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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Beyoncé Statue at Madame Tussauds Is Removed Amid Criticism — Beyoncé is taking a break from the public eye. — Not the real Beyoncé — though she, too, seems to be lying low since the birth of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, who, at a month old, appeared in a photo on her Instagram page last week.
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New York Daily News, Us Weekly, The WOW Report, EW.com, Stereogum, The Wrap, Page Six, Yahoo Celebrity, AOL, V-103, PerezHilton and Glamour
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck's Batman Future in Doubt as Warner Bros. Plots Franchise — The studio is working on plans to usher out Affleck's Batman gracefully, a source says, addressing the change in some shape or form in one of the upcoming DC films. — Ben Affleck is heading to Comic-Con this weekend …
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PerezHilton, Egotastic, The Hollywood Gossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary — WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.
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People.com, PerezHilton, The Wrap, Us Weekly, Bossip and Towleroad, more at Mediagazer »
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson — Gets Prison Protection ... Possibly In Danger — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — O.J. Simpson has been moved to a special housing area in Lovelock Correctional Center to protect him from inmates possibly looking to harm him in order to make a name for themselves, TMZ Sports has learned.
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PerezHilton and The Blemish
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Bryan Hood / Page Six:
Kim promotes beauty line at exact moment O.J. is granted parole
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New York Post, Reuters and Press Association
C.J. / Dlisted:
Kim Kardashian Might Be Sleeping With Amanda Lepore's Sloppy Seconds — During Kanye West's interview with Ellen Degeneres last year, he gave the studio audience a serious case of “Da Fuq He Talkin 'Bout?"-s after he went on a rant about how he had the ability to see sounds.
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Bossip
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Page Six:
Was Kanye involved with Amanda Lepore before Kim K.?
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Bossip, X17 Online and Towleroad
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
The Producers of HBO's Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why They Wanted to Tell This Story — Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are no strangers to controversy, be it serious (questions about the show's handling of sexual violence) or trivial (Ed Sheeran cameos).
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PerezHilton, The Wrap, Oh No They Didn't!, Variety and What's New
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Brooklyn Beckham Is Dating Singer and YouTube Star Madison Beer — Brooklyn Beckham has a new lady in his life. — Beckham is dating 18-year-old singer Madison Beer, PEOPLE has confirmed. — The new couple were first seen together at a concert last week in California, and again this past weekend in Los Angeles.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Brooklyn Beckham dating YouTube star discovered by Bieber
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People.com and PerezHilton
Henry Chu / Variety:
Justin Bieber Banned From China Because of His ‘Bad Behavior’ — China has banned pop idol Justin Bieber from performing on the mainland because of his “bad behavior” on and off the stage. — The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture said the ban was necessary to “purify” …
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Dlisted, People.com, Us Weekly, PerezHilton and WWTDD
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Alessandra Ambrosio And Friends Booty Show — I've always said that the only thing better than one hottie in a bikini is three of them. So here's Alessandra Ambrosio and her hot friends out relaxing on some rich dude's boat. And that reminds me, I really need to look into getting a boat of my own.
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MoeJackson
BBC:
Deborah Watling, Doctor Who companion, dies aged 69 — Actress Deborah Watling, who played one of Patrick Troughton's companions in the early years of Doctor Who, has died at the age of 69. — Watling played Victoria Waterfield in 40 episodes between 1967 and 1968, most of which were wiped after transmission.
TMZ.com:
Ronnie From ‘Jersey Shore’ Bloody Mess in Las Vegas (UPDATE) — 12:25 PM PT — A rep for Ronnie says he was at Tao when a fight broke out. He wasn't involved, but it got outta control ... and he was attempting to cover his gf when someone threw a bottle or glass.
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PerezHilton
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
New Johnny Depp Expenses Disclosed by Ex-Managers in Amended Lawsuit — These expenditures were revealed in The Management Group's second amended cross-complaint against the actor. — Johnny Depp's former business managers were told by the court to reframe their arguments about the actor's spending …
