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12:10 PM ET, September 8, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Ryan Lochte — Suspended for 10 Months  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Lochte just got his punishment for his Rio gas station hijinks, and we're told the U.S. Olympic Committee was tough, but not career-ending.  —  USOC connected sources tell TMZ Sports ... Lochte has been suspended for 10 months.
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Nick Zaccardi / NBCSports.com:
Ryan Lochte banned 10 months, to miss 2017 World Championships, reports say  —  Ryan Lochte has been banned 10 months, through next June, and excluded from next July's world championships, after his gas-station incident and “over-exaggeration” in recounting the event at the Rio Olympics, according to TMZ and USA Today.
Discussion: TMZ.com, USA Today and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Drake — Jewelry Heist Suspect Busted (MUG SHOT + VIDEO)  —  Drake — Jewelry Heist Suspect Busted  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The guy who allegedly nabbed $3 million in jewelry from Drake's tour bus just got arrested ... TMZ has learned.  —  The suspect, Travion King, was arrested on campus …
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
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Jill Robinson / The Sun:
‘SHE RESPECTED MY FEELINGS’ Calvin Harris talks Taylor Swift split for the first time as her romance …
Discussion: X17 Online, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Is All Smiles, Hits the Gym After Tom Hiddleston Split: Photo
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Perez Hilton:
Kanye West Signs Tyga To His Record Label & The Internet CANNOT Handle It!  —  Well, Tyga can NEVER dump Kylie Jenner now!  —  On Wednesday, Kanye West revealed he signed his sister-in-law's boyfriend to his G.O.O.D record label during his pop-up show at the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Elizabeth Gilbert / Facebook:
ME & RAYYA  —  Dear Ones -  —  There is something I wish to tell you today — something which I hope and trust you will receive with grace.  —  This spring, I received news that would change my life forever.  My best friend Rayya Elias was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer — a disease for which there is no cure.
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Natalie Portman Dazzles in Venice as Jackie Debuts to Raves  —  Natalie Portman graced the red carpet at the glamorous premiere of her new film Jackie at the Venice Film Festival tonight.  —  All eyes at the premiere were on the actress, 35, who looked stunning in a monochrome lace gown with an eye-popping abstract pattern.
Discussion: EW.com and Variety
Marlon James / New York Times:
Five or Six Things I Didn't Know About Brad Pitt, by Marlon James  —  The worst kind, too.  The kind who lets a plant starve to death.  The evidence, at two opposing corners of his office in Beverly Hills; skeletal remnants that long gave up hope of ever being watered.  He's been away for 10 months, he says.
Gwyneth Paltrow / LinkedIn Pulse:
I walked away from a career where people kissed my ass — and I couldn't be happier about it  —  The decision I made in 2008 to start what would become the goop.com that exists today was perhaps a rogue one, and perhaps not that well thought out.  I had a perfectly good day job at the time and though …
Discussion: Dlisted, Vogue and PerezHilton
Eric Andersson / Us Weekly:
Duchess Kate and Prince William ‘Want a Third Baby Soon’  —  Anmer Hall may need another nursery.  Kate Middleton and Prince William, parents of George, 3, and 16-month-old Charlotte, “want a third baby soon,” a family friend reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: AOL and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Marcy Medina / WWD:
Katy Perry on Fashion, Politics, Rihanna and Mastering Twitter  —  Pop megastar and fledgling fashion mogul Katy Perry dishes on politics, pop culture, Rihanna, Twitter and more.  —  Katy Perry didn't hold back during an interview to discuss her shoe line and partnership with Global Brands Group on Monday night.
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and PerezHilton
Lori Berger / Redbook:
Empire's Taraji P. Henson Gets Real About Single Parenting and Finding *Real* Love  —  Don't think life should be easy and you won't be crushed by setbacks: That guiding belief has allowed Taraji P. Henson, whose early life was anything but easy, to use hurdles as motivation to keep moving forward.
Discussion: Page Six and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Daily Telegraph:
Melissa George allegedly reported her partner for striking her in the face  —  Ian Horswill and Charlotte Willis, News Corp Australia Network … French website Purepeople reports that the Australian actress, who lives in Paris with her French partner of four years Jean-David Blanc and their two sons …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Zendaya — Check Out the Racist Checkout Chick  —  12:26 PM PT — A rep from Vons tells TMZ the interaction between Zendaya and the checkout clerk did not involve race.  The store has a policy limiting the amount that can be charged on a customer's credit card for gift cards.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
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Perez Hilton:
Zendaya Says A Store Clerk Refused To Serve Her Because Of Her ‘Skin Tone’ — How Awful!
Discussion: Page Six, X17 Online and Daily Mail
Danielle Nussbaum / EW.com:
GILMORE GIRLS: SEE THE FIRST PAGE OF THE REBOOT SCRIPT  —  It even has a Goop joke!  —  See also  —  Lauren Graham: ‘Gilmore Girls’ revival is a tribute to Edward Herrmann  —  ‘Gilmore Girls’ Fan Fest happening in town that inspired Stars Hollow  —  ‘Gilmore Girls’: 153-hour marathon arriving in time for Thanksgiving
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Steve Dool / Complex:
Odell Beckham Jr. on Lena Dunham: “I Never Want Any Problems with Anybody in This World” (Exclusive)  —  Odell Beckham Jr. may be the only person in the country without an opinion about Lena Dunham's opinion about Odell Beckham Jr. When asked last night at a private party at GQ's penthouse …
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Cowell Weighs In on Zayn Malik's One Direction-Inspired TV Show: ‘He Should Have Come to Me’  —  Simon Cowell says he's not surprised that Zayn Malik is developing a TV show inspired by his time in One Direction.  —  The 23-year-old recording artist has teamed …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

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