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11:10 AM ET, June 24, 2016

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Shirley Halperin / Billboard:
Harry Styles Signs Recording Contract With Columbia: Exclusive  —  EMAIL ME  —  Finally, a long-awaited solo deal for the One Direction star has been signed, say sources.  —  Harry Styles has signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, the same label behind his group One Direction, Billboard has learned.
Sinead O'Connor / TMZ.com:
Suicide Watch on Chicago Bridges  —  Cops are on the hunt for Sinead O'Connor after someone in her family told cops she's threatening to kill herself.  —  Chicago PD got a call from Irish authorities saying Sinead contacted her family an hour ago and said she was suicidal and planned to jump off a bridge in the Chicago area.
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Chris Beat Me to a Pulp  —  Chris Brown has more legal woes ... the guy he hired to rehabilitate his image after the Rihanna beating is suing for allegedly doing the same to him.  —  Mike G claims he was hired in 2012 not only to change Brown's image but to get him out of debt and off drugs.
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Chris Brown's Former Manager Mike G Suing Singer for Allegedly Beating Him
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
Katherine Heigl / Heavenly Days:
Oh Baby!  —  Sooooo....the Kelley family received some very exciting news recently and I've been dying to share it with you all.  We are expecting a third addition to our tribe!  It was totally unexpected but thrilling nonetheless.  Naleigh and Adalaide are over the moon and can not wait …
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Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Has-been diva is having baby
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jermaine Jackson / TMZ.com:
Wife Files for Divorce  —  Jermaine Jackson's wife is filing to divorce him and predictably ... she says the trouble started the day she got busted for attacking him.  —  Halima Rashid filed the divorce petition on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences, and listing November 28, 2015 as the date of separation.
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip, Daily Mail, AOL and PerezHilton
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Disney CEO Is ‘Not Worried’ About Johnny Depp's Contentious Divorce With Amber Heard: ‘We Have Jack Sparrow’  —  Disney CEO Bob Iger isn't concerned about Johnny Depp's personal life impacting the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film.  —  “Not worried about it,” Iger told THR about Depp's legal drama with estranged wife Amber Heard.
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Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Jules Wainstein May Be Getting Dumped From ‘Real Housewives of New York City’  —  Jules Wainstein may have just been dumped ... again.  —  A source reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly that the Real Housewives of New York City season 8 rookie, 35, won't appear in season 9.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Is Dating Fellow Brit Kes Glozier: Details!  —  She's taken!  Kelly Osbourne is romancing fellow Brit Kes Glozier, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  The pair have mutual friends and have known each other for a few months.  —  “They want to do things the right way and are taking it slow, getting to know each other.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Turns 10: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt Tell All … The moment Meryl Streep read the script for “The Devil Wears Prada,” she knew it would be—in her words—"Yuge."  But despite a truckload of awards and a reputation as the greatest actress on the planet …
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's “Intimate” Dinner Date: All the Details  —  Double dates are fun, but one-on-one is where the sparks can really fly!  —  Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston might know a little something about this.  Last night, the new couple went on a romantic dinner date …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
France 24:
French court orders US rapper Freddie Gibbs extradited to Austria: lawyer  —  A French court on Thursday ordered the extradition of US rapper Freddie Gibbs to Austria, where he is accused of rape, his lawyer Michael Malka said.  —  The 34-year-old rapper from Gary, Indiana …
Discussion: Stereogum
Krystyna Biassou / WLOS-TV:
‘Top Gun’ actress Kelly McGillis assaulted in her Henderson County home  —  HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. — Actress Kelly McGillis was the victim of stalking and assault last week when a woman broke into her Henderson County home.  —  According to deputies, McGillis came home home on June 17 around 9 p.m. to find a woman in her house.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Andy Towle / Towleroad:
Canadian Singer-Songwriter Shawn Mendes: 'I'm Not Gay'  —  Canadian singer-songwriter and Vine phenom Shawn Mendes posted several messages to his Snapchat account declaring that he's not gay after reading YouTube comments suggesting that he gives off a “gay vibe.”
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Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
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