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1:00 PM ET, June 29, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Goal is To Resume Tour in Early 2018  —  With Bonuses  —  Kanye West, The Goal is To Resume Tour in Early 2018, With Bonuses  —  The pieces are now in place for Kanye West to go back on tour as soon as early 2018 ... and we're told it's moving in just that direction.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Patrick Doyle / Rolling Stone:
John Mayer on Katy Perry, Learning From the Dead, Embracing Pot  —  Guitarist opens up about what he's learned from Dead & Company and why he's given up drinking booze and opts for marijuana  —  “I have six hours of music coming up tonight,” says John Mayer.
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EW.com:
Ed Sheeran on touring and avoiding the ‘drama’ of Taylor Swift-Katy Perry
Discussion: PerezHilton
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Rihanna keeps her new beau Hassan Jameel smiling in Ibiza  — DailyMail.com revealed exclusive pictures of the pair kissing in the pool during their Ibiza getaway  — Hassan Jameel is the deputy president and vice chairman of family business Abdul Latif Jameel - one of the biggest companies in the world
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Daily Mail:
Rihanna's new love is Saudi Toyota heir Hassan Jameel
Discussion: E! Online and AOL
Joanna Smith / rdnewsNOW:
Michael Buble thanks Canadians for honour during ‘emotionally difficult time’  —  OTTAWA — Canadian singer Michael Buble said he is humbled to be able to represent his home country on musical stages around the world and feel supported during what has been a tough time for his young family.
Perez Hilton:
Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski Hits Back At Donald Trump After Shading Her For ‘Bleeding Badly From A Face-Lift’  —  Donald Trump is the world's pettiest mean girl!  —  The president is now fully back to his unfiltered Twitter ways, which is quickly becoming a burn book of insults directed at his nemeses.
Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Inside Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's Family Vacation in the Bahamas, Two Months After Filing for Divorce  —  It's been two months since Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner officially filed for divorce (and two years since they announced their separation), but they still make sure to spend quality …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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New York Daily News:
JAY-Z shoots new music video with Jesse Williams  —  When JAY-Z isn't making babies, he's making music.  —  The rap mogul and his wife welcomed twins two weeks ago and sources in Hollywood tell us that JAY-Z was already back to work last weekend, shooting a video for his “4:44” album that drops on Friday.
Discussion: Bossip
Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
‘Game of Thrones’: Emilia Clarke, the Queen of Dragons, Tells All  —  How HBO's insanely popular hit show turned a young British actress into a feminist, a fantasy icon and a royal fan favorite  —  Read our ‘Game of Thrones’ cover story on the Queen of Dragons, Emilia Clarke …
Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
Nicole Kidman Opens Up About Big Little Lies in Her Most Revealing Interview Yet  —  Photographs by Alasdair McLellan, Styled by Edward Enninful; Hair by Shay Ashual at Art Partner; makeup by Diane Kendal for Marc Jacobs Beauty at Julian Watson Agency; manicures by Casey Herman for Dior at the Wall Group.
Discussion: Page Six, People.com and AOL
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Rob Lowe recalls Bigfoot encounter: ‘I thought I was going to be killed’  —  Actor tells EW new A&E reality series ‘The Lowe Files’ is a mix of Scooby Doo and Anthony Bourdain  —  If, while watching Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's various jaunts through the realm of the occult …
People.com:
Scott Disick Is Still Hooking Up with Bella Thorne, But They ‘Have an Understanding’: Source  —  A month after Scott Disick and Bella Thorne were first spotted “getting cozy” on a dinner date in L.A., the pair is continuing to hook up and have fun together.  —  “He's still hanging out with Bella …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Yahoo Celebrity
Juliet Izon / Architectural Digest:
Kanye West and Steven Tyler Pay This Woman to Bite Them  —  Dr. Dot Stein may be the best-kept secret in Hollywood—the $150-an-hour masseuse puts her teeth on the backs of her celebrity clients in the privacy of their homes and hotel rooms  —  There are many perks that come …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Inside Scarlett Johansson's Romance with Lawyer Kevin Yorn: 'There's Always Been an Attraction There'  —  Scarlett Johansson is moving on nearly four months after filing for divorce.  —  The Rough Night star was first photographed holding hands with her high-profile entertainment lawyer …
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Kris Jenner Reveals She Was with Nicole Brown Simpson When She Bought O.J. Gloves Allegedly Used in Killings  —  Kris Jenner has become a household name as the KarJenner matriarch on Keeping Up with the Kardashians — guiding the careers of daughters Kim Kardashian West, Khloé Kardashian …
Discussion: AOL, WWTDD, Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
What Kris Jenner Really Thinks About Kim Kardashian West Using a Surrogate
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ryan Laughlin / valleynewslive.com:
STUNT GONE WRONG: Pregnant girlfriend shoots and accidentally kills boyfriend  —  He was trying to become famous.  Tonight, his face is all over the place, but not for the reason he wanted.  —  A 22 year old man is dead after his family says he instructed his girlfriend to shoot him, in what they say was a YouTube stunt gone wrong.
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
Samantha Highfill / EW.com:
Bachelor in Paradise season 4 will address the shutdown  —  The season is likely to debut a week after the ‘Bachelorette’ finale  —  On June 11, Warner Bros. announced that filming on the fourth season of ABC's Bachelor in Paradise had come to a halt following allegations of misconduct …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones: Aidan Gillen confirms a longtime Arya fan theory
Discussion: Obsev
Emma Howard / YouTube:
The Beguiled Cast/Crew does “Schuyler Sisters” from Hamilton
Discussion: The Wrap
YouTube:
A Bad Moms Christmas | Restricted Teaser Trailer | In Theaters November 3, 2017
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Netflix Developing New Installment of 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City'
Alex Stedman / Variety:
Academy Invites Record 774 New Members
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Dan Snierson / EW.com:
This Is Us promotes two actors to series regulars for season 2
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Have ‘Bachelor’ Alums Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi Split? 'It's Not A Solid Relationship'
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Steelo Brim's 3-Year-Old Nephew
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Dance and Laugh Off Wardrobe Malfunction!!!
Discussion: The Wrap
Stephen Bisset / Daily Mail:
MMM-snip?  US popstars Hanson reveal they fear vasectomies despite the brotherly trio fathering …
Discussion: The Superficial and Cele|bitchy
Kris Jenner / TMZ.com:
YEAH, I'D WELCOME TRISTAN TO THE FAM!!!
 

 
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