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3:50 PM ET, August 6, 2014

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TMZ.com:
Kanye West — 'I'm the Smartest Celebrity You've Ever F***ing Dealt With!'  —  Kanye West swears under oath, “I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever f***ing dealt with.  I'm not Britney Spears.”  —  We got hold of a transcript of Kanye's deposition in the case where he's accused of beating a photog and smashing his camera.
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Talks Life After Tom Cruise Divorce, Being Mom to Suri: “I Never Really Look Back”  —  Trudging forward!  Almost exactly two years after her headline-grabbing divorce from Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes stopped by the Today show on Wednesday, Aug. 6, to discuss her new role in The Giver …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Andrea Billups / People.com:   Katie Holmes's Top Priority: Giving Daughter Suri a Normal Life
TMZ.com:
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Star Marilyn Burns Dies — Found Dead at Home  —  ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’  —  MARILYN BURNS DIES  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The heroine of the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” ... Marilyn Burns was found dead today at her home in Texas ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Texas Chainsaw Massacre Star Marilyn Burns Dead at 65
Discussion: World of Wonder
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Beyonce, Jay Z Are Avoiding Each Other on Tour, She Househunts Solo: Details  —  Not so crazy in love?  Beyonce and Jay Z may look cozy on stage, but in private, the two have continued to spend time apart amidst reports that their marriage is in trouble, multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Anna Chan / Today:
‘Apparently’ not!  #NoahTheReporter admits he doesn't know meaning of the word  —  Noah Ritter's 15 minutes of fame are still going strong after a TV interview with the show-stealing 5-year-old went viral on Tuesday, and the kindergartner has apparently had enough.
PopWatch:
This week's cover: Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus swap POTUS places  —  It seems that no two TV presidents have held the same job while being as drastically different as Frank Underwood and Selina Meyer, played to patriotic perfection by House of Cards' Kevin Spacey and Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Discussion: The Wrap
Anna Peele / Esquire:
OH LORD, THERE GOES THAT DAMN PRATT BOY AGAIN, BLESS HIS HEART  —  You know! … Guardians of the Freakin' Galaxy?!  Married to Anna Faris?  No?  Well, then you're in for a ride.
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting Talks Big Bang Theory, Reveals Why “It Would be the Greatest Thing” to be Typecast  —  Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting calls herself an “open book” in the latest issue of Women's Health magazine—and the Big Bang Theory beauty certainly isn't kidding.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Sherri Shepherd — Surrogate Gives Birth  —  SURROGATE GIVES BIRTH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Sherri Shepherd is now a mom for the 2nd time — if she wants to be — because we've learned her surrogate has given birth.  —  We're told the baby boy was born Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
Star:
EXCLUSIVE: Alexis Bledel & Vincent Kartheiser's Secret Wedding!  —  They're hitched!  Star can exclusively reveal that Mad Men costars Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at a high-end resort in Ojai, Calif. on June 7.
Discussion: Defamer
Martha Stewart / The Martha Stewart Blog:
A Memorial For My Sister Laura  —  My youngest sister, and the youngest of the six Kostyra siblings, Laura Kostyra Plimpton, passed away today in Norwalk Hospital.  Laura worked for me and the company for more than 25 years.  For the past several years Laura edited, researched and often wrote …
Maroon 5 - Facebook:
MAROON 5 TO PERFORM AT THE MTV “VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS”  —  FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE FROM THE FORUM IN INGLEWOOD, CA ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT  —  New York, NY (August 6, 2014) - Adding to the rapidly growing list of not-to-be-missed live musical performances …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Benedict Cumberbatch made Vanity Fair's ‘Best Dressed’ list: #AlltheVelvet  —  Vanity Fair has released their annual Best Dressed List, which appears in their September “Style Issue” every year.  This year's Style Issue has a cover with Natalia Vodianova (go here to see).
Times of India:
Bollywood to adapt Hollywood hit film The Fault In Our Stars  —  The Hollywood hit The Fault In Our Stars, based on John Green's bestseller by the same name, is all set for a Hindi remake.  —  Says Vijay Singh (CEO, Fox Star Studios), which is producing the movie, “The story resonates …
Discussion: The Wrap
TVLine:
Glee Adding Five Major New Characters in Season 6 (Including Gay...  Big Bang Contract Update: Everyone's Staying (Howard and Raj...  Comments are monitored, so don't go off topic, don't frakkin' curse and don't bore us with how much your coworker's sister-in-law makes per hour.  Talk smart about TV!
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Craig Ferguson to Be Replaced by James Corden as Host of ‘Late Late Show’ (Exclusive)
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: Son Bodhi Is “An Enormous Child,” “I've Got a Beast on My Hands”  —  Megan Fox may be starring with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this week, but she has spent the last few months with a “beast” of a different variety.  —  “Bodhi is finally starting to talk a little bit,” the actress …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Megan Fox Reveals Her Best On-Screen Kiss (and You'll Never Guess Who He Is!)
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
 
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Sara Hammel / People Great Ideas:
Oprah Winfrey's Food Obsession: 'I'm a Truffle Freak'
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Visits Gwyneth Paltrow's Posh House While in Los Angeles: See the Photos!
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Becky Freeth / Daily Mail:
Mischa Barton admits she sometimes wishes she'd never done The O.C. as she's revealed as lead judge of a style campaign
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Jessica Alba on Her Sexy Maxim Photo Shoot: I Used to Be Such a Tomboy, but Now I'm Confident in My Sexuality
Rich Juzwiak / Gawker:
George Clooney Put a Picture of His D**k on the Roseanne Refrigerator
Discussion: Queerty
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NY Daily News:
Ramona Singer says lack of powerful characters is behind ratings dip for ‘Real Housewives of New York’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Anya / People.com:
Katherine Heigl: Why Being a Working Mom Made Me ‘Angry’
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twisted,’ ‘Victorious’ Star to Play King Tut for Spike TV (Exclusive)
Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Bikini Jet-Skiing in Greece, Yeah, Why Not
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
 

 
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