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James Beal / The Sun:
MEG'S ‘SMILE OF PAIN’ Meghan Markle's dad Thomas fears she is being put under ‘too much pressure’ by the Royal Family  —  He fears Meghan, 36, is struggling to cope with the switch from bubbly TV actress to ‘prim’ public duties as the Duchess of Sussex  —  MEGHAN Markle is masking the stresses …
Discussion: Page Six
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Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Step Out for Their First Ever Solo Outing Together at Wimbledon  —  Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team.  If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.  —  Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton take Wimbledon!
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Inside Jaden Smith's 20th birthday party in Miami  —  He's really just an icon living.  —  Jaden Smith was spotted celebrating his 20th birthday at LIV at Fountaineau in Miami on Saturday  —  The “Icon” singer arrived to the club at around 1:45 a.m. with a group of friends for an “epic bash,” according to a Page Six spy.
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Nancy Sinatra Sr. Dead: Frank Sinatra's First Wife Dies at 101 … Nancy Sinatra Sr., the first wife of legendary singer Frank Sinatra, died on Friday, July 13.  She was 101.  —  Celebrity Deaths in 2018  —  “My mother passed away peacefully tonight at the age of 101.
Discussion: Associated Press, The Wrap and Variety
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Zombieland’ Sequel a Go With Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin (Exclusive)  —  After fits and starts, Sony Pictures has reunited the cast of its 2009 surprise hit for ‘Zombieland 2’ — to be directed by Ruben Fleischer, who helmed the original.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Billy Bush's Wife, Sydney, Files for Divorce  —  Billy Bush's wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sydney Davis filed legal docs to end their marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.  —  Sydney is asking for joint legal and primary physical custody of 13-year-old Lillie and 17-year-old Mary.
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Travis Barker Gets in Accident With School Bus  —  Travis Barker got into a bad accident early Friday evening with a school bus ... TMZ has learned.  —  Barker was driving a black Mercedes in Calabasas when witnesses say he was making a left turn and a school bus smashed into him ... the bus was also in the midst of a turn.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Aaron Hicklin / Out Magazine:
Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson Withdraws From Rub & Tug … After drawing intense criticism for accepting a role in the movie Rub & Tug, by her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson has withdrawn from the movie, she told Out in an exclusive statement today.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Roger Perry, Actor on ‘Star Trek,’ ‘The Munsters’ and ‘The Facts of Life,’ Dies at 85  —  Discovered by Lucille Ball, he also appeared in ‘The Thing With Two Heads’ and was married to actresses Jo Anne Worley and Joyce Bulifant.  —  Roger Perry, the veteran character actor who guest-starred …
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Young Sheldon’ Star Iain Armitage Could Be a Millionaire From Season 2 Pay  —  The kid who plays the young version of “The Big Bang Theory” character Sheldon Cooper is getting a big boost to his bank account ... thanks to the huge success of the CBS spin-off.
TMZ.com:
Tekashi69 Getting Released from Rikers Island, Bail Granted in NY and TX  —  Tekashi69's lawyers just scored him a sweet deal that's getting him out of his Rikers Island jail cell a week early ... TMZ has learned.  —  The rapper's been granted bail and, once he pays $150k, he'll be released — but there's a string attached.
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TMZ.com:   Tekashi69 Transferred to Rikers Island's Contagious Disease Unit
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Priyanka Chopra Confirms She's ‘Getting to Know’ Nick Jonas & Says He Had ‘Great Time’ in India  —  Priyanka Chopra is opening up about her relationship with Nick Jonas.  —  While attending the Vogue x Saks Hamptons Dinner at Wolffer Estate Vineyard on Thursday, the Quantico actress opened …
Discussion: alloy.com, etonline.com and E! Online
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Frozen 2’: Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K. Brown in Talks for Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown are in talks to lend their voices to Disney's “Frozen 2,” the sequel to the 2013 smash hit.  —  Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad are returning to reprise their roles as Elsa, Anna, and Olaf, respectively.
 
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Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele Posts Heartwarming Tribute to Cory Monteith 5 Years After His Death: ‘The Light Remains’
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
I'm Engaged!' … Justin Bieber is channelling his inner Monica Gellar!
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Joss Whedon Sci-Fi Drama Ordered Straight to Series at HBO
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From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

 
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