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7:55 AM ET, July 12, 2016

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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Kim Kardashian, Mobile Mogul: The Forbes Cover Story  —  As with so many glass-walled boardrooms in West Hollywood, a media mogul sits at the head of the table to do some big-money business.  Pencil in hand, Kim Kardashian West flicks through a binder of emoji ideas, finally ticking off a red bandanna, tanning oil and a swimsuit.
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Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
Taylor Swift Is The World's Top-Earning Celebrity With $170 Million In 2016  —  Taylor Swift's income is the stuff of wildest dreams: the pop diva pulled in $170 million over the past year, giving her the No. 1 spot on the 2016 FORBES Celebrity 100 list.  Our full ranking of the top-earning entertainers …
Discussion: AOL and The Wrap
Ana Calderone / People.com:
Kim Kardashian May Write a Cookbook After Encouragement from Kanye West, Source Says
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:   Kim Kardashian Finally Shows Off Saint West in Adorable Snapchat Video: Watch
Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian Claps Back At Every Hater EVER With A Forbes Magazine Cover Story — ‘Not Bad For A Girl With No Talent’
Discussion: X17 Online
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Covers ‘Forbes’ Magazine as ‘Mobile Mogul’ After Game Earns $160 Million
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Brittany King / People.com:
Kim Kardashian West ‘Heartbroken’ After Upsetting Kanye By Missing His Video Shoot: ‘I Usually Have My S— Together’
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Javier Bardem Eyed for Frankenstein Role in Universal's Monster Universe (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Having already filled its monster universe with a roster of A-list talent that includes Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe, Universal is now eyeing another star to bring a famous character to life.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Javier Bardem in Talks to Join Universal's Monsters Universe as Frankenstein  —  The ‘No Country for Old Men’ actor would join Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe in the studio's cinematic universe.  —  Universal may be adding another star to its expanding monsters universe.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
The Sun:
E.T. PHONE THROWN Angry Lindsay Lohan throws Russian lover Egor Tarabasov's mobile in the SEA after reading dodgy text  —  Star's boyfriend then pours a drink over her in a fit of rage while on hols together in Mykonos  —  THE only row couples should have on holiday is over which of them needs …
TMZ.com:
Hit and Hospitalized with Another Seizure  —  Lil Wayne's epilepsy continues to dog him ... we've learned he was hospitalized last week after suffering a severe seizure.  —  Wayne has been unable to get his recent seizures under control.  You'll recall just last month his plane …
Discussion: Stereogum, PerezHilton and Bossip
Marie Claire:
Amy Opens Up  —  Amy Schumer has killed her way to the top with an unapologetic and unabashed brand of humor.  Virtually no topic is off-limits in her comedy—nor, as it turns out, in her real life.  —  It is unseasonably hot the afternoon Amy Schumer arrives at New York's Central Park dressed …
Discussion: AOL and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Fargo Taps The Leftovers' Carrie Coon as Female Lead in Season 3  —  Well, this is a deal.  —  Fargo continues to flaunt its impressive casting mojo, tapping The Leftovers' Carrie Coon to join the Season 3 ensemble opposite the previously cast Ewan McGregor, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Deadline and Pedestrian TV
Access Hollywood:
Julianne Hough Ate Caterpillars & Elephant Dung With Bear Grylls  —  Julianne Hough and “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” host Bear Grylls share with Access Hollywood Live's Kit Hoover and guest co-host Bryan Safi (of “Young & Hungry") about how they survived in South Africa while shooting “Running Wild With Bear Grylls.”
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kristen Stewart Pitches a Female James Bond  —  Kristen Stewart has already admitted she wouldn't mind playing a superhero, but what about James Bond?  —  We got to talking about the British super spy the other day when I caught up with the Twilight star and Nicholas Hoult while they were promoting their new indie Equals.
Lee Hyo-won / Hollywood Reporter:
Matt Damon “Totally Fine” With Younger Actor Taking Over Jason Bourne  —  EMAIL ME  —  Damon was in South Korea promoting the upcoming fifth installment in the action franchise.  —  Matt Damon says he's “totally fine” with a younger actor taking over the role of Jason Bourne after he's done with the action franchise.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Danielle Anderson / People.com:
Teen Son of Country Singer Craig Morgan Missing After Boating Accident in Tennessee: ‘It Was Just as Simple as Hitting a Wave and Turning Over and Not Coming Back Up,’ Says the Sheriff  —  Searchers are desperately combing Kentucky Lake for Jerry Greer, the 19-year-old son of country singer Craig Morgan …
 
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Perez Hilton:
Is Adele A Total Diva??  Singer Reportedly Sent Hotel Staff On A 70-Mile Journey For Pizza She Didn't Even Eat!
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Kristin Cavallari Hits Back After Instagram Commenters Accuse Her of Starving Her Kids
Discussion: Dlisted and The Superficial
Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk Were Not Fighting at Wimbledon
Discussion: Dlisted and What's New
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Ramona Singer's ‘diva behavior’ ruining latest business venture
Discussion: Style News
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
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X17 Online:
Miley Cyrus Gets An Embarrassingly Bad Tattoo To Honor Fiance Liam Hemsworth
Discussion: PerezHilton
Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Blake Shelton Is Using Girlfriend Gwen Stefani to Lure ‘Voice’ Contestants to His Team
Discussion: What's New
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Liv Tyler Gives Birth to Baby No. 3: See the First Photo of Her Newborn Daughter
Discussion: What's New
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix won't report subscriber numbers or Average Revenue per Membership starting in Q1 2025, saying time spent is its “best proxy for customer satisfaction”

Sara Fischer / Axios:
CalMatters, a nonprofit focused on CA politics and policy, acquires tech news nonprofit The Markup; CalMatters has ~$12.5M in funding and The Markup has $5M

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Essence magazine's parent, Sundial Media Group, agrees to buy Refinery29 from Vice Media and names former Vice COO Cory Haik as CEO of Refinery29

 
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