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2:40 PM ET, August 24, 2015

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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
One Direction Plan Extended Hiatus to Focus on Solo Projects: Get All the Details  —  Four different directions?  Hit Brit band One Direction are taking an extended hiatus to focus on solo projects, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest boy bands of all time
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
1D Go in Four Directions - Band Will Take an Extended Hiatus in March, Says Source
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
E! Online:
One Direction Taking Extended Hiatus to Focus on Individual Projects—Are They Breaking Up for Good?
Discussion: Towleroad
Daily Mail:
One Direction to SPLIT: Boyband decide 'to take extended hiatus of at least a year to focus …
Discussion: Starpulse
TMZ.com:
Drake And Serena Williams — I'll Have the Tongue ... Restaurant Makeout Sesh (Pics)  —  I'LL HAVE THE TONGUE  —  Restaurant Makeout Sesh  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Game.  Set.  Smash.  —  Here it is ... proof Drake and Serena Williams are officially a thing — making out at a fancy Cincinnati …
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Tracy Morgan Marries Megan Wollover - See the Beautiful Couple!  —  Tracy Morgan is a married man!  —  Fourteen months after a horrific highway crash left him fighting for his life, the comedian wed his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in an intimate and moving ceremony Sunday night, Morgan's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
TMZ.com:
Brian Austin Green — Spousal Support Necessary ... Vertigo Derails Work  —  BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN  —  SPOUSAL SUPPORT NECESSARY  —  Vertigo Derails Work  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brian Austin Green will almost certainly get spousal support from Megan Fox in their divorce, and the reason appears to stem from a terrible car accident.
Anita Bennett / The Wrap:
Kelly Osbourne Says She Would Consider ‘Fashion Police’ Return If 'Certain People Weren't There' (Exclusive)  —  When E!'s “Fashion Police” returns Aug. 31 for the MTV Video Music Awards, Kelly Osbourne says she'll be rooting for the show to succeed.  But there's one person on the fashion panel who won't exactly have her support.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Blames Giuliana Rancic for Her Backlash From The View, Calls Her a “Liar”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Kelis Is Pregnant!  “Milkshake” Singer Shows Off Baby Bump While Performing at Afropunk Festival  —  Forget about the milkshakes!  It's going to be all about baby bottles.  —  Multiple sources can confirm exclusively to E! News that Kelis is pregnant and expecting her second child.
DailyTelegraph:
Mel Gibson's vile, obscenity-laden tirade against female Daily Telegraph photographer  —  EXCLUSIVE Jonathon MoranThe Daily Telegraph … THE Daily Telegraph photographer attacked by Mel Gibson has relived the moment that he snapped.  —  Kristi Miller was subjected to a tirade of profanity …
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Amal Alamuddin Shares Eskimo Kisses With George Clooney, Rocks the Sexiest Little Gold Dress: Sweet Photos  —  Sealed with an eskimo kiss!  George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, hit the Ushuaia Beach Hotel in Ibiza, Spain, to launch the Oscar-winning actor's latest Casamigos Tequila venture on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Discussion: Gawker
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Nick-Maslow / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Brace Yourself For George and Amal Clooney's Crazy-Sexy Date Night
Discussion: People.com
The MMQB:
Fallout, Fall Guys and Fingertips: A Week in the NFL  —  It's all here, plus notes on a Niner's return and a new MMQB project  —  Meet the Aussie footballer Jarryd Hayne  —  The MMQB's Peter King talks with former rugby player and San Francisco 49ers rookie RB Jarryd Hayne.
Vulture:
TARANTINO … THIS INTERVIEW was condensed and edited from two conversations, the first conducted July 29 and the second August 7.  —  We've got a little bit more than an hour finished right now.  I just got back from seeing an hour of the movie cut together.  —  Are you happy with it?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Wrap
Erik Larsen / Asbury Park Press:
Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip  —  BELMAR — A 20-year-old Rutgers University student who is waiting tables at D'Jais Bar & Grill this summer to help put herself through school, got an unwelcome lesson in the humanities this past week.
Discussion: PerezHilton, KTLA and Daily Mail
Yahoo:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 21: Bindi Irwin Revealed as First Celebrity Contestant  —  By ABC NEWS 58 minutes ago Good Morning America  —  The world knows Bindi Irwin as the daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, but the 17-year-old could soon be best known as “Dancing With the Stars” champion.
TMZ.com:
... Rookies Need Fall Guys  —  Cris Carter may have had a point when it comes to pro athletes getting a “fall guy” — so says NBA star Nick Young.  —  The Lakers star was leaving the Athletes Versus Cancer celebrity football game in L.A. when we asked about the comments Carter …
Tierney Bricker / E! Online:
Missy Elliot Is Joining The Voice in Season 9!  —  The Voice is ready to get its freak on.  —  E! News can exclusively reveal that Missy Elliott will serve as the adviser for Pharrell Williams' team when the NBC reality returns for its ninth season on Sept. 21.
Discussion: PerezHilton and In Touch Weekly
Sophia Rosenbaum / Page Six:
Ex-Affleck nanny offered $1M to star in ‘Batwoman’ porno  —  Ben Affleck's fired nanny may soon have a new job to add to her resume — porn star.  —  Christine Ouzounian was offered $1 million to play “Batwoman” in a sequel to the skin flick “Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody,” TMZ reported.
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Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Ariel Winter Showcases Her New Curves in a Minidress Post-Surgery: Photos!
TMZ.com:
Young Buck — Urine Big Trouble Now
Discussion: PerezHilton
Chrissy Iley / The Sunday Times:
'I didn't think I was doing anything bad by falling in love'
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Mike Parker / Daily Express:
Country star Taylor Swift rejected $1m a song
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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abc7.com:
Justin Bieber lookalike reported missing in West Hollywood
Rosanna Greenstreet / Guardian:
Q&A: Rita Ora  —  ‘My most embarrassing moment?  My first nip slip’
Discussion: Starpulse and Just Jared
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell's Father Edward Joseph O'Donnell Has Died
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
The Real Cast of Full House Reacts to Lifetime's Unauthorized Story: ‘So Bad. Just So Bad.’
Sophia Bush / Us Weekly:
One Tree Hill Cast Has Epic Reunion: Sophia Bush, Antwon Tanner, Daphne Zuniga Share Photos
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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