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12:45 AM ET, August 31, 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.”
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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 and PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Nicki Minaj Slams Miley Cyrus & Miley Gives It Right Back While Nicki Accepts The Award For Best Hip Hop Video At The 2015 MTV VMAs!  —  Uhhhhhhh did anyone else think that was awkward?  —  Nicki Minaj won the award for Best Hip Hop Video at this year's VMAs, and a LOT of shade just happened …
Discussion: Page Six
X17 Online:
Britney Spears Is A Golden Goddess At The 2015 MTV VMAs  —  Britney Spears hasn't always had the best time at the MTV Video Music Awards, but this year she's back on top!  —  Brit Brit hit the red carpet in a boobilicious gold dress, and she presented the Best Male Video award to Mark Ronson …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
Daily Mail:
MTV VMAs will air awards on a DELAY to give host Miley Cyrus ‘free rein’
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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, PerezHilton and Gawker
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.
Perez Hilton:
Back In Black!  Justin Bieber Makes It Look Nice & Easy Performing What Do You Mean At The 2015 VMAs — Right Until He Broke Down In Tears!  —  There we go, Justin Bieber!!  —  It wasn't over the top crazy like most of what we see at the VMAs, but his performance was the exact kind of smooth …
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
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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
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
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 …
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
 
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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Dylan Penn: Dad Sean Doing ‘Great’ Post-Breakup with Charlize Theron
Discussion: Just Jared
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Variety:
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TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Daily Mail and Bossip
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple Did Not Stop Tidal From Streaming Drake's Set At Katrina Benefit
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspended Uri Berliner for five days without pay, starting on April 12, after he wrote an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube strengthens its “enforcement on third-party apps” violating its ToS, “specifically ad-blocking apps”, leading to error messages and “buffering issues”

CNN:
Smartmatic and OANN say they have settled a defamation suit filed by the voting tech company, filed in 2021

 
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