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11:55 AM ET, August 22, 2016

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Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:
Ryan Lochte on Rio Incident: ‘I Over-Exaggerated That Story’  —  Watch Matt Lauer's Interview with Ryan Lochte 6:23  —  Twelve-time medalist Ryan Lochte took “full responsibility” Saturday for the incident in Rio that landed him and three other American swimmers in hot water …
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Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:   ‘I Let My Team Down’: Ryan Lochte Tears Up While Talking About Rio Robbery Scandal in First Interview
Robert Gibbs / SwimSwam:
Jack Conger Issues Statement on Rio Incident
Discussion: Bossip and Washington Post
Naja Rayne / People.com:
U.S. Swimmer Gunnar Bentz Issues Statement on Rio Robbery Controversy
Discussion: ABC News and Us Weekly
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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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!
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
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:
Dead at 38  —  Matt Roberts, the former guitarist from 3 Doors Down has died of an apparent overdose ... TMZ has learned.  —  Matt's dad Darrell tells TMZ he and Matt were just outside Wisconsin for a charity event where Matt was scheduled to perform.  Darrell says Matt had rehearsal until 1 AM Saturday …
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.
Discussion: AOL and Towleroad
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 E! Online
Blake Bakkila / People.com:
Olympic Diver Tom Daley Opens Up About Fiancé Dustin Lance Black's Support: He ‘Gets It’  —  Olympic diver Tom Daley is no stranger to pressure - and, luckily, neither is his fiancé, the Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black.  —  “The one good thing is he is at the top end …
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
Billboard:
Lou Pearlman, Disgraced Backstreet Boys Impresario, Dies at 62  —  Lou Pearlman, the disgraced producer and manager of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC who was serving a 25-year sentence in prison, died Friday night (Aug. 19), multiple sources have confirmed to Billboard.
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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New York Daily News:
Cops show up to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' house after heated break up argument with girlfriend Cassie Ventura
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Kim Godwin steps down as ABC News' president, a role she has held since 2021, and says she will “retire from broadcast journalism”; no successor has been named

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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