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1:55 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.
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
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:   Britney Spears: I Almost Died on My Hawaiian Vacation
Nolan Feeney / EW.com:
MTV VMAs producer: Britney Spears in ‘such great form’ for comeback performance
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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!
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
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar: Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo Will Have a Baby Next!
Discussion: What's New
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 …
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.
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.
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
Rachel Mcgrath / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The pictures that will break Khloe Kardashian's heart: Lamar Odom flanked by strippers at seedy club after being caught on camera ‘smoking marijuana’  —  Lamar Odom can't seem to quit his hard-partying ways.  —  The former NBA star was spotted partying at a strip club in Queens …
Discussion: WWTDD
Mike Redmond / The Superficial:
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.’
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
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
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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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’
Discussion: The A.V. Club and Egotastic
 
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Vicki Hyman / New Jersey Online:
Wendy Williams' ‘wig-ologist’ Antwon Jackson dead at 44
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Olympic Swimmer Jimmy Feigen Says He Omitted Facts in Rio ‘Robbery,’ Apologizes
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TMZ.com:
An ALL NIGHT Rip-off  —  If the hook in Ariana Grande's hit song …
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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
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Lisa Butterworth / Cosmopolitan:
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Jordan Runtagh / People.com:
Tyga Ordered to Pay $186,000 to Another Landlord After Leaving Behind ‘Hazardous Environmental Waste’
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Kayla Caldwell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: The Affair's Joshua Jackson and Ruth Wilson spend EIGHT hours drinking …
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Chris Woodyard / USA Today:
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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
Wes Scantlin / TMZ.com:
Gives Bomb Squad Major Headache
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Steven Hill, Who Starred on ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Dies at 94
Discussion: The Wrap, PerezHilton, Variety and AOL
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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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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