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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Maria Menounos Reveals She Was Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor — While Her Mom Is Fighting Stage 4 Brain Cancer  —  As she was caring for her mother, who has stage 4 brain cancer, Maria Menounos found out she was facing a health crisis of her own.  —  In February, the TV and Sirius XM radio host started experiencing troubling symptoms.
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Why Maria Menounos Kept Her Brain Tumor a Secret from Her Parents Until Just Before Surgery  —  Watching her mom suffer from stage 4 brain cancer was devastating for Maria Menounos.  —  So when the TV and Sirius XM radio host (and sometime WWE wrestler) received her own diagnosis …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Maria Menounos Leaving E! and E! News After Three Years  —  Maria Menounos is stepping down from E! News, she and the network announced Monday.  —  “I am so grateful for the past three years at E!.  I had such an amazing time co-hosting with Jason Kennedy and working everyday …
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Maria Menounos reveals brain tumor diagnosis
Discussion: The Blemish
People.com:
Is Taylor Swift Breaking Tradition?  Singer and Boyfriend Joe Alwyn Seemingly Skip Her Annual 4th of July Bash  —  Last year, Taylor Swift's famed Fourth of July party at her Rhode Island mansion was the ultimate star-studded spectacle.  Nearly every member of the Squad was in attendance …
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are back on … Keeping up with Scarlett Johansson's post-divorce love life is a full-time occupation.  First, she was making out with “Saturday Night Live's” Colin Jost, then she was spotted holding hands with her lawyer Kevin Yorn — and now she's back to Jost.
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Anna Chan / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Get Cozy, Spend Time With His Family in Montauk  —  The temperature isn't the only thing heating up!  Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost weren't shy about putting their affection for each other on display while in Montauk, New York, on Monday, July 3.
Dixie Chicks / TMZ.com:
Natalie Pasdar Files for Divorce  —  Dixie Chicks' Natalie Pasdar Files for Divorce from Husband Adrian  —  Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Pasdar has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.  —  Natalie cites irreconcilable differences in her petition to end her marriage with Adrian Pasdar.
Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller Have Been ‘Spending Some Time Together’  —  The past nine months haven't been kind to Brad Pitt.  In the wake of his much-publicized split from Angelina Jolie, newspapers and gossip blogs painted him as the villain, claiming he'd had an affair with Allied costar Marion Cotillard and hired Russian hookers.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
YouTuber Stevie Ryan Commits Suicide at 33 Less Than One Week After Revealing Her Grandfather Had Died  —  Actress Stevie Ryan has died in what the L.A. County Coroner's Office has ruled a suicide by hanging.  She was 33.  —  The coroner's office confirmed online that Ryan died on Saturday, July 1.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Fox Developing New Singing Competition (EXCLUSIVE)  —  “American Idol” is set to return this season on ABC, but the network that was its previous home isn't keeping its voice down.  —  Fox is developing a new singing competition from Israeli producer and distributor Armoza Formats, Variety has learned.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jay Z Feud / TMZ.com:
Triggered By Kanye Rant, Not Tidal Dispute  —  Kanye West, Jay Z Feud Triggered By Kanye Rant, Not Tidal Dispute  —  Jay Z's attack against Kanye West on 4:44 has nothing to do with Kanye bailing from Tidal ... it's all about Kanye's concert rant ... and Jay clearly does not think Kanye's mental condition at the time was an excuse.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

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