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9:50 PM ET, August 9, 2017

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Jason Gay / Vogue:
Jennifer Lawrence on Her New Movie, New Relationship, and How She Stays So Damn Relatable  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, September 2017  —  Behold, a miracle: Jennifer Lawrence, sitting still.  —  It's a warm evening in Los Angeles, and Lawrence and I are alongside a fire pit …
Rachel Strugatz / WWD:
Kylie Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics On Way to Becoming $1B Brand  —  Kylie Cosmetics has done $420 million in retail sales in just 18 months.  —  Los Angeles — Look out, L'Oréal and Lauder — Kylie has you in her sights.  —  Ever since 19-year-old Kylie Jenner launched …
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Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Leah Remini Doubles Down on Anti-Scientology Crusade: I Want a Federal Investigation  —  The firebrand star revs up her war in season two of A&E's Emmy-nominated docuseries ‘Aftermath’ as she heads to New York to join Kevin James' CBS comedy amid a church counteroffensive: “It's been really trying.”
GQ:
Robert Pattinson Is Alive Again  —  The Twilight heartthrob seemed damned to be a brooding ex-vampire forever.  But then he drove a stake through his career and got to work resurrecting it.  —  So it's settled, says Rob Pattinson, we're going to do ayahuasca together!
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Bill Murray Relives a Role, Seeing Broadway's ‘Groundhog Day’  —  Bill?  Bill Murray?  I thought that was you!  —  There he was in the audience at the August Wilson Theater in New York City on Tuesday night, taking in a performance of “Groundhog Day,” the Broadway musical based on the 1993 movie that he starred in.
Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Divorce Is in Limbo  —  Angelina Jolie saw it as a fresh start.  Following her September 2016 filing for divorce from Brad Pitt, she and their six children spent nine months living out of suitcases in various Malibu rentals.  But in June, the actress, 42 …
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Launches a Comfort Food Line with a Healthy Twist—See the First Products  —  Oprah Winfrey is officially in the food business.  —  The media mogul is launching O, That's Good!, a line of health-conscious, heat-and-eat foods in collaboration with Kraft Heinz …
Discussion: USA Today and POPSUGAR
Abigail Edge / People.com:
Taylor Swift's Lawyer to DJ: She Didn't Ruin Your Reputation, You Were the One Who Went Public  —  Taylor Swift's lawyer hit back Wednesday at former radio show host David Mueller after he accused the star on the second day of their headline-making trial of costing him his job and ruining his reputation.
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
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Us Weekly:
Chris Pratt's Movie Star Status Caused ‘Tension’ With Anna Faris  —  Chris Pratt and Anna Faris shocked fans when they announced that they were legally separating after eight years of marriage — but insiders reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly that Pratt's skyrocketing career caused a rift between the beloved couple.
TMZ.com:
Usher — I Didn't Sleep with That Chick She's Not My Type  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Usher in no way, shape or form had sex with the woman who came forward and claimed he exposed her to the herpes virus, because he's just not into her type ... so he's telling his close circle.
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and Bossip
Maximillian Potter / Esquire:
The Llewelyn Moss Moment Josh Brolin Wants to Live By  —  Late in the afternoon on June 5, 2016, Josh Brolin walked onto the deck of the house he was renting in the hills outside Santa Fe.  There was something he needed to do.  In a few short days, the Oscar-nominated actor would start filming …
Discussion: People.com and Yahoo Celebrity
Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Kendrick Lamar: The Rolling Stone Interview  —  The greatest rapper alive goes deep on his obsessive studio habits, what Bono taught him and the temptations of stardom  —  Kendrick Lamar has a lot going on right now, but you'd never know it.  Backstage in Duluth, Georgia …
Discussion: People.com, Stereogum and Bossip
X17 Online:
Kourtney Kardashian Whisked Away To Egypt By Boy Toy Younes Bendjima  —  Look away now, Scott Disick!  —  Kourtney Kardashian's 23-year-old boy toy Younes Bendjima surprised her with a spontaneous trip to Egypt, and it looks like they're having the time of their lives!
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Marc Lupo / Us Weekly:   Kourtney Kardashian, Younes Bendjima Soak Up the Sun on Egyptian Beach: Pics
 
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O.J. Simpson's Ex-Agent Takes Getaway Bronco to ‘Pawn Stars’
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Selena Gomez Joins Elle Fanning in Woody Allen's Next Movie
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Joseph Otterson / Variety:
RuPaul's Life to Serve as Basis for Hulu Series With J.J. Abrams Producing
Discussion: People.com
Noisey:
Liam Gallagher, Eternal F**kin' S**t-Talker
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TMZ.com:
‘Big Brother’ — Houseguests Furious Over Unwanted Butt Poking
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People.com:
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TMZ.com:
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘13 Reasons Why’ Adds Seven New Actors for Season 2
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Us Weekly
Complex:
Mariah Carey's Ex-Choreographer Explains Why She's Fresh Out of F*cks to Give
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Erin Bried / Fit Pregnancy and Baby:
Nikki Reed is Loving Pregnancy: “It's a Crazy Miracle to Feel This Kid Moving”
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A historical look at Pulitzer winners shows the decline of local and regional newspapers and the growth in online news outlets, especially at the local level

 
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