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9:05 PM ET, July 9, 2019

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Rob Haskell / Vogue:
Ariana Grande on Grief and Growing Up  —  IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, Ariana Grande had the number-one, number-two, and number-three songs in America.  So extreme a choke hold of the Billboard charts had only one antecedent: the Beatles achieved it in 1964, when “Can't Buy Me Love,” …
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Serena Williams / Harper's BAZAAR:
Serena Williams Poses Unretouched for Harper's BAZAAR  —  PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI; FASHION EDITOR: MIGUEL ENAMORADO  —  At 17, I won my first Grand Slam, and I knew I had more in me.  In fact, I was so sure that when I packed up my life and left my dad's house to move in with my sister Venus …
Cosmopolitan:
Mariah Carey GOES There on Sex, Shade, and the Stories Behind Those Epic Memes  —  It's 10 p.m. on a Sunday night and we're sitting in a private room inside one of the most expensive hotels in Dublin.  She has taken off her Valentino stilettos—someone packed them for her, but they're too small …
James Hibberd / EW.com:
George R.R. Martin reveals 5 new facts about HBO's Game of Thrones prequel  —  Untitled Game of Thrones prequel  —  Ready for some new info about HBO's mysterious Game of Thrones prequel series?  —  EW recently spoke to author and executive producer George R.R. Martin about showrunner Jane Goldman's pilot …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
Kanye's Second Coming: Inside The Billion-Dollar Yeezy Empire  —  You know when Kanye West is coming.  His matte-black Lamborghini SUV rumbles up his gated driveway on the outskirts of Los Angeles like an earthquake, and when he steps out, in a white T-shirt and dark sweats, the obsessiveness kicks in immediately.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Amber Portwood's BF Files for Custody of Child After Her Arrest  —  AMBER PORTWOOD BF DEMANDS FULL CUSTODY OF SON On Heels of Her DV Arrest  —  Amber Portwood's boyfriend and baby daddy wants an emergency hearing to get sole custody of their child ... according to new legal docs.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Indianapolis Star
Associated Press:
Nicki Minaj backs out of Saudi Arabia concert  —  Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression.  —  “After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest.
Discussion: The Wrap and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Jenelle Evans' Ex Nathan Back to Court Because He Can't See Son  —  JENELLE EVANS' EX NATHAN GRIFFITH SHE WON'T LET ME SEE MY SON ... So I'll Fight Her In Court  —  JENELLE'S DOING ME DIRTY  —  Jenelle Evans may have won the battle but her ex, Nathan Griffith, vows to win the war …
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
NFL'S MALIK MCDOWELL FIGHTS COP AFTER BEING TASED ... Insane Video  —  NFL'S MALIK MCDOWELL FIGHTS COP AFTER BEING TASED ... Insane Video  —  THE VIOLENT ALTERCATION  —  7:47 AM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained McDowell's blood results ... and they show the NFL player had a BAC of .189 — over TWO TIMES the legal limit.
Discussion: Detroit News
Rachel Strugatz / The Business of Fashion:
Lady Gaga Picks Amazon for Major Beauty Launch  —  The singer opens up exclusively to BoF about her highly anticipated beauty brand, Haus Laboratories, and her decision to link up with Amazon as her retail partner. … NEW YORK, United States — Lady Gaga's been preparing for the role of beauty entrepreneur her whole career.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Page Six
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie Finds Its Sub-Zero (Exclusive)  —  Fight!  —  New Line's Mortal Kombat movie has found its Sub-Zero.  —  Actor and martial artist Joe Taslim will be playing the superpowered fighter in the live-action adaptation of the video game.  —  THIS WEEK IN HEAT VISION BREAKDOWN
Discussion: The Wrap
 
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TMZ.com:
A$AP Rocky's Jail Conditions, ‘Like Walking into a Toilet’
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Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle is in talks with Vogue to have a regular column in both the magazine's US …
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Screen Gems Taking Baby Steps On 'Look Who's Talking' Reboot With Jeremy Garelick & Adam Fields
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Kardashian Pal Larsa Pippen Says There Was Evidence Of A Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson Hookup …
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Shannon Elizabeth reflects on life-changing ‘American Pie’ role 20 years later
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Roisin O'Connor / The Independent:
Vinnie Jones's wife Tanya dies at home in LA after long illness
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
How Kate Middleton Got Out of Her ‘Style Rut’: The Royal Mom ‘Thought She Needed a Little Edge’
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Claps Back over Criticism About True's Toy Bentley Car: “I Want to Spoil Her'
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Colin Donnell Returning to ‘Chicago Med’ to Film Connor's Exit
 

 
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