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5:40 PM ET, August 11, 2016

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Thomas Gibson / TMZ.com:
After Kicking Writer  —  Thomas Gibson has been suspended from the hit television series “Criminal Minds” after going ham on a writer, kicking him in the leg.  —  Production sources tell TMZ ... the actor was directing and acting in a scene a few weeks back when he got in a creative dispute with one of the writers.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Thomas Gibson Reacts To ‘Criminal Minds’ Suspension Following On-Set Altercation - Update  —  UDPATED with statement from Gibson: Aaron Hotchner will be going MIA.  I've learned that Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson has been suspended for at least one and likely two episodes …
Discussion: Dlisted, Variety and AOL
Thomas Gibson / TMZ.com:
The Writer Kicked is An Aggressive Badass
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Megan French / Us Weekly:   Thomas Gibson Reportedly Suspended From ‘Criminal Minds’ After Kicking a Writer
Vogue:
How Kendall Jenner Became the Breakout Model of Her Generation  —  She transcended childhood TV infamy, the paparazzi—even her own famous family.  Never content to merely keep up, Kendall Jenner is simply owning it.  —  On a Tuesday morning in June I meet Kendall Jenner in the lobby …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
The Other Olympic Sport in Rio: Swiping  —  One athlete poses in his full team kit.  Others post their Olympic bedspreads as their profile pictures.  When they're not competing, they're ready to date.  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — I expect you've heard the legend of the athletes' village …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
This Daily Beast Grindr Stunt Is Sleazy, Dangerous, and Wildly Unethical  —  On Thursday morning, the Daily Beast published an exceedingly gross and bizarre article by a straight, married male writer who lured in gay Olympians through hookup apps for no particular purpose.
TMZ.com:
One's a Nice Guy ... One's Not  —  The crew has chosen sides in the “Fast 8” feud between The Rock and Vin Diesel ... and Rock wins, hands down.  —  Production sources tell TMZ, The Rock has been upset with Vin's work ethic for a long time, and he's not alone.
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Brad Witter / Us Weekly:
Maybe their romance wasn't so bad after all.  Taylor Kinney and Lady Gaga “have been talking,” a source close to the Chicago Fire actor reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  “Taylor really hopes they'll get back together.”  (The pair ended their 17-month engagement in July, citing distance and conflicting work schedules.)
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Allison / Dlisted:   Taylor Kinney Really Wants To Get Back Together With Lady Gaga
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Hugh Grant: People Aren't Meant to Be in Faithful, Monogamous Relationships  —  Well, that's an interesting outlook on love.  Hugh Grant revealed in a new interview with Howard Stern that he doesn't believe people are meant to remain faithful to just one partner for their entire lives.
Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
THE FLASH, SUPERGIRL STAGING MUSICAL CROSSOVER  —  See also  —  CW drops new clues about ‘Arrow,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘Supergirl,’ ‘Legends’  —  ‘Supergirl’: Calista Flockhart will return, but...  It's the moment fans of the Berlanti-verse have been waiting for: The Flash and Supergirl will be staging a musical crossover episode!
Discussion: Just Jared
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Luke Pell Is Front-Runner To Be the Next Bachelor: Find Out Who Else Is on the Short List!  —  Get the roses ready!  Luke Pell is the front-runner to be the next Bachelor, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  —  “It's looking like Luke right now as the next Bachelor, but there are a couple others …
TMZ.com:
... You're an Erratic Mess  —  Things are about to get uglier for ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star Jules Wainstein — her estranged husband is planning to file for full custody of their 2 kids ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Michael tell us his attorney is prepping docs asking …
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Michael Bublé Talks Vocal Cord Surgery and the Toll Touring Takes on His Marriage: ‘It Is a Struggle’  —  “It's a Beautiful Day” to be Michael Bublé.  —  The singer will release his first movie, Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148, in theaters on Sept. 27.
Discussion: Page Six
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Jennifer Lopez To Star In HBO Film About Drug Lord Griselda Blanco  —  HBO is developing a film about notorious drug lord Griselda Blanco to be played by Jennifer Lopez.  —  The film, from Lopez's Nuyorican Productions and LBI Entertainment, focuses on the rise and fall of Griselda Blanco …
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Colin Stutz / Billboard:
Watch Christina Grimmie's ‘Snow White’ Video From Posthumous ‘Side A’ Visual EP: Exclusive Premiere  —  Before Christina Grimmie's untimely death in June, the 22-year-old singer had been working on a series of music videos to accompany her recent four-song Side A EP.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Brittany King / People.com:
Lawyer Who Served Tyga with Lawsuit at Nightclub Says Rapper ‘Will Be Detained’ When He's Back in the States  —  With a warrant out for his arrest, Tyga faces jail time once he returns from his vacation with Kylie Jenner.  —  On Wednesday, Boris Treyzon, the attorney representing the rapper's landlord …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Tyga and Kylie Enjoy Tropical Vacation and 'Aren't Too Concerned' About His New Legal Troubles: Source
Discussion: PerezHilton
Linda Thompson / HarperCollins US:
A Little Thing Called Life  —  On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between  —  Format: … Price:  —  Spend $49 and get FREE shipping on HC.com  —  About the Book  —  Award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary story of her life …
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Laine Clark / Sydney Morning Herald:
How Kevin Durant drove Kyle Chalmers to gold at Rio Olympics
Alissa Schulman / Us Weekly:
Julie Bowen: Fellow Mom Reese Witherspoon ‘Saved My Life’
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Tom Pelissero / USA Today:
Chandler Jones thanked Bill Belichick for ‘not trading me to a crappy team’
David Fricke / Rolling Stone:
Paul McCartney Looks Back: The Rolling Stone Interview
Discussion: AOL
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Barry Jenner, Actor on ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ and ‘Family Matters,’ Dies at 75
Discussion: AOL
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Brad Pitt Courting David Fincher for ‘World War Z’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Christina Dugan / People.com:
Matt LeBlanc on How He Knows He'll Be Friends Forever with Matthew Perry
Discussion: Just Jared
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Diane Kruger on Being Single After Joshua Jackson Split: 'It's All Good'
People.com:
Sarah Paulson: Watching Myself as Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson ‘Literally Made Me Ill’
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
2024 Pulitzer Prize winners: NYT for Investigative Reporting, WaPo and Reuters for National Reporting, and NYT for International Reporting for Oct. 7 coverage

Perri Ormont Blumberg / New York Times:
Memo: Condé Nast and the union representing staff at Vogue, Vanity Fair, and others reach a tentative deal for a first contract after over a year of bargaining

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Q&A with NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn, who says polling shows “democracy” is not a prime concern warranting top coverage, while immigration and the economy are

 
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