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1:30 AM ET, July 29, 2016

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Harper's BAZAAR:
ICONS: IN BED WITH KIM AND KANYE  —  By Carine Roitfeld and Photographs by: Karl Lagerfeld; Text by: Laura Brown; Creative Director: Stephen Gan  —  Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West's house sits atop a steep driveway in a gated community in Los Angeles's Bel Air neighborhood.
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Perez Hilton:
Watch Kanye West Shade Taylor Swift During Surprise Appearance At Drake Concert — 'I'm So Glad My Wife Has Snapchat'!  —  You didn't think it was over did you?!  —  After a very brief moment of silence, the feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian West …
Prachi Gupta / Cosmopolitan:   Pretty Little Liars Star Troian Bellisario Speaks Her Mind on Bernie, Kim, and Taylor
Mary J. Blige / TMZ.com:
From Husband/Manager  —  Mary J. Blige just pulled the plug on her marriage to her husband/manager ... filing for divorce to end her 12 year marriage, TMZ has learned.  —  Blige just filed docs seeking to end her union from Martin “Kendu” Isaacs — who she married back in 2003.
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Mary J. Blige Files for Divorce From Husband Kendu Isaacs: 'Sometimes Things Don't Work How We Hoped'  —  UPDATE: Mary J. Blige's rep released a statement about the divorce to Us Weekly on Thursday, July 28.  “Ms. Blige is saddened to say it is true that she has filed for divorce …
People.com:
Mary J. Blige on Filing for Divorce: ‘There Is a Divine Plan and a Reason for Everything,’ Says the Singer
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rob Tannenbaum / Billboard:
Billboard Cover: Blake Shelton on Heartache, Falling In Love Again and Starting Over After Being in the ‘Middle of Hell’  —  EMAIL ME  —  As Nashville's clown prince Blake Shelton is sorting through the fallout from his divorce from Miranda Lambert and new romance with Gwen Stefani, he feels like he's starting from square one.
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Man Who Allegedly Targeted Phaedra Parks with Bomb Threat Was ‘Out of Breath and Sweating’: Sources  —  Police tell PEOPLE a man is in custody after he allegedly walked into an Atlanta office building Thursday morning and claimed he had a bomb - and a source says the man was allegedly targeting Real Housewives …
Discussion: Page Six
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Is Former Client  —  Phaedra Parks has history with the man …
Discussion: Bossip
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Beaches’ Movie Remake Starring Idina Menzel Greenlighted By Lifetime  —  A Garry Marshall film classic is coming to the small screen.  Lifetime has greenlighted a contemporary remake of the 1988 feature Beaches, toplined by Broadway and Frozen star Idina Menzel.
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Lynette Rice / EW.com:
IDINA MENZEL TO PLAY BETTE MIDLER'S BEACHES ROLE FOR LIFETIME  —  Did you ever know you were our hero, Idina Menzel?  —  The Frozen singer has signed onto Lifetime's remake of the 1988 Beaches that starred Bette Midler and featured her classic tune, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” EW has learned.
Discussion: Stereogum
Page Six:
The real reason Ed Hartwell split from Keshia Knight Pulliam  —  Keshia Knight Pulliam's marriage to Ed Hartwell fell apart after just two months, Hartwell told “Page Six TV” exclusively.  —  Speaking to the media for the first time since sensationally filing divorce papers on Monday …
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
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Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
Inside Halsey's Troubled Past, Chaotic Present  —  “I'm just this f**ked-up stoner kid who made it,” says unlikely breakout star behind ‘Badlands’  —  A few years ago, Halsey was a broke teenager with a junkie boyfriend; now she's a breakout pop star.  But for her, trouble is never far behind.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Friend Speaks Out in Her Defense: 'There's No Truth to Any of These Speculations'  —  Lindsay Lohan's friend is speaking out in her defense amid drama with fiancé Egor Tarabasov and pregnancy claims.  —  Hofit Golan, who accompanied Lohan on her Italian getaway aboard …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Rocketeer’ Reboot in the Works From Disney (Exclusive)  —  The project, in the early development stages, is being looked at as a sequel-reboot and will be headlined by a black female character.  —  The Rocketeer is ready to blast off once again.  —  Walt Disney Studios is developing …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Brittany King / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Slams Critics over Weight Loss: 'First I'm Too Fat and Now I'm Too Skinny'  —  Khloé Kardashian is whipping her body-shamers into shape.  —  On Thursday, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star became fed up with people judging her slim physique and took …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says  —  Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine.  He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
Discussion: AOL
Andrea Park / People.com:
Chloë Grace Moretz Addresses Crowd at DNC: ‘My First Vote For President Will be For Hillary Clinton’  —  Chloë Grace Moretz is officially a member of Hillary Clinton's squad!  —  The actress cemented her #ImWithHer status Thursday night as she addressed the crowd …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
ELLE UK:
Prepare To Swoon!  Zayn's ELLE Cover Has Landed  —  ‘Authenticity is the key to being a successful artist and to being iconic’  —  World renowned signer Zayn Malik is one of ELLE's five cover stars of the September 2016 issue.  In the issue he talks about moving to Hollywood …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Notorious B.I.G. Scripted Comedy in the Works at TBS  —  The half-hour project is inspired by the rapper's lyrics.  —  TBS is looking to Notorious B.I.G. for its next scripted series.  —  The Turner-owned cable network announced Thursday that it is developing a scripted comedy inspired by the late rapper.
Discussion: Stereogum
Steve Swanson / The MuppetCast:
Show #287: The Muppets on Broadway!  —  Lots to cover in this episode!  Some incredible things are happening this summer in Muppets, and we talk about all of it this week!  —  First of all, congratulations to the Jim Henson Company as they open Puppet Up Uncensored at the Venetian in Las Vegas!
Discussion: Variety and Us Weekly
Brad Witter / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom's Kids Are ‘So Upset’ About His Recent Behavior  —  Lamar Odom's kids, Destiny and Lamar Jr., know their dad is on a bad path.  “They are so upset,” a family source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  Back in his native NYC, Odom “says he is not going back to Los Angeles,” adds the insider.
Discussion: Daily Mail, X17 Online and PerezHilton
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Jonathan Cheban Reveals Why Rob Kardashian Skipped Grandma MJ's Birthday Party  —  Don't let social media fool you!  —  Even though Rob Kardashian deleted everything off of his Instagram profile, including pictures of fiancée Blac Chyna, he and his love are doing just fine.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
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Spencer Pratt Says He and Heidi Were Once as Big as Taylor and Calvin
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From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

 
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