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1:40 PM ET, September 29, 2016

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Jonathan Ringen / Billboard:
The TV & Music Issue: How Kim Kardashian West Went From Reality Queen to Pop Culture Rock Star  —  Sorry, haters: With mogul status in TV, apps and social media and a model marriage to rap's brash genius Kanye (plus two adorable kids), Kim Kardashian West has banished the notion that she's “famous for nothing.”
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Thomas Adamson / Associated Press:
Man accosts Kim Kardashian in Paris for second time  —  PARIS (AP) — Serial celebrity accoster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again, this time at Paris Fashion Week, targeting Kim Kardashian's derriere as she was entering an exclusive restaurant.  —  Kardashian's makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic caught …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — I Want Ass Kisser Punished!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kim Kardashian wants the notorious celeb attacker who went after her ass to get more than a slap on the wrist — so she's calling in lawyers and the police.  —  Sources close to the Kardashians tell TMZ …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — Ass-aulted ... By Gigi's Attacker (VIDEO)
Discussion: WWTDD and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Rob Kardashian — Chyna Wants a Rapper ... Not Me, Supersized  —  Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have been fighting for months, partially because he's convinced she's going to leave him for a rapper.  —  Sources close to the parents-to-be say Rob's never been comfortable with aspects of Chyna's past.
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Are ‘Not in a Good Place’ — Plus, Baby Shower Fracas Explained
Discussion: PerezHilton
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Are ‘Not in a Healthy Place,’ Says Source, as Filming ‘Causes Them to Fight Even More’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna “Bicker a Lot” but Ultimately “Are Fine”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Kara Warner / People.com:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Are in Private Divorce Negotiations  —  After 12 years and six kids together, Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt just after their two-year wedding anniversary.  Subscribe now for the real story behind the split, only in PEOPLE.
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Eric Andersson / Us Weekly:
Inside Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's ‘Heated, Screaming’ Fights About Parenting  —  Over the course of their 12-year relationship, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie engaged in ‘heated, screaming fights’ about how to raise their six children, a source reveals to Us Weekly.
Discussion: People.com, Daily Mail, PerezHilton and AOL
Mickey Rapkin / ELLE:
Justin Theroux Talks Monogamy, Mortification, and Marriage  —  You know Justin Theroux's look: dark boots, slim dark jeans, slimmer leather jacket.  The 45-year-old calls it his uniform, and he's been wearing it since he was a teenager, the kind who, even among his accomplished Washington …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and E! Online
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
NBC abruptly cancels Brangelina breakup special  —  NBC's in-house production company Peacock Productions has abruptly pulled the plug on a one-hour special on the breakup of Brangelina, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  When the show was scuttled, speculation spread among TV insiders …
Jackie Willis / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Janet Jackson Debuts Growing Baby Bump in Rare Public Appearance  —  Janet Jackson has that pregnancy glow!  —  ET was the first to report back in May that the 50-year-old singer is pregnant with her first child with husband Wissam Al Mana, and only ET has these exclusive …
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Get to Miami for Grilling Or Else ... Cops Will Come Get You  —  Justin Bieber has been ordered to get back to Miami for a deposition, and the judge doesn't care if it means interrupting his current world tour schedule.  —  We're told Bieber's lawyers were in a packed courtroom Wednesday …
Discussion: X17 Online
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
'Girl on the Train's' Emily Blunt on Gender Double Standards: “A Woman Is a Drunk, Whereas the Guy's a Partyer”  —  “There's just so much judgment with women,” says star Blunt as she takes on a tough and not at all likable ("my least bloody favorite word in the industry") …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Saturday Night Live’ Casts Alec Baldwin as Its New Donald Trump  —  YOUTUBE  —  Executive producer Lorne Michaels made the decision to put the ‘SNL’ guest-host record-holder in the part over the summer.  —  Saturday Night Live viewers who tune in for the Oct. 1 season premiere …
AP Story / Associated Press:
Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump … KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a “dog whistle” that smacked of unmistakable sexism.
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Cele|bitchy and People.com
Jjcasey / Intel Newsroom:
Amy Schumer is No. 1 on the 2016 McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities List  —  NEWS HIGHLIGHTS  — Comedian and actress Amy Schumer ranked No. 1 on the McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities™ 2016 study.  — Now in its 10th year, the study reveals which celebrities …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly, McAfee, The Wrap and AOL
 
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Blake Bakkila / People.com:
Paris Hilton Admits Sister Nicky's Daughter Gives Her Baby Fever: 'I'm Obsessed' with My Niece Lily
Discussion: Page Six
Page Six:
Vicki Gunvalson suffering from head and neck trauma following accident
Discussion: WWTDD
Ale Russian / People.com:
Drew Barrymore Joins Ex Father-In-Law Arie Kopelman at Event, Calls Him the ‘Ultimate Grandparent’
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Gavin Rossdale Joins The Voice UK as Coach Alongside Fellow Newcomer Jennifer Hudson
Erin Moran / Philly.com:
Agnes Nixon, creator of Main Line-set ‘All My Children,’ ‘One Life to Live,’ dies at 88
Discussion: Dlisted and AOL
TMZ.com:
Fetty Wap Sued — Hello! He Ripped Off ‘Trap Queen’
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Married at First Sight Helps Nearly Newlyweds Find True Love Off Camera
Keely Flaherty / BuzzFeed:
Here's The Cast Of The New Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Wrap
Will Mendelson / Hollywood Life:
Kylie Jenner Wouldn't Mind Getting Pregnant With Tyga's Baby: ‘Accidents Happen’
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Melissa Joan Hart Joins Libertarian Gary Johnson's Presidential Campaign as Connecticut Chairperson
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Page Six
Mike Redmond / The Superficial:
What's Up With Corey Haim's Rapist
Derek Lawrence / EW.com:
STRANGER THINGS STAR GATEN MATARAZZO OPENS UP ABOUT HIS RARE GENETIC DISORDER
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Annaleigh Ashford Welcomes Son Jack Clark
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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