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2:15 PM ET, September 1, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift — Felony Assault Onstage ... Fan Busted for Brawl (VIDEO)  — Celine Dion — I Am Back and Still the Best, Bishes!  (VIDEO)  —  SINGS OVER FELONY ASSAULT ONSTAGE  —  ... Fan Busted for Brawl  —  9/1/2015 1:00 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Crushable, EW.com, PerezHilton and Stereogum
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Nicki Minaj vs Miley Cyrus wasn't staged: Watch the unedited footage released by MTV  —  As always, this year's MTV Video Music Awards had its lion's share of memorable moments, but none have set social media alight more than Nicki Minaj's on-stage run-in with Miley Cyrus.
Discussion: PerezHilton, People.com and Style News
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Aaron Couch / People.com:
Margaret Cho Disses Miley Cyrus on Fashion Police ‘That Hair Probably Smells Like Pot’  —  Leave it to Margaret Cho to make a scene.  —  All eyes were on Melissa Rivers on Monday's Fashion Police, as the daughter of the late Joan Rivers took her mother's seat.
James Hibberd / EW.com:
VMAs ratings drop with Miley Cyrus
Discussion: PerezHilton
Anya / People.com:
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter Name Son Christopher Carlton  —  The little Cumberbaby has a name!  —  Since welcoming their first child on June 1, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter managed to keep their 3-month-old son's name under wraps — until now.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — My Baby Mama's Got Terrible Judgment In Boyfriends  —  MY BABY MAMA'S GOT TERRIBLE JUDGMENT  —  In Boyfriends  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown is chomping at the bit to face his baby mama in custody court ... and the biggest weapon in his arsenal is the woman's boyfriend.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Andreas Wiseman / ScreenDaily:
Tom Hooper reveals why he cast Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Danish Girl’  —  In his first interview about anticipated drama The Danish Girl, director Tom Hooper reveals why he cast Eddie Redmayne as transgender pioneer Lili Elbe.  —  Eddie Redmayne's ‘gender fluidity’ helped convince director Tom Hooper …
Discussion: Towleroad
Amanda First / Brides:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Inside Nikki Reed & Ian Somerhalder's Secret Wedding  —  Actors Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder pulled off the near-impossible in Hollywood: a secret wedding, in front of all their friends and family.  So how did they do it?  In our October/November 2015 issue …
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
Josh Duggar / RADAR:
Where's Josh?  Disgraced Duggar Is A No-Show At Rehab Meetings, Church Services: PLUS The Family's Mystery Plane Trip … PICS OF  —  After Josh Duggar copped to cheating on his wife Anna and harboring a secret porn habit, he checked into a treatment facility, his mother Michelle announced last week.
Kate Williams / Cosmopolitan:
Lauren Conrad Says She's Pretty Basic, but Pretty Happy  —  The star talks The Hills, fashion, and her relationship with Heidi Montag.  —  Eric Ray Davidson/Cosmopolitan  —  On fashion being her passion: “Television was just sort of an accident ... I never felt really strongly about it.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Charlie Schmidlin / The Playlist:
Andrew Garfield Talks “The Pressure To Get It Right” for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Films & If He'll Do Another Franchise  —  Marvel has wasted no time in looking after Spider-Man.  Lead actor and director are locked down (well after the release date announcement), and Kevin Feige and co …
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Jennifer Garner ‘Happy to Get Back’ to L.A. and Kids - with Ben Affleck Living Down the Street  —  For Jennifer Garner, there's no place like home.  —  After spending the summer filming Miracles From Heaven in Atlanta, Garner wasted no time getting back into her normal routine …
Chris Jones / Chicago Tribune:
‘The SpongeBob Musical,’ with tunes by Bowie, Aerosmith, gets Chicago premiere  —  Did the Chicago mob kill JFK?  ‘Assassination Theater’ says yes
Discussion: Digital Spy and Daily Mail
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Andrea Towers / EW.com:
BROADWAY-BOUND THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL TO HAVE WORLD PREMIERE IN CHICAGO
Discussion: Stereogum
ABC News:
Kanye for 2020?  White House Welcomes Rapper's Political Bid  —  Kanye West for 2020?  The White House says it is anticipating the rapper's potential bid for president.  —  West claimed he would run for president while accepting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday.
Discussion: What's New and Just Jared
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Kanye West for President? White House Responds, Looks Forward to His Campaign Slogan
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Porsha Williams — Kicked In The Gut ... By ‘RHOA’ Co-Star  —  KICKED IN THE GUT  —  ... By ‘RHOA’ Co-Star  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ has figured out a way to replace NeNe Leakes ... with a good old fashioned bitch fight.  —  We're told Porsha Williams …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Michael Seewald / The Seewald Family:
Grief, Shame, And Taking The LORD's Name In Vain  —  The recent hack into the adultery website Ashley Madison, and subsequent release to the internet the information of millions of users, turned up some interesting names.  None of these names was more attention grabbing than Josh Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting fame.
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Michele Corriston / People.com:
Jessa Seewald's Father-in-Law Says ‘Wicked’ Josh Duggar Isn't a Good Christian
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars' Peta Murgatroyd Sidelined for Season 21 Due to Injury  —  Peta Murgatroyd had been excitedly gearing up for season 21 of Dancing with the Stars - until a shocking e-mail changed everything.  —  “It was devastating news for me,” Murgatroyd tells PEOPLE exclusively …
Discussion: Just Jared
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Zayn Malik Poses in a Solo, Shirtless Selfie for Interview's September #ME Issue  —  Zayn Malik's 17.4 million social media followers and fans will sure be thanking Interview for its latest (and possibly greatest) cover.  —  The handsome former One Directioner, 22, posed in a solo shirtless selfie …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
Suzy Byrne / News & Gossip:
Benji Madden Posts Loving Birthday Message to Cameron Diaz Amid Pregnancy Rumors  —  Benji Madden called Cameron Diaz his ‘beautiful wife,’ ‘best friend,’ and ‘everything else.’ (Instagram)  —  Who needs a store-bought greeting card when you are married to Benji Madden?
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Mila Kunis Compares Ashton Kutcher to Bachelor in Paradise Contestant Jared Haibon: Hilarious Photo!  —  Another twin!?  Mila Kunis must drink wine and watch Bachelor in Paradise like the rest of Us.  The Jupiter Ascending actress compared her husband, Ashton Kutcher, to contestant Jared Haibon …
People Great Ideas:
Jennifer Aniston Dines on Pizza and Pasta with Friends in Atlanta  —  Girls night!  —  Newlywed Jennifer Aniston is back to work — but that doesn't mean she can't indulge in a little down time with friends.  —  The actress, who is in Atlanta shooting her upcoming film Mother's Day …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Allison Gribok / Star:
Excuses, Excuses!  Kim Richards Tells Judge She Can't Do Community Service For Drunken Arrest—You Won't Believe The Jaw-Dropping Reason Why  —  It's all fun and games until the booze runs out...or until a police officer gets kicked.  —  Following her Beverly Hills Hotel rampage back in April …
Discussion: Starpulse and RADAR
 
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TMZ.com:
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Star:
Wedding Bells Next? …
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TMZ.com:
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
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Jamie Sharpe / Vulture:
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TMZ.com:
WWE Seth Rollins' Girlfriend — Fired for Nazi Pics
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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

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