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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Josh Taekman Admits He Has Ashley Madison Account, Apologizes for “Foolishly” Signing Up  —  He's sorry.  Josh Taekman, the husband of Real Housewives of New York City star Kristen Taekman, admitted to having an account on Ashley Madison, and apologized in a statement to Us Weekly for registering on the infidelity website.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Laura Collins For / Daily Mail:
RHONYs Kristen Taekman's husband Josh is an Ashley Madison user  — Josh Taekman, the millionaire husband of model Kristen Taekman, is named as a paying subscriber to the affairs website  — Leak shows credit card registered to Taekman, 45, at couple's New York address, was used for 62 payments to the site in three years
Naja Rayne / People.com:
RHONY Star Kristen Taekman's Husband, Josh, Apologizes for ‘Foolishly’ Signing Up for Ashley Madison Account  —  Real Housewives of New York star Kristen Taekman's husband, Josh, admitted on Monday that he had an account on the Ashley Madison cheating website.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Two Reality Show Husbands Got Caught In The Ashley Madison Hack
Discussion: Us Weekly, Salon and CNN
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:   Real Housewives of New York City Star Kristen Taekman's Husband, Josh Taekman, Reportedly Has an Ashley Madison Account
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Real Housewives of New York Star Kristen Taekman's Husband's Ashley Madison Account Could Be “the End of Their Marriage”
Discussion: What's New
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Alison Brie Is Engaged to Dave Franco: See Her Amazing Ring!  —  Alison Brie and Dave Franco are engaged, his rep confirms to Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity engagement rings  —  The Mad Men actress, 32, who has reportedly been dating Franco since 2012, was showing off her impressive bling …
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Char Adams / People.com:
Alison Brie and Dave Franco Are Engaged!  And PEOPLE Has All the Details about Her Dazzling Ring  —  Dave Franco and Alison Brie are tying the knot!  —  Franco and the 32-year-old Mad Men star are now engaged after more than three years of dating.  —  The news was first reported by E! …
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Max Greenfield and Tess Sanchez Welcome Son Ozzie James Greenfield—Get Exclusive Details on Their Baby Boy!  —  Rich Polk/Getty Images for Charlotte + Gwenyth Gray Foundation  —  There's a new little boy in a New Girl star's life!  —  Golden Globe-nominated actor Max Greenfield and his wife …
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Sarah / People.com:
Max Greenfield Welcomes Son Ozzie James
Discussion: FX Networks
Nadeska Alexis / MTV:
Kanye West Will Be Honored With The Video Vanguard Award At 2015 MTV VMAs  —  This speech will be amazing.  —  by Nadeska Alexis 52m ago  —  Kanye West has created some of the most memorable and spectacular moments in MTV VMAs history, and at the 2015 show, he will be presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Discussion: Bossip and Just Jared
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Whitney Friedlander / Page Six:
Six years after infamous Swift diss, VMAs to honor Kanye West
Discussion: X17 Online
Holly Holm / TMZ.com:
I'll Never Trash Talk Ronda Rousey  —  ... Honored to Fight Her  —  UFC fighter Holly Holm tells TMZ Sports she knows better than to piss off Ronda Rousey with disrespectful trash talk before their fight ... because she's NOT AN IDIOT!!!!  —  Holm was shooting her new movie “Fight Valley …
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David St. Martin / MMA Fighting:   Morning Report: Preferring Amanda Nunes, Joe Rogan blames Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm booking on ‘lack of talent’
TMZ.com:
Serena Williams — Warned by Friends ... Don't Let Drake Play You Again!  —  Warned by Friends ...  DON'T LET DRAKE PLAY YOU AGAIN!  —  8/25/2015 1:00 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE … See also  — Drake and Rihanna — We're Cool with Each Other (VIDEO)  — Common — Serena Williams Has a $1 MILLION Body!!!
RADAR:
50 Shades Of Jake: Gyllenhaal & Dakota Johnson's Secret Night Out Together — Find Out All The Steamy Details In Hollywood Romance  —  Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)  —  PICS OF  —  JAKE  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and Dakota Johnson shared the same table at an exclusive Los Angeles nightclub …
Perez Hilton:
Is Justin Bieber Dating Playboy Model Xenia Deli?  —  New music, new lady!!  —  On August 21, Justin Bieber was spotted out in El Lay with Xenia Deli, a 25-year-old model who has posed for Playboy and a ton of other steamy publications.  —  Not only were the two seen holding hands …
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
Details:
Pierce Brosnan on No Escape, Botox, and the Next James Bond  —  At 62, the eternally suave Irishman has done things other actors could only dream about.  Now, more than a decade after his last stint as 007, this leading man is back in action. … Pierce Brosnan: I have never owned a weapon, but somebody gave me one recently.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Wrap
Anna Chan / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom OG Stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra Wed: See Her Dress!  —  It's a wedding that's been a decade in the making!  Teen Mom OG stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, who have been dating since they were in seventh grade, finally married on Saturday, Aug. 22, in Charlevoix …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Joy Behar Officially Returns to The View (and Candace-Cameron Bure Joins!)  —  Joy Behar is back.  —  The comedian is re-joining The View as co-host for season 19 - and she's bringing Full House star Candace Cameron-Bure and journalist Paula Faris with her, ABC announced Tuesday.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Meghan King Edmonds / Bravo TV Official Site:
Meghan: I Was Shocked at Vicki's Response to Me  —  Meghan reacts to her explosive argument with Vicki...  Your browser does not support iframes.  —  We had such a blast at NASCAR.  I had never been to a NASCAR race before, but our good friends, Kris and Brittany invited us and our friends …
Discussion: Starpulse
USA Today:
Celine Dion: Rene hopes to ‘die in my arms’  —  LAS VEGAS — For Celine Dion, her year-long hiatus from a lucrative Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace was all about making the right choices in life.  —  Now, after caring for her husband, René Angélil, 73 …
Perez Hilton:
When His Son Picked Out A Mermaid Doll At The Toy Store, This Dad Did Something AH-Mazing!  —  Father of the year??  —  Mikki Willis was in a toy store recently with his son, when the boy decided he wanted to buy an Ariel mermaid doll — rather than a more traditionally boy-themed toy like cars or robots or something.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Star:
Nicole Kidman Wants A ‘Redo’ With Her & Tom Cruise's Adopted Daughter, Isabella  —  Nicole Kidman and daughter Isabella are doing some serious female bonding!  —  Nicole has decamped to London to star in a West End play and is determined to become “best buddies” with her 22-year-old adopted daughter …
Discussion: Starpulse
 
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Selena Gomez alludes to losing her virginity to Justin Bieber
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

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Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

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