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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Taika Waititi to Direct ‘Thor 4’ (Exclusive) — Meanwhile, development concerns force Warners to push back ‘Akira.’ — Taika Waititi is returning to the many worlds of Thor. — Waititi has inked a deal to write and direct a follow-up to his 2017 smash, Thor: Ragnarok. — THIS WEEK IN HEAT VISION BREAKDOWN
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Alligator in Humboldt Park Lagoon captured — Share Update: — CHICAGO — The search for an elusive alligator in the Humboldt Park Lagoon is over. — The reptile was captured overnight less than 24 hours after the city hired a new expert from Florida to find it.
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Mitch Dudek / Chicago Sun-Times:
See ya later, Humboldt Park alligator — A crocodile expert caught the 5-foot reptile early Tuesday. Some onlookers were disappointed with the end of alligator watch, which gripped Chicago for a week. — Later, gator. — One fishing rod cast from the shoreline of the Humboldt Park lagoon from a distance of about 25 feet.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Alters Graphic ‘13 Reasons Why’ Suicide Scene After Controversy — The nearly three-minute-long scene has been altered two years after its debut — and ahead of the YA drama's forthcoming return. — More than two years after the 13 Reasons Why season one finale stirred controversy …
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kylie Jenner 'Can't Wait to Give Stormi a Sibling' as She and Travis Scott Are ‘Trying’ for Baby — “Everyone thinks Kylie [Jenner] will be pregnant with her second baby soon,” a source tells PEOPLE — Kylie Jenner is looking forward to becoming a mom of two.
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Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner poses nude in giant $480 sun hat
Kylie Jenner poses nude in giant $480 sun hat
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Entertainment Tonight:
‘The Bachelorette’ Frontrunner Peter Weber's Ex Speaks Out: He Betrayed Me for the Show (Exclusive) — Peter Weber's ex-girlfriend is speaking out. — In serious conversations with Hannah Brown, viewers have seen the Bachelorettefrontrunner openly discuss what he said was heartbreak over his last relationship.
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Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Bachelorette Hannah Finally Sends Luke Home After Argument About Sex: 'I Don't Owe You Anything' — “I'm a grown woman and I can make my own decisions,” the former pageant queen said on Monday's episode of The Bachelorette — Opa! On Monday night's episode of The Bachelorette …
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Hayden Panettiere's Friends Are Worried And Want Her To Break Up With Her Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend — 29-year-old Hayden Panettiere's relationship with her boyfriend Brian Hickerson was a mess from the jump off. It started like any Palin family gathering with a drunk familial brawl, and it never got better.
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Ale Russian / People.com:
Meet Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley! Actor Austin Butler Cast as Legendary Singer in Biopic — Austin Butler will soon be swinging his hips in a theater near you — Austin Butler is Baz Luhrmann's man. — The famed Moulin Rouge! director has cast the 27-year-old actor to play Elvis Presley …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film
Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Austin Butler to Star as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's Biopic
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Malcolm D. Lee Takes Over As Director On ‘Space Jam 2’ — EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm D. Lee is taking over the directing reins on Warner Bros./SpringHill Entertainment's Space Jam 2 from Terence Nance. — We hear that Nance's departure from the project was amicable, and essentially the filmmaker …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach to Tackle Margot Robbie-Produced ‘Barbie’ Movie — The duo will pen the Warner Bros. project, which Robbie is also starring in, with Gerwig eyeing the director's chair. — Barbie is looking to embolden her fashion sense by going indie.
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Tracy Anderson Defends Gwyneth Paltrow Amid Goop Summit Criticism: 'It's Just Options' — The actress and Goop founder was criticized by some for her $5,700 London summit that was held at the end of June — Tracy Anderson is coming to the defense of her longtime pal Gwyneth Paltrow and her recent Goop summit.
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun-Times:
R. Kelly ordered held without bail; prosecutors call him ‘an extreme danger to the community’ — R&B singer R. Kelly (center) is shown in June arriving at the Leighton Criminal Court Building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. Amr Alfiky/Associated Press — “How could he flee?
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Brad Pitt Also Circling Damien Chazelle's Period Hollywood ‘Babylon’ With Emma Stone — EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: I can add that Brad Pitt is also circling Babylon, the early Hollywood period drama that is likely to reteam La La Land filmmaker Damien Chazelle with Emma Stone.
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Emma Stone Eyes Damien Chazelle's Next Film ‘Babylon’
Emma Stone Eyes Damien Chazelle's Next Film ‘Babylon’
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