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4:45 PM ET, August 24, 2019

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People.com:
Hilary Duff Opens Up About Returning for Lizzie McGuire Reboot: 'She Was Everybody's Best Friend'  —  During the D23 Expo convention on Friday, Disney announced that it would be rebooting Lizzie McGuire — and Hilary Duff would return as the titular character
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Hilary Duff to Reprise ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Role for New Disney+ Series  —  Creator Terri Minsky will serve as showrunner on the comedy for the forthcoming streamer.  —  Disney continues to mine its library for its forthcoming streaming service.  —  The company on Friday announced that Hilary Duff …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Will Thorne / Variety:   ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Series in the Works at Disney Plus
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:   ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Sequel Series Starring Hilary Duff Set At Disney+ From Creator Terri Minsky & Disney Channel
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Is Engaged to New Jersey Devils Hockey Player P.K. Subban  —  Olympic gold medal-winning skier Lindsey Vonn has said yes to professional ice hockey player P.K. Subban's proposal.  They first met two years ago at the Nickelodeon sports show that takes place after the ESPYs …
Discussion: Star, Us Weekly, Page Six and RADAR
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People.com:   Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Is Engaged to Hockey Star P.K. Subban
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington To Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe  —  EXCLUSIVE: Last we saw Kit Harington, the Game of Thrones star's Jon Snow character ended that HBO series with a walk north of The Wall into the forest with the Free Folk Wildlings, his punishment for slaying his mad queen lover, Daenerys Targaryen.
Discussion: Dlisted, Comic Book, Vanity Fair and EW.com
Sara Dorn / Page Six:
R. Kelly reportedly taking donations to hire Michael Jackson's lawyer  —  Anonymous entertainment industry players are pitching in to help R. Kelly raise money to hire the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson against child molestation accusations, according to a report.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Scott Disick Earns Sofia Richie's ‘Best BF Award’ After Gifting Her A Car For Her 21st Birthday!  —  Happy Birthday, Sofia Richie!  —  The newly-minted 21-year-old's birthday got off to a fabulous start on Saturday thanks to a luxuriously sweet present from her boyfriend of two years, Scott Disick.
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus Will Keep Pets in Liam Hemsworth Divorce  —  Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth didn't have any kids together, but they DID share tons of pets ... and now that they're divorcing, Miley's keeping all of the animals under her roof.  —  Sources close to the former couple tell TMZ …
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
The tensions and drama behind the scenes of Trump's campaign to free rapper A$AP Rocky  —  WASHINGTON — When rapper A$AP Rocky was freed from detention in Sweden and returned to the United States earlier this month, it marked the end of a bizarre saga that at one point involved the president …
Discussion: VICE, Vanity Fair, Sandra Rose and Stereogum
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Bethenny Frankel Is Not Married to Boyfriend Paul Bernon Despite Cryptic Tweet  —  PEOPLE confirms that Bethenny Frankel was simply joking about her complicated divorce from Jason Hoppy  —  Bethenny Frankel may have walked away from The Real Housewives of New York City, but she hasn't walked down the aisle.
Nick Sommerlad / Mirror.co.uk:
Jeffrey Epstein ‘madam’ in secret Palace visits to see Prince Andrew, claims ex-cop  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell would visit Prince Andrew according to Paul Page, who served in the Royal Protection Command from 1998 until 2004  —  A former police officer claimed Prince Andrew “abused” …
Discussion: The Sun and BBC
Sydney Bucksbaum / EW.com:
Robert Downey Jr. jokes about being arrested at Disneyland ‘for smoking pot in a gondola’  —  Things got surprisingly hilarious during D23 Expo's star-studded Disney Legends Ceremony as Robert Downey Jr. aired some dirty laundry from his past.  —  Kicking off Disney's biennial fan convention …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck Is in a ‘Great Place’ After Celebrating 1 Year of Sobriety  —  One year down.  Ben Affleck recently reached a major milestone, celebrating 365 days of sobriety.  —  Celebrities Who Have Been to Rehab  —  “Ben is in a great place in his recovery and life,” a source close to the Oscar winner tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: RADAR
 
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Kieran Culkin Chose To Stay Neutral While Talking About “Leaving Neverland”
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Andie MacDowell Is Surprised By How Much She Loves Being Alone: 'I'm Not Really Looking for Anyone'
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