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2:45 PM ET, July 28, 2017

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Amanda Woods / Page Six:
George and Amal Clooney's twins revealed  —  These are the first photos of George and Amal Clooney's bundles of joy  —  The duo was vacationing at the actor's Lake Como estate in Italy's Lombardy region when the French magazine Voici captured snaps of the duo cradling their one-and-a-half month old twins, Ella and Alexander.
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Inside George and Amal Clooney's ‘Very Happy’ Italian Summer with the Twins  —  George and Amal Clooney's summer vacation in Italy has all the familiar hallmarks of their go-to July getaways: sun-kissed downtime at their villa on Lake Como and laughter-filled pasta dinners with friends.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
George Clooney Lashes Out Over Twins' Paparazzi Photos  —  George Clooney's children are off-limits.  —  The first photos of George and Amal Clooney's twins, Alexander and Ella, have been published without the couple's consent in the French magazine Voici.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
George Clooney Lashes Out at Paparazzi Photos of Twins  —  The comments come as pictures on the cover France's ‘Voici’ magazine made the rounds online.  —  George Clooney has fired back at paparazzi pictures of his twin babies with wife Amal.  The pictures were plastered on the cover …
TMZ.com:
George Clooney Going to War with French Mag Over Twins' Photos
Discussion: Jezebel
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon to Star in Series About TV Morning Shows (Exclusive)  —  The project, from HBO alum Michael Ellenberg, is poised to hit the marketplace in the coming weeks and be shopped to premium cable networks and streaming services.  —  More than a decade …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Anthony Scaramucci Called Me to Unload About White House Leakers, Reince Priebus, and Steve Bannon  —  He started by threatening to fire the entire White House communications staff.  It escalated from there.  —  On Wednesday night, I received a phone call from Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Chester Bennington's Widow: ‘Now He Is Pain-Free’  —  “We had a fairytale life and now it has turned into some sick Shakespearean tragedy,” Talinda Bennington writes … Talinda Bennington, the widow of Chester Bennington, issued a poignant statement to Rolling Stone, one week after the Linkin Park singer died by suicide.
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Chester Bennington's Widow Looks to the Future: “How Do I Move On?”
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Wrap
People.com:
'I'm 5 Months Pregnant': Inside the Moment Mindy Kaling Shared Her Baby News with Oprah  —  No yellow couch was necessary for Mindy Kaling to spill the beans about her pregnancy to Oprah Winfrey.  —  Winfrey - who stars with Kaling in the upcoming big screen adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time …
Discussion: Page Six, What's New and Cele|bitchy
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Willa Ford Clarifies Comments About 9/11 Attacks Stalling Her Music Career: ‘This Could Not Be Further from the Truth’  —  Willa Ford is setting the record straight.  —  In a recent interview with Billboard, the singer-turned-interior designer, 36, opened up about how the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed her professional life.
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Dana Oliver / Yahoo:
Keke Palmer on Kylie Jenner's Inauthenticity: ‘You Can Be Profitable for Not Being Who You Truly Are’  —  Keke Palmer's Instagram account is filled with  —  the gag is," she's more grounded than what you'll probably glean from only watching one of those 60-second clips.
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Rick Ross Doesn't Sign Female Rappers Because He Wants to “F—k Them”  —  UPDATE: Rick Ross is backtracking.  The rapper issued the following statement on Facebook apologizing for comments made a day prior.  “I want to address an insensitive comment I made on a very sensitive issue …
People.com:
Sarah Hyland on Building Body Confidence in Costar Ariel Winter: ‘I Tried to Be a True Older Sister’  —  Ariel Winter is known for her body confidence, from publicly opening up about her breast reduction to wearing what she wants, when she wants.  And her Modern Family costar Sarah Hyland takes some of the credit.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
C.J. / Dlisted:
Kardashian Exes Convene To Plot Retaking The Iron Throne  —  Blac Chyna, Lamar Odom, Tyga, and Bella Thorne were all at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel Wednesday night, and, no, it wasn't because there was a $4.99 buffet.  I checked.  Entertainment Tonight says Blac was there for something called …
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Perez Hilton:
The KarJenner Exes Reunite! Blac Chyna Parties With Tyga & Lamar Odom In Los Angeles!
Discussion: Page Six, TMZ.com and X17 Online
 
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