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2:30 PM ET, July 14, 2017

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 Top News: 
Joseph Otterson / Variety:
‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman Dies Following On-Set Accident  —  “Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering an accident on the show's set, Variety has confirmed.  —  According to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, Bernecker died at Atlanta Medical Center on Wednesday evening of blunt force drama due to his fall.
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TMZ.com:
‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman John Bernecker Dead After Fall on Set  —  ‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman John Bernecker Dead After Fall on Set  —  John Bernecker, a ‘Walking Dead’ stuntman has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  As we reported, Bernecker fell off a 25 foot high balcony Wednesday afternoon on the set of the show.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six, PerezHilton, Bossip and AOL
TMZ.com:
‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman John Bernecker Died After Missing Safety Cushion by Inches  —  ‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman John Bernecker — Missed Safety Cushion by Inches  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  John Bernecker died when a planned fall on the set of “The Walking Dead” went horribly wrong …
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
Joseph Otterson / Variety:   ‘Walking Dead’ Shuts Down Production After Stuntman Injured in On-Set Accident
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Beyoncé Secretly Made Her Public Debut with JAY-Z Minutes Before Dropping First Pic of Her Twins  —  She stunned fans when she dropped the first image of her twins on Instagram in the early hours of Friday morning.  But hours earlier, Beyoncé made a super low-key public debut …
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Mieka / Dlisted:   Beyoncé Twins Reveal Shakes World To Its Core
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Set for TV Reunion Docuseries at E! (Exclusive)  —  Currently in development, ‘Reunion Road Trip’ will reunite the casts of former TV unscripted and scripted shows.  —  The details surrounding the Jersey Shore cast's recent reunion are finally coming to light.
Discussion: People.com
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Serena Williams Addresses “Secret Wedding” Rumors and Admits She Might Not Return to the Court as Soon as She Thought  —  Serena Williams has been making headlines left and right lately following her engagement and subsequent pregnancy news with fiancé Alexis Ohanian .  However, not everything you read is true!
Harper's BAZAAR:
MILEY CYRUS' SUMMER OF LOVE  —  By Jessica Pressler; Photographs by: Camilla Akrans; Fashion Editor: Tom Van Dorpe  —  Has Miley Cyrus been here before?  The hardware store, the courthouse, the desolate Main Street of this town in the hills outside Los Angeles—all of it looks so familiar.
TMZ.com:
Drake's Home Invaded By Aggressive Trespasser, Cops Make Arrest  —  Drake's Home Invaded By Aggressive Trespasser, Cops Make Arrest  —  Drake's house seems to be a popular destination for uninvited guests ... this time a man was arrested for hiking into his backyard.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Noel Harris / Sacramento Bee:
Justin Timberlake consoles woman hit by errant tee shot at celebrity golf event  —  A spectator who went to see celebrities play at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship on Wednesday paid a hard price to meet one.  —  In a video captured by The Bee's Ed Fletcher …
Kim Kardashian / TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Makes Peace with ‘Cash Me Outside’ Girl Danielle Bregoli  —  Kim Kardashian Makes Peace with ‘Cash Me Outside’ Girl Danielle Bregoli  —  6:15 PM PT — Sources close to Kim tell us she had no idea who Danielle was, and was only introduced as “a fan” and not the “Cash Me Outside” girl.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Shia Labeouf / TMZ.com:
Shia LaBeouf, I Don't Need to Drink, My Problem is When I Do  —  Shia LaBeouf is not an alcoholic, because he doesn't have an uncontrollable urge to drink ... his problem is when he starts drinking he can't stop ... this according to his lawyer.  —  Savannah lawyer Doug Andrews tells TMZ Shia …
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lawrence ‘Not Pretty Enough’ to Play Sharon Tate, Says Her Sister Debra Tate  —  Margot Robbie has the chops and beauty to play Sharon Tate in a Quentin Tarantino movie about the Manson murders, but Jennifer Lawrence ... not so much, at least according to Sharon's sister.
TMZ.com:
Beyonce & Jay-Z Leave Kids at Home, Hit the Town  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z are back to power coupling in public, and had a night out in L.A. minus the baggage ... as in no diaper bags, strollers, etc ...  The Carters were out Thursday night at Mack Sennett Studios in L.A. where they attended an album listening party.
Discussion: V-103
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Gods’ Showrunner Talks “Hetwashing” at Outfest  —  Bryan Fuller detailed his experiences trying to introduce gay characters, including Thomas Dekker's Zach on ‘Heroes’: “The actor's management threatened to pull him from the show.  The character became straight.”
Discussion: Page Six, Queerty and Yahoo Celebrity
Jillian Ruffo / People.com:
John Cena Spends 30 Minutes Shaving His Entire Body Every Single Day: “I'm Man-Scaped From Head to Toe”  —  John Cena isn't what you'd consider low-maintenance when it comes to grooming.  In fact,the recently-engaged WWE superstar takes it so seriously that he dedicates a considerable chunk of time to it everyday.
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
 
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Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Lynda Carter Confirms She's Talked About a Role in a Wonder Woman Sequel: 'It'll Be Great Fun'
Discussion: Dlisted and Glamour
TMZ.com:
‘Aladdin’ Movie's Internet Favorite for Lead, Avan Jogia Has Auditioned
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
How Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Are Helping Rob Kardashian Amid Blac Chyna Drama
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Alexander Skarsgard, Alexa Chung split and he's already moving on
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Caitlin Keating / People.com:
Mom, 27, Disfigured After Campfire Accident and Abandoned by Husband Speaks Out: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
DNAinfo New York:
Hip-Hop Podcaster Indicted for Murder in Irving Plaza Shooting
Discussion: Stereogum
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Shaq: Gunning to Own 100 Krispy Kreme Stores!!
Discussion: Page Six
V-103 - The People's Station:
Jada Pinkett Smith: ‘My Relationship With Pac Would Have Shown People...What He Truly Was’
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Haley Reinhart Arrest, Bouncers Put Friend in Brutal Choke Hold
Discussion: WWTDD
Abby Feiner / Us Weekly:
Lauren Bushnell Is Dating Devin Antin Following Ben Higgins Split
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Married at First Sight Alum Nick Pendergrast's Girlfriend Is 9 Weeks Pregnant - with Twins!
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez Hired Private Investigator to Tail Alex Rodriguez
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and X17 Online
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

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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