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4:25 PM ET, August 4, 2014

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Deadline.com:
‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki & Kaley Cuoco Close Big New Deals  —  EXCLUSIVE: CBS' The Big Bang Theory is a big step closer to making the new August 6 production start date for Season 8 — I've learned that stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco have agreed to new three-year contracts.
Pasadena Star News:
Police: Man bites off other man's fingertip during Beyonce-Jay Z concert at Rose Bowl; 10 other arrests reported  —  PASADENA >> Police arrested 11 people Saturday night during a Beyonce and Jay Z concert at the Rose Bowl, including a man accused of biting off the tip of another man's finger …
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Debbie Meron / CBS Los Angeles:
Police: Man Gropes Woman, Bites Off Her Boyfriend's Finger Tip At Beyonce-Jay Z Concert  —  PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Saturday night's Beyonce-Jay Z concert at the Rose Bowl Stadium is making headlines for something other than the duo's stellar performances.  —  A scuffle between two men …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bossip
Allison / Dlisted:
Tara Reid Was Afraid That Starring In “Sharknado” Would Kill Her Career  —  National treasure and master thespian Tara Reid, star of such critically acclaimed works of direct-to-DVD greatness as The Crow: Wicked Prayer and Unnatural Causes, told Access Hollywood (via Metro) …
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Metro.co.uk:
Actress Tara Reid reveals she thought Sharknado would end her career
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Blemish
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
‘Wire’ actor Anwan Glover stabbed at a D.C. nightclub  —  Actor Anwan Glover, known for his role in the television series “The Wire,” was stabbed at a D.C. nightclub early Sunday morning.  —  According to a police report, Glover reported that he was on the second floor of Cafe Asia …
Discussion: Variety and Just Jared
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Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
Anwan Glover, Star of TV's ‘The Wire,’ Stabbed at D.C. Nightclub
Discussion: Digital Spy
Tim Swift / Baltimore Sun:
‘Wire’ actor stabbed inside Washington nightclub
Discussion: WJLA-TV and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Karrueche Didn't Dump Him ... He Dumped Her.  —  Karrueche Didn't Dump Him  —  HE DUMPED HER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown — NOT KARRUECHE — is the one who did the breaking up, because she was a crass opportunist ... so say people in Chris' camp.
The Superficial:
That's Gwen Stefani's Nipple  —  While breastfeeding her son.  Should I have mentioned breastfeeding her son upfront?  That's Gwen Stefani's nipple while breastfeeding her son.  Now you sit there staring out the window thinking about how that didn't even stop you.  You barely hesitated.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Ray Subers / Box Office Mojo:
Weekend Report: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Obliterates August Record  —  “We Are Groot.”  —  Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ruled the box office this weekend with a fantastic $94 million.  That's easily the biggest debut ever for an August release; the previous record holder, The Bourne Ultimatum, opened to $69.3 million in 2007.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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Variety:
Box Office: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Astounds With $160.4 Mil Global Debut
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Wants to Adopt Young Girl During Kardashian Family Visit to Thailand Orphanage  —  Mama once more?  Earlier this year, Kim Kardashian seriously considered adopting a second child, the latest episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians revealed.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Jay Z & Beyonce — Private Moment ... Evidence Marriage Still Intact  —  Jay Z and Beyonce secretly attended a private event last week ... and it's significant because it's the most authentic evidence so far that they're still very much a couple.  —  Jay's mom, Gloria Carter …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Mary Margaret / People.com:
How American Idol's Michael Johns Possibly Died from a Simple Injury  —  The shocking death of American Idol finalist Michael Johns left his family, friends and fans reeling - and left many wondering about what caused it.  —  According to various reports, the Australian singer, 35 …
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine and USA Today
Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Chloe Moretz Bikini Pictures Lighting Up the Internet with Little Black Bikini Frenzy  —  Star of everything these days, teen actress rising star Chloe Moretz made a rare appearance in a rather tiny bikini over the weekend in Miami causing the entire paparazzi world to freeze for a moment in time.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Sandra Bullock Tops Forbes' List Of Highest Earning Actresses With $51M  —  On paper, the movie Gravity seemed like a crazy risk.  The effects-heavy movie cost upward of $100 million to produce and instead of comic book heroes duking it out, the film featured one woman floating in space for almost the entire 90-minute running time.
Discussion: PopWatch
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action ‘School of Rock’ Series (Exclusive)  —  The cable network is teaming with Paramount, director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin to adapt its Jack Black-starrer with the new adaptation earning a straight-to-series pickup.  —  Nickelodeon is ready to rock.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kanye West, North Smile Together in Recording Studio: Adorable Picture  —  Daddy-daughter bonding time!  North West kept up her jet setting lifestyle in July, traveling to Punta Mita, Mexico with her mother Kim Kardashian and father Kanye West, as he recorded his latest album, the follow-up to last year's Yeezus.
 
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Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Sneak peek: Adams, Waltz unmask lie behind ‘Big Eyes’
Discussion: The Wrap and The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
‘The O.C.’ Star Mischa Barton — Facing Foreclosure in the 90210
Anya Leon / People.com:
Susan Sarandon's Manhattan Apartment Burglarized, Laptop and Jewelry Stolen
Discussion: PerezHilton
Allison / Dlisted:
Cheryl Hines Married A Kennedy This Weekend
Discussion: Us Weekly
Katie Hind / mirror:
Kerr blimey: Miranda and Justin met at a fashion show in November 2012
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and NY Daily News
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Michael Strahan — Blindsided by Timing of Break Up Announcement ... Amid Hall of Fame Ceremony
Discussion: Bossip
Chrissy Iley / The Sunday Times:
Whishaw thinking  —  He's played the Bond geek, the romantic lead …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Bruce Jenner / TMZ.com:
Jay Z PHYSICALLY ATTACKED by Beyonce's Sister Solange
Discussion: Dlisted
RADAR:
They Do! Sia Marries Erik Anders Lang In Palm Springs Ceremony
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and Cele|bitchy
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Reunites With Paris Hilton, Posts Laughing Picture Following Their Feud
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Bossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

A.J. Perez / Front Office Sports:
Lineup Publishing says it plans to relaunch Deadspin next week; it appears the new Deadspin will focus on sports betting

Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
LAist initiates a voluntary buyout program for staff to avoid layoffs as it faces a “significant budget shortfall” ranging from $4M-$5M in the next two years

 
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