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12:45 PM ET, July 19, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Taylor Knew People Were Listening  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will not face criminal prosecution for the secret recording in which Taylor hears all about the song “Famous” ... because she had NO expectation of privacy.  —  TMZ broke the story, Taylor's lawyer threatened Kanye …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Kanye West Continues to ‘Incite Hatred’ Says Taylor Swift Source, While West Source Calls the Singer a ‘Liar’  —  For the past seven years, Taylor Swift and Kanye West have had a roller coaster of a relationship.  —  While the pair appeared to bury the hatchet last year when Swift presented West …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Taylor Swift / TMZ.com:
Threatened Kanye with Criminal Prosecution
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Is Kanye West's Recording Legal? Taylor Swift Didn't Know Her Call Was Being Taped: Source
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, EW.com and Radio.com
Mehera Bonner / Us Weekly:
‘KUWTK’: Kim, Khloe Slam Taylor Swift as ‘Full of S—t’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Daily Mail:
Kate Middleton's sister Pippa is engaged to hedge fund beau James Matthews  —  Heads down against the breeze that blows across the peaks of the Lake District on the sunniest of days, the couple had their eyes on a distant hill.  —  Like other weekend walkers out on the fells last Saturday …
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Philip Boucher / People.com:
Pippa Middleton Shows off Huge Engagement Ring and Says She 'Couldn't Be Happier'  —  Pippa Middleton is engaged - and she's got the ring to prove it!  —  Princess Kate's sister, 32, flashed her huge new rock to photographers outside her London home Tuesday morning, adding that she …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Pippa Middleton Engaged to Longtime Boyfriend James Matthews  —  Cue the wedding bells!  Pippa Middleton is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, James Matthews, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  “Miss Pippa Middleton and Mr James Matthews are delighted to announce they became engaged on Sunday …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
We Broke Up  —  Lady Gaga and her fiance, Taylor Kinney, have ended their 5 year relationship ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the former couple say they parted ways earlier this month — no word on who pulled the plug.  —  Gaga and Kinney have been noticeably absent …
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson Have Split After 10 Years Together  —  Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson have split after 10 years together, PEOPLE confirms.  —  “Diane Kruger and Josh Jackson have decided to separate and remain friends,” reps for both confirm exclusively to PEOPLE.
Page Six:
Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman file for divorce  —  Bill Cosby is now “completely blind,” said a well-placed source, who added that the embattled comic is “in his own personal hell.”  —  The disgraced comedian once known as “America's Dad” is now confined to his Pennsylvania home …
Discussion: PerezHilton and B. Scott
Rip / TMZ.com:
‘A Lighter Shade of Brown’ Rapper DTTX — Dead at 46  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Bobby Ramirez — best known as rapper DTTX from A Lighter Shade of Brown — died Monday afternoon after lying in a coma for 11 days.  —  Ramirez was found unresponsive July 7th on a scorching Vegas street.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mehera Bonner / Us Weekly:
‘Bachelorette’: JoJo Sobs on Floor After Rose Ceremony Shocker Melania Trump Plagiarized Michelle Obama's 2008 Speech  —  TV RECAP  —  ‘The Bachelorette’ Recap: JoJo Fletcher Learns About Jordan Rodgers' Brother Aaron, Leaves Rose Ceremony to Sob  —  Look, at this point there's nothing …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian is earning nearly $1 million to party  —  Kim Kardashian is commanding nearly $1 million for appearances.  —  According to a source, the reality star got paid $700,000 to take selfies with Instagram stars this weekend in the Hamptons.  —  Kardashian, who was flown …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Yahoo Celebrity
People.com:
Bethenny Frankel Settles Nearly 4-Year Divorce Battle with Ex Jason Hoppy  —  Bethenny Frankel can officially put one difficult chapter of her life behind her.  —  The Real Housewives of New York City star, 45, has finalized her divorce with ex Jason Hoppy, PEOPLE confirms.
Discussion: What's New, Daily Mail and PerezHilton
GQ:
Subscribe  —  The Encyclopedia of Matt Damon  —  As Matt Damon returns to the Bourne franchise, we decided to assemble this handy guide to the habits, quirks, and inner life of an honest-to-God screen legend, as told by George Clooney, Martin Scorsese, Ben Affleck, and the other titans who know him best
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Real Housewives of Orange County's Meghan King Edmonds: ‘I Will Never Forgive Brooks Ayers’  —  She's not ready to make nice.  —  Meghan King Edmonds tells PEOPLE Now that she won't ever get over the controversy surrounding Brooks Ayers' purported cancer diagnosis and forged medical records.
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Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
Tamra Judge Races to Help Vicki Gunvalson Amid Briana's Health Scare in the 'Real Housewives …
Discussion: What's New
 
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Kathleen Hou / New York Magazine:
Gwyneth Paltrow on Wellness and Vaginal Steaming
Discussion: Page Six and Style News
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘The DUFF’ Actor Robbie Amell to Co-Star with Adam Devine in ‘When We First Met’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Kris Jenner Refuses to See Kendall Jenner's Nipple Piercing IRL
Jake Woolf / GQ:
Drake Spent $2 Million Dollars on New Sneakers
Discussion: Style News
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscles Into TV With ‘Pump;’ Inspired By His Venice Beach Gym Days
Discussion: AOL and I Watch Stuff
Dave McNary / Variety:
Fourth ‘Star Trek’ Movie Announced with Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth
Discussion: PerezHilton
 Earlier Picks: 
People.com:
Million Dollar Listing: LA's Josh Flagg Is Engaged to Boyfriend Bobby Boyd
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Mary McGuire / WFLA-TV:
Dog with cancer makes her way to Tampa today on cross-country journey
Bobby Olivier / New Jersey Online:
WATCH: Justin Bieber yells at gift-giving fan during Atlantic City concert
Discussion: AOL
Karen Bliss / Billboard:
Watch Axl Rose's Amusing Onstage Story of Guns N' Roses Being Detained at Canadian Border
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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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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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

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

 
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