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11:35 AM ET, August 17, 2017

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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
This Is How Taylor Swift's Donations Will Impact Sexual Assault Survivors  —  Mariska Hargitay's organization is among one of the first places Swift will donate to.  —  After a jury ruled in favor or Taylor Swift in her countersuit against former DJ David Mueller on Monday night …
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2017: Emma Stone Leads With $26 Million  —  La La Land-the city and its celluloid namesake-has been very kind to Emma Stone.  At just 28 years old, the Hollywood star is this year's highest-paid actress, banking $26 million pretax in our 12 month scoring period.
Leslie Bruce / Hollywood Reporter:
The Kardashian Decade: How a Sex Tape Led to a Billion-Dollar Brand  —  In 2007, an L.A. family's unvarnished docuseries launched on E!, and reality television, female body image, social media and, above all, the economy of celebrity were forever changed.  Now the stars and producers of the megafranchise …
Perez Hilton:
‘Life Is Too Short’: Listen To Anna Faris' Telling Breakup Advice From Just Before Chris Pratt Announcement  —  Everyone wants to know what happened between seemingly perfect couple Anna Faris and Chris Pratt.  —  In her latest podcast appearance, recorded before the separation announcement …
Discussion: X17 Online
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Abby Feiner / Us Weekly:
Anna Faris Gives Relationship Advice After Chris Pratt Split: ‘Life Is Too Short’ …
Discussion: The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna Kicks Mechie to the Curb ... and All His Crap, Too  —  Blac Chyna's had it with her flavor of the month ... she dumped Mechie's ass and she's already back on familiar ground — the strip club.  —  Sources close to BC tell us she got into an explosive argument Monday night with Mechie …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Wealthsimple / Magazine:
The Co-Creator of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Isn't Sure Exactly How Much She Makes  —  But Rachel Bloom does give us her best estimate.  And discusses how much an agent costs, how aware she is of her own privilege, and how it's more expensive in Hollywood to have a “normal body.”
Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown Details Abusive Relationship With Rihanna — ‘I Felt Like A F**king Monster’  —  Chris Brown is telling us more than we've ever heard before.  —  The Loyal singer is telling his side of what went down between himself and Rihanna back in 2009.  Per a clip from the A-lister's …
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Lynette Nylander / Teen Vogue:
Kaia Gerber Talks School, Summer, and Being a Role Model  —  It was always pretty likely that Kaia Gerber was going to follow in her mother's footsteps—after all, the very definition of a supermodel is embedded in her DNA.  And among a sea of social media celebrities and Insta-bred models …
Sarah Kraus / globalnews.ca:
Carat in a carrot: missing ring found in garden 13 years later  —  WATCH ABOVE: A woman who says her engagement ring went missing 13 years ago now has it back.  As Sarah Kraus explains, it was found in a very odd place: in the middle of a carrot in a garden in Alberta.  —  Listen
Discussion: PerezHilton, People.com and AOL
Dave McNary / Variety:
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: St. Vincent to Direct Female-Led Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Lionsgate has launched development of a movie based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Variety has learned exclusively.  —  The studio is putting a twist on the classic Victorian age story …
Discussion: Stereogum
Maureen Lee Lenker / People.com:
Dolly Parton Will Release Her First Children's Album This Fall  —  Fifty years after her first album, Dolly Parton is still working nine to five — and then some.  —  At a Nashville press conference on Tuesday, the country superstar announced she will release a new album this fall, this one for kids.
Discussion: Dlisted and What's New
TMZ.com:
Ric Flair's Fiancee: ‘Multiple Organ Problems,’ Condition Critical  —  Ric Flair is still in critical condition — and suffering from “multiple organ problems,” this according to the wrestler's fiancee.  —  “I have been unable to talk on the phone without crying and just feel shocked over events,” Wendy Barlow said in a statement.
TMZ.com:
Mel B Insists on 'America's Got Talent' She's Single, But ...  Mel B wanted to tell the world she's single ... but to paraphrase Bill Clinton, “single” doesn't always mean single.  —  Scary Spice — in a jumpsuit probably better fitted for an ‘X-Men’ premiere — gushed over an Air Force …
Discussion: AOL
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: DeMario Jackson Weighs In on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Premiere: I Feel ‘Vindicated’  —  DeMario Jackson has been waiting for Monday's episode of Bachelor in Paradise for “two months, three days and eight hours.”  —  The controversial contestant has “been through hell” …
 
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C.J. / Dlisted:
“Feminist” Paris Hilton Thinks Women Only Accuse Trump Of Assault For Money
Discussion: PerezHilton and HuffPost
Jackie Willis / Entertainment Tonight:
Christina El Moussa Requests Spousal Support From Tarek in Response to Divorce Petition
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Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Casey Affleck was only joking about Ben hanging up Batman suit
Discussion: X17 Online
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Deadpool 2’ To Restart Production 48 Hours After Stunt Driver Killed
Discussion: Page Six, People.com and The Blemish
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Ben Affleck Celebrates Turning 45 with Birthday Dinner in L.A. with His Children
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From Mediagazer:

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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