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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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The Hollywood Gossip, PerezHilton, Egotastic and Oh No They Didn't!
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, EW.com, The WOW Report, Stereogum, Us Weekly, Yahoo Celebrity, The Wrap, Page Six, AOL, PerezHilton, V-103 and Glamour
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, The Wrap, PerezHilton, Us Weekly, Bossip and Towleroad, more at Mediagazer »
TMZ.com:
Usher Faces New $10 mil Lawsuit from Sexual Partner, He ‘Exposed’ Me to STD — Usher had sex with a woman earlier this year who had no idea he was exposing her to Herpes ... according to a new lawsuit she's filed for millions of dollars. — According to the suit, filed by a Jane Doe …
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Bossip, PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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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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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The Blemish and PerezHilton
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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, PerezHilton, Reuters and Press Association
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).
Discussion:
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
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Charlize Theron Recalls the Night Her Mom Killed Her Alcoholic Father in Self-Defense — Charlize Theron will never forget the night her mother shot and killed her alcoholic father in self-defense. During an interview with Howard Stern on Wednesday, July 19, Theron spoke candidly about growing …
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” …
Discussion:
Dlisted, People.com, Us Weekly, PerezHilton and WWTDD
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.
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
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
