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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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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Harry Styles in Talks to Play Prince Eric in Disney's Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ — Go on and kiss the girl. — Harry Styles is the latest actor to go under the sea. — The singer-turned-actor is in early negotiations to play the iconic role of Prince Eric in the studio's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
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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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Disney Star Cameron Boyce Was Cremated, Death Certificate Reveals — The Disney actor died on July 6 after suffering a seizure in his sleep due to epilepsy — Cameron Boyce may be gone, but his family will forever remember and celebrate the legacy he left behind.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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 Walters / The Blast:
‘Bachelor’ Creator Mike Fleiss Accused of Attacking and Injuring Pregnant Wife After Demanding Abortion — Laura Fleiss — wife of Mike Fleiss, creator of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” — claims he violently attacked her at the couple's Hawaii home after demanding she get an abortion …
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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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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