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3:40 PM ET, September 3, 2015

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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Cate Blanchett to Play Lucille Ball in Biopic Written by Aaron Sorkin (Exclusive)  —  Cate Blanchett is attached to star in an authorized biopic of Hollywood legend Lucille Ball that Aaron Sorkin is set to write for Escape Artists, TheWrap has learned.  —  The film will chronicle Ball's 20-year marriage …
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Cate Blanchett to Play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin-Penned Biopic
Discussion: Us Weekly and Yahoo Movies
Will Robinson / EW.com:
CATE BLANCHETT TO STAR IN LUCILLE BALL BIOPIC WRITTEN BY AARON SORKIN
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Joe Moylan / The Greeley Tribune:
Weld coroner: Amanda Peterson died from accidental morphine overdose
Discussion: Associated Press
Lily Harrison / E! Online:
Caitlyn Jenner and Kris Jenner Meet Face-to-Face for the First Time—Watch the Tense I Am Cait Clip  —  After communicating through family members, and hearing about one another on social media and in the press, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner are finally meeting face-to-face.
Discussion: Page Six and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Robert Kessler / News & Gossip:
Kris and Caitlyn Jenner Prepare for Confrontation in New ‘I Am Cait’ Promo  —  Kris and Caitlyn Jenner (Splash News Online)  —  Things look good between former couple Kris and Caitlyn Jenner now, but that was not always the case.  And in a new promo for the next episode of I Am Cait, the two prepare to go head-to-head.
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
Perez Hilton:
Tom Brady Wins His NFL ‘Deflategate’ Case!  Find Out When He Can Play Again HERE!  —  Score one for the players!  —  Tom Brady might be going through some personal troubles at home, but he has something to celebrate in court and on the field today!  —  That's because U.S. District Court …
Discussion: Sports News
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X17 Online:
Tom Brady Wins Deflategate Case, Four-Game Suspension Thrown Out
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
Jim Farber / New York Daily News:
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards calls Metallica and Black Sabbath ‘great jokes,’ says rap is for ‘tone-deaf people’ in free-wheeling interview  —  Some say rock is dead.  For Keith Richards, it always has been.  —  Strange, coming from the architect of the world's greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.
Discussion: The Wrap and Stereogum
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
Taylor Swift's “Wildest Dreams” Director Defends Video Amid Backlash: “There Are Black Africans...in a Number of Shots”  —  Haters gonna hate...  Joseph Kahn, the director ofTaylor Swift 's “Wildest Dreams” music video, is defending the clip amid claims that the video glamorizes African colonialism.
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Janet Jackson:
OCT. 2 WIDE RELEASE DATE SET FOR JANET JACKSON'S “UNBREAKABLE” WITH ITUNES PRE-ORDER OF ICON'S 1ST STUDIO ALBUM IN 7 YEARS BEGINNING SEPT. 3; INITIAL SINGLE, “NO SLEEEP,” AGAIN #1 ON URBAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY & ADULT R&B CHARTS  —  Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation record label and its distribution partner BMG …
TMZ.com:
Tori Spelling — Sues Benihana ... I Got 3rd Degree Burns!!  —  SUES BENIHANA ...  I Got 3rd Degree Burns!!  —  9/2/2015 6:02 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tori Spelling wants to torch Benihana in court after getting burned so badly in one of the restaurants, she was hospitalized ... according to a new lawsuit.
Tim Stack / EW.com:
ON THE SET OF AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL: A FOURSOME WITH LADY GAGA AND MATT BOMER  —  For our exclusive first-look cover at the latest season of American Horror Story, EW spent three days on the Los Angeles set of AHS: Hotel.  One of the days, luckily enough, was a foursome scene involving stars Lady Gaga …
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Crushable
Melissa Maerz / EW.com:
THIS WEEK'S COVER: SHONDA RHIMES AND HER LEADING LADIES POP OPEN THE WINE AND POUR OUT THEIR HEARTS  —  The hitmaker and stars Ellen Pompeo, Kerry Washington, and Viola Davis dish on Hollywood sexism, McDreamy's death, and what's next for their shows  —  For most people, it's hard …
