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Sarah Paulson / Town & Country:
Billie Lourd's New Life  —  After a devastating year, the actress sits down with her friend and Horror Story co-star Sarah Paulson to talk about the loss of her mother Carrie Fisher and her grandmother Debbie Reynolds.  —  It's been quite a year for Billie Lourd.
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Summer Phoenix Files for Divorce From Casey Affleck  —  It's officially over for Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix.  —  The actress and youngest sibling of the famous Phoenix dynasty has filed for divorce from the Manchester By the Sea star, E! News has exclusively learned.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Cele|bitchy, thecut and Daily Mail
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TMZ.com:
Casey Affleck's Wife Files for Divorce  —  Casey Affleck's wife of 9 years, Summer Phoenix, is filing for divorce, and according to her the split's been a longtime coming.  —  Summer filed the divorce petition Monday in Los Angeles ... citing irreconcilable differences.
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Out Magazine:
James Franco on Sex, Porn & the Eternal Appeal of '70s New York … James Franco has never been easy to pin down—by design, it seems.  The actor-director-writer-artist has been fearless in his career choices—from directing queer-themed art-house flicks to publishing poetry and fiction …
TMZ.com:
Macklemore Walks Away Unscathed After Head-On Collision  —  Macklemore is lucky to be alive after his Mercedes was hit head-on by an alleged drunk driver in a pickup truck ... TMZ has learned.  —  The accident happened Friday night just before 11 PM in Langley, Washington ... a remote island town 90 minutes north of Seattle.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six, People.com and Bossip
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Tour Dates Canceled Amid Sex Cult Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  R. Kelly's “After Party” tour is going to be a little shorter — a bunch of dates have been canceled.  —  Four of Kelly's 10 upcoming tour dates were canceled Monday.  Just last week he'd vowed he would continue touring …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian's Company Sued for $100 Million, Accused of Jacking the Technology Behind LuMee (UPDATE)  —  4:23 PM PT — A rep for the Kardashians tells TMZ, “The patent lawsuit filed by Snap Light has no merit and is just another attempted shakedown.  Kim has done absolutely nothing wrong.”
Kenneth Miller / AARP:
Jessica Lange Can Finally Relax  —  After collecting every major acting award, is it time to kick back?  —  Jessica Lange makes me nervous.  —  Over 40 years of intense, edge-of-madness performances, she's specialized in playing high-strung characters with dangerous dark sides.
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People.com:
Oscar-Nominated Actor Sam Shepard Dies After Secret Battle with ALS
Discussion: CNN and POPSUGAR
Broadway World:
Playwright, Director and Actor Sam Shepard Passes Away at 73
Discussion: People.com, The WOW Report and Page Six
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright and Actor, Is Dead at 73
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Calls Out Lee Garrett for Racist Tweets on ‘Men Tell All’  —  Rachel Lindsay finally called out “Bachelorette” contestant Lee Garrett for racist and misogynistic tweets he put out before his time on the show ... and he owned up to it.
Discussion: Bossip
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Rachel Lindsay's Breakup With ‘Bachelorette’ Runner-Up Was ‘the Most Heart-Wrenching of All Time’  —  Grab the tissues.  Rachel Lindsay's breakup with her runner-up during the Bachelorette season 13 finale was “brutal,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Dan Wootton / The Sun:
SAY HALO TO HARRY'S NEW GIRL One Direction star Harry Styles is dating Victoria's Secret model, Camille Rowe... his third Angel romance  —  The singer has already dated lingerie models Sara Sampaio and Nadine Leopold but is said to be smitten with the French-American stunner
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Tampa Bay Times:
Local premiere party of MTV's ‘Siesta Key’ canceled due to death threats aimed at star  —  On the eve of the premiere for MTV's reality show Siesta Key, a local screening party was canceled in part due to death threats aimed at one of the stars.  —  Dr. Gary Kompothecras …
Sarah Ferguson / UNICEF USA:
Amal and George Clooney Team Up with UNICEF to Help Refugees … A strikingly effective defender of neglected and exploited groups around the world, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, actor George Clooney, are stepping up to make sure all the world's children get the opportunities they deserve.
Discussion: People.com
 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony and Apollo sign NDAs but back away from their $26B offer for Paramount's assets, partly due to Sony shareholders' concerns over streaming costs

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