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11:30 AM ET, June 23, 2017

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Joe Tacopino / Page Six:
Johnny Depp casually asks: Is it time for an actor to kill the president again?  —  Johnny Depp at U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival … Johnny Depp insinuated that he wanted to assassinate President Trump during an appearance at a film festival in U.K. by offering to be the next actor to kill a president.
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Rachel Elbaum / NBC News:
Johnny Depp Raises ‘Last Time an Actor Assassinated a President’  —  LONDON — Johnny Depp has been no fan of President Donald Trump, but the Hollywood star took his rhetoric up a level when he raised the prospect of the president being killed.  —  “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? …
Discussion: People.com, The Wrap and Towleroad
Madison Park / CNN:
Johnny Depp: ‘When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?’  — The comment appeared to be a reference to John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865  —  (CNN)Even before Johnny Depp said it, the actor seemed to know that his comment would ignite controversy.
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Peter Robinson / The Guardian:
Halsey: 'I used to be a social queen - now I'm terrified of people'  —  Ahead of her Glastonbury debut, she explains how she channeled her troubles into a strange, striking new record … escribing Halsey's second record as a concept album would be to understate its preposterousness.
Leah Block / Facebook:
Starting Now.  —  Hi, Everyone.  —  I come forward honestly and openly, to extend my sincere apology for the tweet from my account on Monday, June 19th regarding the current season of The Bachelorette.  The tweet came from a place that humored the failure of representation of minorities …
Discussion: People.com
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Leah Block Apologizes for Insensitive ‘Bachelorette’ Tweet: It Was a ‘Personal Failure’
Discussion: AOL
Us Weekly:
Chad Johnson Would Never Hook Up With Corinne Olympios: 'She's Just Not My Type'  —  If you were thinking that Bachelorette villain Chad Johnson and Corinne Olympios would make the perfect pair, you're wrong.  Johnson told Us Weekly at the Famously Single soiree at Avenue in Los Angeles on Wednesday …
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TMZ.com:
I'M DONE WITH ‘BIP’  —  DeMario Jackson — the guy who had oral sex …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Perez Hilton:
Bella Thorne & Scott Disick Confirm Their Romantic Reunion With A Night Out On The Town!  —  Looks like the rumors are true — Bella Thorne has had a change of heart about Scott Disick.  —  In case you forgot, the former Disney darling and Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy had quite the whirlwind romance at the end of May.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Julianna Ress / E! Online:
Rachel Bilson Talks About The O.C. Reunion Plans and Which of Her Co-Stars She's Still Close With  —  Could there be an O.C. reunion in the future?  —  With revivals such as Gilmore Girls and Will and Grace being green lit, Rachel Bilson said she could potentially be interested in reprising …
Discussion: People.com
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Kenya Moore's Wedding Details!  The RHOA Star on Her Dress, Her Vows & the St. Lucia Celebration  —  Kenya Moore is married — and PEOPLE has all the details on her big day!  —  The 46-year-old Real Housewives of Atlanta star tied the knot with businessman Marc Daly, 47, on June 10 in a tropical private ceremony.
Discussion: Tamara Tattles
People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Vows Farrah Abraham Is ‘Going Down’ After Racially Insensitive Remarks Hit Too Close to Home  —  Farrah Abraham continues to collect enemies.  —  In an exclusive sneak peek at Friday's Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars — Family Edition season finale, Dr. Ish and Dr. V confront …
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and PerezHilton
Rae Paoletta / Gizmodo:
NASA Calls Bulls**t on Goop's $120 ‘Bio-Frequency Healing’ Sticker Packs [Updated]  —  There's no shortage of things to be mad about in late capitalism.  Pretty high on the list, though, is the Eat, Pray, Love brand of pseudoscience promoted by Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop.
 
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Perez Hilton:
Wait, Johnny Depp's Management Knew Of His Alleged Assaults On Amber Heard?
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Joseph Otterson / Variety:
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
HGTV's Joanna Gaines Would Love to Have Another Baby — or Twins!
Discussion: Daily Mail and AOL
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Hollywood Reporter:
Ron Howard Steps in to Direct Han Solo Movie (Exclusive)
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Harry Styles Mourns Death of Stepfather Robin Twist as One Direction Bandmates Pay Tribute
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and AOL
 

 
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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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