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12:45 PM ET, July 9, 2020

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CBS Los Angeles:
Actress Naya Rivera Presumed Drowned After Swimming In Lake Piru, 4-Year-Old Son Found Alone In Boat  —  LAKE PIRU (CBSLA) — The search for 33-year-old actress Naya Rivera was suspended late Wednesday night after she went missing earlier in the day.  —  According to the Ventura County …
CNN:
‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera is missing at a lake in California  —  (CNN)Rescuers will resume their search Thursday morning for “Glee” actress Naya Rivera after she went missing from a lake in Southern California.  —  Rivera, 33, vanished from Lake Piru in Ventura County on Wednesday evening.
Associated Press:
Sheriff: ‘Glee’ actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California lake will be closed while they search its waters for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, authorities said Thursday.  —  The Ventura County Sheriff's Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera …
Discussion: Queerty, EW.com and Towleroad Gay News
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.
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West in Midst of Bipolar Episode, Family Concerned  —  KANYE WEST IN MIDST OF SERIOUS BIPOLAR EPISODE ... Family Very Concerned  —  Kanye West is in the throes of a serious bipolar episode, our Kanye sources say, and those around him are concerned it has impacted his decision-making …
Page Six:
Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD on Sacha Baron Cohen over prank interview  —  Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD when “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen — wearing a spangly pink bikini — tried to prank him into a spoof interview.  —  The former mayor and personal attorney to President Trump went …
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and Deadline
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.
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.
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Batwoman’ Taps Javicia Leslie to Take Over Title Role  —  The actress will assume the lead on The CW series following Ruby Rose's departure.  —  The CW has found its new Batwoman.  —  Javicia Leslie will take over the title role in The CW series' second season, following the departure of star Ruby Rose at the end of season one.
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Batwoman’ Casts Javicia Leslie as New Series Lead
Discussion: Advocate
People.com:
Vili Fualaau ‘Lost a Piece of Himself’ After Death of Ex-Wife Mary Kay Letourneau, Says Friend  —  “The marriage had split up, but they still had love for each other,” a close friend of Vili Fualaau tells PEOPLE  —  Vili Fualaau “lost a piece of himself” when Mary Kay Letourneau …
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TMZ.com:
Mary Kay Letourneau Dead at 58 After Battling Stage 4 Cancer
Discussion: Dlisted and New York Times
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: Page Six and Sky News
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
 
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The Chicks Are Done Caring What People Think
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Ale Russian / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Are Amicably Co-Parenting After ‘a Lot of Family Therapy’: Source
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Meghan Markle Frustrated by Palace's ‘No Comment’ Approach to ‘Untrue’ Tabloid Stories, Says Source
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Elise Morton / Associated Press:
Russia arrests two journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, on “extremism” charges for allegedly working for a group founded by the late Alexei Navalny

 
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