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11:25 AM ET, August 5, 2014

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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘True Detective’ Plot Details Emerge; Vince Vaughn in Talks, Elisabeth Moss Circling  —  Vince Vaughn is in talks to play the central antagonist (not necessarily the villain or murderer - this is a mystery-based series after all) on the second season of HBO's “True Detective,” while “Mad Men” …
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Vince Vaughn Circling True Detective Season 2 Lead Role  —  The True Detective Season 2 rumor mill has churned out another name: Vince Vaughn.  —  TVLine has learned exclusively that the Swingers actor is in preliminary talks to play one of the three leads in the HBO drama's upcoming second season.
TMZ.com:
Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy — Breakup Announcement Triggered by ‘Proof’ of Other Woman  —  MICHAEL STRAHAN & NICOLE MURPHY  —  BREAKUP ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED  —  By ‘Proof’ Of Other Woman  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nicole Murphy decided to tell the world she had broken up with Michael Strahan …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Michael Johns 911 Call — Emotional Cry for Help  —  MICHAEL JOHNS 911 CALL  —  EMOTIONAL CRY FOR HELP  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former “American Idol” contestant Michael Johns may have been dead for more than an hour before he was discovered ... according to the friend who found him.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Michael Johns — Autopsy Does NOT Reveal Cause of Death
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Mary Margaret / People.com:
How American Idol's Michael Johns Possibly Died from a Simple Injury
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine
Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Linklater Exiting ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’ Remake (Exclusive)  —  The “Boyhood” director has been attached to the film since 2011.  —  Richard Linklater is exiting Warner Bros.' The Incredible Mr. Limpet, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Marc Graser / Variety:
‘Frozen’ Director Jennifer Lee to Adapt ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ for Disney (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Jennifer Lee, who co-wrote and directed “Frozen” with Chris Buck, has chosen her next project: “A Wrinkle in Time.”  —  Lee will write the bigscreen adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's book for Disney …
Discussion: Just Jared
Sheila Cosgrove Baylis / People.com:
Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham Have Spin Class Dates  —  Teens Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham are an athletic pair.  —  The actress, 17, and the son of David and Victoria Beckham, 15, have been spotted enjoying several spin class dates at Soul Cycle in Brentwood, a source tells PEOPLE.
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Olivia Wilde Breastfeeds Son Otis for Glamour's September Issue: Stunning Pictures  —  What a woman!  Olivia Wilde went bold for the September issue of Glamour magazine, posing for high-fashion photos while breastfeeding her newborn son Otis.  —  The actress, 30, sits in a classic diner booth …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Ariana Grande Breaks Up With Boyfriend Jai Brooks—Get the Details!  —  Ariana Grande and Jai Brooks have broken up again.  —  A source exclusively tells me that Grande, 21, ended things with the 19-year-old Aussie last month.  —  “When her grandfather was dying, everyone was there for her.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Crushable
Deadline.com:
Sony Launches Female Superhero Movie Mining Spider-Man Universe  —  EXCLUSIVE: Having pushed the next installment of its Spider-Man franchise out of 2016 and into 2018, Sony Pictures is doing a top-to-bottom revamp of its most important property, insiders say.
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: The Moviefone Blog and PopWatch
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Kate Gosselin's Former BFF Admits She Hit The Road ‘When It Stopped Being About The Kids And Turned To Fame & Money’  —  Although Kate Gosselin allegedly tried to screw over her best friend at the time when it came to proceeds from a book they did together, former BFF Beth Carson exclusively …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
CNN Sued Over Correspondent Who Bit EMTs in Drunken Rage  —  CNN is being sued by 2 EMTs who claim one of the network's reporters bit them in a drunken rage.  —  Arwa Damon — the Beirut-based senior international correspondent for CNN — was in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad back in July.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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.
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Sylvester Stallone Wants Sigourney Weaver to Star in ‘The Expendabelles’  —  Stallone and several other stars of the upcoming action threequel attend the world premiere at London's Leicester Square, where producer Avi Lerner revealed that “The Expendabelles” would begin production early 2015.
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
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
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
Discussion: Bossip and Us Weekly
 
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Rick Kissell / Variety:
CBS Moves ‘Extant’ Finale Out of Premiere Week; ‘Big Brother’ Finale to Air Instead
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Deadline.com:
Undead: ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Resurrected With Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote To Star
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Jen Ortiz / GQ Magazine Online:
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Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Miranda Kerr Is Simply Amazing!
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Zooey Deschanel Splits From Boyfriend Jamie Linden After Two Years Together
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Allison / Dlisted:
Gwyneth Paltrow Pays People $5,240 To Give Her Violent Aggressive Facials
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The Superficial:
That's Gwen Stefani's Nipple
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Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Chloe Moretz Bikini Pictures Lighting Up the Internet with Little Black Bikini Frenzy
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Metro.co.uk:
Taylor Swift singing with a little boy in hospital may be the cutest thing you see, like, ever
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action ‘School of Rock’ Series (Exclusive)
Anya Leon / People.com:
Susan Sarandon's Manhattan Apartment Burglarized, Laptop and Jewelry Stolen
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Wants to Adopt Young Girl During Kardashian Family Visit to Thailand Orphanage
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