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9:55 AM ET, June 12, 2020

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Whitney Vasquez / The Blast:
Kelly Clarkson Files For Divorce From Husband Brandon Blackstock  —  Kelly Clarkson has decided to pull the plug on her marriage to Brandon Blackstock.  The 38-year-old talk show host has filed for divorce after almost seven years of marriage.  The “Since You've Been Gone” …
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Files for Divorce from Husband Brandon Blackstock After Nearly 7 Years of Marriage  —  Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock, who wed in October 2013, share two kids: daughter River Rose and son Remington Alexander  —  Kelly Clarkson is ending her nearly seven-year marriage to husband Brandon Blackstock.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, POPSUGAR, The Blast and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Kelly Clarkson Files for Divorce After Almost 7 Years of Marriage  —  KELLY CLARKSON FILES FOR DIVORCE Date Of Separation ‘TBD’  —  11:42 AM PT — TMZ's obtained the legal docs and Kelly states that she wants joint custody of their kids, and also wants their prenup enforced.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and HELLO!
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘Glee’ Actor Samantha Ware on Why She Called Out Lea Michele (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Samantha Ware was 23-years-old when she first stepped onto the set of “Glee.”  A few years prior, she chose to leave college, where she was studying to become a music teacher with a minor in journalism, to audition for “The Lion King.”
BuzzFeed News:
Starbucks Won't Let Employees Wear Gear That Supports Black Lives Matter Because It Is Political Or Could Incite Violence  —  As protesters took to the streets in hundreds of cities across the United States and the globe to support Black Lives Matter and decry police brutality, Starbucks …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Kandi Burruss gets emotional telling 4-year-old son about police brutality  —  Kandi Burruss broke down while sharing a conversation she had with her 4-year-old son, Ace Tucker, about the Black Lives Matter movement and police brutality.  —  During Wednesday's episode of …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
TMZ.com:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Arrested, Accused of Stabbing Neighbor  —  KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR'S SON ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Allegedly Stabbed Neighbor  —  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son was arrested Wednesday after cops say he stabbed his Orange County neighbor multiple times, TMZ Sports has learned.
Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
The Sopranos creator David Chase reflects on final scene, seems to accidentally confirm Tony's fate  —  Fans may have an answer to whether Tony perished in the show's closing moments  —  The Sopranos creator once seemed to confirm what happened in the show's controversial final scene, which first aired 13 years ago this week.
Discussion: The Blemish, Dlisted and New York Post
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Live P.D.’ Canceled By A&E Amid Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality  —  EXCLUSIVE: A&E has canceled its flagship series and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable.  A week after Live P.D. was pulled in the wake of George Floyd's death, the reality series' hiatus has been made permanent.
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Get Cozy at Birthday Party  —  Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are attached at the hip again, but only for a moment.  At least for now.  —  We've known the exes have been spending time together while co-parenting True over the past several weeks …
Discussion: The Sun and The Hollywood Gossip
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Faith Stowers Says She Received Private Apology From Lala Kent Amid Vanderpump Rules Drama
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
Cory Wharton Speaks Out After MTV Cuts Ties with Taylor Selfridge and Pulls Teen Mom Special  —  “Even though I have no ill-will against MTV, I am disappointed and saddened by their decision,” Cory Wharton said of MTV pulling his Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor's Baby Special from the air
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Celebrate Pride and Their Dad Caitlyn: 'She's Our Hero'  —  Five years after announcing her transition on the cover of Vanity Fair, Caitlyn Jenner talks to PEOPLE in this week's Pride issue about her experience as a transgender woman
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Dlisted
 
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Tessa Duvall / Courier-Journal:
Louisville police release the Breonna Taylor incident report. It's virtually blank
Discussion: Essence and Bossip
Denise Petski / Deadline:
Gabrielle Union Options 'All Boys Aren't Blue' Memoir For Series Development With Sony TV
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Ewan McGregor Settles Divorce After Daughter Calls His Girlfriend ‘A Piece Of Trash’
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Virginian-Pilot:
Portsmouth Confederate statues beheaded, partially pulled down by protesters
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
LeBron James and Other Stars Form a Voting Rights Group
Discussion: Bossip and Deadline
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Queer Eye's Tan France Officially Becomes U.S. Citizen: ‘This Is Monumental’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton Hired a New Royal Right-Hand Woman During Lockdown
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
August Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals officially canceled for 2020
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Kathryn Lundstrom / Adweek:
Disney Advertising strikes a deal with Walmart Connect to let advertisers target Disney's streamers, including Disney+ and Hulu, using Walmart's shopper data

 
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