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2:45 PM ET, June 24, 2016

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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Is Calvin Harris Calling Out Taylor Swift on Instagram?  Ex Allegedly Says Singer “Controlled the Media” and Now He's “Free”  —  Hell hath no fury like a celeb (who has social media access) scorned.  —  Fans who have been following the Taylor Swift -Calvin Harris-Tom Hiddleston semi-love triangle …
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Source Denies Calvin Harris Slammed Taylor Swift in Instagram Comments  —  Calvin Harris' split from Taylor Swift was seemingly amicable at the start, but on Thursday, the DJ and music producer seemed to get surprisingly candid in his Instagram comments, allegedly sharing his thoughts on the end of the high-profile relationship.
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and AOL
Ross McDonagh For / Daily Mail:
‘Not jealous sir, FREE’: Calvin Harris's rep denies the DJ wrote comments on his own Instagram account slamming Taylor Swift  —  The Calvin-Taylor-Tom love triangle took yet another bizarre twist on Thursday night.  —  Harris appeared to spill his guts to followers on Instagram …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's “Intimate” Dinner Date: All the Details
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.
Faran Krentcil / ELLE:
Chloë Grace Moretz: “I Found a Lot of Power Within My Insecurities”  —  The actress talks body image, boyfriend Brooklyn Beckham, and Hillary Clinton  —  Child stars don't always turn out well, but nobody told that to Chloë Grace Moretz.  The actress is 19 and has three new movies in the works …
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.
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
People.com:
The Bachelor's Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell: Why Wedding Planning Is Now at the ‘Top of Our List’  —  It's been a little over three months since Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell were able to take their romance public - and now, they're ready to take the next step.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Dove Cameron's Disney Hotness!  —  In case you needed a reminder, yes, Dove Cameron is legal, even though she's attending the premiere of some Disney Channel movie called Adventures in Babysitting here.  And look, I know that Disney probably helped launch her career and all, but if you ask me …
Discussion: MoeJackson
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
Perez Hilton:
EXCLUSIVE!  Who's The Better Man For Kylie Jenner?!  Astrologer Terry Nazon Weighs In On PartyNextDoor AND Her Rumored Reunion With Tyga!  —  It's a love triangle!  And we're so excited, LOLz!  —  Kylie Jenner seemed to have rebounded with PartyNextDoor rather quickly after breaking up with Tyga.
Discussion: X17 Online
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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Brittany King / People.com:
The Kardashians Raised Them Right!  North West and Penelope Disick Donate a ‘Truck Load’ of My Little Ponys to a Children's Hospital, Source Says  —  Kourtney and Kim Kardashian West are already teaching their young ones the meaning of giving.  —  North West, who turned 3 on June 15 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Allison / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan And Her Rich Russian Fiancé Made Their Red Carpet Debut  —  It has been over two months since Lindsay Lohan confirmed she was engaged to her Russian trust fund piece Egor Tarabasov.  And ever since then, most of their public appearances have been limited to shopping trips and beaches.
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Allison Sadlier / EW.com:
Lindsay Lohan says she will record another album ... someday
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
Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Has-been diva is having baby  —  Actress Katherine Heigl, who is the mother of two adopted children with husband Josh Kelley, is pregnant.  —  “We've known for awhile that we wanted to add to our family and frankly didn't really care how we chose to do that.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck Looks Back at Jennifer Lopez Romance: My Career Bombed Amid Our Split
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Step Up’ TV Series Produced By Channing Tatum Ordered By YouTube
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Turns 10: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt Tell All
Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Jules Wainstein May Be Getting Dumped From ‘Real Housewives of New York City’
France 24:
French court orders US rapper Freddie Gibbs extradited to Austria: lawyer
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Disney World had more than 240 nuisance gator trappings in past 10 years
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Baby Girl on the Way for Christy Carlson Romano
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Has Lil' Birth  —  “Little Women: LA” star Briana Renee overcame …
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Blake Lively Works It Good
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