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7:35 PM ET, June 30, 2019

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Taylor Swift:
For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work.  Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in.  I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future.
Discussion: Us Weekly, RADAR, The Wrap, Stereogum and Variety
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
‘Sad And Grossed Out’ Taylor Swift Calls Out Scooter Braun, Kim Kardashian, & Kanye West — MUST Read!  —  Early this morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that talent manager Scooter Braun purchased Big Machine Records — and with it, the entire catalogue of pop superstar Taylor Swift's old material.
Ed Christman / Billboard:
Scooter Braun Acquires Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Label Group, Taylor Swift Catalog For Over $300 Million  —  Borchetta will join the board of Ithaca Holdings as a minority stakeholder.  —  Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings has agreed to acquire Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Label Group …
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Blasts Scooter Braun, Bieber & SB's Wife Responds  —  TAYLOR SWIFT ON SCOOTER BRAUN BLASTS HIM OVER MUSIC RIGHTS ... Bieber & SB's Wife Respond  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  4:21 PM PDT — Scooter Braun's wife, Yael, just went scorched earth on Taylor Swift …
Discussion: People.com and Perez Hilton
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Have Second Wedding Ceremony in France  —  Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have tied the knot once again!  —  The Jonas Brothers singer, 29, and the Game of Thrones star, 23, wed in a second ceremony in Sarrians in southern France on Saturday, E! News has learned.
Discussion: Page Six and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's Second Wedding in France, All the Looks  —  JOE JONAS & SOPHIE TURNER SMOKING NOIR AND THE WHITE BRIDE ... It's Wedding Day, Again!!!  —  2:36 PM PDT — Photos of Sophie in her wedding dress just dropped, and while the Jonases and co. tried hard to cover her up …
Discussion: Page Six and Perez Hilton
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Are Married (Again)!  Couple Weds in Romantic French Ceremony  —  Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner tied the knot during a surprise Las Vegas ceremony following the Billboard Music Awards … FB  —  Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are married (again)!
Discussion: ELLE and Dlisted
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Host Second Wedding in France Weeks After Las Vegas Ceremony
Discussion: POPSUGAR and RADAR
People.com:
Zoë Kravitz Gets Married to Karl Glusman at Her Dad Lenny Kravitz's Paris Home  —  Kravitz first revealed their engagement during a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone  —  Zoë Kravitz is tying the knot!  —  Guests were spotted arriving Saturday to her father Lenny Kravitz's home …
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Zoe Kravitz Marries Karl Glusman Again in France After Secret Wedding
Discussion: People.com, Bossip and Page Six
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor Marries Brittany Cartwright: Inside Their Fairy-Tale Wedding  —  The couple exchanged vows in front of 240 friends and family at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky  —  Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are married!  —  The Vanderpump Rules costars exchanged vows …
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
See Meghan Markle's Surprised Reaction to Yankees' Custom Gift for Archie: ‘That Is Incredible’  —  While visiting with the baseball team before the game, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry received a sweet one-of-a-kind jersey for their son Archie  —  The New York Yankees didn't just win …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Beth Chapman Detailed the Moment She Met ‘Bombshell’ Husband Dog the Bounty Hunter in Sweet Video  —  Beth Chapman died at age 51 on Wednesday after a battle with throat cancer  —  For Beth Chapman, it was love at first sight when she met Duane “Dog” Chapman.
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Natalie Stone / People.com:   Beth Chapman's Family to Honor Late Star ‘in True Hawaiian Style’ with Gathering in Waikiki
TMZ.com:
Beth Chapman Sails Into the Sunset at Hawaiian Memorial  —  6:19 PM PDT — It appears the paddle out just went down — but it doesn't seem as though Dog was on the vessel.  He might've gotten on another one, but either way ... that's one helluva way to remember Beth.  —  ONE LAST RIDE
Discussion: Perez Hilton
CBS News:
Rock legend Tina Turner on her voice, finding serenity and losing a son  —  It was her voice and her moves that gave Tina Turner a five-decade career as one of the biggest stars in rock music, selling more than 200 million records.  And the tale of the suffering and triumph of her life off-stage …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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