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Justice News:
California Couple in College Admissions Case Agrees to Plead Guilty  —  BOSTON - Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with securing the fraudulent admission of their two children to the University of Southern California as purported athletic recruits.
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Matthew Ormseth / Los Angeles Times:
Lori Loughlin to plead guilty in college admissions scandal, faces 2 months in prison  —  Actress Lori Loughlin, who maintained her innocence for 14 months, will plead guilty to fraud in the college admissions scandal, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court.
J.L. / Perez Hilton:
Lori Loughlin & Mossimo Giannulli Agree To Plead GUILTY In College Admissions Scandal — DETAILS!  —  HOLY S**T!!!  —  Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli are taking a plea deal for their involvement in the college admissions scandal!  This comes months and months after steadfastly maintaining …
Discussion: Page Six, TMZ.com and Bossip
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Actress Debby Ryan and Twenty One Pilots' Joshua Dun Planned Their Whirlwind Austin Wedding in Just 28 Days  —  Actress Debby Ryan and Twenty One Pilots' drummer Joshua Dun were engaged for a year before they planned their New Year's Eve wedding in just 28 days.
TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner Agrees to Pay $90k Over Fyre Festival Promotion  —  KENDALL JENNER AGREES TO COUGH UP $90,000 ... Over Fyre Festival Promo  —  Kendall Jenner's finally putting the Fyre Festival fiasco behind her ... she's agreed to fork over some of the money she was paid to promote the colossally disastrous event.
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Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Kendall Jenner Settles Lawsuit Over Fyre Festival
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Esai Morales To Replace Nicholas Hoult In Villain Role For ‘Mission: Impossible 7’  —  EXCLUSIVE: When Mission: Impossible 7 starts production in late summer or early fall, I expect that you will see that Esai Morales has joined the cast.  In place of Nicholas Hoult, who was cast in a villain role earlier this year.
Discussion: The Wrap and Entertainment Tonight
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Zoë Kravitz Reveals Concerns About the Prospect of Resuming Filming on The Batman amid COVID-19  —  “I was probably touched more than any job [on The Batman], just because of the clothes and the combat and all of that,” Zoë Kravitz said  —  Zoë Kravitz is eager to return …
Discussion: Page Six
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Brian Austin Green Says ‘Cheating’ Did Not Lead to His Split with Megan Fox  —  Brian Austin Green revealed on his podcast Monday he and Megan Fox had split after nearly 10 years of marriage  —  Brian Austin Green said his and Megan Fox's decision to separate had nothing to do with “cheating.”
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox Nearly Kiss in Sexy New Music Video
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Daily Star
Emily / Dlisted:
Jennifer Lawrence And Amy Schumer Talk Quarantine Drinking Habits and Chicken Recipes  —  Amy Schumer has a new show on the Food Network called Amy Schumer Learns To Cook.  The premise is, you guessed it, Amy Schumer learns to cook, with the help of her chef husband, Chris Fischer.
Mia McNiece / People.com:
Mary-Kate Olsen's Ex Olivier Sarkozy ‘Would Have Loved to Have a Stay-at-Home Wife’: Source  —  The fashion mogul filed for divorce from her French husband after four and a half years of marriage  —  Mary-Kate Olsen, 33, has been working since before she could walk or talk.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
John Krasinski's ‘Some Good News’ Sells to ViacomCBS Following Massive Bidding War  —  The feel-good web series will have a multiplatform showcase across all of the conglomerate's brands, though the actor, writer, producer and director will no longer host it.  —  John Krasinski's Some Good News is on the move.
Discussion: New York Post
Nick Romano / EW.com:
Ryan O'Connell ‘levels up’ Special for season 2 — and with it, Hollywood  —  He once wrote for a game-changing show (Will & Grace).  Now Ryan O'Connell is changing the game on his own terms.  —  Writer-actor Ryan O'Connell can list all the “blood, sweat, and queers” that went …
Discussion: Queerty
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Drake Calls Kylie Jenner His ‘Side Piece’ In Unreleased Track!  —  UPDATE 12:17 P.M. PST: Kris Jenner certainly works harder than the devil because Drake just went public on the song calling out his romance to Kylie Jenner AKA his “side piece”!  —  The rapper took to his Instagram account on Thursday, writing:
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Sheck Wes Arrested In New York On Weapons, Drugs Charges  —  RAPPER SHECK WES ARRESTED IN NY TRAFFIC STOP ... Cops Say They Found Gun, Weed  —  Sheck Wes is facing 2 felony charges after getting busted in NYC ... where cops say he was toting a gun and drugs around town in his fancy whip.
Discussion: Stereogum
 
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Ruby Rose's Batwoman Exit: The Story Behind Her Shocking Departure
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