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4:25 PM ET, June 30, 2017

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Perez Hilton:
JAY-Z's Mom Comes Out As A Lesbian On His Touching Track Smile!  —  JAY-Z got very real for his album 4:44, and we're not just talking about him opening up on his marital troubles with Beyoncé.  —  While it was easy to get distracted by the tea, his track Smile deserves attention for so many reasons.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Jay Z's New Album, ‘4:44,’ Has Dropped — But Sources Say Tidal's Exclusive Will Only Last a Week  —  After a monthlong teaser campaign involving no less than five advance video clips, Jay Z's new album “4:44” finally dropped, three minutes before its scheduled release at midnight ET on June 30.
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Jay-Z Reveals His Mom Is a Lesbian on 4:44 Song “Smile”  —  Jay-Z is the proud son of a lesbian woman.  —  The 47-year-old living legend dropped his 13th album, 4:44, at midnight on TIDAL (in partnership with Sprint) with 10 brand new recordings.  One of the tracks, “Smile,” …
Discussion: What's New and PerezHilton
Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not well  —  President Trump launched personal attacks against us Thursday, but our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal.  America's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president.
TMZ.com:
TWIN NAMES RUMI AND SIR CARTER  —  ... So It Seems  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z Apparently Name Twins Rumi and Sir Carter  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z's twins' names are a mystery no more — at least it appears that way.  —  It seems Rumi and Sir Carter are the new additions to the family.
Venus Williams / TMZ.com:
SUED FOR FATAL CAR CRASH  —  Victim's Family Devastated  —  Venus Williams Sued for Wrongful Death In Fatal Car Crash  —  Venus Williams flouted numerous traffic laws as she sped through an intersection and caused a crash that resulted in horrendous injuries to a married couple …
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Venus Williams / TMZ.com:
... 78-Year-Old Man Dies
Jason Chester / Daily Mail:
'We've never seen him so in love and committed': Sean Bean, 58, marries for the FIFTH time as he exchanges vows with Ashley Moore, 32, in romantic ceremony at Axnoller Farm in Dorset  — The couple married on Friday morning in front of ‘forty of fifty’ close friends and family members
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are “Total Homebodies” During London Meet-Up  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have recently been chilling at his home—away from the paparazzi.  —  Kensington Palace had confirmed their relationship in November and they have met in various places around the world since then …
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park Exit ‘Hawaii Five-0’  —  Stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park have departed CBS' “Hawaii Five-0.”  Their characters, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua, will not appear in the upcoming eighth season.  The characters' absence will be referenced in the season premiere.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn  —  Peter W. Smith portrayed the former general as having been an ally in an effort, independent of the Trump campaign, to find personal emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Donal Logue Makes Plea to His Missing Child: ‘Please Come Home’  —  Gotham star Donal Logue made an emotional plea for his missing child to return home via Twitter on Thursday, June 29.  —  “Jade. we miss you and love you. please come home,” the Grounded for Life alum, 51, wrote.
Rolling Stone:
The Doors Issue Cease-and-Desist Letter to Jenners Over T-Shirts  —  “It's just spitting in the face and on top of art and message and soul and legacy,” Doors manager Jeff Jampol says of unauthorized shirts  —  The Doors have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Kendall and Kylie Jenner …
 
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Spotted in Los Angeles Exactly Five Years After Filing for Divorce from Tom Cruise
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Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
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Matt Wild / Milwaukee Record:
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
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TMZ.com:
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