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2:30 PM ET, August 24, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Nude Photos Released  —  Leslie Jones has been horribly violated by a hacker who got into her website and posted all of her identification, including driver's license and passport ... and naked photos.  —  Jones has been dogged by haters since “Ghostbusters” was released and she was the target of a slew of racist comments.
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.
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears: I Almost Died on My Hawaiian Vacation  —  She's so lucky ... she's alive!  Britney Spears revealed in a Wednesday, August 24, interview with BBC Radio 1 that she almost drowned while vacationing in Hawaii earlier this summer.  —  Chatting with DJ Scott Mills, the “Make Me …
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Brittany King / People.com:
Kate Gosselin's Tough Decision: Why Her Son Is Away Getting Help  —  Kate Gosselin and her kids open up about how finding reality TV fame more than 10 years ago changed their lives forever.  Subscribe now for an inside look at how they've overcome setbacks and remain hopeful for the future, only in PEOPLE!
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Doug Liman to Direct ‘Dark Universe’ for DC, Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Doug Liman is set to direct the Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment adaptation of “Dark Universe” — a.k.a., “Justice League Dark.”  —  Scott Rudin is producing.  Michael Gilio is writing the script.  —  Warner Bros. had no comment.
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 …
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston Have ‘Major Argument’  —  Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's love story has reached its first conflict.  In the new issue of Us Weekly, a source reveals the pair of two months had “a major argument” in early August.  —  Explains the source of the 26-year-old …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Hollywood Life
Daily Mail:
Brazilian student tells how Usain Bolt smuggled her into Olympic village  —  Jady Duarte, the 20-year-old Brazilian who spent the night with Usain Bolt after his Olympic success has told how they cuddled up in his single bed - and that he wasn't the fastest between the sheets.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
How Miley Cyrus Has Given Up Partying After Reuniting with Love Liam Hemsworth  —  Miley Cyrus is happier and healthier than ever.  —  “Miley is a changed person, and she actually seems to enjoy it,” a source close to the star - who will be a coach on the upcoming season of The Voice - tells PEOPLE exclusively.
James Wigney / NEWS.com.au:
The Shallows star Blake Lively talks body image, vanity, and inspirational husband Ryan Reynolds  —  BLAKE Lively says that “vanity” and “insecurity” inspired her astonishing physique in new movie The Shallows and that she wishes she was brave enough to “walk around with cellulite”.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Laurie Sandell / Hollywood Reporter:
Renee Zellweger on Aging in Hollywood, Gender Inequality, Politics and Her Six-Year Break  —  The 'Bridget Jones's Baby' star, and the subject of heavy (some say sexist) scrutiny, is guarded about almost everything — except her writing, support of Hillary Clinton and society's inequality …
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Nick Viall Won't Answer the Phone  —  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 and What's New
Mike Redmond / The Superficial:
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:
Days After Filing for Divorce  —  Ed Hartwell curiously unloaded his Georgia mansion for an enormous loss just two days after blindsiding Keshia Knight Pulliam with divorce papers.  —  We've learned Hartwell sold the 6 bedroom, 8,000 square foot home for $690k ... he'd had it on and off …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and Bossip
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Counting On’ Recap: Jessa Talks Baby News ‘Married at First Sight’: One Wife Holds Hands With Another Man ‘Paradise’: Caila Finally Confronts Ashley, One Guy Walks Away  —  TV RECAP  —  ‘Counting On’ Premiere Recap: Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Talk Baby Plans, Anna Still Has ‘Hope’ for Marriage With Josh
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
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: AOL, PerezHilton and Page Six
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Adam Baidawi / gq.com.au:
Scott Eastwood On Clint: ‘Dad Punched Me, It Was Old-School.’
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Olympic Swimmer Jimmy Feigen Says He Omitted Facts in Rio ‘Robbery,’ Apologizes  —  Ryan Lochte loses endorsements; will Rio incident impact LA Olympic bid?  —  U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen on Tuesday made his first public comments about the bathroom hi-jinx that spiraled …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Hillary Clinton Continues Fundraising Swing at Home of Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel  —  Hillary Clinton continued her West Coast fundraising swing with a star-filled luncheon on Tuesday at the Los Angeles home of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.  —  Jamie Foxx, Katie Holmes …
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Hillary Clinton / TMZ.com:
GETS GOOFY WITH JUSTIN AND JESSICA
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
See Which ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pros Are Definitely Returning for Season 23  —  They're back!  The first eight professional dancers who'll appear on season 23 of Dancing With the Stars were announced on Good Morning America on Tuesday, August 23 — and we are beyond excited.
Discussion: ABC News
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People.com:
Why I'm Marrying My Fiancé After He Kissed Another Woman: Countess Luann de Lesseps Tells All
Vicki Hyman / New Jersey Online:
Wendy Williams' ‘wig-ologist’ Antwon Jackson dead at 44
Discussion: Bossip
Rachel Mcgrath / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The pictures that will break Khloe Kardashian's heart: Lamar Odom flanked by strippers …
Discussion: WWTDD
TMZ.com:
An ALL NIGHT Rip-off  —  If the hook in Ariana Grande's hit song …
Discussion: Stereogum
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Get Shorty’: Chris O'Dowd & Ray Romano Poised To Star In Epix Series
Earl Gibson III / People.com:
Bella Thorne Comes Out as Bisexual on Twitter
Discussion: The Superficial and E! Online
Lisa Butterworth / Cosmopolitan:
Can Aliana Lohan Escape Her Sister's Shadow?
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jordan Runtagh / People.com:
Tyga Ordered to Pay $186,000 to Another Landlord After Leaving Behind ‘Hazardous Environmental Waste’
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Kayla Caldwell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: The Affair's Joshua Jackson and Ruth Wilson spend EIGHT hours drinking …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Brittany King / People.com:
Dorinda Medley Thinks Yolanda Hadid Would Be a ‘Perfect’ Fit on RHONY
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
DMX Welcomes 15th Child: Find Out the Baby's Name
Chris Woodyard / USA Today:
Curious flock to KFC's fried-chicken scented sunscreen
Discussion: What's New
Chris Harris / People.com:
Wisconsin Prosecutor Will Consult with Teresa Halbach's Family on Whether to Retry Brendan Dassey
Discussion: AOL
TMZ.com:
Tried to Block Drake from Philly Turnup
Discussion: Bossip
CBS Pittsburgh:
Man Rescued After Being Stuck Between 2 Oakland Buildings For Hours
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
USA Network Developing Con Artist Drama Starring 'Star Trek's' John Cho (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: AOL
 

 
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

 
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