Discussion: Just Jared
Cathy Hernandez / Click2Houston.com:
HPD: Man fatally shot while taking selfies with gun  —  HOUSTON -  —  A man posing with a gun and taking selfies was killed when the gun went off and struck him in southwest Houston, police said.  —  Family members said the victim is 19-year-old Deleon Alonso Smith.
Discussion: Bossip, Daily Mail and KTLA
Sam Warner / Digital Spy:
Justin Bieber admits to being surrounded by “a bunch of knuckleheads” during ‘bad boy’ phase  —  Justin Bieber has made a candid admission that there were “a bunch of knuckleheads” around him as he grew up in the spotlight.  —  The popstar hit the headlines several times for perceived ‘bad boy’ antics …
Discussion: X17 Online, Page Six and PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Inside Josh Duggar's Rehab Stay: Bible Study, Restricted Family Contact, and More  —  Getting help.  Josh Duggar will have to put in a lot of effort during his rehab stay.  The former 19 Kids and Counting star will take part in Bible study, counsel groups, and more during …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Sarah / People.com:
Baby on the Way for Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley  —  Surprise — Tom Hardy has a baby on the way!  —  The English actor and his wife, Charlotte Riley, arrived to the London premiere of Legend on Thursday with a debut of their own: The singer and actress' budding baby belly.
Discussion: Dlisted
Meredith Goldstein / BostonGlobe.com:
Director confirms Sienna Miller cut from ‘Black Mass’  —  “Black Mass” director Scott Cooper confirmed that actress Sienna Miller has been cut from the film.  In an interview this week with the Globe, Cooper said that Miller was “fantastic” opposite Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger's girlfriend Catherine Greig …
Discussion: The Wrap, Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Janine Rayford Rubenstein / People.com:
Amy Duggar: 'I Can't Wait to Change My Name!'  —  Amy Dugger just might sprint down the aisle.  —  Following her cousin Josh Duggar's shocking cheating scandal, the second maelstrom her family has faced in just a year, Amy is more than ready to start anew and put some distance between herself and the drama.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Richards Skips Court Appearance, Rejects Plea Deal for Public Intoxication Arrest  —  Kim Richards did not accept a plea deal in a hearing following her April public intoxication arrest, PEOPLE confirms.  —  Richards, 50, was due to appear at a hearing Monday regarding the arrest but skipped out because of a foot injury.
Discussion: Starpulse, PerezHilton and What's New
Naja Rayne / People.com:
A Bride's Wedding Day Becomes Even More Special, Thanks to Wedding Crasher Robert Pattinson  —  Talk about the icing on the (wedding) cake!  —  One bride's wedding day became a little more special when she ran into Robert Pattison.  Reuben Skinner, the videographer at the wedding …
 
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Brett Malec / E! Online:
Rob Kardashian “Doing Very Well” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Leanne Bayley / glamourmagazine.co.uk:
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Discussion: Us Weekly
E! Online:
Inside Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger's Split: The Spark “Just Slowly Died Out”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celeb Gossip …
Matthew Cole Weiss / People.com:
Chris Evans Reveals the Most Romantic Thing He Ever Did - for Himself
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Drew Mackie / People.com:
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Aaron Couch / People.com:
Sonja Morgan Backpedals After Comments About Kristen Taekman's Husband: I Have ‘Egg on My Face’
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and What's New
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Welcome to Death Row’ Shopped as ‘Straight Outta Compton’ “Sequel”
Discussion: Digital Spy
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kendra Wilkinson Shuts Hank Baskett Divorce Report: “Marriage Is a Lifetime of Ups and Downs”
Discussion: Starpulse and The Hollywood Gossip
Alex Stedman / Variety:
Dean Jones, ‘The Love Bug’ Star, Dies at 84
Discussion: Daily Mail, Just Jared and PerezHilton
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘Rugrats’ Revival? Nickelodeon Mulls Return of Classic Shows
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

 
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