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5:20 PM ET, August 21, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Post Malone's Plane Lands Safely after Emergency and He Says He Needs Alcohol  —  1:15 PM PT — We just FaceTimed with Post, who told us he doesn't like flying to begin with and he was super scared.  Now that's he's on the ground, he needs alcohol!!  Post tweeted too, saying …
Discussion: X17 Online, Variety and Page Six
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 …
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Aretha Franklin Honored by Madonna at the MTV VMAs — but Twitter Isn't Impressed by Her Tribute  —  The Queen of Soul received a send-off from Madonna at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards — though not everyone was happy with the sentiment.  —  Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at 76 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Page Six, EW.com, Queerty and The Wrap
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MTV VMAs 2018: From Kylie To Madonna, All The Hottest Looks  —  The music world's brightest stars turn out fun, sexy, weird outfits.  —  The MTV VMAs were last night, August 20, and they were as dramatic and beautiful as ever.  Stars from Ariana Grande to Nicki Minaj, Madonna to Kylie Jenner …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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: Perez Hilton, alloy.com and Us Weekly
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Lauren Conrad Won't Be Part of The Hills Reboot but ‘Wishes Everyone the Best,’ Source Says  —  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: Perez Hilton, Page Six, Variety and POPSUGAR
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TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj Says She's the New Harriet Tubman Ahead of VMAs  —  Nicki Minaj isn't just comparing herself to Harriet Tubman — she's now saying she IS Harriet Tubman ... just new and improved.  —  We got the “QUEEN” MC leaving her hotel Monday night on her way to the VMAs at Radio City Music Hall …
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TMZ.com:
Safaree Takes Subtle Shot at Nicki Minaj Ahead of VMAs
Discussion: Egotastic, Stereogum and Bossip
Maureen O'Donnell / Chicago Sun Times:
Actress Barbara Harris dies; Second City alum became toast of Broadway, movies  —  Actress Barbara Harris' luminous charm and comedic timing took her from the first number of the first-ever show at Second City to being the toast of Broadway and a star of films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Altman.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Katey Rich / Vanity Fair:
First Look: Nicole Kidman's Stunning Transformation in Karyn Kusama's Destroyer  —  Playing an L.A.P.D. cop haunted by her past, Kidman digs deep into a woman who “wears her ugliness on the outside.”  —  Having just won an Emmy for playing a woman who hid her internal turmoil behind …
TMZ.com:
Mac Miller Officially Charged with DUI After Car Crash  —  Mac Miller has officially been slapped with a DUI charge after his scary accident earlier this year ... TMZ has learned.  —  The L.A. City Attorney's Office filed charges against Mac stemming from his May car wreck.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Bossip and Page Six
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Life in Pieces Season 4 Adds Joey King, Sister of Cast Member Hunter King  —  Life in Pieces is holding a pair of Kings in Season 4.  —  TVLine has learned exclusively that Joey King has been cast in a recurring guest star role on the same CBS comedy that employs her real-life sister Hunter King …
TMZ.com:
Asia Argento Says Anthony Bourdain Paid Accuser Jimmy Bennett in Sexual Assault Case  —  Anthony Bourdain paid the $380,000 to Asia Argento's sexual assault accuser ... and denies she had sex with the then 17-year-old, but TMZ has seen text messages between Asia and Anthony that suggest otherwise.
 
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TMZ.com:
Nicollette Sheridan's Divorce with Denise Richard's BF Finalized
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Evan Real / Hollywood Reporter:
Cher Recalls the Time Jack Nicholson Called Her “Too Old, Not Sexy”
Discussion: Page Six
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Pays Tribute to ‘Twin Soul’ Alex Rodriguez While Accepting Video Vanguard at VMAs
Discussion: Dlisted and CNNMoney
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kim K.'s daughter and nanny don't sit with her at restaurant
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Sandra Rose
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Angelina Jolie ‘hates all the attention’ Amal Clooney gets
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle holiday in Lake Como with George and Amal Clooney - get the details
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Ryan Luong / Perez Hilton:
Pete Davidson Wears Ariana Grande's Married Name On His Wrist At The MTV VMAs!
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
‘The Bachelor’ Alum Lauren Bushnell and Boyfriend Devin Antin Split
Simon Perry / People.com:
Meghan Markle Has Very Special Plans for Her Wedding Dress
Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
‘GLOW’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 

 
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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