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12:30 PM ET, June 16, 2015

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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Rachel Dolezal breaks her silence on TODAY: ‘I identify as black’  —  Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president accused of pretending to be black, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer in an exclusive live interview that she identifies as black — something she started doing at the age of five.
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Access Hollywood:
Terrence Howard & Wife Welcome Son (Exclusive)  —  “Empire” star Terrence Howard and wife Mira have welcomed a new arrival!  —  The 46-year-old actor's wife gave birth four weeks ago to a boy and they named him Qirin Love, Terrence revealed exclusively to Access Hollywood while promoting …
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Terrence Howard, Wife Mira Welcome Baby Boy Qirin Love: Details!
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Anya / People.com:
Naya Rivera's Blog: Getting Through the Second Trimester Slump  —  Please welcome our newest celebrity blogger, Naya Rivera!  —  The actress is most known for playing Santana Lopez on Glee and has also had roles on The Bernie Mac Show and in At the Devil's Door. … Courtesy Naya Rivera
Katy Steinmetz / TIME:
Miley Cyrus: ‘You Can Just Be Whatever You Want to Be’  —  In an interview with TIME, Cyrus talks about her past relationships, Instagram insecurities and her new role as an advocate for people across the gender spectrum  —  It doesn't take much to summon a whirlwind of words from Miley Cyrus …
Discussion: News & Gossip and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Kristen Stewart's Mom Jules Denies Story: I Never Spoke About Her Love Life!  —  Kristen Stewart's mom, Jules, is denying a new story in British tabloid The Mirror, which printed an interview with her that began trending over the weekend.  —  PHOTOS: Stars and their moms
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Kierna Mayo / EBONY.com:
[COVER STORY] Tina Knowles Lawson Exclusive  —  THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT OF EBONY JULY COVER STORY “THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TENIE B.”  TO READ THE FULL FEATURE PICK UP AN ISSUE ON NEWSSTANDS NATIONALLY.  —  There is a peculiar artist's way that orders the steps of the intriguing …
Brittney-Stephens / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Kim Kardashian Writes a Letter to Her Future Self - See Her Advice  —  Kim Kardashian covers the July issue of Glamour, and in addition to talking about her second pregnancy and relationship with Kanye West in an interview, Kim also sat down for a video to write a letter to her future self.
Discussion: Crushable
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — FourFive Seconds to Bail on Amber Rose  —  FourFive Seconds to  —  BAIL ON AMBER ROSE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West was like a human Bugatti — going zero to 100 in a matter of seconds to get the hell out of Drake's epic party ... when he found out his ex Amber Rose was there too.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Vulture:
Game of Thrones' Lena Headey on Cersei's Long, Humiliating Walk … 1.3k  —  Spoilers ahead for the season-five finale of Game of Thrones.  —  Lena Headey couldn't wait to be stripped bare and have the populace of King's Landing chuck fruit, vegetables, and bodily fluids at her during the ultimate slut-shaming.
Discussion: Starpulse
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Maleficent’ Sequel On Disney Drawing Board As Linda Woolverton Makes Scripting Deal  —  EXCLUSIVE: Disney has begun moving toward a sequel to Maleficent, the 2014 blockbuster fairy tale that starred Angelina Jolie as the winged title character.  The studio has engaged Linda Woolverton to write the sequel …
Andrea Ross / edmontonjournal.com:
Pop star Ed Sheeran surprises young singer with West Edmonton Mall duet  —  British pop superstar Ed Sheeran shocked a young fan at West Edmonton Mall on Sunday, June 14, 2015, when he walked onstage at a fundraiser to sing one of his hit songs with Sydney Bourbeau.
Discussion: Crushable
TMZ.com:
North West — I Was a Big Disneyland Attraction for My Birthday!  (PHOTOS)  —  For My Birthday  —  North West had an awesome second birthday she'll never remember... at Disneyland.  —  The Kardashian klan was on hand — Kim, Kanye, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie, Mason, Penelope, Tyga and his son King Cairo.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and News & Gossip
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Suzy Byrne / News & Gossip:
Adorable North West Snoozes Through Baptism
Discussion: Us Weekly, People.com and PerezHilton
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
Lifetime Greenlights Unauthorized ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Tell-All Movie  —  The upcoming project follows the ‘Saved By the Bell’ project and the upcoming ‘Full House’ film.  —  It's time to go back to West Beverly High!  Lifetime has greenlit The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Discussion: Us Weekly and I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Lark Voorhies' Mom — My Son-in-Law Is a Gang Member ... Who Sleeps in My Closet  —  LARK VOORHIES' MOM  —  MY SON-IN-LAW IS A GANG MEMBER  —  ... Who Sleeps in My Closet  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Saved by the Bell” star Lark Voorhies' new husband is seriously bad news, as in …
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Bossip
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom “Really Shaken” by Best Friend Jamie Sangouthai's Death: “This Is a Huge Wake-Up Call”  —  Lamar Odom is in deep mourning after the death of his best friend, Jamie Sangouthai.  While the athlete has yet to break his silence on the tragedy, an insider tells Us Weekly he's …
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Karrueche Tran gets cheeky after Chris Brown spat
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: Forest Whitaker Joins Standalone Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Fantastic Beasts’: Katherine Waterston Lands Female Lead in ‘Harry Potter’ Spinoff
Discussion: Just Jared
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Celebrate 29th Birthday With Amazing Hamptons Theme Party
Page Six:
Leonardo DiCaprio starts a giant restaurant sing-along
Discussion: Gawker
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TMZ.com:
Drake — Epic Backyard Foam Party ... With Kanye, Game, NBA Stars
Discussion: Page Six
Tim Stack / EW.com:
GAMBIT EXCLUSIVE: RUPERT WYATT TO DIRECT CHANNING TATUM'S X-MEN FILM
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
Page Six:
Chris Rock's wife seeking huge payout in divorce
Perez Hilton:
Rapper Mykki Blanco Reveals He's Been HIV Positive Since 2011
Discussion: Page Six and Queerty
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”

Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M

Financial Times:
Inside Paramount's new WBD bid: after six failed proposals across 12 weeks, and alleging WBD's board ignored a final offer, Paramount went hostile to buy WBD

 
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