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2:40 PM ET, August 30, 2015

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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.
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple Did Not Stop Tidal From Streaming Drake's Set At Katrina Benefit  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell BuzzFeed News that Apple did not threaten Tidal with a $20 million suit over Drake's performance at a Hurricane Katrina benefit, despite a claim to the contrary from Jay Z's streaming service.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Drake sings for Katrina victims, Apple threatens $20M suit
TMZ.com:
Kanye and Kim — We Want to Help the Guy Who Needs Kidney ... With Yeezys  —  KANYE AND KIM  —  WE WANT TO HELP GUY WHO NEEDS KIDNEY  —  With Yeezys  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are trying to do a good thing for the guy who desperately needs a kidney and is trying …
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
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.
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Amy Purdy Weds Longtime Boyfriend Daniel Gale in ‘Outdoorsy’ Idaho Wedding  —  After 14 years together, Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale are married.  —  “We felt it was just finally time to come together and make a commitment to each other,” Purdy, 35 - who announced her engagement to Gale in May - tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: Just Jared
Brian Ives / Radio.com:
Justin Bieber: New Song, New Album ('Soon'), New Outlook  —  Listen to the new song, and read our new interview with Justin Bieber.  —  Well, we've been leading up to this day for a long time.  We've seen many, many celebrities give Justin Bieber their support via Instagram posts promoting his new song, “What Do You Mean?”
Discussion: Just Jared
BroadwayWorld.com:
LES MISERABLES Cast Member Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21  —  BroadwayWorld.com is devasted to report the news that Les Miserables cast member Kyle Jean-Baptiste died last evening at the too young age of 21 after an accident at home, falling off his mother's fire escape.
Variety:
Box Office: ‘War Room’ Stuns With $11 Million, Zac Efron's ‘We Are Your Friends’ Tanks  —  The box office underwent a religious conversion this weekend as Christian crowds flocked to “War Room,” lifting the low-budget salute to prayer above the Zac Efron drama “We're You're Friends” and the Owen Wilson thriller “No Escape.”
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
TMZ.com:
WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose — Fan Attempts Sneak Attack after Smackdown (VIDEO)  —  WWE SUPERSTAR DEAN AMBROSE  —  FAN ATTEMPTS SNEAK ATTACK  —  After Smackdown  —  Dean Ambrose, one of the giants in the WWE, was almost attacked during a taping of Smackdown ... attacked by a guy …
TMZ.com:
Hulk Hogan I Still Love WWE ... And I Wanna Be Trump's Running Mate  —  Two interesting comments from Hulk Hogan — he's NOT mad with the WWE for cutting ties with him over the N-word ... and says he wants to make America great again, by running with Donald Trump!!!!
Discussion: Bossip and Starpulse
Jane Ridley / New York Post:
This is the craziest way to find out your boyfriend is cheating  —  Ayanna Dookie, 33, thought her man was the perfect guy - until she read a news article saying he was a killer. … It was an early Sunday morning in April 2008 when I received a text message from my friend Ryan.
Discussion: Bossip and Daily Mail
 
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