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11:50 AM ET, August 24, 2014

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TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Shot Multiple Times After VMA Party Turns Violent  —  5:45 AM PT — Suge is out of surgery ... according to family sources.  We're told Suge was shot 6 times.  He's currently in ICU, but is expected to recover.  —  Shots rang out at 1OAK nightclub in West Hollywood …
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Daily Mail:
Singer Chris Brown ‘shot at’ and hip hop boss Suge Knight hit twice as violence erupts at glamorous pre-party in Los Angeles for tonight's Video Music Awards  —  Music producer Suge Knight has been injured during a shooting at a glamourous awards show party in a Los Angeles nightclub hosted by singer Chris Brown, it has been reported.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Suge Knight Shot at Chris Brown's 1OAK Pre-VMAs Party: Details  —  In the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 24, shots rang out at 1OAK night club in Los Angeles.  TMZ reports that famed producer Suge Knight was shot twice during the party, and is currently in surgery, according to eyewitnesses and his family.
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
The Inside Story Of The Nicki Minaj Dancer Who Was Bitten By A Snake  —  After the incident at Friday's VMA rehearsal, the dancer was treated on the scene for a non-life-threatening wound.  —  A six-foot-long snake bit a dancer during a Friday afternoon (August 22) rehearsal for Nicki Minaj's …
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Andrea Billups / People.com:
Nicki Minaj's ‘Anaconda’ Backup Dancer Bitten by Snake During VMA Rehearsal
TMZ.com:
Nick Cannon — I'm The One Who Left the Relationship  —  I'M THE ONE WHO LEFT THE RELATIONSHIP  —  NOT MARIAH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nick Cannon is the one who decided to bail on his marriage — not Mariah — sources connected with the couple tell TMZ.  —  Nick has made it clear to all involved …
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Necole Bitchie.com:
Nick Cannon's Father Comes Under Fire With Mariah Carey Fans After Posting Suspect Questions On Facebook  —  Either Nick Cannon's father, James Cannon, is messy as sloppy Joe's or he has horrible timing.  —  With Nick and Mariah's six-year marriage on the rocks, everyone wants to know what went wrong with the once happy couple.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed Move in Together After Three Weeks of Dating  —  These vamps are shacking up!  Us Weekly has exclusively learned that Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed are already living together — and they took the next step just three weeks after they began dating!
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Elisabetta Canalis Opens Up About Ex George Clooney After Her Engagement: “I Am Thinking Only of My Happiness”  —  George who?  Elisabetta Canalis recently opened up about her engagement to orthopedic surgeon beau Brian Perri and her famous ex George Clooney to Italy's Chi magazine.
Discussion: PerezHilton and etonline.com
TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa — Man Shot and Killed at Concert  —  Wiz Khalifa's concert near San Jose, CA Friday night turned deadly ... when a man was shot to death ... TMZ has learned.  —  The concert was at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.  We're told just after 11 last night ... shot's rang out as Wiz performed.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bossip
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Diem Brown Diagnosed with Colon Cancer  —  Over the course of nine years, Diem Brown has displayed incredible strength and courage as she battled ovarian cancer not once, but twice.  But now she's facing her toughest battle yet: the MTV star has been diagnosed with colon cancer, PEOPLE has learned.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and MedGift
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Gwyneth Paltrow Sees Why Jennifer Lawrence “Is a Good Match” for Chris Martin, She's “Very Happy” for Him  —  How does Gwyneth Paltrow really feel about Chris Martin getting back into the romance game with 24-year-old Jennifer Lawrence?  —  Not that surprisingly …
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
Allison / Dlisted:
JLo Says She'll Get Married Again Because She Doesn't “Whore Around”  —  It wasn't that long ago that Jennifer Lopez, the come-to-life human version of a hand-puppet created by a Colorado elementary school student, called it quits with her Sid from Toy Story-looking boyfriend Casper Smart …
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez: I Do Not “Whore Around,” Would Get Married For Fourth Time
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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