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7:25 AM ET, July 2, 2016

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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Louis Tomlinson Pleads for Privacy for Son Freddie Amid Custody Battle  —  Louis Tomlinson is asking for privacy and respect for himself and his young son as he begins a custody battle with Freddie's mother Briana Jungwirth.  —  The 24-year-old former One Direction crooner wants his son to …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Cops Boot Singer from Ibiza  —  Vomit and Urine Everywhere  —  Chris Brown is once again in the crosshairs of cops, but this one's weird.  —  Chris rented a villa in Ibiza for the last week in June, and the landlord went to police and accused Chris of trashing the house.
Discussion: Bossip, Dlisted, PerezHilton and Daily Mail
Chris Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
How a 15-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Ended Up on ‘Baywatch,’ and 6 Other Show Secrets  —  With a ‘Baywatch’ movie on the way (not to mention a musical stage play!)  THR talks to the show's original producers and unearths secret behind-the-scenes stories about the iconic '90s beach drama you won't believe.
Discussion: AOL, Us Weekly, Yahoo Celebrity and Page Six
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green Are Back Together and Ready For Baby No. 3, Source Says  —  Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are ready to be a happy family of five.  —  The actress and Green, who split last summer, are calling off their divorce, a source close to the 42-year-old tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Mail and What's New
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Lil' Kim on Having to Cancel Her Essence Fest Performance: 'I'm So Disappointed'  —  The Bad Boy family will be missing one of its stars this weekend.  —  Lil' Kim was scheduled to take the stage at this weekend's Essence Festival, Essence magazine's annual music and entertainment event held in New Orleans …
Discussion: Bossip
Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
THE FLASH TAPS HARRY POTTER ALUM TOM FELTON AS NEW SERIES REGULAR  —  See also  —  ‘The Flash’ officially doing Flashpoint  —  Tom Felton tours Hollywood's ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’  —  J.K. Rowling blames Tom Felton for turning Draco Malfoy into a heartthrob
Discussion: PerezHilton, TVLine and Variety
Surrey:
Dame Judi Dench reveals ‘carpe diem’ birthday tattoo exclusively to Surrey Life magazine  —  The Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has spoken exclusively to Surrey Life magazine about the new tattoo she got for her 81st birthday.  —  In a five-page interview in our latest edition …
Discussion: The Wrap and Style News
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe to fete July 4 at White House  —  Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe will perform at the White House for a Fourth of July concert, White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced Friday.  —  President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama …
Discussion: Stereogum
Megan French / Us Weekly:
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Author Elizabeth Gilbert Splits From Husband Jose Nunes  —  Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert announced that she and husband José Nunes have split after almost 10 years of marriage.  —  “Because I have shared details of my private life with you all so intimately …
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Rihanna and Drake Are Dating Again: “He Still Loves Her and Never Stopped”  —  Remember when Drake told Rihanna, “When you're ready, just say you're ready/ When all the baggage just ain't as heavy/ And the party's over, just don't forget me/ We'll change the pace and we'll just go slow”?
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
New York Post:
Naked Times Square guy arrested for crazy hour-long show  —  Krit McClean  —  :0  —  Now he's the one in deep doo-doo.  A feces-flinging fanatic...  View Slideshow  —  Back Continue  —  The hunky runway fashion model who screamed out for Donald Trump when he turned the top …
Discussion: kenneth in the and PerezHilton
Hillary Clinton / The Toast:
A note on The Toast  —  This is not a joke.  Hillary's team had talked to me a few weeks back about doing something, but I didn't want to do, like, a “If Hillary Were Your President” type thing, and then they got in touch on Wednesday and said she wanted to write something HERSELF …
Discussion: AOL
 
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
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Susan Cheng / BuzzFeed:
“Ghost In The Shell” Producer Defends Scarlett Johansson's Role In The Film
Discussion: The Wrap
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Justin Bieber Honors the Pulse Victims at Orlando Concert With a Moving Tribute
Discussion: X17 Online, Towleroad and PerezHilton
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Gone With the Wind Star Olivia de Havilland Talks with PEOPLE on Her 100th Birthday
Discussion: kenneth in the
Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
‘Bachelorette’ Villain Chad Johnson Causes Drama on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ by Using ‘Really Awful Word’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton Is ‘Counting Down the Days’ Until Sister Nicky's Daughter Is Born
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Like a True G  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Ludacris is such a baller …
Discussion: Bossip
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump used money donated for charity to buy himself a Tim Tebow-signed football helmet
Discussion: Gawker and The Wrap
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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