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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Naya Rivera Reveals She Battled Anorexia as a Teen, Had an Abortion While on Glee  —  Naya Rivera became a star playing a singing teen on Glee, but in real life she feels wise beyond her years.  —  “I've done a lot of living,” the actress says in the current issue of PEOPLE.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Daily Mail
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Scott Eastwood's Lost Love: How a Faulty Airbag Led to the Death of His Model Girlfriend  —  The tragic death of Scott Eastwood's former girlfriend was one of several connected to defective airbags that led to the biggest recall in U.S. automotive history.  —  The Suicide Squad actor recently opened …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, AOL and PerezHilton
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Jean Bentley / E! Online:
Amber Rose Heading to Dancing With the Stars for Season 23  —  Muva's got moves!  E! News has learned that Amber Rose is joining Dancing With the Stars for its upcoming 23rd season.  Multiple sources tell us that the talk show host/model/actress/author/activist is the latest star to sign …
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
See Which ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pros Are Definitely Returning for Season 23
Discussion: ABC News
Travis Cronin / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Opens Up About Splitting From Simon Saran: Our Romance Is the Latest in My ‘S—t Relationships’  —  Ready to move on?  Farrah Abraham and Simon Saran's relationship was a focal point of Teen Mom OG's season 6 premiere on Monday, August 22, and the MTV star opens …
TMZ.com:
An ALL NIGHT Rip-off  —  If the hook in Ariana Grande's hit song, “One Last Time,” sounds familiar that's because she jacked it from a song that came out 2 years earlier ... according to a new lawsuit.  —  Songwriter Alex Greggs says he wrote, and holds the copyright on the 2012 tune …
Discussion: Stereogum
Hillary Clinton / TMZ.com:
GETS GOOFY WITH JUSTIN AND JESSICA  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Hillary Clinton got mugged at a Hollywood fundraiser ... with the help of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.  —  The luncheon was held at Justin and Jessica's home, and hosted by the two of them, Scooter Braun and wife Yael Cohen …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016: Jennifer Lawrence Banks $46 Million Payday Ahead Of Melissa McCarthy  —  For the second year in a row, the odds are in her favor: Jennifer Lawrence is once again the world's highest-paid actress, notching $46 million pretax over 12 months-$13 million …
Lisa Butterworth / Cosmopolitan:
Can Aliana Lohan Escape Her Sister's Shadow?  —  At 22 years old, she's determined to make it as a musician, haters be damned.  How's she dealing?  —  “Aliana definitely doesn't want to breathe life into Lindsay's personal happenings.”  This is Michael Lohan Jr. politely declining a request …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar: Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo Will Have a Baby Next!  —  Time to wash the hand-me-downs!  Jinger Duggar might be busy wedding planning, but her family is already counting down the days until the next milestone: when she and her fiancé, Jeremy Vuolo, have a baby.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Departed’ TV Series Based On Oscar-Winning Movie In Works At Amazon  —  The Departed, the Oscar-winning 2006 Martin Scorsese movie, is getting a TV series reboot.  In a competitive situation, the project has landed at Amazon for development.  The Departed crime drama series is being produced …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:   Amazon, Warner Bros. TV Developing Series Adaptation of ‘The Departed’
Perez Hilton:
Britney Spears Drops By Carpool Karaoke To Help Clean Up James Corden's Toxic Mind — Watch The Preview HERE!  —  The wait is almost over!  —  Ever since James Corden kicked off Carpool Karaoke with Mariah Carey, we've had a dream list of passengers and now one of our fantasies is coming true …
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Nick Viall Won't Answer My Calls  —  The beef between “Bachelor in Paradise” stars Josh Murray and Nick Viall is so real, Nick hasn't returned Josh's phone calls since season 3 wrapped ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to production tell TMZ ... when ‘BiP’ wrapped in June …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Earl Gibson III / People.com:
Bella Thorne Comes Out as Bisexual on Twitter  —  Bella Thorne has come out as bisexual.  —  Thorne, 18, replied simply, “Yes,” after a fan asked if the star was bisexual in a Twitter exchange on Tuesday.  —  Many fans had speculated about the former Disney star's sexuality after a photo …
Discussion: E! Online, The Superficial and Page Six
Jordan Runtagh / People.com:
Tyga Ordered to Pay $186,000 to Another Landlord After Leaving Behind ‘Hazardous Environmental Waste’  —  Not again!  —  Just weeks after settling a high-cost legal dispute with his ex-landlord, Tyga got slapped with another six-figure bill from one of his property owners.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Steven Hill, Who Starred on ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Dies at 94  —  Steven Hill, who originated imposing lead roles on two notable television series, “Mission: Impossible” in the 1960s and “Law & Order” in the 1990s, died on Tuesday in Manhattan.  He was 94.
Discussion: The Wrap, PerezHilton, Variety and AOL
Kayla Caldwell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: The Affair's Joshua Jackson and Ruth Wilson spend EIGHT hours drinking during epic session at NYC restaurant  —  They play exes in the grips of a turbulent and complex relationship onscreen for Showtime's The Affair.  —  But in real life Joshua Jackson and co-star Ruth Wilson seem to get along very well indeed.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Chris Harris / People.com:
Wisconsin Prosecutor Will Consult with Teresa Halbach's Family on Whether to Retry Brendan Dassey  —  Even though his office still has 80 days to appeal a federal judge's decision to reverse Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey's 2006 conviction, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schmiel …
Discussion: AOL
TMZ.com:
Tried to Block Drake from Philly Turnup  —  Meek Mill tried to set up a full blockade of Drake in Philadelphia, but the plan blew up in his face ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources in both rappers' camps tell us Meek had Sunday night marked down on his calendar — knowing full well Drake …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Nolan Feeney / EW.com:
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Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom OG's Catelynn Lowell Reveals Ongoing Struggles: I've ‘Had Two Panic Attacks’ Since Leaving Treatment
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Jeremy Helligar / thefix.nine.com.au:
EXCLUSIVE! Mariah Carey threw James Packer's computer out the window after he played a Beyonce song
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Manhandles Crazed Beyonce Fan
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

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