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6:25 PM ET, September 5, 2017

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Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair:
Meghan Markle, Wild About Harry!  —  Battered by the tabloids—to the point where her boyfriend, Prince Harry, issued a statement defending her—actress and activist Meghan Markle has largely ignored the media storm.  And as Markle tells Vanity Fair about her bi-racial background, her romance …
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Meghan Markle on Dating Prince Harry: 'It's Really Simple.  We're Two People Who Are Really Happy and in Love'
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
Christopher Rosen / EW.com:
Jennifer Lawrence's ‘WTF’ mother! hailed in first reviews  —  Critics to Darren Aronofsky: You crazy for this one  —  mother!  mercy.  —  Jennifer Lawrence's latest film, the Darren Aronofsky horror film mother!, debuted at the Venice Film Festival on Monday and left critics reaching for their WTFs.
Discussion: IndieWire and People.com
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Owen Gleiberman / Variety:
Venice Film Review: Jennifer Lawrence in ‘mother!’
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William Reveals 'There's Not Much Sleep' in Kensington Palace After Princess Kate's Pregnancy Announcement  —  Prince William admitted there is “not much sleep” going on at home since he and Princess Kate found out they are expecting their third child.
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Kevin P. Sullivan / EW.com:
Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody first look  —  There are few people in music history as recognizable as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury — and not just his face, but his four-octave voice and flamboyant physicality.  Rami Malek is well aware of that fact.
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Reunite on the Beach Over Labor Day Weekend  —  They're back to the beach!  —  After reuniting at the beach in California over the Labor Day holiday, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom just added some serious fuel to the rumor that's the pair is back together.
Virginia Coyne / Washington Life Magazine:
Exclusive Interview: Louise Linton Gets Real  —  “I deserved the criticism,” the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says as she apologizes for the Instagram post seen 'round the world.  —  I first met Louise Linton in early August, two weeks before her name would dominate headlines — before she was likened to Cruella de Vil.
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Can Netflix Crash the Oscars With Dee Rees' ‘Mudbound’?  —  “Mudbound” had hit a raw nerve.  On the afternoon Dee Rees' operatic drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January, it was met with rapturous reviews and Oscar buzz.  Surely, distributors would be duking it out for the rights …
Discussion: People.com and AOL
Crystal Bell / MTV:
Ed Sheeran Knows His Game Of Thrones Character Was No Match For Drogon  —  He probably didn't survive Season 7's loot train attack (if he was even there)  —  It's safe to say that the internet wasn't prepared for Ed Sheeran's prominent cameo in the Season 7 opener of Game of Thrones.
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
Gary Trust / Billboard:
Taylor Swift's ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Leaps to No. 1 on Hot 100 With Top Streaming & Sales Week of 2017  —  YOUTUBE  —  Swift scores her fifth Hot 100 No. 1 and breaks the weekly streaming record for a song by a woman.  “Look” also stops the record-tying 16-week reign of “Despacito.”
Discussion: PerezHilton, Stereogum and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Floored by Lil Wayne Seizure News, Claims No Beef with Floyd Mayweather  —  Justin Bieber was visibly shaken by news that his pal Lil Wayne had to be hospitalized — and also broke some news himself ... saying he's got no beef with Floyd Mayweather.
Discussion: X17 Online
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Beyonce, George Clooney Among Stars Set for Multi-Network Hurricane Harvey Relief Telethon  —  Beyonce, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey are among the stars lined up to appear in a one-hour telethon set for Sept. 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Navjosh / HipHop-N-More:
New Michael Jackson Album ‘Scream’ Announced  —  We are about to get another posthumous Michael Jackson album it seems.  Earlier today, a poster at a few locations in Germany were pasted at numerous locations, revealing that his new album Scream will be out September 29th (See below).
Discussion: Variety and Stereogum
 
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Steve Harvey Unleashed: A New Show, His Private Trump Sit-Down and That Infamous Leaked Memo
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip and AOL
Auburn Seminary:
Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV Statement On Leaving His Church After Speaking Out Against White Supremacy …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bossip
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Fiancee's wedding dress survives flood that took Texas firefighter's home
Discussion: POPSUGAR and AOL
Us Weekly:
Lizzy Caplan Marries Tom Riley in Romantic Ceremony on the Amalfi Coast
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Page Six
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Alan Peppard / Dallas Morning News:
Troy Aikman weds fiancee Capa Mooty in California beach ceremony
Discussion: Daily Mail and People.com
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Indiana Jones 5 won't feature Shia LaBeouf's character
Discussion: Egotastic and The Wrap
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Janet Jackson Loves Baby Talk and Changing Diapers, Says Tito: Motherhood ‘Makes Her Feel Complete’
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
CalMatters, a nonprofit focused on CA politics and policy, acquires tech news nonprofit The Markup; CalMatters has ~$12.5M in funding and The Markup has $5M

Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Erica Heilman, host of “Rumble Strip”, an independent podcast she created in 2013 that chronicles how Vermont changed over the years

Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A look at Highsnobiety, a creative consultancy and clothing line, as well as magazine and website led by EIC Willa Bennett covering fashion and youth culture

 
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