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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: Director Baz Luhrmann has found his Elvis.  He has set Austin Butler to play the starmaking role of Elvis Presley in the untitled drama that covers the seminal legend's growth …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Austin Butler to Star as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's Biopic  —  Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic has found its king of rock ‘n’ roll.  —  After numerous screen tests, Austin Butler has been tapped to play Elvis Presley in Luhrmann's next feature film for Warner Bros. The studio tested …
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 …
Discussion: Page Six
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: Bossip
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Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Kylie Jenner poses nude in giant $480 sun hat
Discussion: HELLO! and X17 Online
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 …
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Emma Stone Eyes Damien Chazelle's Next Film ‘Babylon’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Hayden Panettierre's Loved Ones Are ‘Begging’ Her to Leave Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend: Source  —  The actress' boyfriend Brian Hickerson is facing a felony charge in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident  —  Hayden Panettiere's relationship with Brian Hickerson is still concerning …
Ashley C. Ford / Marie Claire:
MISSY ELLIOTT: THE LEGEND RETURNS  —  This spring, Melissa Arnette Elliott stood before a mass of Berklee College of Music students and faculty in Boston.  She requested a moment to gather herself.  She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and tears began to fall freely over her smiling face.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and POPSUGAR
Mitch Dudek / Chicago Sun-Times:
Humboldt Park alligator caught after week of searches  —  Later, gator.  Several onlookers lamented the Humboldt Park alligator's capture Tuesday.  —  Later, gator.  —  Several onlookers lamented the Humboldt Park alligator's capture Tuesday morning.  —  “I'm sad to see him go because …
Discussion: Bossip and Chicago Tribune
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.
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Ariel Winter Gushes Over How Boyfriend Levi Meaden Gives Her ‘Support on Everything’  —  Through thick and thin.  Ariel Winter opened up in a recent interview with Us Weekly about how her boyfriend, Levi Meaden, has stood by her side throughout their relationship.  —  Celebrity Couples Who Prove That Love Isn't Dead
 
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Laughs Off Joke About Removing Ribs as She Credits Tiny Waist to Vegan Diet
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Marcus Jones / EW.com:
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Billboard:
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
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TMZ.com:
Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Dead At 55 After Hit By Car, Driver Not Arrested
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Matt McNulty / People.com:
Will Smith Gave Sweet Speech at Son Jaden's 21st Birthday Party: ‘You Make Us Proud Every Single Day’
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Remains found in Southern Oregon thought to be those of missing Hollywood actor
 

 
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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
2024 Pulitzer Prize winners: NYT for Investigative Reporting, WaPo and Reuters for National Reporting, and NYT for International Reporting for Oct. 7 coverage

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Memo: Condé Nast and the union representing staff at Vogue, Vanity Fair, and others reach a tentative deal for a first contract after over a year of bargaining

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Q&A with NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn, who says polling shows “democracy” is not a prime concern warranting top coverage, while immigration and the economy are

 
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