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6:50 PM ET, August 6, 2014

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Daniel Gates / Gossip Cop:
REP: Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser MARRIED Secretly!  (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser are married!  —  The couple quietly wed earlier this summer, Gossip Cop has learned.  —  A rep confirmed the news to us on Wednesday.  —  We hear that the nuptials took place in June in California.
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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: Dlisted and Defamer
Alexis L. Loinaz / People.com:
Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel Are Married  —  They've gone from Mad Men costars to man and wife!  —  Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel are married, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The two exchanged “I do"s during a hush-hush ceremony in California back in June, her rep tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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.
The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Blinks in Marvel Showdown: ‘Batman v Superman’ Avoids ‘Captain America 3’  —  Just days after Marvel showed the strength of its brand with a $94 million haul for “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Warner Bros. has decided to release “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” in 3D on March 25 …
Discussion: Variety and The Moviefone Blog
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Deadline.com:
‘Batman V. Superman’ Moves Release Date Again As Warner Bros Sets DC Game Plan  —  Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice has been moved up on the release date schedule from May 2016 to March 25, 2016.  The move is part of Warner Bros' road map for its DC franchises with dates just announced …
Discussion: Just Jared and I Watch Stuff
Lily Harrison / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Buy $20 Million Dream Home Near Kris Jenner!  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally found a place to call home!  —  E! News has exclusively learned that the couple just opened escrow on a stunning $20 million mansion located in the same neighborhood as Kris Jenner's family home.
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TMZ.com:
Kim and Kanye Buy $20 MILLION Estate ... with Vineyards!
Discussion: PerezHilton
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
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: Dlisted, Lost Remote and The Wrap
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  —  Mischa Barton shot to fame as Marissa Cooper in teen sitcom favourite The O.C.  —  But the 28-year-old has now admitted that she regrets taking the part …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:   Mischa Barton Regrets Doing The O.C., Fronts E-Cig Ad Campaign
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell Confirms Second Pregnancy With Baby Bump Picture  —  Congratulations are officially in order!  Almost three months after Us Weekly broke the news that Teen Mom star Catelynn Lowell was expecting baby no. 2 with longtime boyfriend Tyler Baltierra …
Michael K / Dlisted:
George Clooney And Amal Alamuddin Got Their Marriage License  —  Dlisted reader Susan sent in this picture she took today outside of Chelsea Town Hall in London of the announcement that Amal Ramzi Alamuddin and George Timothy Clooney got their asses a marriage license and plan to get married in Italy.
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Rich Juzwiak / Gawker:
George Clooney Put a Picture of His D**k on the Roseanne Refrigerator
Discussion: Queerty
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.
Deadline.com:
Christian Borle To Play Smee & Mr. Darling In NBC's ‘Peter Pan’ Live Musical  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tony winner Christian Borle is finalizing a deal to pull double duty on NBC's live production of Peter Pan.  He will play Captain Hook's right-hand man Smee and the Darling kids' father, Mr. Darling …
Discussion: thebacklot.com and Just Jared
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Texas Chainsaw Massacre Star Marilyn Burns Dead at 65  —  Hollywood has lost a true “Scream Queen.”  —  E! News can confirm actress Marilyn Burns passed away Tuesday.  She was 65.  —  “She was found unresponsive by a family member this morning in her Houston, TX area home,” her rep said in a statement to E! News.
Discussion: World of Wonder
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TMZ.com:
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Star Marilyn Burns Dies — Found Dead at Home
Discussion: 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.
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 …
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.
 
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Orange’ Showrunner Jenji Kohan on Hollywood's Pay Inequality, ‘F— You’ Money and Her ‘Friends’ Regrets
Discussion: Gawker
Sara Hammel / People Great Ideas:
Oprah Winfrey's Food Obsession: 'I'm a Truffle Freak'
Times of India:
Bollywood to adapt Hollywood hit film The Fault In Our Stars
Discussion: The Wrap
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: Son Bodhi Is “An Enormous Child,” “I've Got a Beast on My Hands”
Discussion: Just Jared
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Visits Gwyneth Paltrow's Posh House While in Los Angeles: See the Photos!
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Benedict Cumberbatch made Vanity Fair's ‘Best Dressed’ list: #AlltheVelvet
Maroon 5 - Facebook:
MAROON 5 TO PERFORM AT THE MTV “VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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
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Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting Talks Big Bang Theory, Reveals Why “It Would be the Greatest Thing” to be Typecast
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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!
 

 
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New York Times:
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New York Times:
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