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5:35 PM ET, August 28, 2019

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones To Host ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot For Fremantle With Multiple Networks Pursuing  —  EXCLUSIVE: As we reported earlier today, Saturday Night Live standout Leslie Jones is leaving NBC's late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons to pursue a slew of film and TV projects.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 5 Seasons, Kate McKinnon To Return For Season 45
TMZ.com:
Leslie Jones is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
Leslie Jones not returning to Saturday Night Live
Discussion: Bossip
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Pete Davidson Is Dating Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Margaret Qualley … Pete Davidson has a new love in his life!  The Saturday Night Live star is dating actress Margaret Qualley, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  —  Pete Davidson Through the Years  —  “They've been seeing each …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and RADAR
Andrew Goldman / Vulture:
In Conversation: Joel Schumacher After five decades in Hollywood, the director has plenty of stories — but don't expect him to kiss and tell.  —  Speed couldn't kill Joel Schumacher, and neither could AIDS nor brutal Batman & Robin reviews, so his personal trainer apparently did his best to finish him off with a brutal workout.
Discussion: Page Six and The WOW Report
Devin Friedman / GQ:
John Stamos Rides Again  —  Take it from one of television's all-time grooming gods: Your suit isn't complete until your hair is in place and you smell like a million bucks.  Here the man forever known as Uncle Jesse—and now in the midst of a Netflix resurgence—shows us how it's done.
Discussion: Dlisted and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Kevin O'Leary Says Video is Smoking Gun in Boat Crash, Second Victim Dies  —  Police also revealed the other fatality was Gary Poltash, a 64-year-old man from Florida.  Three other passengers were injured, but treated and released from a hospital.  —  8:04 AM PT — 8/28 …
Barney Lerten / KTVZ-TV:
Fatal crash ends Alvord Desert land speed record attempt  —  Name not yet released, pending family notification  —  FIELDS, Ore. - An attempt to break a land speed record in a jet-powered vehicle ended in a fatal crash Tuesday afternoon on the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon, officials said.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
Christopher Rosa / Glamour:
Don't Call Lizzo ‘Brave’ for Being Confident  —  Lizzo isn't just a pop star: She's a pioneer.  The 31-year-old rapper's boss lyrics, electrifying live performances, and unapologetic interviews about being a plus-size woman have made her a leader in the body-positivity movement.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, MTV and Bossip
Tim Gray / Variety:
Meryl Streep Stars in First Trailer for ‘The Laundromat’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Netflix has debuted the trailer for Steven Soderbergh's “The Laundromat,” a dark comedy starring Meryl Streep.  —  An adaptation of Jake Bernstein's non-fiction book “Secrecy World,” “The Laundromat” …
Discussion: The Wrap
WSLS-TV:
Triple homicide suspect's uncle: “Just an all-around perfect kid”  —  Suspect in custody after allegedly murdering mom, sister, sister's child, dog  —  PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. - Authorities have a suspect in custody and are investigating a triple homicide in Pittsylvania County.
Discussion: Daily Mail, ESPN and Sandra Rose
Ryan Dunleavy / New Jersey Online:
Patriots' Tom Brady issued this challenge to Giants' Saquon Barkley, who wanted ‘to run through a brick wall’  —  NEW YORK CITY — A motivated Saquon Barkley was looking for the nearest football field — or wall to run through.  —  The Giants star was at the Met Gala in New York City earlier …
Ernest Owens / Philadelphia Magazine:
Philly Old Navy Employees Claim White Workers Were Bused In for “Queer Eye” Taping  —  Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City claim that they and other black and brown co-workers were told to keep out of sight while an all-white crew brought in from suburban locations …
Discussion: Advocate and Queerty
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner & Tyga Partied Together in Vegas, But Not for Long  —  Kylie Jenner was in the same room and enjoying the same good vibes as her ex-boyfriend, Tyga, while raging in Sin City this weekend — but the reunion was short on warmth or fuzziness.  —  Sources familiar with the situation …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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TMZ.com:
Judge Mathis Allegedly Spit in Valet's Face, He Vehemently Denies It
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Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Insisted on Having Time in Her Talk Show Schedule to Take Her Kids to School
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott Feels the Love from Kylie and Friends at Netflix Premiere
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Kristian / Dlisted:
Sebastian Maniscalco Opened The MTV VMAs And It Didn't Go Over Well
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself
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TMZ.com:
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Jason Pham / Us Weekly:
Demi Lovato Announces Return to Acting in New ‘Will & Grace’ Role: Photos
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Paul Woolverton / The Fayetteville Observer:
Jilted wife wins $3.2M judgment against ex-husband, new girlfriend
 

 
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work

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