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9:55 AM ET, June 24, 2016

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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
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Says Her First Pregnancy Is ‘Unexpected But Thrilling’: I Didn't Know If It ‘Was in the Cards for Us’
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.
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.
Discussion: AOL, Stereogum and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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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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: Bossip, Daily Mail, AOL and PerezHilton
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
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Baby Girl on the Way for Christy Carlson Romano  —  Christy Carlson Romano has come a long way from her days playing an overachieving teen on Even Stevens: She's going to be a mom!  —  The Disney alum and her husband, writer-producer and veteran Marine Brendan Rooney, are expecting their first child …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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.”
Discussion: kenneth in the
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
Allison Sadlier / EW.com:
Lindsay Lohan says she will record another album ... someday  —  Lindsay Lohan might be poised to make her music comeback — emphasis on “might.”  —  The actress recently participated in a live chat with fellow Mean Girls alum costar Rajiv Surendra, who played math-rap wiz Kevin Gnapoor …
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Blake Lively Works It Good  —  I know I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record here, but when is Blake Lively going to realize that no one (except maybe the tabloids) wants to see her baby bump?  Anyway, here she is stuffed into a tight dress and then putting on a leg show in New York …
Discussion: MoeJackson
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Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney World had more than 240 nuisance gator trappings in past 10 years
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Has Lil' Birth  —  “Little Women: LA” star Briana Renee overcame …
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up About Remaining ‘A Family’ with Ex Chris Martin - and Supports Him at Cannes Concert
Discussion: WWTDD
Heidi Parker For / Daily Mail:
Tension with Brangie? …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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