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7:20 PM ET, September 14, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Selena Gomez Was in Dire Straits for Months Before Kidney Transplant  —  Selena Gomez's kidneys were failing long before she received her transplant ... TMZ has learned.  —  We've learned when Selena was in Chicago for The Weeknd's concert back in May she was rushed to the hospital because of kidney failure.
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Blemish and X17 Online
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People.com:
The Weeknd Scheduled Performances Around Selena Gomez's Kidney Transplant to Be by Her Side  —  The Weeknd was a strong source of support for girlfriend Selena Gomez amid her recent kidney transplant this summer.  —  A source tells PEOPLE the R&B star — born Abel Tesfaye — scheduled performances around her medical emergency.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Selena Gomez, Kidney Transplant Harder on Donor Francia Raisa
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Selena Gomez Reveals She Is Recovering from a Kidney Transplant - and Her Best Friend Was the Donor!
Discussion: Variety and PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Their bond is even stronger now.  Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa …
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Selena Gomez gets kidney from her best friend
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
People.com:
Fergie and Josh Duhamel Separate After 8 Years of Marriage: ‘We Are and Will Always be United’  —  After eight years of marriage, Fergie and Josh Duhamel are going their separate ways, they confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier …
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:   Fergie and Josh Duhamel Split ‘With Absolute Love and Respect’ After Eight Years of Marriage
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NOW AND JEN  —  Photographs by: Mariano Vivanco; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman  —  Thanks to her hilarious performances in Office Christmas Party, the Horrible Bosses movies and the cult-favorite Office Space, Jennifer Aniston has earned a reputation as one of Hollywood's queens of dark comedy.
Discussion: Egotastic, POPSUGAR, Page Six and AOL
Strawberry Saroyan / Hollywood Reporter:
Growing Up ‘Modern’: Ariel Winter on Family Turmoil, Online Shaming and a New Life in College  —  “I went through a really bad chapter,” says the 19-year-old actress who started acting at 4, landed a role on the Emmy-winning comedy at 11 and emancipated herself from an abusive stage mom at 15.
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
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Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Ariel Winter: My mother sexualized me as a child
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Husker Du's Grant Hart Dies at 56  —  Variety has confirmed that Grant Hart, drummer and co-lead singer of influential American indie band Husker Du, has died.  He was 56 and had been battling cancer.  —  Around 11 p.m. Pacific Time, the official Husker Du Facebook page posted a photo of Grant with no caption.
Mike Hirsch / Morning Call:
Exclusive: How ‘Game of Thrones’ plans to avoid leaks of season 8's ending  —  “Game of Thrones” producers will shoot multiple versions of the ending of season eight to try to avoid leaks.  That's according to HBO's president of programming.  —  Of The Morning Call
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Mandy Moore Is Engaged to Musician Taylor Goldsmith  —  Mandy Moore is engaged!  —  The This Is Us star's boyfriend, Dawes musician Taylor Goldsmith, proposed after two years of dating.  Moore was spotted wearing what appears to be an engagement ring at Caffe Luxxe in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood Tuesday.
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
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Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘This Is Us’ Stars Chris Sullivan and Jon Huertas Confirm Mandy Moore's Engagement
Discussion: What's New, AOL and People.com
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ May Be Delayed, and That Causes Problems with Katy Perry  —  “American Idol” has backed itself into a corner, because it might need to delay taping until it lands more judges ... but that doesn't work for the only judge it's got so far — Katy Perry.
Discussion: AOL, PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Courtney Weaver / Financial Times:
Ivanka Trump: ‘I will not be distracted by the noise’  —  In a rare interview, the controversial first daughter talks expectations, criticism and what comes next
Discussion: PerezHilton and Queerty
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Jennifer Lawrence Says Motherhood Has Become Less Appealing With Age  —  It doesn't get more refreshing than a sit-down with J-Law!  —  E! News' Catt Sadler sat down with mother! star Jennifer Lawrence to chat with about her highly anticipated new film, her meteoric fame and of all things—motherhood.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Cele|bitchy and What's New
TMZ.com:
Aaron Carter Stormed Off ‘The Doctors’ Set at Mention of Rehab  —  Aaron Carter is willing to talk about his prescription drug abuse, but bolted as soon as the topic of rehab came up on “The Doctors” ... according to family members.  —  Aaron agreed to a drug test when he taped the show about a month ago …
Emma Dibdin / Esquire:
PATRICK J. ADAMS KNOWS WHY SUITS IS AMERICA'S SECRET OBSESSION  —  The star of USA Network's sleek, stylish hit opens up about the show's passionate fans, its awkward place in Trump's America, and his now very famous co-star, Meghan Markle.  —  The second-highest rated cable show in July …
Discussion: People.com, AOL and Us Weekly
 
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Daniel Dae Kim Applauds Ed Skrein for Bowing Out of ‘Hellboy’ Amid Whitewashing Outcry (Exclusive)
Discussion: POPSUGAR and ABC News
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Josh and Anna Duggar Share First Family Photos With Newborn Baby Mason — Plus, Details on the Birth!
Nathan Heller / Vogue:
Rooney Mara on Her Challenging New Role—And Why She Doesn't Care What Other People Think
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci wants paternity test for newborn son
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and kenneth in the
 Earlier Picks: 
Us Weekly:
Zayn Malik Talks Louis Tomlinson Reconciliation: 'It's Not the Way it Used to Be'
Discussion: AOL
Jessica Pressler / Redbook:
Chill Lessons From Kristen Bell
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
On Set With ‘This Is Us’: TV's Feel-Good Megahit Ups the Stakes in Season 2
Discussion: What's New and People.com
Tim Stack / EW.com:
Riverdale returns for a darker, twistier, sexier season 2: Go inside this week's cover
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Larry King has conquered 60 years in broadcasting, but now he's fighting a new battle.
Discussion: Extra and What's New
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

 
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