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2:50 PM ET, August 15, 2014

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Lizzy Goodman / Billboard:
Billboard Cover: Ariana Grande on Fame, Freddy Krueger and Her Freaky Past  —  The “micromanaging workhorse” finally achieved her dream of becoming an R&B diva.  Now, at 21, comes the hard part: conquering her fear of futuristic pop.  —  Ariana Grande is easily mistaken for an old-school good girl.
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Joe Lynch / Billboard:
Billboard Cover Story Sneak Peek: Ariana Grande's 5 Most Surprising Role Models
Discussion: Just Jared
Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Jessa Duggar Is Engaged to Ben Seewald  —  There's some new hand-holding going on in Springdale, Arkansas.  —  Jessa Duggar of TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids & Counting agreed to marry Ben Seewald on Thursday night.  The couple began courting last year, deciding together to save holding hands until …
Discussion: Fishwrapper
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jessa Duggar Engaged to Ben Seewald: 19 Kids and Counting Star Set to Wed After 11 Months of Courtship  —  Another Duggar wedding is in the works!  19 Kids and Counting star Jessa Duggar is engaged to marry her boyfriend of 11 months, Ben Seewald, TLC confirmed on Friday, Aug. 15.
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on ‘Sin City’ and Why He Considers Himself a Male Feminist  —  The star of ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ opens up about his role as a lady-killing gambler in the violent neo-noir, and how his parents raised him to respect women.  —  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the compact …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
'Sin City 2′ To Launch With Tarantino ‘Hateful Eight’ Teaser  —  When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez get together, mischief always ensues.  I've confirmed that although Tarantino hasn't started shooting the ensemble Western The Hateful Eight, he has managed to shoot a teaser trailer …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Hannah Hope / mirror:
Justin Bieber is a God belieber as he attends Bible class with Selena Gomez  —  Badboy Biebs is mending his ways with his sensible ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez who he still calls “his girl”  —  After having fisticuffs with Orlando Bloom in Ibiza and snuggling up to a host of hotties …
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
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Daily Mail:
‘They seemed very close’: Justin Bieber ‘attends Bible study’ with ex Selena Gomez before sharing snap of the pair kissing  —  After hitting headlines following a scuffle with Orlando Bloom in Ibiza this month, it looks like Justin Bieber is seeking solace at his local church and in the arms of his ex.
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Preparing to Divorce Jay Z: “She Is Done”  —  Could Beyonce be a “single lady” once more?  Now that the singer has finished the last of her On The Run U.S. tour dates with husband Jay Z, speculation about the couple's marriage is at an all-time high.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Josh Gracin — Writes Apparent Suicide Note ... Blames Wife  —  ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ JOSH GRACIN  —  WRITES APPARENT SUICIDE NOTE  —  Blames Wife  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  7:40 PM PDT — Cops tell us Gracin is being held on a 5150 psychiatric hold.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I would never do that': Lindsay Lohan condemns James Franco's public response to her leaked sex list as she opens up about ‘violating’ incident  —  Actress Lindsay Lohan has spoken about her reaction to James Franco's short story about her for the first time.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Robin Williams' Wife Issues Another Statement, Says He Had Early Stages Parkinson's  —  Robin Williams' widow Susan Schneider pulled off another layer of sad today when she issued a statement saying that on top of depression and addiction, Robin was diagnosed with early stages Parkinson's Disease.
Discussion: People.com and Celeb Gossip …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Robin Williams Had 'Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease,' Wife Says
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Crushable
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis Give Daughter Tallulah ‘Ultimatum’ To Get Help  —  When Tallulah Willis Tweeted “bai bai” on July 23, her followers had no idea the fashion blogger was about to go radio silent while she sought help - at her family's insistence.  —  “Tallulah was pretty much given …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Reese Witherspoon Was Caught Dancing Alone in Italy and It's Hilarious — See a GIF Here!  —  Reese Witherspoon is officially having more fun than you.  The Oscar winner, 38, was caught on video whooping it up at a wedding at Taverna Anema e Core in Capri, Italy, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, and it's pretty much amazing.
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TMZ.com:
‘TOO MANY F**S AND D**ES’  —  “Basketball Wives” star Draya Michele ditched a paid gig at a West Hollywood nightclub because there were too many “f**s and d**es” ... so claim club honchos who are now threatening to sue her.  —  The hostess at Penthouse Nightclub tells TMZ ... Draya was supposed to host an event Sunday.
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Lynette Rice / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson in Kendra on Top Teaser: ‘I Flushed My Wedding Rings’  —  Hell hath no fury like a Playmate scorned!  —  In this exclusive teaser obtained by PEOPLE, Kendra Wilkinson demonstrates that she'll hold nothing back for the third season of WE TV's Kendra on Top.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Journey’ Sequels in the Works With ‘Conjuring’ Writers (Exclusive)  —  Dwayne Johnson is attached to star in two more installments of New Line's ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ franchise.  —  It seems New Line and Walden haven't stopped believing in their Journey franchise …
Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
NEW PICS DROOL, GEEKS!  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS  —  Tech geeks may want to take a hit off their inhalers and brace themselves ... because TMZ has obtained possible pictures of Apple's brand spanking new iPhone 6!  —  We're told the phone was smuggled out of a Foxconn factory in China …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Daily Mail:
Bali murder suspect claims she's PREGNANT and ‘had sex after killing her mother’ and stuffing her in a suitcase...as videos emerge of lovers partying with dead mum's cash at top hotels  — Heather Mack, 19, has claimed she is pregnant and police are investigating whether this made the relationship …
Discussion: Gawker
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Star: Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez ‘have been living separately for months’  —  Earlier this year, the tabloids (mostly Star/Radar and the NYDN) kept claiming that Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were already on the rocks, less than a year after they got hitched in France and just months after they welcomed their son, Maceo.
 
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Marc Graser / Variety:
WWE's Dean Ambrose to Star in Action Movie ‘Lockdown’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Daily Mail:
Oops, the Earl of Grantham won't be happy! …
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Mike Birbiglia Lands Role in ‘Orange Is the New Black’ (Exclusive)
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Melissa Cronin / RADAR:
He's Back!  Kate Gosselin's Bodyguard Steve Neild Caught Vacationing With Her & The Kids …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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