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10:55 PM ET, August 30, 2015

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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj end feud with VMA duet  —  Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift are ending any “Bad Blood” still floating around.  —  The singers surprised VMA viewers when Swift came out on stage to perform one of Minaj's songs with her, “The Night is Still Young,” before jumping into a verse of Swift's “Bad Blood.”
Discussion: PerezHilton, X17 Online and TMZ.com
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Taylor Swift and her famous gal pals hit the VMA red carpet  —  From left: Gigi Hadid, Martha Hunt, Hailee Steinfeld, Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Serayah, Mariska Hargitay, Lily Aldridge and Karlie Kloss  —  Taylor Swift and her “Bad Blood” posse have arrived.
Discussion: X17 Online
By Thr / Hollywood Reporter:
He directed ‘Scream’ and the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ films.  —  Wes Craven, the famed writer-director of horror films known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movies, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer.  He was 76.  —  Craven, whose iconic Freddy Krueger character horrified viewers …
Discussion: Reuters, Gawker, PerezHilton and KTLA
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber— Nailed by Lotsa Cops for Speeding (VIDEO)  —  NAILED BY COPS FOR SPEEDING  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... speed was a factor, but Justin was cited for unsafe passing on the right.  JB was also given an equipment violation for window tint.
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Brian Ives / Radio.com:
Justin Bieber: New Song, New Album ('Soon'), New Outlook
Discussion: Just Jared
Kristina Bustos / Digital Spy:
Demi Lovato describes MTV VMA performance as ‘sexy, really fun’  —  Demi Lovato is gearing up for her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards tonight (August 30).  —  The singer is set to perform her latest single ‘Cool For The Summer’ and told MTV that it'll be “sexy, really fun”.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kanye and Kim — We Want to Help the Guy Who Needs Kidney ... With Yeezys  —  Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are trying to do a good thing for the guy who desperately needs a kidney and is trying to score one by dangling a pair of rare Yeezy Boosts ... but there's a problem.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celeb Gossip …
Joris Evers / Netflix US & Canada Blog:
Why You'll See Some High Profile Movies Leave Netflix US Next Month  —  We hear from our members that you wish we had newer movies.  So do we.  Studio licensing practices means it often takes more than a year before consumers can watch a theatrically released movie when and how they want.
The Sunday Times:
Golden Hynde  —  She ran wild with the Sex Pistols, topped the charts with the Pretenders and bared nearly all with Vivienne Westwood.  Chrissie Hynde's shocking new memoir is a raw account of the booze-fuelled life of the ultimate rock goddess  —  Krissi Murison  —  Portrait by Dean Chalkley
People.com:
Jessa (Duggar) Seewald Speaks Out About Josh Duggar's Molestation and Cheating Scandals: ‘You Just Have to Keep Your Focus and Trust God’  —  While Jessa (Duggar) Seewald's family is still reeling from two shocking scandals in three months, the reality star is turning to her faith to get through the family's difficult time.
Daily Mail:
GIRL ABOUT TOWN: What's Benedict Cumberbatch's baby boy called?  You'll CCC  —  There's been wild social media speculation over what Benedict Cumberbatch has named his baby but I can reveal the Sherlock star - who opened to rave reviews as Hamlet at London's Barbican Theatre last week …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
NBA Player Russell Westbrook Marries Nina Earl in Star-Studded Beverly Hills Ceremony  —  Congratulations are in order for NBA player Russell Westbrook and his college sweetheart Nina Earl - the couple has officially wed, his rep exclusively confirms to PEOPLE.
Daily Mail:
MTV VMAs will air awards on a DELAY to give host Miley Cyrus ‘free rein’  —  Producers say they are ready for anything the 22-year-old (center) may unleash Sunday night after setting up a delay feature so they can cut away from anything too shocking broadcast.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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