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12:40 PM ET, August 16, 2017

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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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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Chris Brown Opens Up About Relationship with Rihanna: ‘I Felt Like a F—ing Monster’  —  Chris Brown details the night he was arrested for physically assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 for his new documentary.  —  Brown, 28, reveals in Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life that he was 15 …
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 …
Michael Konopasek / FOX31 Denver:
Boulder artist behind courtroom sketches of Taylor Swift trial  —  BOULDER, Colo. — His art has been seen around the world thanks to Taylor Swift.  Jeff Kandyba, a Boulder native, gave a glimpse inside the courtroom over the past week.  —  “A person like Taylor Swift, who is very pretty …
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Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Ex-DJ found to have groped Taylor Swift says, ‘I never grabbed her’
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Associated Press:
Taylor Swift hopes verdict inspires assault victims
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Shane Lou / TODAY.com:
Mindy Kaling tells Willie Geist how she feels about becoming a mom  —  In an exclusive interview for Sunday TODAY, Mindy Kaling confirmed she is pregnant with her first child and shared with Willie Geist what she most looks forward to about motherhood.  —  “The Mindy Project” star told Willie she is “really excited” to become a mom.
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Mindy Kaling Breaks Her Silence on Pregnancy
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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” …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and People.com
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Deadpool 2’ To Restart Production 48 Hours After Stunt Driver Killed  —  (Updated with more material) EXCLUSIVE: Production on Deadpool 2 will start again Wednesday morning, two days after stunt woman Joi “SJ” Harris was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Vancouver set.
Discussion: Page Six, What's New and People.com
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TMZ.com:
Natalie Cole's Son Dead at 39  —  The son of legendary singer Natalie Cole was found dead Monday night, and he was only 39 ... TMZ has learned.  —  Robert Yancy's body was found in his San Fernando Valley apartment when a friend who hadn't heard from him in a few days checked up on him.
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Ben Affleck Celebrates Turning 45 with Birthday Dinner in L.A. with His Children  —  Happy Birthday, Ben Affleck!  —  The actor turned 45 on Tuesday, and celebrated his big day by having dinner with his three children — daughters Violet, 11, and Seraphina, 8, and 5-year-old son Samuel — at Barton G in West Hollywood, California.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Are Deep into Divorce Discussions, No Reconciliation  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are deep in divorce talks, and there is NO talk of reconciliation, contrary to some media reports.  —  Several stories have surfaced recently suggesting the divorce is on hold …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘Home Alone’ Dad John Heard — Died From Heart Attack  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  John Heard — who played the dad in “Home Alone” — died in a California hotel room after suffering a heart attack brought on by heart disease, officials tell TMZ.  —  The 71-year-old was found in a hotel in Palo Alto, CA on July 21.
 
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