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8:15 AM ET, September 8, 2017

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Lesley Messer / ABC News:
Arie Luyendyk Jr. is the new Bachelor  —  Arie Luyendyk Jr. is the new Bachelor!  —  Ending weeks of speculation, the racecar driver made the announcement on “Good Morning America” Thursday morning.  —  “I just kind of went in with an open mind, open heart,” Luyendyk said of his decision to become the Bachelor.
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Jen Yamato / Los Angeles Times:
Straight outta Toronto: Free speech has no boundaries in battle rap satire ‘Bodied’  —  Joseph Kahn's battle rap satire “Bodied” premieres tonight at the Toronto Film Festival (Cinetic Media)  —  Days before the world premiere of his latest film, “Bodied,” the crackling battle rap satire …
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Giggly Sofia Richie, 19, wraps her arms around Scott Disick, 34, while dining in NYC... amid claims the ladies' man was put on psychiatric hold  —  Sofia Richie and Scott Disick looked extra cozy while having lunch with pals at Italian eatery Bar Pitti in Manhattan's West Village on Wednesday.
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Titans’: Minka Kelly Cast As Dove In DC Live-Action Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Friday Night Lights alumna Minka Kelly has been tapped to play Dove opposite Alan Ritchson's Hawk in the new live-action series Titans, from Greg Berlanti, Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros TV …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Madonna's Obsessed Fan Willing to Settle for $3 Mil from NYC for Alleged Beatdown  —  Madonna's obsessed fan is about to go to trial against NYC, but he's counting on the city folding and handing him millions before it comes to that.  —  Robert Linhart — who was busted for camping out in front …
Us Weekly:
Blake Griffin and Fiancee Brynn Cameron Split in July: ‘They Are Still Friends’  —  Blake Griffin and his fiancée Brynn Cameron recently split, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  “Blake and Brynn broke up in July,” a source tells Us.  “They ended things on good terms and they are still friends …
Discussion: PerezHilton
ELLE:
Rihanna Is ELLE's October 2017 Cover Star  —  In celebration of Rihanna's sixth cover (and the global launch of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna), ELLE turned the tables and invited some of her famous friends and fans—Tyra Banks, Eminem, April Bloomfield, Zac Posen, Pharrell Williams and more …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Refinery29
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Evan Rachel Wood and Bandmate Zach Villa Call Off Their Engagement  —  Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood and her fiancé and bandmate Zach Villa have ended their engagement.  —  A source confirms to PEOPLE that the pair called it off about a month ago.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Kim and Kanye's Surrogate is a Fit, Married Mom in Her 20s  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West sure know how to pick 'em — surrogates that is — because the woman they found to carry their third child sounds like the perfect choice.  —  Sources familiar with the pregnancy tell us …
Wall Street Journal:
Hanging Out With Jared Leto  —  An Oscar-winning actor who is also a tech entrepreneur, stadium-filling rock star, fashion icon and successful Silicon Valley investor?  Welcome to the high-flying life of Jared Leto  —  Josh Eells, Photography by Terry Richardson, Styling by George Cortina
Discussion: People.com
Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
Hurricane Relief Telethon — Features Bieber, Drake, De Niro  —  The hurricane relief telethon set for Tuesday night will have a slew of huge stars, and even the partial list we got hold of is super impressive.  Here they are:  —  We're told when Scooter Braun and Bun B organized it …
Discussion: Stereogum
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Bachelor in Paradise's Amanda Stanton Reveals She and Robby Hayes Have Split  —  It's over!  Bachelor in Paradise's Amanda Stanton and Robby Hayes have split, the mom of two exclusively tells Us Weekly.  —  “Robby and I are not together,” Stanton, 27, told Us at the End-of-Summer Bachelor Party …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Jack Royston / The Sun:
'ZIP YOUR LIP A BIT'Meghan Markle faces furious backlash from royal experts after she gushed …
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Us Weekly:
William H. Macy Reveals the Secret to 20 Years of Wedded Bliss With Felicity Huffman
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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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