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2:50 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.
TMZ.com:
Venus Williams Blamed In Fatal Car Crash That Killed 78-Year-Old Man  —  Venus Williams — Blamed In Fatal Car Crash ... 78-Year-Old Man Dies  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Venus Williams caused a car accident that sent a 78-year-old man to an ICU unit where he died 14 days later ... according to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports.
Discussion: AOL, Sandra Rose and The Blemish
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
Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Minnesota woman charged with fatally shooting boyfriend in failed YouTube video stunt  —  As part of a young couple's quest for YouTube fame, a 19-year-old woman shot at a book her boyfriend was holding against his chest, killing him at close range outside their northwestern Minnesota home.
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Ryan Laughlin / valleynewslive.com:
STUNT GONE WRONG: Pregnant girlfriend shoots and accidentally kills boyfriend
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
Perez Hilton:
Kendall & Kylie Jenner Have Officially Gone TOO FAR!  —  ENOUGH!  —  Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner have sparked controversy (once again) after launching a new collection of “Vintage T-shirts” that superimpose the reality star's faces, social media stats, and their “KK” …
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com, The Wrap and XXL Mag
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.
Oliver Gettell / EW.com:
Hannibal Buress sends imposter in his place to Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere  —  Peter Parker isn't the only one with an alter ego.  Actor and comedian Hannibal Buress appears to have sent an imposter he recruited on social media to attend the Hollywood premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming in his stead.
TMZ.com:
Rihanna's Pool Makeout Guy Is Saudi Billionaire Hassan Jameel  —  Rihanna's Pool Makeout Guy Is Saudi Billionaire Hassan Jameel  —  Rihanna's new face-sucking partner is NOT with her for her money — bro's got a ton of his own!  —  Turns out the pool kisser is Hassan Jameel, the heir to Saudi Arabia's largest Toyota distributor.
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Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Rihanna keeps her new beau Hassan Jameel smiling in Ibiza
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Katie Krause / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Leighton Meester and Adam Brody Admit They ‘Laugh’ That Blair Waldorf Married Seth Cohen!  —  Fellow fans of The O.C. and Gossip Girl, prepare your hearts before you watch the video above because Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are truly a teenage dream of a couple - and charitable do-gooders, too!
Discussion: People.com
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.
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
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
Emily Kirkpatrick / People.com:
Kristen Stewart Is Bringing Back This Classic Millennial Boy Band Hairstyle  —  Kristen Stewart has proven time and again that when it comes to her beauty and fashion choices there's nothing she won't try.  The actress regularly takes major fashion risks on the red carpet like pairing a ripped …
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 …
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 …
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: WWTDD, AOL, 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
 
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Juliet Izon / Architectural Digest:
Kanye West and Steven Tyler Pay This Woman to Bite Them
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
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'
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
Academy Invites Record 774 New Members
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
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John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Dance and Laugh Off Wardrobe Malfunction!!!
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
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