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5:05 AM ET, July 29, 2020

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Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Family Are ‘Shielding’ Her Kids amid Drama with Kanye West: Source  —  “They've circled around the kids and are insulating them from all of this,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kim Kardashian West and her family are being mindful of her kids as the reality star voices concern for Kanye West's mental health.
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George Stark / Daily Mail:
Famous family: Kim and Kanye have four children North, seven, Saint, four, Chicago, two, and Psalm, 14 months
Discussion: Bossip, People.com and Page Six
Natalie Stone / People.com:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Is Reportedly Under Internal Investigation After Workplace Complaints  —  Earlier this month, BuzzFeed News published a report in which former employees alleged there is a “toxic work environment” behind the scenes of the daytime talk show
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Allison / Dlisted:
WarnerMedia Is Investigating The Workplace Complaints Made About “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”  —  What you are looking at above is a picture of Ellen DeGeneres explaining about horny Japanese penguins on her show several months ago (for real).  There's a very good chance that display board …
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and Daily Star
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Antoni Porowski and Martha Stewart Bury Feud in First Look at Her New Show: ‘I Was So Offended’  —  The friends came together in a preview for Stewart's new HGTV show, Martha Knows Best, which premieres on Friday, July 31  —  Friends Martha Stewart and Antoni Porowski are officially settling their months-long feud.
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Entertainment Tonight:
Martha Stewart on Her ‘Thirst Trap’ and Plans to ‘Smoke a Joint’ With Chelsea Handler (Exclusive)
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Are Enjoying a ‘Small Honeymoon’ in France  —  The newlyweds “have a longer more luxurious honeymoon planned for August,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Soon after tying the knot in a secret ceremony on July 17, Princess Beatrice and her new husband …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Cop
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Erin Hill / People.com:   Princess Beatrice's Husband Shares the Romantic Poem Read at Their Secret Wedding Ceremony
Georgia Slater / People.com:
50 Cent Apologizes to Megan Thee Stallion for Sharing Insensitive Meme of Shooting Incident  —  “I wouldn't have done that if I knew you was really hurt sorry,” 50 Cent said  —  50 Cent is apologizing to Megan The Stallion for sharing an insensitive meme that mocked the singer who was injured in a shooting earlier this month.
Discussion: Daily Mail and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
50 Cent Apologizes to Megan Thee Stallion for Mocking Gun Incident
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Back In L.A. Without Kanye After Tense Trip To Wyoming  —  KIM KARDASHIAN RETURNS TO L.A. WITHOUT KANYE ... After Tense Trip To Wyoming  —  Kim Kardashian is back in California after what seems to have been a very difficult visit with Kanye West in Wyoming ... and she flew back solo.
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Millie Bobby Brown To Star And Produce Netflix's Adaptation of 'The Girls I've Been'; Jason Bateman's Aggregate Films Also Producing  —  EXCLUSIVE: Following the news of Ozark and Stranger Things each earning Emmy noms for Best Drama series, Netflix is looking to stay in business …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Wrap
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Hotelier to the Stars Plans to Make Some Properties Private Clubs  —  Covid-19 pandemic accelerates André Balazs's plans for L.A.'s Chateau Marmont and possibly other hotels  —  Hotelier André Balazs, whose stylish boutique properties have long attracted film stars …
Discussion: Deadline, Variety and Page Six
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Tamar Braxton's New WE tv Docuseries Postponed After Star's Hospitalization  —  Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!, originally set to premiere this week, will debut on Sep. 10  —  Tamar Braxton's upcoming reality show has been postponed.  —  The star's WE tv docuseries, Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Michael Kopech Files for Divorce from Pregnant Riverdale Star Vanessa Morgan After 6 Months of Marriage  —  Vanessa Morgan announced her pregnancy on Friday  —  Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech and Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan, who is currently pregnant with their first child, are parting ways after six months of marriage.
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TMZ.com:
MLB's Michael Kopech Files For Divorce From ‘Riverdale’ Star Vanessa Morgan
Discussion: Us Weekly
Tanya Chen / BuzzFeed News:
People Who Attended The Massive Chainsmokers “Drive-In” Concert Swear It Was Safe And Worthwhile … A massive “drive-in” Chainsmokers concert in the Hamptons over the weekend has sparked a state investigation and drawn a ton of backlash online.  But a handful of concertgoers told BuzzFeed News …
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Heidi Klum Talks Returning to AGT Set, What She Misses Most About Pre-Coronavirus Filming  —  “Every day we seem to wake up to a new surprise,” Heidi Klum tells PEOPLE about the unpredictability of the show's production changes during the coronavirus pandemic  —  Heidi Klum is returning to her judge's chair!
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Britney Spears says she got ‘carried away’ with full body henna art … Did she tell her artist, “Gimme more?”  —  Britney Spears shared on Instagram on Monday that she got “carried away” with white Henna, posting a picture of her body fully covered in the traditional Indian body art.
Discussion: The Blemish and Perez Hilton
 
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From Mediagazer:

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

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

 
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