Ripa Admits That She Loves Botox  —  Despite the fact that her forehead is smoother than the ice under a zamboni and her eyebrows look like they're being hoisted up by invisible angels and that overall she looks like she falls somewhere between “Rachel Zoe” and “Courteney Cox” …
TMZ.com:
Scott Disick — Alcohol Poisoning Triggers Hospitalization  —  ALCOHOL POISONING  —  Triggers Hospitalization  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Scott Disick drank so much one night last month ... he made a beeline for the hospital because his system was poisoned with booze.
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
2014 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: Get The Full List  —  Beyoncé leads the field with 8 noms, with Eminem and Iggy right behind at the Sunday, August 24 show.  —  Baby Blue Ivy might have a lot more shiny playthings once the dust settles after the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.
Discussion: PopCrunch
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Casts Newcomer Christina Chong  —  British actress Christina Chong has joined the cast of “Star Wars: Episode VII,” sources confirm.  —  She joins Adam Driver, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.  Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, who recently suffered a leg injury, are also set to return.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Big Stiffer, Big Tipper!  —  BIG STIFFER, BIG TIPPER!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Britney Spears just brought a piece of Vegas to the Cheesecake factory she stiffed ... because her waitress just hit the jackpot.  —  TMZ broke the story, Britney chewed and screwed Sunday …
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TMZ.com:
‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Brawl — Joseline Bit The Flesh Off a Guard ... Cast Wants her FIRED  —  ‘LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA’ BRAWL  —  Joseline Bit the Flesh Off a Guard  —  CAST WANTS HER FIRED  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Smack talk about crack triggered the all-out brawl on the “Love & Hip Hop …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip, Jossip and Bossip
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Liv Tyler Admits Justin Theroux's Bulge on The Leftovers Distracted, Shocked Her  —  L-O-Liv!  Actress Liv Tyler appeared on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live! on Wednesday, July 16, where she hilariously confessed that costar Justin Theroux's bulge was distracting on The Leftovers.
Discussion: Defamer and tooFab.com
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian, Kate Middleton Both Trying to Get Pregnant Again, Want Second Babies  —  Though they come from very different worlds, Kim Kardashian and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton certainly seem to be connected when it comes to pregnancy.  The pair were both scheduled to give birth …
In Touch Weekly:
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi in Therapy After Rehab Stint and Cheating Scandal! … Sources tell the new issue of In Touch that Portia de Rossi believes wife Ellen DeGeneres cheated before her rehab stay and that the couple are now in therapy.  —  Portia thinks “she had an affair …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Scandal's' Shonda Rhimes on Season 4: Harrison Is ‘Gone,’ and Focus Is Back on ‘Core People’  —  “We're in a very different spot and everybody has been wiped clean, and anything goes, in a weird way,” the showrunner tells THR.  —  ABC's red-hot Scandal returns for its fourth season with a bit …
Discussion: PerezHilton and thebacklot.com
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Michael Vartan & Lauren Skaar Divorcing After Three Years of Marriage  —  Michael Vartan and his wife have split after three years of marriage.  —  Lauren Skaar filed for divorce from the 45-year-old Bates Motel actor July, citing irreconcilable differences, according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
‘Alias’ Star Michael Vartan — Headed for Divorce Court
Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Wants Sandra Bullock or Jessica Alba to Play Main Character in a Film Adaptation of Her Erotic Books  —  A-list dreams!  Following the release of her first Celebrity Sex Tape erotic novel, In the Making, former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham tells Us Weekly that she has big plans …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
‘Friends’ Reunion — Now We Know Why Jennifer's Stuck in Second Gear  —  NOW WE KNOW WHY JENNIFER'S STUCK IN SECOND GEAR  —  Big night for the “Friends” chicks ... that didn't end well at all for Jennifer Aniston.  —  Jennifer joined Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow at Craig's restaurant …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Jason Biggs — Taking Heat for Malaysia Crash Joke  —  TAKING HEAT FOR MALAYSIA CRASH JOKE  —  Jason Biggs is getting trashed for joking that he now wants to sell his Malaysia Airlines frequent flier miles ... but he's not backing down.  —  Biggs tweeted shortly after the crash of the 777 jetliner …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
HIGH MARKS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, ANGER MANAGEMENT  —  Kanye West just got glowing reviews from the judge in his battery case ... after completing a chunk of his community service at an L.A. fashion school.  —  Kanye's lawyer was in court ... telling the judge Kanye has completed 30 …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Emily Popp / E! Online:
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TMZ.com:
Pam Anderson, Rick Salomon — DIVORCE OFF ... We're Guessing
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Jenny McCarthy Reveals How She Told Her Son About Sex: He Was “Horrified!”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
ABC News:
Cory Monteith's Mom 'Couldn't Look at a Picture' of Late Son Until Recently
Discussion: Us Weekly
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Vanessa Williams Talks About Being Molested at Age 10 by a Woman
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Chris Harnick / E! Online:
NEWS/ Viola Davis Gave the Best Answer About Why She's Starring in a TV Show
Discussion: Just Jared
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Darren Franich / PopWatch:
Marvel's ‘Avengers NOW!’: Captain America is black, Thor is female, Iron Man has a new suit
Discussion: thebacklot.com and Digital Spy
Tom Tracy / NY Daily News:
John McEnroe's son Kevin, 27, busted with cocaine, painkillers, morphine: source
Discussion: Us Weekly and kenneth in the
TMZ.com:
By Ponying Up $2 Mil  —  Apollo Nida just got his tab …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Drake — ‘Playaz Club’ Beef Settled ... Pays $100K For Borrowed Rhymes
Discussion: Digital Spy and Bossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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