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5:20 PM ET, September 15, 2016

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Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
Kanye West, Uncensored and Unfiltered, on the Fashion Industry: “I Wouldn't Say Anyone is On My Side”  —  In a conversation with Lynn Hirschberg earlier this summer, long before Yeezy Season 4, West vented about his frustrations with fashion and his place in it, all the while using Wreck-It Ralph …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Gabriellaginsberg / Hollywood Life:
Taylor Swift & Zac Efron Dating?  She Feels ‘Strong Connection’ To Him — Report  —  Is Taylor Swift already moving on from Tom Hiddleston?  Yes, Tay has a new love story in the works, according to a Sept. 26 report, and it stars...Zac Efron!  Get all of the steamy details right here.
Discussion: What's New
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AceShowBiz.com:
Taylor Swift Sets Her Sights on Zac Efron? She ‘Feels a Strong Connection’ to Him
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Calvin Harris Is in a “Much Better Place” After Taylor Swift Breakup
Discussion: PerezHilton
Vogue:
Lupita Nyong'o: “I Want to Create Opportunities for People of Color”  —  In her new movie, Queen of Katwe, Lupita Nyong'o brings her talent and brilliance to a story from her native East Africa.  To celebrate, she takes Vogue—and the most glorious prints of the season—to her family's village in Kenya.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:
Kanye West fires back at former protege Kid Cudi  —  Kanye West has wasted no time responding to a storm of critical tweets from his one-time protege Kid Cudi.  —  West ranted against Cudi during his show in Tampa, Florida, Wednesday night, telling Cudi to “never mention” him.
Discussion: Highsnobiety, TMZ.com and The Wrap
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Kanye West Slams Kid Former Protege Kid Cudi On Stage After Twitter Diss: ‘I Birthed You’
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
‘Concerned’ Madonna Flew to London When Ex Guy Ritchie Allegedly Left Son Rocco ‘Alone’ After Custody Agreement: Source  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie's custody battle may have come to an end, but the exes' relationship rearing their son seems as contentious as ever.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
What's Really Going on With Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez's Divorce  —  Nearly one year after Halle Berry filed for divorce from Olivier Martinez, the former couple have continued to spend time together and even go on family vacations with their children.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus, Fiance Liam Hemsworth Writing a Play Together: 'It's a Dramatic Love Story'  —  Can't wait to see this!  Miley Cyrus and fiancé Liam Hemsworth “have been writing a script for a play together,” a Cyrus source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  “It's a dramatic love story.”
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
Perez Hilton:
Paris Jackson Can't Hold Back Tears As She Reveals The ‘Hatred’ She's Facing Online In An Emotional New Video  —  The online bullying Paris Jackson is currently facing is NOT okay.  —  On Wednesday, Michael Jackson's daughter took to Instagram to open up about the abuse she is facing on the social media site.
TMZ.com:
Ryan Lochte Protesters — Relative Arrested for Olympic Ticket Scam (PHOTO)  —  Ryan Lochte Protesters — Relative Arrested for Olympic Ticket Scam  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The real reason the Ryan Lochte protesters went to ‘DWTS’ is because one of their family members got arrested in Rio …
Discussion: X17 Online and Oh No They Didn't!
Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
HALLE BERRY HAD TO BEG HOLLYWOOD TO TAKE HER SERIOUSLY  —  “Just because someone looks a certain way doesn't mean that they are spared adversity.  Adversity does not discriminate.”  —  Halle Berry has played all types of characters: a “crack ho” in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever …
Discussion: Dlisted and Us Weekly
Khalea Underwood / Us Weekly:
Emily Ratajkowski Defends Her Dress After Tim Gunn Calls It ‘Appallingly Vulgar’  —  Fired up.  Emily Ratajkowski looked smokin' hot in a sexy black gown with cutouts at a New York Fashion Week 2016 party on Friday, September 9, but Tim Gunn begged to differ.
Discussion: What's New
Perez Hilton:
Lena Dunham Confidently Puts Her Endometriosis Scars On Display In New Bikini Shot!  —  Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean bikini shots have to disappear!  Just ask Lena Dunham!  —  On Wednesday, the Girls creator once again bared all as she took to Instagram to show off her favorite Target bikini.
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Future — Claps Back at Rocko ... You Never Owned Me, Never Paid Me!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Future is firing back at producer/label owner Rocko, saying they didn't have an exclusive agreement, and the rapper's even countersuing for dough he says is way past due.
Discussion: Bossip
Riz Ahmed / Guardian:
Typecast as a terrorist  —  As my acting career developed, I was no longer cast as a radical Muslim - except at the airport … o begin with, auditions taught me to get through airports.  In the end, it was the other way around.  I'm an actor.  Since I was a teenager …
Discussion: EW.com and The Wrap
Anya / People.com:
How Audrina Patridge Got Through Her ‘Scary’ C-Section with the Help of Train's ‘Soul Sister’  —  No one ever said delivering a baby was easy, but Audrina Patridge had some musical accompaniment to make the process a little less stressful.  —  “I had the doctors turn up the music …
 
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Sharon Stone claims she died once
Discussion: PerezHilton
Prachi Gupta / Cosmopolitan:
Ivanka Trump on Her Father's New Child Care and Maternity Leave Policy
Discussion: The Wrap, AOL and Towleroad
People.com:
America's Got Talent Winner Grace Vanderwaal, 12, Reveals What She's Going to Do with Her $1 Million Prize
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Chris Martins / Billboard:
The Chainsmokers on Ruling the Billboard Hot 100 & Owning the ‘Frat Bro’ Label
Discussion: Stereogum and AOL
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Diane Kruger and Garrett Hedlund Step Out in New York City
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Netflix Orders 'She's Gotta Have It' Spike Lee Series Based On His Landmark Movie
Gabrielle Bernardini / Us Weekly:
Pamela Anderson Tells Youngest Son Dylan Not to Use ‘Those Stupid’ Dating Apps
Discussion: Page Six
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kim Zolciak-Biermann Explains Why She Let Daughter Brielle Get Lip Fillers: ‘Why Not? Shoot it Up!’
Discussion: What's New
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TMZ.com:
Mary J. Blige — Divorce Drama ... Kendu Going for Her Bank
Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — Powerful New Ally Vows ... I WILL Get His Money from Birdman
Discussion: Bossip
Daily Mail:
Sarah Jessica Parker reveals what meeting Kim Kardashian was REALLY like as she strips off …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Cele|bitchy
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney/ABC TV's Ben Sherwood on a ‘Star Wars’ Series, “Mistakes” in Michael Strahan's ‘Live’ Exit and Bob Iger's Future
Discussion: What's New and AOL
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Kelsey Grammer Expecting Third Child With Wife Kayte Walsh
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Katie Holmes on Parenting Suri: I Want to Be Just Like My Own Mom
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Bloodline’ Will End on Netflix After Season 3 (Exclusive)
Discussion: kenneth in the
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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