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4:20 PM ET, August 22, 2016

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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 …
Discussion: X17 Online, Star Tribune and Us Weekly
Allison / Dlisted:
Lydia Hearst And Chris Hardwick Are Married Now  —  It feels like some summers are lousy with famous people weddings.  So many that I'm sure People magazine has to set up a makeshift Thunderdome filled with publicists to see which celebrity couple gets each week's “INSIDE OUR WEDDING ALBUM!” cover.
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst Are Married!
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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: Us Weekly and Bossip
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Ian Sager / TODAY.com:
Ryan Lochte and Matt Lauer: Swimmer takes ‘full responsibility’ for Rio scandal
Discussion: Us Weekly, Bossip and SwimSwam
Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:   ‘I Let My Team Down’: Ryan Lochte Tears Up While Talking About Rio Robbery Scandal in First Interview
Lou Pearlman / TMZ.com:
Died from Heart Issues  —  Lou Pearlman died from an ongoing cardiac problem ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office, the mastermind behind the Backstreet Boys and 'NSYNC ... died at a Miami hospital where he was scheduled to have heart surgery.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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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 …
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
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NPR.org:
Barbra Streisand On Broadway, Hollywood — And Siri  —  SCOTT SIMON, HOST:  —  It's a big summer for political conventions, the Olympics and Barbra Streisand.  She's on tour in nine cities across North America and has a new CD, “Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway,” which includes this duet from …
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Teen Mom OG's Maci Bookout on Wedding Planning: ‘I Absolutely Hate It, to Be Honest’  —  Maci Bookout isn't going to sugarcoat it: Wedding planning isn't for everyone!  —  PEOPLE caught up with the Teen Mom OG star ahead of the season 6 premiere Monday, and the mom of three opened …
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.
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
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.”
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
 
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