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5:20 AM ET, July 17, 2019

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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
Discussion: Variety, Deadline, The Wrap and POPSUGAR
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.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
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Mitch Dudek / Chicago Sun-Times:
See ya later, Humboldt Park alligator
Discussion: Bossip
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.
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Hayden Panettiere's ‘Life is in Flux’ as 4-Year-Old Daughter Lives in Ukraine with Dad: Source  —  Kaya, 4, has been living in Ukraine with dad Wladimir Klitschko since he and Hayden Panettiere split last August  —  Hayden Panettiere remains apart from her 4-year-old child …
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Kristian / Dlisted:   Hayden Panettiere's Friends Are Worried And Want Her To Break Up With Her Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Just Jared Jr.
Christine Burroni / Page Six:
Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams are engaged … Sarah Hyland is now a bride-to-be.  —  The “Modern Family” star, 28, announced on Instagram on Tuesday that she and her boyfriend, Wells Adams, are engaged.  —  “That can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kind of stuff …
Discussion: HELLO! and Perez Hilton
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 …
Discussion: The Wrap
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 …
Discussion: Page Six
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Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Pose's Billy Porter Is First Openly Gay Black Man with Emmy Nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama  —  “This is why I'm here,” the actor says of making history with his role on the Ryan Murphy series Pose  —  Pose's Billy Porter is making history at the 2019 Emmy Awards.
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
Discussion: Dlisted, X17 Online and Bossip
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?
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
 
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Patrick Ryan / USA Today:
Emmy snubs: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Emma Stone left out of nominations
Discussion: Page Six
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Tracy Anderson Defends Gwyneth Paltrow Amid Goop Summit Criticism: 'It's Just Options'
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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Hollywood Reporter:
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach to Tackle Margot Robbie-Produced ‘Barbie’ Movie
Discussion: Dlisted and Variety
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Brad Pitt Also Circling Damien Chazelle's Period Hollywood ‘Babylon’ With Emma Stone
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Variety
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Ariel Winter Gushes Over How Boyfriend Levi Meaden Gives Her ‘Support on Everything’