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4:30 AM ET, July 10, 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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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Ariana Grande Explains Her Most Recent Performance Breakdowns: ‘Sometimes I Cry a Lot’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
‘Friends’ to Move to HBO Max, WarnerMedia's New Streaming Service  —  Set to launch next spring, service will offer original content including projects from Reese Witherspoon, Anna Kendrick  —  WarnerMedia's new direct-to-consumer service will be the exclusive streaming home of the classic sitcom …
Discussion: WarnerMedia and The Wrap
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Matt Zarrell / ABC News:
Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce suffered from epilepsy, family says  —  Actor Cameron Boyce's death was due to a seizure as a result of an ongoing condition that has been identified by his family as epilepsy.  —  “Cameron's tragic passing was due to a seizure as a result of an ongoing medical condition …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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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:
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:
Amber Portwood Charged with 3 Felonies, BF Files for Custody  —  AMBER PORTWOOD CHARGED WITH 3 FELONIES ... BF Wants Custody of Son  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  8:30 PM PT — Prosecutors just hit Amber with 3 felony charges ... domestic battery, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and domestic battery in the presence of a child.
Discussion: Indianapolis Star and Us Weekly
Diane J. Cho / People.com:
Celebrities Reveal the Number of People They've Slept with — and the Numbers Go as High as 20,000  —  “Yes, that's correct, 20,000 different ladies. ...  At my age, that equals out to having sex with 1.2 women a day, every day since I was 15 years old.”  —  START SLIDESHOW  —  1 of 14
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: Page Six and POPSUGAR
 
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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
‘Stranger Things’ Star Noah Schnapp Explains Season 3's Ambiguity About Will
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie Finds Its Sub-Zero (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
NFL'S MALIK MCDOWELL FIGHTS COP AFTER BEING TASED ... Insane Video
Discussion: Detroit News
Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle is in talks with Vogue to have a regular column in both the magazine's US …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:
Nicki Minaj backs out of Saudi Arabia concert
Discussion: The Wrap and TMZ.com
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
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Discussion: Dlisted and The Wrap
X17 Online:
Kardashian Pal Larsa Pippen Says There Was Evidence Of A Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson Hookup …
Discussion: Page Six
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Shannon Elizabeth reflects on life-changing ‘American Pie’ role 20 years later
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
How Kate Middleton Got Out of Her ‘Style Rut’: The Royal Mom ‘Thought She Needed a Little Edge’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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