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12:10 PM ET, July 14, 2016

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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: An Astronaut, a Quarterback, but No Sarah Palin  —  CLEVELAND — A night highlighting the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya.  An appearance by onetime football star Tim Tebow.  A presentation detailing former President Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, Towleroad, Gawker, CNN and Politico
Stephanie Petit / Style News:
Nils Sjoberg - A.K.A. Taylor Swift - Goes Shopping Down Under Wearing Short Overalls (and a Smile)  —  Taylor Swift's remedy for all the Calvin Harris drama?  A shopping trip, of course.  —  The singer was spotted with shopping bags on the Gold Coast of Australia, where she's been spending …
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Page Six:
Nils Sjöberg is totally cool with Taylor Swift using his name
Discussion: WWTDD
Paul Chavez / Daily Mail:   ‘If she got her boobs done then good for her’: Ariel Winter offers support for Taylor Swift …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift Wrote Ex Calvin Harris and Rihanna's Hit ‘This Is What You Came For,’ Her Rep Confirms
Vogue:
Olympics Fever!  Gigi Hadid Meets the World's Greatest Athlete, Ashton Eaton  —  As Gigi Hadid tries out some moves in the season's best performance looks, Olympic decathlete Ashton Eaton gives her some pointers.  —  I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking that Gigi Hadid …
Discussion: Style News and Cele|bitchy
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Lamar Odom ‘Is Back to Treating His Body Worse Than Ever,’ Source Says  —  Lamar Odom may have fallen off the straight and narrow.  —  The former NBA player, who has been on the road to recovery following a near-fatal overdose since October, was spotted at a New York City strip club on Tuesday …
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
THE DARK TOWER: IDRIS ELBA ON BREATHING FIRE INTO STEPHEN KING'S GUNSLINGER  —  Part I of EW's epic look at this tale of six-guns and roses.  —  An immense shape, like a floating fortress in the mist, looms over the city.  At times, it vanishes completely, masked by a curtain of seaside clouds.
Char Adams / People.com:
The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher Opens Up About Fan-Favorite Jordan Rogers  —  It's down to the final four.  —  The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher has a tough decision ahead of her as she gears up to choose between Jordan Rodgers, Luke Pell, Robby Hayes and Chase McNary in the show's 12th season.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Reese Witherspoon has one Elle of a bikini bod  —  Harvard Law has never looked hotter.  —  On Wednesday, in honor of the 15th anniversary of her hit flick “Legally Blonde,” Reese Witherspoon slipped back into the sparkly pink bikini made famous by her on-screen persona, Elle Woods.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Caitlyn gets the Kardashian treatment  —  Add stylist to Kim Kardashian's resume.  —  The reality star used all of her glam skills to help stepfather Caitlyn Jenner prepare for Wednesday night's ESPY Awards.  The former Olympian wore a white custom Michael Costello knee-length dress with a cape.
Discussion: X17 Online
Sarah / Style News:
Miles Teller Debuts New Blonde Hairdo at ESPY Awards — Read the Hilarious Twitter Reactions  —  We couldn't have been the only ones who took a double take when Miles Teller took the stage at the ESPY Awards.  The War Dogs actor was completely unrecognizable at Wednesday's sports event …
Discussion: AOL
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Put Divorce on Hold: ‘Things Changed’  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner did not celebrate their independence July 4.  —  More than a year after the couple of 10 years announced their split, neither party has filed divorce paperwork.
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Craig Morgan's Son Jerry Greer Was ‘a Superstar Without Even Trying’: Read His Heartbreaking Obituary  —  IN MEMORIAM  —  Craig Morgan's Son Jerry Greer Was ‘a Superstar Without Even Trying’: Read His Heartbreaking Obituary  —  Craig Morgan's son Jerry Greer — who died on Sunday, July 10 …
Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN on Jennifer Aniston's body shaming comments  —  Jennifer Aniston is gracious, charming, warm and funny- an utter delight in every way.  She's talented and beautiful.  But yesterday she wrote a blog - and on one point it's time for her to dismount her high horse.
Discussion: AOL and Us Weekly
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Melissa McCarthy Supports Jennifer Aniston's Essay About Body Shaming: ‘Everybody Needs to Stop Tearing Down Women’
Discussion: What's New and Variety
People.com:
Danielle Panabaker Is Engaged!  Actress and Boyfriend Hayes Robbins Set to Marry  —  Danielle Panabaker has a Flash-y new diamond ring!  —  The CW actress is engaged to her boyfriend Hayes Robbins, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Panabaker, 28, and her entertainment attorney fiancé …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Allison / Dlisted:
One Of The Tenors Is In Trouble After He Changed The Lyrics To The Canadian National Anthem  —  Many people mess up the words to national anthems all the time.  Usually the mess ups are the result of the singer forgetting the lyrics, or not being able to hit that high note on “freeeee” at the end of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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Brittany King / People.com:
Josh Duggar Is ‘Absolutely Not’ Rejoining Family's TLC Show: Source
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Lauer-Morales affair rumors rock ‘Today’
Discussion: AOL, What's New and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Call ‘Kardashian Beauty’ Line Bogus
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Singer Disfigured Me in Car Wreck
Discussion: Page Six and Stereogum
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Joel Madden Says Wife Nicole Richie Helped Him Recover from a Broken Home: ‘We Feel Really Blessed’
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Married at First Sight's Doug Hehner and Jamie Otis Lose Baby: Our Son Was ‘Too Beautiful For Earth’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Blake Lively Just Blew Our Minds by Wearing Two Dresses at Once
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting third child
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
So Romantic!  Hear Ryan Gosling Sing in Teaser Trailer for Upcoming Musical La La Land with Emma Stone
Ale Russian / People.com:
Diane Kruger Says Studio Movies Are ‘Not That Interesting to Me Anymore’ - and Would Love to Appear on This TV Show
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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