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10:50 AM ET, August 19, 2016

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Simon Romero / New York Times:
The Police Say Ryan Lochte Lied About Gunpoint Assault  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — The American swimmers who claimed they were assaulted at gunpoint over the weekend by assailants posing as police officers fabricated their account of the episode, according to Brazilian investigators.
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Ryan Lochte, James Feigen Indicted in Brazil After Robbery Claim  —  Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have indicted U.S. Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen on charges of false reporting of a crime, the Federal Police of Brazil confirmed.  —  The indictments follow assertions …
Alastair Jamieson / NBC News:
STORYLINE 2016 RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS  —  Lochtegate swimmer Jimmy Feigen to donate $11,000 to leave Rio; USOC apologizes 4:20  —  One of the U.S. Olympic swimmers involved in Ryan Lochte's fabricated tale of robbery in Rio has reached a deal to donate almost $11,000 to a sports academy for kids …
Ryan Lochte / TMZ.com:
Tape Edited At Critical Point
Daily Mail:
Ryan Lochte poses with fan back in US while teammates are quizzed in Brazil over robbery
Discussion: Towleroad
ESPN:
Police: Ryan Lochte made up robbery after gas station altercation
Discussion: SBNation.com and PerezHilton
Matt Gutman / ABC News:
US Swimmer Fought With Security Guard on Night of Alleged Robbery: Police Source
TMZ.com:
U.S. Swimmers — They Damaged Gas Station, Guard Forced Them to Pay Up
Discussion: Dlisted
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Two U.S. Swimmers Pulled Off Plane in Rio Amid Robbery Probe
Discussion: AOL, Us Weekly and Towleroad
George Stark / People.com:
Amber Heard Donates Full $7 Million Divorce Settlement from Johnny Depp to Charity  —  Amber Heard has donated her full $7 million divorce settlement from Johnny Depp to charity.  —  “As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, money played no role for me personally and never has …
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Amber Heard / TMZ.com:
Fighting Violence Against Women  —  Amber Heard is giving ALL of her Johnny Depp divorce settlement money to 2 charities.  —  Amber confirmed what TMZ first reported ... the settlement amount is $7 million, and she tells us, “The donation will be divided equally between the ACLU …
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Amber Heard Donating $7 Million Divorce Settlement to Two Charities
Discussion: Dlisted
Alex Stedman / Variety:
Amber Heard Donates $7 Million Divorce Settlement to Charity
Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Frank Ocean Unveils Contemplative ‘Endless’ Visual Album Stream  —  Singer scraps 'Boys Don't Cry' title, will release new album separate from ‘Endless’ this weekend  —  All Stories »  —  Frank Ocean has unveiled a new visual album titled Endless, a precursor to his proper follow-up to 2012's Channel Orange.
TMZ.com:
Cops Called After Breakup Argument  —  Diddy and Cassie have called it quits following an explosive argument that ended with cops rushing to her home ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... they got into a heated argument in a car Wednesday afternoon after Cassie told Diddy she wanted to break up.
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
Zendaya's ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Role Revealed (Exclusive)  —  Spoiler alert: Don't read on if you don't want to know details about Zendaya's role in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”  —  Zendaya will be playing long-time Spider-Man love interest Mary Jane Watson in next summer's “Spider-Man …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Tom E. Curran / CSNNE.com:
Brady slices right thumb with scissors prior to Thursday's preseason game  —  FOXBORO - Tom Brady sliced his right thumb with a pair of scissors prior to Thursday night's preseason game against the Bears and was sent home.  —  Brady was expected to start against the Bears after not playing …
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian romps around the beach with her kids  —  Life's a beach for Kim Kardashian and her tiny tots.  —  The reality star is enjoying an end-of-summer vacation with her children North and Saint West at the luxurious Casa Aramara in Punta Mita, Mexico, this week.
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Ray J Is Putting Cheating, Groupies and Kim Kardashian Behind Him: 'I'm Ready for the Next Chapter'
Discussion: PerezHilton
Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
'I didn't want to yell at a pregnant person... so I yelled at Rob': Kourtney Kardashian reveals she lost it after seeing Chyna's Kylie face slap emoji on DailyMail.com  —  Blac Chyna made waves when her Chymoji range featured a cartoon of her slapping a Kylie Jenner lookalike.
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
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Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Wasn't The Only One Pissed About Blac Chyna's Slap Emoji... Kourtney Kardashian Went Off …
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
US Swimmer Jimmy Feigen Agrees to Pay $11K to Avoid Prosecution in Rio  —  U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen agreed to make an $11,000 donation to a Brazilian charity in an effort to resolve a dispute over claims of being robbed in Rio de Janeiro that authorities say were made up.
Discussion: Us Weekly
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Gawker.com to End Operations Next Week  —  After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week.  The decision to close Gawker comes days after Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media's six other websites, and three months …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Big Brother's Zakiyah Everette Teases What's Next for Her and Paulie Calafiore: ‘You Never Know What Can Happen’  —  She's not cutting ties just yet.  Zakiyah Everette has left the Big Brother house, but her heart might still be with Paulie Calafiore.  The latest evicted houseguest …
Discussion: What's New
 
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Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz / USA Today:
James Harrison calls Roger Goodell ‘crook,’ wants televised PED interview
Abby Feiner / Us Weekly:
Kendra Wilkinson Gets Pregnancy Shocker in ‘Hollywood Medium’ Sneak Peek
Discussion: People.com
Travis Cronin / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Opens Up About Daughter Sophia, 7, Getting Modeling Jobs and Landing an Agent
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jordan Runtagh / People.com:
Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris' Rep Denies T.I. Divorce Reports: ‘It Will Always Be Family Over Everything’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Dave Quinn / People.com:
‘Boombox’ Singer Laura Marano Reveals Why She Still Uses a Flip Phone
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Crooks Break into Famous TV House
Discussion: Page Six
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jared Leto Joins ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
Luann de Lesseps / Bravo TV Official Site:
I Was Blindsided  —  Luann explains why she reacted the way she did to Bethenny's news.
Discussion: Page Six
Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is threatened by the IRS who says it will seize …
Discussion: Bossip, Page Six and PerezHilton
Jordan Muto / TODAY.com:
‘Brady Bunch’ star Eve Plumb sells Malibu home she bought at 11-years-old — see inside
Discussion: Us Weekly