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8:40 PM ET, July 8, 2020

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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Kanye West Says He's Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between  —  Kanye West's Fourth of July declaration, via Tweet, that he was running for president lit the internet on fire, even as pundits were trying to discern how serious he was.
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
The Band Lady A Files Lawsuit Against Singer Anita ‘Lady A’ White  —  The trio is asking a Nashville court to grant its right to the trademark Lady A.  —  Attorneys for Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, have filed a suit against blues singer Anita White who goes by the name Lady A.
Ale Russian / People.com:
Johnny Depp Says He Gave Daughter Weed at 13 So She Didn't Try It ‘Out There in the World’  —  Johnny Depp took the stand in London as part of an ongoing libel suit agains the U.K.'s The Sun  —  Johnny Depp's parenting came into question in his ongoing libel suit.
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Tristan Kirk / London Evening Standard:
Johnny Depp: Amber Heard called co-star James Franco ‘rapey’ and ‘creepy’, court hears
Discussion: Sky News and Page Six
Alyssa Nelsen / Goop:
Summer at Home  —  Home is where the heart is.  Right now, it's also where the work, dates, entertainment, and summer vacation are.  I've reset my course a bit to embrace this new normal, and after three and a half months, I've found hacks that make WFH a little less taxing …
Ale Russian / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Are Amicably Co-Parenting After ‘a Lot of Family Therapy’: Source  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are co-parenting their six kids after their September 2016 split  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in a better place four years after their shocking split and protracted custody battle.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
The Challenge's Camila Nakagawa Gives Birth to a Baby Boy  —  MTV star Camila Nakagawa reveals her newborn son's name and first photos exclusively to E! News.  —  Camila Nakagawa is ready for her most epic challenge yet: motherhood!  —  E! News can exclusively reveal that the MTV star …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Laura Brown / InStyle:
Drew Barrymore Is Finding the Good News  —  One of today's real constants?  Drew Barrymore's optimism.  And with a new daytime talk show this fall, she will continue to spread it around.  —  Drew Barrymore brings her legend with her everywhere.  But it's one she wears with grace.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Reopening Hollywood: How Zendaya, John David Washington & ‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Started & Finished A Secret Movie During The Pandemic  —  Editors Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Wonder Years’ Reboot With Black Family in the Works at ABC, Lee Daniels to Produce … A reboot of “The Wonder Years” has landed a pilot production commitment at ABC.  —  The new half-hour comedy series would focus on how a black middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960's …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
The Chicks Are Done Caring What People Think  —  The trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks is returning with its first album in 14 years, at peace with an industry that's never made nice.  —  The women formerly known as the Dixie Chicks have survived the good old boys of country music …
Discussion: Variety
TMZ.com:
Mary Kay Letourneau Dead at 58 After Battling Stage 4 Cancer  —  MARY KAY LETOURNEAU DEAD AT 58 ... Had Stage 4 Cancer  —  Mary Kay Letourneau — the former teacher imprisoned after pleading guilty to raping her student, whom she later married — is dead after battling stage 4 colon cancer ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Dlisted and New York Times
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Steve Helling / People.com:
Mary Kay Letourneau Dies of Cancer at the Age of 58
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
How Jennifer Aniston Has Been Spending Her Time in Quarantine: ‘This Time Has Been Nice for Her’  —  Tapping into a new side.  Jennifer Aniston has been productive amid the coronavirus pandemic, spending time working on her own projects, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
People.com:
Meghan Markle Frustrated by Palace's ‘No Comment’ Approach to ‘Untrue’ Tabloid Stories, Says Source  —  “People actively prevented her from responding to stuff that we knew to be untrue,” a source says of Meghan Markle  —  Meghan Markle was left frustrated by the way the palace handled “untrue” tabloid stories, says a source.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘MacGyver,’ ‘Magnum P.I.’ Boss Peter Lenkov Fired at CBS  —  The network has parted ways with one of its top showrunners after an investigation into what sources say were multiple claims that he created a toxic work environment.  —  Following an investigation into multiple claims …
Discussion: The Wrap
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Magnum P.I.,’ ‘MacGyver’ Showrunner Peter Lenkov Fired Over Toxic Work Environment Claims
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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From Mediagazer:

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

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