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8:50 AM ET, August 10, 2018

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Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
Q&A: Casey Affleck on new film, his Oscars absence and MeToo  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a new movie coming out this fall, “The Old Man & The Gun,” Casey Affleck is speaking publicly about bowing out of presenting the best actress Oscar and past harassment allegations against him amid the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Slams Brad Pitt: ‘A Loan Is Not... Child Support’  —  Angelina Jolie is hitting back at ex Brad Pitt after he claimed she made recent court filings over child support in an “effort to manipulate the media.”  —  The actress' lawyer, Samantha Bley DeJean, said in a statement …
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TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt Trying to Maintain Relationship with Kids Amid Angelina Jolie Divorce  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are at war in their divorce case, but the more immediate struggle is the co-parenting situation that even has a judge issuing a warning to cool it ... or else.
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: Brad Pitt Is ‘Trying to Distract’ From the Fact He Hasn't Paid Child Support
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
HGTV to Expand ‘Brady Bunch’ House with Authentic Interiors  —  HGTV — which just bought the famous ‘Brady Bunch’ house — is going to make the inside of the house 1973 authentic, cottage cheese ceilings and all ... and the people who may end up benefiting the most are newlyweds who want to have sex in the bedroom, kitchen or wherever.
Discussion: TV Tattle
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TMZ.com:
Lance Bass Might Be Involved in HGTV's New ‘Brady Bunch’ House Project
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Ale Russian / People.com:
Macaulay Culkin Shades The Big Bang Theory in Explaining Why He Turned Down Show Three Times  —  Macaulay Culkin was almost one of TV's biggest stars.  —  Culkin revealed in a new interview that he was approached to star in The Big Bang Theory but turned it down — three times.
Discussion: Page Six
Matt Miller / Esquire:
James Bond Producers Are Reportedly Leaning Toward Idris Elba as the Next 007  —  Dreams maybe do come true.  —  There are a lot of actors who  —  could  —  play 007 once Daniel Craig retires from the role he despises: Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender (even though he's Irish), Tom Hiddleston …
Denise Petski / Deadline:
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi & Nico Tortorella To Host MTV's ‘Just Tattoo Of Us’ Based On Int'l Format  —  Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Younger's Nico Tortorella have been tapped to host the U.S. version of Just Tattoo of Us, based on the hit MTV international format.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Justin Bieber 'Happiest He's Ever Been' with Hailey Baldwin Despite Public Breakdown: Source  —  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.
Discussion: Dlisted, TMZ.com, Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Tim Stack / EW.com:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper headline A Star Is Born for EW's Fall Movie Preview … To read more on A Star Is Born and other highly anticipated fall movies, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now.  Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Daily Mail:
'For the life of her, Meghan can't understand why her father is digging such a deep hole for himself and to say things like, ‘It would be easier for her if her dad died’  —  As the Mail on Sunday reported, Thomas Markle, some 5,495 miles away in Mexico, spent his daughter's birthday last week nursing a broken heart.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Pregnant Jana Kramer Reveals Her Baby Boy on the Way ‘Truly Has Been a Savior’ for Her Marriage  —  With child No. 2 on the way, Jana Kramer says this rainbow baby has been a “savior” in helping her and husband Mike Caussin work on their marriage.  —  Seven months after the couple welcomed …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Variety:
Nicki Minaj to Perform on VMAs From ‘Iconic New York Location’  —  MTV today announced that Nicki Minaj will return to the VMAs in a special performance from an iconic location in New York.  This will mark Minaj's debut performance after the release of her oft-delayed new album, “Queen,” …
 
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Deadline:
‘13 Reasons Why’: Cast Of Hit Netflix Series Closes In On Major Raises As Season 3 Production Start Looms
Ale Russian / People.com:
Chloe Grace Moretz and Dylan O'Brien Hang Out Years After He Said He Had a ‘Crush’ on Her
Discussion: alloy.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tom Hardy talks in the third-person to Esquire, also thinks Prince Harry is a ‘legend’
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kris Jenner Says Rob Kardashian Is ‘Doing Better’: He Is ‘Working on His Health’
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Nev Schulman Flirting With the Idea of Cardi B Joining ‘Catfish’
Discussion: Bossip
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Howie Mandel Says Meghan Markle Was ‘Slightly Duchessy’ When She Appeared on Deal or No Deal
Discussion: TV Tattle
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Archie Panjabi to Star in Legal Drama Put Pilot at NBC
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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