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Catherine Kast / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Is Pregnant!  Baby Boy on the Way for Actress and Josh Kelley  —  Katherine Heigl is pregnant!  —  The actress and her husband of eight years, musician Josh Kelley, are expecting their third child — a boy! — in January, the couple confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
Drake Sued / TMZ.com:
Threatened My Bitches  —  Drake drives a hard bargain ... if he tries hiring you but you turn him down, he'll have someone beat you up — this according to famed rapper/producer Detail.  —  Detail has just filed a lawsuit against Drake, claiming the famous Canadian offered Detail a plum job back in 2014 as his exclusive producer.
Ben Affleck / TMZ.com:
On HBO Talk Show  —  Ben Affleck appeared on the series premiere of Bill Simmons' “Any Given Wednesday” and it was extremely bizarre ... to say the least.  —  A red-faced Affleck ranted about “Deflategate” on the HBO show and even though we can't say for sure what was up with him …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Blake Lively Talks Body After Pregnancy: “Everything Is Just Shifted and Changed”  —  Blake Lively may end up bloodied and bruised in The Shallows, but no matter because she still looks smokin' hot.  —  In the film, she plays a bikini-clad surfer who is fighting off a killer shark while stranded on a rock just 200 yards from shore.
Aili Nahas / People.com:
How the Kardashian Sisters Finally Welcomed Blac Chyna: ‘At One Point They Thought Rob Was Going to Die ... Chyna Saved Him’  —  It's no secret that Rob Kardashian's sisters didn't exactly welcome his fiancée Blac Chyna to the family with open arms.  —  After all, Chyna …
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
How Blac Chyna Transformed Rob Kardashian: ‘Now He Has a Reason to Smile Again’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears on Britney's ‘Amazing’ Comeback: 'She's Kicking Ass Right Now!'  —  Jamie Lynn Spears is as in awe of big sister Britney Spears as the rest of us!  —  “My sister is in a badass place right now,” the country singer-songwriter, 25, says of her pop counterpart, 34.
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears on Motherhood, Marriage and Overcoming the ‘Teen Mom’ Label
Discussion: PerezHilton
Anton Yelchin / TMZ.com:
Minimal Suffering  —  Anton Yelchin did not suffer much before his tragic death this past weekend ... this according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ.  —  The document restates Anton's death was caused by blunt traumatic asphyxia.  It goes on to say his death was “rapid” after impact.
TMZ.com:
DNA Shuts Down Long-Lost ‘Son’  —  Prince is NOT the father of the federal prisoner who claimed he was the singer's long-lost son ... according to Maury Povich DNA testing.  —  Sources with direct knowledge of the case tell us the DNA test returned a 0.0% chance that Carlin Q. Williams is Prince's spawn.
Discussion: Bossip, AOL and PerezHilton
Simon Perry / People.com:
Princess Kate Jokes About William ‘Putting up with My Cooking’ - Find Out His ‘Skinny’ Comeback!  —  Mix two royals, five Michelin-star chefs and one grand country house and you have a recipe for the ultimate summer date night.  —  Princess Kate and Prince William stepped out on Wednesday …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and AOL
Dana Rose Falcone / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber and Nicola Peltz Are Having Sleepovers at His Beverly Hills Home  —  Justin Bieber has some new company in the bedroom.  —  Since the pop star, 22, was spotted with Transformers: Age of Extinction actress Nicola Peltz on May 25, the two have had sleepovers at his Beverly Hills home …
KABE-LP:
Orlando massacre was “revenge,” not terrorism, says man who claims he was gunman's lover  —  Mateen was “very sweet” and liked to be “cuddled,” the man told Univision.  But he was upset about the way gay men responded to him.  —  Man who claims he had sexual relations with Orlando gunman tells Univision …
Discussion: Towleroad, Queerty and Us Weekly
Bryan Hood / Page Six:
Television Academy tries to stop auction of Whitney Houston's 1986 Emmy  —  More On:  —  Whitney Houston's Emmy is at the center of a legal battle nearly three decades after she won it.  —  The Television Academy is seeking a restraining order against Heritage Auctions …
Discussion: WWTDD and TMZ.com
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
‘Younger’ Star Nico Tortorella Reveals He's Sexually Fluid  —  No labels, please!  Younger's Nico Tortorella revealed that he is sexually fluid in a new interview with Page Six.  —  “I've never been in any sort of closet ... I was never really in the house,” the hunky actor, 27 …
Discussion: kenneth in the
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘Younger’ star reveals he's sexually ‘fluid’
Alexandria Gomez / Women's Health:
Jenna Dewan Tatum on Her ‘Boring’ Life with Channing (We Call B.S.)  —  She's not fooling anyone.  —  It seems like Jenna Dewan Tatum has it all—an exciting career, inner and outer beauty, and, oh yeah, she's married to your fantasy boyfriend Channing Tatum.
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Gabrielle Olya / People.com:
Jenna Dewan Tatum Swears by ‘45-Minute Power Workouts’ to Stay in Shape
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Adelle Platon / Billboard:
Police Reports Surface Detailing Michael Jackson's Alleged Pornography Collection; Jackson Estate Responds
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Good Morning America's Ginger Zee Reveals the Shocking Amount of Weight She Lost on Dancing with the Stars
Discussion: Daily Mail
Sarah Jones For / Daily Mail:
Is Jules Wainstein getting the axe from Real Housewives of New York amid ugly divorce from husband?
Discussion: Life & Style and PerezHilton
Allison / Dlisted:
Prepare To Be Shocked: Demi Lovato Has Returned To Twitter
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Why you'll never see Blake Shelton with his shirt off
Discussion: AOL
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Abandons Plans for ‘Vinyl’ Season 2
Discussion: Stereogum and PerezHilton
Orlando Sentinel:
Tim Tebow visits former teammate wounded during Pulse shooting
Discussion: kenneth in the, Towleroad, AOL and Queerty
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New York Times:
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