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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: Variety, Dlisted 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
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  —  Last month, people started whispering that the romance between Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney had gone bad (almost as bad as that joke).  Not too long after, Gaga tapped the metaphorical mic and announced that it wasn't bad, just stale enough to be taking a break.
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.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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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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Bar Refaeli / Jerusalem Post:
Bar Refaeli gives birth to daughter … Refaeli announced the much watched pregnancy in an Instagram post in January and has since posted countless pictures sporting her baby bump.  —  Bar Refaeli and husband Adi Ezra welcomed a daughter into the world Thursday, according to Channel Two news.
TMZ.com:
Months After Big Sean Kiss  —  Singer Jhene Aiko is the pulling the plug on her marriage to her producer/hubby Dot da Genius ... and the timing is interesting.  —  Aiko and Dot were married for only 11 months.  Jhene was recently linked to Big Sean.  The two have been working together …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Just Jared
Ben Austen / Billboard:
The New Pioneers: Chance the Rapper Is One of the Hottest Acts in Music, Has a Top 10 Album and His Own Festival — All Without a Label or Physical Release  —  Holed up at a recording studio in Chicago's Near North Side, Chancelor Bennett — the local phenomenon known as Chance the Rapper — is in wise-old-man mode.
Discussion: Stereogum
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: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
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
 
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TMZ.com:
Arrest Warrant Now in Limbo
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Michael Bublé Talks Vocal Cord Surgery and the Toll Touring Takes on His Marriage: ‘It Is a Struggle’
Discussion: Page Six
Laine Clark / Sydney Morning Herald:
How Kevin Durant drove Kyle Chalmers to gold at Rio Olympics
Alissa Schulman / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Tom Pelissero / USA Today:
Chandler Jones thanked Bill Belichick for ‘not trading me to a crappy team’
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Luke Pell Is Front-Runner To Be the Next Bachelor: Find Out Who Else Is on the Short List!
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
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Jennifer Lopez To Star In HBO Film About Drug Lord Griselda Blanco
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Brad Pitt Courting David Fincher for ‘World War Z’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Christina Dugan / People.com:
Matt LeBlanc on How He Knows He'll Be Friends Forever with Matthew Perry
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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