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2:00 PM ET, August 22, 2016

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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Speedo USA Drops Sponsorship of Ryan Lochte Amid Scandal  —  Speedo USA said today that it has decided to terminate its sponsorship of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte after he admitted to lying to Rio police about being held up at gunpoint.  —  “Speedo USA today announces the decision to end its sponsorship of Ryan Lochte.
Discussion: Bossip
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Ian Sager / TODAY.com:
Ryan Lochte and Matt Lauer: Swimmer takes ‘full responsibility’ for Rio scandal
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bossip
Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
‘I Let My Team Down’: Ryan Lochte Tears Up While Talking About Rio Robbery Scandal in First Interview
Discussion: ABC News
Robert Gibbs / SwimSwam:   Jack Conger Issues Statement on Rio Incident
Perez Hilton:
Narcotic Drug Fentanyl Reportedly Found Mislabeled In Prince's Home — Did The Purple Rain Singer Accidentally Overdose On The Painkiller?  —  Prince's overdose may've been more complicated than we originally thought.  —  As you may recall, the late music icon was found dead in an elevator …
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Eddie Murphy ('Mr. Church')  —  The enigmatic legend opens up in his first podcast interview about his hits and misses ("Any movie that I was in that they paid me a lot of money for was a f—ing smash"), the world today ("I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years …
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst Are Married!  —  Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick is a married man!  —  The stand-up comedian, Nerdist CEO and talk show host wed his actress fiancée Lydia Hearst in a Walking Dead-themed wedding on Saturday, PEOPLE exclusively reports.
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Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwick Marry in Romantic Wedding Ceremony in California
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
New York Daily News:
Broadway dancer admits killing boyfriend in disturbing Facebook post: ‘I am God.  I give life and can take it away’  —  Moments after murdering his boyfriend in a Bronx walkup, Marcus Bellamy, a Broadway dancer who once performed in “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark,” left a chilling confession on Facebook.
Perez Hilton:
Lindsay Lohan Shows Off Engagement Ring Once Again Amid Estrangement With Fiancé Egor Tarabasov!  —  Well, well!  —  Despite her relationship with fiancé Egor Tarabasov essentially imploding last month, Lindsay Lohan is still wearing the engagement ring gifted to her by the Russian businessman.
Discussion: Page Six and TMZ.com
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Farrah Abraham Considering Homeschooling Her Daughter: ‘She Is Going to Experience More Jealousy Than I Ever Encountered’  —  Farrah Abraham wants the best for her little girl - and according to her, that might mean homeschooling her at some point in the future.
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Nina Agdal get into Hamptons car crash  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Nina Agdal got into a car accident out East on Saturday, Page Six has learned.  —  Witnesses say it wasn't a major incident — just a fender bender — but an ambulance came to the scene “as a precaution.”
Perez Hilton:
Rio Olympics Closing Ceremonies: All The Highlights You May Have Missed!  —  We are so sad to see them go!  —  The Olympics went through their huge closing ceremonies last night, and as U.S. women's gymnasts like Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez got decked out …
Discussion: X17 Online, Us Weekly and Towleroad
TMZ.com:
‘Rica Famosa Latina’ Brawl — Real Blood & Broken Glass ... Take THAT ‘Housewives’ (VIDEOS + PHOTO)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Two of the ‘Rica Famosa Latina’ stars turned a scripted fight into a very real, very gangsta showdown that landed one of 'em in the hospital with a bloodied face.
Discussion: Bossip
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Kim Zolciak believes 'tummy tucks don't make you skinny' … Kim Zolciak has a message for you: Her tummy tuck isn't what made her thin.  —  The “Don't Be Tardy” star, 38, went on the defensive about her suspiciously slender frame on Instagram on Sunday, while promoting a weight loss shake at the same time.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Brittany King / People.com:
Teen Mom OG's Amber Portwood on Ending Custody Battle with Ex Gary Shirley: 'We're Doing Really Good with This'  —  Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley's co-parenting relationship is going as “smoothly as it can be.”  —  The Teen Mom OG star opened up to PEOPLE about her rocky relationship …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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New York Daily News:
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Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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