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11:10 AM ET, July 15, 2020

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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Nick Cannon Dropped by ViacomCBS After Making Anti-Semitic Comments  —  ViacomCBS is ending its long-running relationship with Nick Cannon after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast.  —  In the June 30 episode of “Cannon's Class,” the actor and TV host interviewed Professor Griff …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon, Citing Anti-Semitic Podcast Remarks  —  The network said that Mr. Cannon had promoted “hateful speech” during a recent episode of “Cannon's Class,” his YouTube podcast.  —  The television star Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS on Tuesday for making anti-Semitic remarks during …
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Naya Rivera Remembered By Her Family: “Heaven Gained Our Sassy Angel”  —  On the fateful July 13, Naya Rivera's family's worst nightmare came true.  After five agonizing days of a search operation at Lake Piru, the body of the former Glee actress was recovered.  Rivera, a daughter, mother and sister, was 33.
Discussion: Bossip, Us Weekly, Page Six and POPSUGAR
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Lexy Perez / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’ Creators Remember “Humor and Humanity” of Naya Rivera
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Page Six
TMZ.com:   Naya Rivera's Autopsy Completed, Family Speaks Out for First Time
People.com:
Naya Rivera's Body Was Found Shortly After Glee Costars ‘Prayed for Her’ at Lake's Edge: Police
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Tim McGovern / People.com:
Tyra Banks Named the New Host and Executive Producer of Dancing with the Stars  —  The announcement of Banks as the new host of the reality competition series comes just one day after it was revealed host Tom Bergeron and co-host Erin Andrews would be stepping away from the show
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:   Erin Andrews Speaks Out as She and Tom Bergeron Exit DWTS, Says She'll ‘Cherish’ the Experience
Shekhar Bhatia / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea, 24, died along with her unborn son when she suffered suspected massive heart attack, her family reveal  —  Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea died along with her unborn son from a suspected massive heart attack, her family said today.
Discussion: Bossip
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle's Dad, Thomas Markle, Has Been Trying to Get in Contact With Her After L.A. Move  —  Hoping to make amends.  Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, is “continuing to try and get in contact” with his daughter since she and Prince Harry moved to Los Angeles …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kanye's Short-Lived Attempt to Get on the 2020 Ballot  —  On July 4, Kanye West tweeted that he was running for president.  It was treated as one of his typical grandiloquent pronouncements.  The tweet sparked a lot of opinion pieces, cable news segments, and even a question in an Oval Office interview with Donald Trump.
Armchair Expert / Episodes:
John Legend is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist.  John chats with the armchair expert about skipping multiple grades as a kid and how music saved him.  He talks about his claim to fame working on Lauryn Hill's record in college and he explains why his hair still looks so groomed in quarantine.
TMZ.com:
‘RHOA’ Star Porsha Williams Arrested at Breonna Taylor Protest  —  We're told the protesters were given the opportunity to leave and were told they would be breaking the law by staying on the property, and they chose not to leave.  —  Louisville PD says 87 people were arrested and charged …
Discussion: Daily Star
Sonia Saraiya / Vanity Fair:
Viola Davis: “My Entire Life Has Been a Protest”  —  The Oscar and Emmy winner overcame long odds to make it in Hollywood.  Then the real work began.  —  During the fraught, emotional days after the killing of George Floyd, Viola Davis wanted, more than anything, to be out on the streets of Los Angeles …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Maroon 5's Mickey Madden Taking ‘Leave of Absence’ After Arrest: ‘I Do Not Want to Be a Distraction’  —  “I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now,” the Maroon 5 bassist — who was arrested last month on a felony charge following an alleged incident of domestic violence — tells PEOPLE in a statement
Discussion: Stereogum and Page Six
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nyle DiMarco Comedy Series in the Works at Spectrum  —  The project is being overseen by Daniel Dae Kim's company, 3AD.  —  Nyle DiMarco is getting his own series.  —  Spectrum Originals is teaming with Daniel Dae Kim's 3AD to develop a scripted comedy based on the life of the model, actor, producer and activist.
Discussion: Queerty and Deadline
 
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Emily / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By The Hallmark Channel's New Christmas-Themed Wine Collection
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Howard Stern: August Alsina's a ‘bonehead’ for revealing Jada Pinkett Smith affair
Discussion: Bossip and Sandra Rose
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Princess Love Files Request to Dismiss Divorce from Husband Ray J 2 Months After Filing
Discussion: Dlisted
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Says Prince Louis Keeps Breaking This Social Distancing Rule
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Elizabeth Chambers Files for Divorce from Armie Hammer, Cites Irreconcilable Differences
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
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Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

 
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