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6:20 AM ET, July 12, 2018

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Noah Kirsch / Forbes:
Papa John's Founder Used N-Word On Conference Call  —  Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter at the Indy 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana in May 2015.  (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)  —  John Schnatter—the founder, chairman and public face of pizza chain Papa John's …
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
How 20-Year-Old Kylie Jenner Built A $900 Million Fortune In Less Than 3 Years  —  What her half-sister Kim Kardashian West did for booty, Jenner has done for full lips.  Like Kardashian West, she has leveraged her assets to gain both fame and money.  But while her sister is best-known for the former …
Paul Chi / Vanity Fair:
The Rock Isn't Running for President in 2020 After All  —  Which doesn't mean that Dwayne Johnson is ruling out a presidential run further down the line.  —  Despite enormous public support, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will not run for president of the United States in two years.
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
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Esme Douglas / EW.com:
Dwayne Johnson reveals why he stopped going by The Rock for a short time
Discussion: The Wrap
Katie Connor / ELLE:
ARIANA GRANDE IS HERE TO SAVE US  —  To her millions of fans, Grande is a guiding light of unabashed femininity—and feminism.  —  Ariana Grande is a star.  A really big star.  For millions of Arianators, as her fans are known, she's a radiant, life-giving force they wake up with in the morning and go to bed with at night.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince Harry Just Said No to a Big Family: 5 Kids Is ‘Too Many!’  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle know they want to start a family, but don't expect them to have a big brood!  —  The royal brushed off a suggestion that he should follow in the footsteps of a well wisher in Ireland — and have five children.
Discussion: Bustle, Brides and PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Christina Applegate To Star In Netflix Dark Comedy Series ‘Dead To Me’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate (Bad Moms, Anchorman franchises) is set to topline and executive produce Dead To Me, Netflix's half-hour dark comedy series from writer Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gloria Sanchez Prods. and CBS TV Studios.
Discussion: TV Tattle
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Gives Birth to Baby Girl Kulture Kiari Cephus  —  Cardi B — Gives Birth to Baby Girl!!!  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Cardi B's a new mama after delivering a beautiful baby girl into the world.  —  Cardi had her daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus Tuesday night in an Atlanta hospital with her husband, Offset, at her side.
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Read Cissy Houston's Emotional Full Statement About Claim That Whitney Houston was Molested  —  It's been nearly two months since the new documentary Whitney debuted at Cannes on May 16, making public a shocking claim that the late superstar was molested as a child by Dee Dee Warwick, her cousin and Dionne Warwick's sister.
Discussion: Dlisted and Stereogum
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Janine Rubenstein / People.com:   Whitney Houston's Mother Expresses ‘Horror’ Over New Claims the Singer Was Molested By Dee Dee Warwick
TMZ.com:
Tekashi69 Arrested in NYC for Alleged Texas Mall Attack  —  Tekashi69 is no longer a wanted man in Texas, because cops nabbed him in NYC on an outstanding arrest warrant ... TMZ has learned.  —  Tekashi was arrested Wednesday at JFK Airport right after he returned from a European tour.
Discussion: Rap-Up, Bossip and Page Six
Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
'Handmaid's Tale' Wine Canceled After Social Media Backlash  —  Twitter users were quick to condemn the tone-deaf collection inspired by Offred, Offglen and Serena Joy.  —  Blessed be the fruit?  —  Not quite, as MGM's attempts to produce a wine tie-in to its hit dystopian series …
Justin Kroll / Variety:
LeBron James in Talks to Star in Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)  —  LeBron James, scribe Steve Mallory, and James' SpringHill Entertainment have sold an untitled comedy pitch to Paramount Players, with the NBA icon in early talks to star.  —  SpringHill and Mallory have been developing the film for several months.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom OG's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra Applaud MTV for Firing Farrah Abraham … Speaking out.  Teen Mom OG's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra sat down with Dr. Oz for a Teen Mom intervention episode, in which they discussed their relationship, their mental health struggles and their time on the MTV reality show.
Discussion: RADAR and PerezHilton
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Why Kendall Jenner Is ‘Being Very Private’ About Her Relationship with Ben Simmons  —  As Kendall Jenner's romance with Ben Simmons heats up, the professional model is being “very protective” of the pair's relationship.  —  “She's being very private about her relationship with Ben.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Catfish's Nev Schulman on Being Cleared of Sexual Misconduct Allegations: ‘I Felt So Powerless’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jay Cridlin / Tampa Bay Times:
Paul Reiser on ‘Mad About You’ revival: 'My guess is it won't happen'
Discussion: Page Six, The Wrap, Deadline and TVLine
People.com:
Kylie Jenner Is ‘More Natural’ Since Stormi's Birth, Source Says, as New Mom Removes Lip Fillers
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Are Planning a ‘Very Small’ Wedding
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Brides and PerezHilton
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Joseph Person / The Charlotte Observer:
Owner David Tepper: Panthers blessed with Ron Rivera, ‘a pretty good football side’
Leanne Aciz-Stanton / Us Weekly:
Why Katie Holmes Is ‘Smitten’ With Jamie Foxx and 'Won't Let Go'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joaquin Phoenix's Joker Origin Movie a Go at Warner Bros.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Egotastic, POPSUGAR and PAPER
Page Six:
George Clooney's ‘Catch-22’ to resume production following scooter crash
Discussion: Daily Mail
 

 
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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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