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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Serayah on Being in Taylor Swift's Squad: 'It's Just a Bunch of Girls Hanging Out'  —  Whether she's making a cameo in Taylor Swift's “Bad Blood” music video, strutting her stuff on the 1989 World Tour stage or making a splash at the VMAs, Serayah has no doubt become a full-fledged member of the pop star's squad.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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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
Perez Hilton:
Ian McKellen Turned Down Taylor Swift's Concert Invite! Here's WHY!
Discussion: TMZ.com and Us Weekly
Manuel Gamiz Jr / Morning Call:
Discussion: PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
WWF Legend Jimmy Snuka — To Be Charged with Murder ... In Death of GF
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Shortlist Includes Gina Rodriguez, Tatiana Maslany, Olivia Cooke (Exclusive)  —  Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin"), Golden Globe nominee Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black") and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” star Olivia Cooke are considered …
TMZ.com:
‘RHOA’ Cynthia Bailey Possible Demotion ... For Kicking Porsha  —  Cynthia Bailey didn't even make it a full season, and she's already on the verge of following in Porsha Williams' footsteps — as in, getting demoted.  —  In the wake of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fight …
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Maria Coder / People.com:
Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Granddaughter After Agreeing to Be Her Daughter's Surrogate  —  A 51-year-old mother in North Dakota with multiple sclerosis has given birth to her own granddaughter after serving as a surrogate for her daughter.  —  Sherri Dickson, already the mother of three grown children …
Discussion: PerezHilton, ABC News and Daily Mail
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Mila Kunis Thinks Ashton Kutcher Looks Exactly Like Jared from Bachelor in Paradise  —  Ashton Kutcher has a new doppelgänger.  —  As Mila Kunis settled in to watch ABC's Bachelor in Paradise Monday night, she couldn't help but notice a certain something about one of the contestants on the show …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:   Mila Kunis Compares Ashton Kutcher to Bachelor in Paradise Contestant Jared Haibon: Hilarious Photo!
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Bourne’: Vincent Cassel to Play Villain Opposite Matt Damon in Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Vincent Cassel is set to play the villain in the next installment of the Jason Bourne franchise starring Matt Damon.  —  Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones are also on board for the project, and Julia Stiles is set to return as well.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
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.
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 …
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Gary Busey Joins Dancing With the Stars Season 21: See His Announcement on Jimmy Kimmel Live!  —  This is all kinds of crazy!  Not only is Gary Busey the most unexpected contestant to join Dancing With the Stars Season 21, but he made the announcement by riding into Jimmy Kimmel's studio on a white stallion!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Chris Bukowski / RantNOW:
Rob Kardashian Shows Off Slim Figure In New Instagram Post  —  No BS With Bukowski: My Retirement Letter From ‘The Bachelor’ Franchise and My Apology
Discussion: Starpulse
TMZ.com:
Ronda Rousey — Hell Yeah I'll Go to Marine Ball ... But There's a Catch!  —  HELL YEAH I'LL GO TO MARINE BALL  —  ... But There's a Catch!  —  9/1/2015 8:38 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Score one for the Marines!!!!  —  The ballsy Devil Dog who asked Ronda Rousey …
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Steven Spielberg's ‘Ready Player One’ Shortlist Includes Elle Fanning, Olivia Cooke, Lola Kirke (Exclusive)  —  Fanning, Cooke and Kirke will test for the role of Art3mis, the avatar of Samantha Cook within the Oasis, which is the virtual reality universe at the center of the sci-fi story.
TMZ.com:
Jay Z — I'm Always Big Pimpin' ... Just Don't Tell The Jury  —  ALWAYS BIG PIMPIN'  —  Just Don't Tell The Jury  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Jay Z raps about being a “pimp in every sense of the word” — but in reality, Jigga wants to keep his fat pockets and criminal past under wraps when it comes to his court battle over “Big Pimpin'.”
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Nicky Hilton Adoringly Laughs at Husband James Rothschild's Bare-Butt Wardrobe Malfunction on Italian Vacation: Cute Pics  —  Oops!  Nicky Hilton's husband, James Rothschild, had a slight wardrobe malfunction while on holiday with his new wife.  The banking heir bared his booty as he was attempting …
Whitney Friedlander / Variety:
Patti LuPone Cast in a New Role for ‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 3  —  Patti LuPone is back for more “Penny Dreadful.”  —  The Broadway legend, who guest starred as Joan Clayton (aka the Cut-Wife) in the sophomore season of Showtimes's Victorian England-set horror series, is back for season 3 as a series regular.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Kim Zolciak Goes Topless in “Unedited” Glam Photo: See It Here!
Discussion: PerezHilton
James Vituscka / RADAR:
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Tashara Jones / New York Post:
Meet the tattoo artist who inks Kendall Jenner
Discussion: Just Jared
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Nicki Minaj vs Miley Cyrus wasn't staged: Watch the unedited footage released by MTV
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Suzy Byrne / News & Gossip:
Benji Madden Posts Loving Birthday Message to Cameron Diaz Amid Pregnancy Rumors
Andreas Wiseman / ScreenDaily:
Tom Hooper reveals why he cast Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Danish Girl’
Discussion: World of Wonder and Towleroad
Emily Blake / EW.com:
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL: RYAN MURPHY SHARES THREE SUPER CREEPY TEASERS
Discussion: Crushable
 

 
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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

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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