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4:55 PM ET, August 26, 2015

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The Duggar Family:
Duggar Family Statement  —  We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, care and prayers for our family during this most difficult situation with Josh.  As parents we are so deeply grieved by our son's decisions and actions.  His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and children …
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Chris Pleasance For / Daily Mail:
Porn star stripper details ‘terrifying’ …
Discussion: World of Wonder
TMZ.com:
Josh Duggar — Checks Into Rehab
WDBJ-TV:
Two WDBJ7 employees shot and killed; suspected shooter kills himself  —  Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were attacked during a live broadcast  —  MONETA, Va. — The suspect accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees died at a hospital in Northern Virginia, according to Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton.
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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview  —  Shooting occurs during live television report  — Two local TV station employees were killed during a live interview near Moneta, Virginia, station WDBJ says  —  (CNN)A news reporter and photographer …
Washington Post:
Father of slain TV reporter Alison Parker: ‘My grief is unbearable.’
Discussion: Gawker
Us Weekly:
Nick Carter Joins Dancing With the Stars Season 21 Cast: “I'm Excited!”  —  Fifth time's the charm!  Nick Carter reveals exclusively to Us Weekly that he has signed on for Dancing With the Stars Season 21 after four years in a row of offers from the DWTS crew.  “I'm excited,” he dishes in Us Weekly's latest issue.
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Paula Deen Joins Dancing With the Stars Season 21 Cast
Lisa Weseman / ABC:
Victor Espinoza Joins the Cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 21
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer Writing Screenplay Together  —  LOS ANGELES - Lucy and Ethel.  Laverne and Shirley.  Poehler and Fey.  And now ... Jennifer and Amy?  —  On Wednesday, Jennifer Lawrence met with a reporter here to discuss her final turn as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games …
TMZ.com:
Caitlyn Jenner — Criminal Charges NOT Likely  —  CRIMINAL CHARGES NOT LIKELY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The L.A. County D.A. now has the Caitlyn Jenner case, and sources connected to the office tell TMZ the initial sentiment is that the collision was a tragic accident but not criminal.
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Confidential / New York Daily News:
Halloween companies draw fire with Caitlyn Jenner costumes
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Caitlyn Jenner manslaughter case now in D.A.'s hands
Discussion: Us Weekly, KTLA and Daily Mail
Naja Rayne / People.com:   Prosecutors to Decide Whether Caitlyn Jenner Will Face Manslaughter Charges in Car Accident Case
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian & James Harden — Set Off HUGE Birthday Fireworks ... City Officials PISSED!  (VIDEO)  —  KHLOE KARDASHIAN & JAMES HARDEN  —  SET OFF HUGE FIREWORKS  —  ... City Officials PISSED!  —  8/26/2015 7:21 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE
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Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Celebrates With Boyfriend James Harden at an All-White Birthday Party on a Yacht: Get the Details!
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Amber Rose and Blac Chyna — Baring It All For Reality Series  —  AMBER ROSE AND BLAC CHYNA  —  BARING IT ALL  —  For Reality Series  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amber Rose and Blac Chyna are getting their own MTV reality show, TMZ has learned.  —  We're told it's close to being a done deal with contracts on the table.
Tim Stack / EW.com:
THIS WEEK'S COVER: LADY GAGA CHECKS INTO AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL  —  It's not every day you get a cold call from Lady Gaga, even when you're Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story).  “I was at a construction site and my phone rang,” he recalls.  “I didn't recognize the number.
Ronda Rousey / TMZ.com:
I Make More Per Second!  —  Ronda Rousey is DOUBLING DOWN in her war with Floyd Mayweather — calling him an illiterate moron and hitting him over the head with the subject that's the most dear to his heart ... money.  —  Of course, the two have been trading shots for months …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Terrence Howard's ‘Empire’ role cut back after personal drama  —  Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon on “Empire”  —  Terrence Howard's ongoing personal drama is carrying over into his professional life.  —  A source tells Page Six that Howard's role in the upcoming second season of “Empire” …
Lindsey DiMattina / RADAR:
‘Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater!’  Jenelle Evans' Ex Nathan Griffith Had An Ashley Madison Account Too — Teen Mom's Furious Reaction Revealed  —  Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)  —  PICS OF  —  JENELLE  —  Jenelle Evans' breakup from Nathan Griffith just got even messier …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tyga Can't Stop Rapping About Doing Kylie Jenner  —  Many of us dry barfed for days when a song from Tyga called “Pleazer” was spat up onto the Internet and we listened to him bragging about doing statutory rape s**t and rapping about drinking vagina juice in the morning like it's orange juice.
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Daily Mail:
Real Housewives' Kristen Taekman's husband Josh posed on Ashley Madison
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston's Wedding Veil Came From, Wait for It, J.Crew: Get the Scoop!
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Mila Kunis Got an Interesting Gift From Ashton Kutcher During a Belated Birthday Dinner in Los Angeles …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rafael Nadal / TMZ.com:
... He's a ‘Great Guy’
James Hibberd / EW.com:
SONS OF ANARCHY SPIN-OFF IN THE WORKS AT FX
Elizabeth Vanmetre / New York Daily News:
Bobby Brown performs for the first time since daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown's death
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Sizzles in Daisy Dukes in “Smoke Break” Music Video: See Her Stunning Post-Baby Body!
VH1:
New.  York.  Is.  Back.  Tiffany Pollard And Sister Patterson Join The Cast Of Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn
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Claudia Rankine / New York Times:
The Meaning of Serena Williams
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Taylor Swift Just Said “I Love You” to Calvin Harris and Created One Unforgettable Finale on Stage—Watch Now!
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Starpulse
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star Jason Mitchell Lands ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Role (Exclusive)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
James Dyer / Empire News:
JJ Abrams Spills Details On Kylo Ren
Discussion: Variety
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
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