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6:30 PM ET, August 6, 2018

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Vogue:
Pregnancy & Body Acceptance  —  After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look.  I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three months, and scheduled a small tour to assure I would do it.  Looking back, that was crazy.
TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato Out of Hospital and In Rehab Facility  —  Demi Lovato — Out of Hospital ... In Rehab Facility  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Demi Lovato is getting treatment at a rehab facility where she will remain for an extended period of time ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Lovato tell us …
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Demi Lovato's Team Wants to Weed Out Her Toxic Relationships After Rehab  —  Demi Lovato's team is hell-bent on getting her back to good health and keeping her there ... which is why they plan to help her weed out all of her bad influences.  —  Sources close to Demi tell us …
TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato Addresses OD and Is Clearly Headed to Rehab
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Jessica Shaw / EW.com:
Charlotte Rae, Mrs. Garrett on Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes, dies at 92  —  Herb Ball/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  —  Charlotte Rae, best known as wise and lovable house mother Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life, died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles, representatives for the actress confirmed.
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Chris Koseluk / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlotte Rae, Mrs. Garrett on ‘The Facts of Life,’ Dies at 92
Discussion: Full Feed and Towleroad Gay News
Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Charlotte Rae, ‘The Facts of Life’ and 'Diff'rent Strokes' star, dead at 92
TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner's Dog Allegedly Bites Little Girl, Police Called  —  Kendall Jenner had cops called on her this weekend while out with her boyfriend, Ben Simmons, after her dog allegedly bit a little girl ... and she left before police arrived.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us a call …
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TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner's Dog Bit Granddaughter of Prominent Lawyer Who Calls Her ‘Arrogant’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Katie Hasty / EW.com:
Exclusive: Robert Redford announces he's retiring from acting  —  One last job.  It's a theme that's powered many Hollywood crime stories.  For Robert Redford, “one last job” isn't just one of the loose themes in his forthcoming movie The Old Man & The Gun: The film is quite literally his final acting gig.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Kelly Clarkson Prepping Syndicated Daytime Talk Show  —  The Grammy winner recently inked a talent deal with NBC Entertainment.  —  Kelly Clarkson is plotting a larger return to TV beyond The Voice.  —  The Grammy winner is filming a pilot for a syndicated daytime talk show, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and Page Six
Emily Zauzmer / People.com:
Lady Gaga Apologizes for Drawing ‘Unjust Conclusion’ on Cause of Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest's Death  —  Lady Gaga is clarifying her condolences after the sudden death of Rick “Zombie Boy” Genest at age 32.  —  The Grammy winner, 32 — who collaborated with Genest on the 2011 music video for …
Discussion: The Blemish and Stereogum
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USA Today:
Lady Gaga apologizes for calling Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest's death a suicide
Discussion: Page Six, The Wrap and The Blast
ShortList:
Exclusive: Dave Bautista tells ShortList he'll quit ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ if James Gunn's script isn't used  —  Speaking to ShortList in his first interview since James Gunn was fired, Bautista said he would be doing the director a “disservice” if he didn't step away from the franchise
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Hayden Panettiere Is Dating Brian Hickerson After Wladimir Klitschko Split  —  Hayden Panettiere is moving on after her split from Wladimir Klitschko.  —  E! News has learned that the 28-year-old Nashville actress is dating 28-year-old Brian Hickerson, the man she was spotted holding hands …
Discussion: Star and Cele|bitchy
Janet Mock / Marie Claire:
Zendaya Isn't Taking Center Stage—She's Making Room  —  At 21, Zendaya has never been shy about using her voice, whether she's calling the shots at Disney or clapping back on social media.  Here, she opens up to Janet Mock about re-rewriting the Hollywood narrative and inspiring others to do the same.
Amanda N'Duka / Deadline:
Rebecca Hall To Make Directorial Debut With ‘Passing’; Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga Star In Adaptation Of 1920s Novel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Hall has set up Passing, an adaptation based on Nella Larsen's 1920s Harlem Renaissance novel that explores the practice of racial passing …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Deutsche Welle / DW.COM:
Elderly men escape nursing home to go to Wacken metal festival  —  A German nursing home alerted police after they noticed two men were missing.  They were later found at 3 a.m. at the Wacken Open Air metal festival.  —  Two elderly German men escaped the confines of their nursing home …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Stereogum and Mandatory
 
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‘The Affair’ Showrunner Sarah Treem Explains That Shocking Death
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TMZ.com:
Elisabeth Moss Making Out with Mystery Man in NYC
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Ruthie Ann Miles ‘Sang Like an Angel’ in Stage Return After Daughter's Death and Losing Unborn Baby
Discussion: Full Feed and Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
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