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4:00 PM ET, June 11, 2019

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Linda Fairstein / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix's False Story of the Central Park Five  —  Ava DuVernay's miniseries wrongly portrays them as totally innocent—and defames me in the process.  —  At about 9 p.m. April 19, 1989, a large group of young men gathered on the corner of 110th Street and Fifth Avenue for the purpose …
Discussion: The Blast, Deadline, Bossip and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. Drinking Heavily Before Alleged Groping Incident, Cops Say  —  Before Alleged Groping  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Cuba Gooding Jr. was inebriated before he allegedly got handsy with a woman who was trying to do him a solid ... at least that's how it was reported to cops.
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R.L. / Perez Hilton:
Cuba Gooding Jr. Allegedly Groped Woman In NYC!
Discussion: Page Six
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Kendall Jenner's alleged stalker deported to Canada by ICE  —  Kendall Jenner's alleged stalker was sent packing — his duffel bag, to be exact — back to Canada.  —  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations deported John Ford to his home country Tuesday following …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Andrew Goldman / Vulture:
In Conversation: Lee Daniels The director and provocateur on the afterlife of Empire, the limits of woke culture— and why Precious was really a comedy.  —  One afternoon in May, inside his modern Beverly Hills home, Lee Daniels digs his toes into a sitting room's biscuit-colored flokati …
Discussion: Page Six
Kiki Meola / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle Will Guest Edit, Appear in the September Issue of ‘British Vogue’  —  Meghan Markle knows a thing or two about fashion, and now she's ready to share it with the world in a different way — in British Vogue's September 2019 issue.  —  Meghan Markle's Best Fashion: The Best Outfits She's Worn Since Becoming a Royal
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods on Speaking Terms, Say Hello Inside Nightclub  —  KYLIE JENNER & JORDYN WOODS  —  ON SPEAKING TERMS  —  ... Brief Chat in Nightclub … Kylie Jenner's drama with Jordyn Woods is far enough behind them for them to say hello to each other in public — but Tristan Thompson is STILL on their no-fly zone.
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
WATCH: The new trailer for Frozen 2 is here  —  This looks so good!  —  The new trailer for Frozen 2 has arrived, and has given us an insight into what to expect from the upcoming sequel to the hugely popular 2013 film.  While a teaser trailer previously revealed that Elsa, Anna …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
‘NCIS’ Star Mark Harmon Allegedly Body Checked Pauley Perrette  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ex-"NCIS" star Pauley Perrette stunned fans of the show when she alluded to a “physical assault” at the hands of her costar, Mark Harmon — and now we have some clarity about her allegations.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Robin Givens Denies Having an Affair with Brad Pitt: ‘Never, Ever Happened’  —  Givens explained on Watch What Happens Live that her ex-husband Mike Tyson claimed he caught her and Pitt in bed together  —  Robin Givens is setting the record straight on her rumored affair with Brad Pitt.
Discussion: Dlisted, YouTube and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Lil Xan Under Investigation for Assault with a Deadly Weapon  —  FOR ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lil Xan can claim he pulled a gun on a stranger in self-defense, but right now cops are looking at the incident as a possible case of assault with a deadly weapon.
YOU Magazine:
Nicole Kidman on love, grief, religion, parenting, eating insects and backpacking with cats  —  Love, grief, religion, parenting, eating insects and backpacking with cats.  Elizabeth Day discovers you can ask Nicole Kidman about absolutely anything.  Just don't ever try to tell her what to do.
Discussion: HELLO! and The Guardian
Ernest Macias / Interview Magazine:
Meet Rihanna, the Shy Gal  —  Rihanna, as it turns out, kind of does need an introduction.  There are the bits we know: The 31-year-old Barbadian entertainer and mogul has nine Grammy Awards, 10 signature fragrances, thriving beauty and lingerie businesses, and a new ready-to-wear line for the fashion behemoth LVMH.
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
A Billboard No. 1 Is at Stake, So Here's an Album With Your Taylor Swift Hoodie  —  About half the 39 titles that topped the charts last year were sold as part of ticket or merchandise “bundles.”  Now even some who benefited from the strategy are complaining.
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Page Six:
DJ Khaled planning monster lawsuit against Billboard Chart
Discussion: Dlisted and Sandra Rose
 
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Teddy Geiger and 'Schitt's Creek' star Emily Hampshire call off engagement
Discussion: Us Weekly
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Alan Cumming Reveals CBS Wouldn't Pay Him Enough Either to Appear on ‘The Good Fight’
TMZ.com:
Daniel Craig's Walking on Crutches, Boot Following ‘Bond 25’ Injury
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Rob Kardashian Pulls New Merch After Being Accused of Stealing Design
Hanna Fillingham / HELLO!:
Kim Kardashian shares first close-up photo of baby son Psalm
Discussion: Perez Hilton, X17 Online and Page Six
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Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Renata's ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 premiere look cost over $7K
Discussion: Vogue, POPSUGAR and Perez Hilton
X17 Online:
MUST-SEE VIDEO - Chris Pratt And Katherine Schwarzenegger Tie The Knot In Romantic, Super-Luxe Santa Barbara Wedding
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Wendy Williams Breaks Down in Tears Over Family Drama
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
 

 
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