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5:50 PM ET, July 21, 2014

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Zach Baron / GQ Magazine Online:
Kanye West: A Brand-New Ye  —  He just married the girl of his dreams.  And his dream of being a fashion designer?  That's coming true now, too.  Oh, and there's also a new album on the way.  (We've got the details.)  So what comes after being the most confrontational man in America?
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kanye West Clears Up Wedding Rumors and Tells GQ How Kim Kardashian Turns Him On
Discussion: Hollyscoop and Celeb Gossip …
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Jonah Hill Officiated Pal Adam Levine's Wedding to Model Behati Prinsloo  —  What a pal!  Jonah Hill proved his friendship to longtime buddy Adam Levine this weekend, acting as the officiant in the Maroon 5 singer's recent nuptials.  —  On Saturday, July 19, Levine said “I do” …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Brandi Fowler / E! Online:   NEWS/ Jonah Hill Officiated Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's Wedding - All the Details!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Adam Levine Is Somebody's Husband Now
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Ex-Destiny's Child Member Farrah Franklin — I Just Wanted to Sleep in the Woods  —  EX-DESTINY'S CHILD MEMBER  —  I JUST WANTED TO SLEEP IN THE WOODS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former Destiny's Child singer Farrah Franklin was so drunk when she was arrested Sunday morning …
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Loud Partying Could Trigger Probation Violation  —  Loud Partying Could Trigger  —  PROBATION VIOLATION  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber is playing with fire after cops responded to complaints at his Beverly Hills condo 6 TIMES over the weekend ... and his freedom is literally on the line.
Doug Inglish / Elle:
WHO IS JUSTIN THEROUX, REALLY?  —  As the actor and screenwriter (and Jennifer Aniston's other half) verges on becoming HBO's new main attraction, Willa Paskin encounters a true Hollywood insider with a heart of gold and a brain to match.  Just don't call him politically correct.  —  Black jeans.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Gossip Cop
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Charlie Hunnam: Quitting Fifty Shades of Grey Was “Pretty Heartbreaking”  —  Anastasia Steele isn't the only one with a connection to Christian Grey.  Though Charlie Hunnam dropped out of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie back in October, he still feels “invested” in both the film and the character now played by hunk Jamie Dornan.
Discussion: Just Jared
Eric R. Danton / Wall Street Journal:
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Wraps 8 Days of Videos With ‘Mission Statement’ (Exclusive)  —  “Weird Al” Yankovic wraps up his eight-day string of video releases with “Mission Statement,” which premieres today on Speakeasy.  —  The song, from Yankovic's new album “Mandatory Fun,” is in the style of …
Discussion: Stereogum, Gossip Cop and Gawker
TMZ.com:
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’  —  President Obama is juggling at least two world crises, but it's not cramping his pop culture style — we've learned he's coming to L.A. this week to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's show.  —  ABC Network sources tell TMZ ... the Prez will come to Kimmel's studio Wednesday to tape a special segment.
Discussion: Variety and Gossip Cop
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Charlize Theron, Sean Penn Are Planning to Wed, Adopt a Child in South Africa This Summer  —  Oscar-winning couple Charlize Theron and Sean Penn have a lot on their agenda during their time in her native South Africa this summer: Shoot new drama The Last Face (he's directing, she's starring); get married; adopt a child together.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Katie Cleary — Dead Husband's Will Leaves Her Zilch  —  Dead Husband's Will  —  LEAVES HER ZILCH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Deal or No Deal” model Katie Cleary just got a big fat dose of karma — according to some of her dead husband's friends — because she'll inherit NOTHING if the will stands.
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List Of Top Earning Actors With $75m Take  —  Hollywood is increasingly in the business of making movies with disposable actors — performers who are almost interchangeable and easily replaced.  The special effects and bombastic action sequences required …
Alan Duke / CNN:
‘Patriot’ actress Skye McCole Bartusiak dead at 21  —  Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak  —  (CNN) — Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in “The Patriot,” died Saturday at her home in Houston, her mother said Sunday.  She was 21.  —  “We lost our girl,” Helen McCole Bartusiak told CNN.
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap and Us Weekly
 
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Daily Mail:
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TMZ.com:
I'LL FORCE YOU TO BE A MOTHER
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From Mediagazer:

David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspended Uri Berliner for five days without pay, starting on April 12, after he wrote an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube strengthens its “enforcement on third-party apps” violating its ToS, “specifically ad-blocking apps”, leading to error messages and “buffering issues”

Lucy Craymer / Reuters:
New Zealand's Stuff Group signs a deal with WBD to provide WBD's New Zealand TV channel with a 6PM daily news program; WBD plans to close Newshub on July 5

 
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