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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Carl Reiner, Comedy Legend and ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Creator, Dies at 98 … Carl Reiner, the writer, producer, director and actor who was part of Sid Caesar's legendary team and went on to create “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and direct several hit films, has died.  He was 98.
George Stark / Daily Mail:
Ryan Seacrest splits from Shayna Taylor and moves on with new blonde  —  Ryan Seacrest has split from his on-off girlfriend Shayna Taylor seven years after they first began dating, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Ryan Seacrest Announces Breakup From Shayna Taylor as He Vacations With Mystery Woman
Discussion: Page Six and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
Carl Reiner Dead at 98, Mel Brooks Pays Tribute to His Best Friend  —  They met in 1950 ... that's 70 years of friendship.  ❤️  —  12:08 PM PT — Dick Van Dyke just paid tribute to Reiner ... calling him his idol.  The legendary actor said Reiner had a “deeper understanding of the human condition” in a warm tribute.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Ex-Husband of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star and Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Indicted for Assault and Other Crimes  —  NEWARK, N.J. - The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” and an organized crime soldier were arrested today …
Discussion: Page Six, abc7NY and Associated Press
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Spotted: Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford Reunite to Talk About ‘Gossip Girl’ … On the primetime soap “Gossip Girl,” Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford played two very different teen characters: Badgley's Dan Humphrey was a member of the Brooklyn literati, while Crawford's Nate Archibald inhabited Manhattan's social whirl.
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Ozark’ Renewed for Fourth and Final Season at Netflix … “Ozark” has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix, with the new season also being the show's last.  —  The fourth season will consist of 14 episodes, with the first three seasons having been 10 episodes each.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Katie Bain / Billboard:
Spencer Brown Comes Out as Gay: ‘The Dance Music Community Saved Me During My Darkest Times’  —  Spencer Brown has been a presence in the global dance scene since 2014, when Above & Beyond discovered his debut EP and signed him to their influential Anjunabeats label.
Discussion: Queerty
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Say Relationship Faced a ‘Fork in the Road’ After The Bachelorette  —  JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers celebrated their four-year engagement anniversary in May  —  Jordan Rodgers says his relationship with JoJo Fletcher faced a “fork in the road” …
Discussion: Page Six
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Mulan’ Director Niki Caro to Helm ‘Beautiful Ruins’ for Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE) … Amblin Partners has closed a deal with Niki Caro to direct “Beautiful Ruins,” sources tell Variety.  —  The story is set in an Italian seaside village in 1962, where a charming young man runs a hotel with no guests …
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Peter White / Deadline:
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ To Return For Season 11 On HBO  —  Larry David will return to HBO for an eleventh season on Curb Your Enthusiasm.  —  This comes after the tenth season of the comedy aired on the cable network earlier this year.  It takes the show past 100 episodes.
Sue Carswell / People.com:
Twins Go Viral for Hilarious ‘First Time Hearing’ Videos Showing Them Reacting to Classic Songs  —  Dolly Parton's “Jolene” and the Carpenters' “Rainy Days and Mondays” are some of the great hits the Williams twins are discovering  —  Free music appreciation classes for all are being taught …
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. spotted at packed, maskless Hamptons party  —  A Hamptons insider was stunned to arrive at a house in Bridgehampton on Saturday night to find a packed party that looked “as if COVID had never happened” — with Donald Trump Jr. and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle among the revelers.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Shameless Actor Steve Howey and L Word Star Sarah Shahi Split After 11 Years of Marriage  —  “Our priority will remain co-parenting our children with so much love, mutual respect and friendship,” they said in a statement  —  After over a decade of marriage, Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi are going their separate ways.
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Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:   ‘Shameless’ Star Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi Split After 11 Years of Marriage
 
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