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5:15 AM ET, August 22, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Aretha Franklin Died Without a Will  —  Aretha Franklin shockingly left no will behind ... which is surprising given her circumstances.  —  According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the singer died “intestate” — meaning she had no will at the time of death.
Discussion: Page Six and Perez Hilton
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Ticket sales for Nicki Minaj's tour are ‘in the toilet’  —  Nicki Minaj is “spiraling out of control,” say top music-industry insiders, amid disastrous tour ticket sales — and she's lashing out at Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner, accusing them of using their baby to boost his album sales.
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Safaree Takes Subtle Shot at Nicki Minaj Ahead of VMAs
Discussion: Egotastic, Stereogum and Perez Hilton
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's ‘Last Embryo’ for Baby No. 4 Is a Boy … Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have babies on the brain again!  Seven months after welcoming daughter Chicago, the couple are planning to have a fourth child, multiple sources reveal exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Went Out to Eat with Daughter North and Sat Her at a Different Table — Here's Why  —  Kim Kardashian West may live her life out on camera, but that doesn't mean her kids always have to.  —  Over the weekend, the mother of three dined at Carpaccio, a high-end Italian restaurant in the Bal Harbour area of Miami.
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kim K.'s daughter and nanny don't sit with her at restaurant
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Sandra Rose
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Veronica Mars’ Revival Series Near Deal At Hulu With Kristen Bell Reprising Role  —  Rob Thomas' cult favorite noir mystery drama Veronica Mars starring Kristen Bell is making another comeback, this time as an eight-episode limited series at Hulu.  —  I hear the streaming platform …
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Hilary Swank Wears Elie Saab Couture and Christian Dior at Her Wedding in the Redwoods  —  Actor and producer Hilary Swank and social venture entrepreneur Philip Schneider's love story started with a seemingly bottomless brunch that went on forever.  “It was a blind date set …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton and POPSUGAR
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Video Music Awards Hit an All-Time Low on MTV  —  The event falls short of the 2017 ceremony, which had the previous record-low audience.  —  For the second straight year, the MTV Video Music Awards drew its smallest audience ever.  —  Monday's show drew 2.25 million viewers and a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49.
Discussion: Stereogum
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Pays Tribute to ‘Twin Soul’ Alex Rodriguez While Accepting Video Vanguard at VMAs
Discussion: CNNMoney and Dlisted
Kelly Marie Tran / New York Times:
I Won't Be Marginalized by Online Harassment  —  Editor's note: The actress deleted her Instagram posts this summer in response to online harassment.  Here she speaks out for the first time.  —  It wasn't their words, it's that I started to believe them.  —  Their words seemed to confirm …
James Patrick Herman / Variety:
‘Queer Eye’ Alum Carson Kressley Takes Dig at Netflix Reboot  —  The Emmys are turning 70, and the Television Academy brought together some of this year's nominees at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles to celebrate.  —  “Are we 70 already?  Gosh, I remember the first one like it was yesterday …
TMZ.com:
G-Eazy & Halsey Back Together After Leaving VMAs After-Party Holding Hands  —  Well, that didn't take long.  G-Eazy and Halsey are BACK TOGETHER nearly 2 months after announcing they had broken up ... and TMZ has the pic to prove it.  —  The rapper started his post-VMAs night with reservations for 1 at Beauty & Essex in NYC.
Discussion: Us Weekly, alloy.com and Perez Hilton
Film Music Reporter:
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Jonah Hill's ‘Mid90s’  —  Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original score for the upcoming coming-of-age comedy drama Mid90s.  The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jonah Hill and stars Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith …
Discussion: Stereogum
 
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TMZ.com:
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Maureen O'Donnell / Chicago Sun Times:
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Evan Real / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Page Six
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Discussion: Perez Hilton, Bossip and Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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