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3:00 PM ET, August 1, 2020

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Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres is telling show executives she's had enough and is ready to call it quits as staffers slam her apology and claim she's the problem and has ‘enabled the toxic culture at the show to go on for so long’  — Earlier this month, one current and 10 former employees …
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Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
Dozens Of Former “Ellen Show” Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment  —  Being asked to join the control room inside The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a coveted spot in Hollywood, but according to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes …
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct  —  As soon as she saw his name, Katherine Fiore Tigerman broke out in a cold sweat.  Her shirt damp, she scrolled through the text messages from her best friend alerting her that comedian Chris D'Elia was being accused of sexual misconduct by scores of women on Twitter.
Dana Kennedy / Page Six:
Britney Spears' dad calls #FreeBritney a ‘conspiracy theory’  —  Jamie Spears is sick and tired of how #FreeBritney — an increasingly vocal online movement claiming his daughter Britney Spears is a prisoner in a gilded cage — is painting him as a villain.  —  An upset Jamie, 68 …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Toni Braxton Says She Uses a Vibrator to De-Puff Her Under-Eyes: ‘My Real Beauty Secret’  —  “I haven't used it on anything else other than my face, okay?  Just FYI,” the singer said in a new Vogue Beauty Secrets video  —  FB  —  Toni Braxton uses a very unconventional tool and technique …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Bryan Singer's Traumatic ‘X-Men’ Set: The Movie “Created a Monster”  —  The director's auteur style changed Hollywood's approach to superhero movies forever, but his on-set tantrums, a cast mutiny and, later, allegations of sexual abuse have left a tarnished legacy as the franchise turns 20.
Discussion: Queerty
Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Insiders Say Entertainment Boss Fostered Toxic Culture, Under Investigation  —  Current and former employees allege that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy engaged in racist, sexist and homophobic behavior: “It was par for the course.”  —  On June 4, former America's Got Talent …
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Topher Grace and Ashley Hinshaw Welcome Their 2nd Child … And baby makes four!  Ashley Hinshaw has given birth to her and husband Topher Grace's second child, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  —  Celebrity Babies of 2020  —  The True Blood alum, 31, made her baby bump debut in January …
Perez Hilton:
Lena Dunham Describes Horrific 21-Day Battle With COVID-19 … Lena Dunham is the latest celebrity to open up about her experience with COVID-19 and to hear her tell it, people should really be taking this virus far more seriously than we have been.  —  Along with a selfie (above) …
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Will Thorne / Variety:
Tamar Braxton and WE tv Cut Ties (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Tamar Braxton and WE tv are officially cutting ties, following Braxton's call out of the network over its “excessive and unfair” work demands.  —  In a new statement from WE tv, obtained exclusively by Variety, the network says it …
Discussion: Page Six and Sandra Rose
Hollywood Life:
Brian McKnight Confirms Pal Justin Timberlake Has A ‘New Baby’ After Report Jessica Biel Gave Birth  —  How exciting!  Brian McKnight confirmed on the record to HL that his friend and collaborator, Justin Timberlake, welcomed a ‘new baby’ with wife Jessica Biel, while filling us in on his new album, ‘Exodus’!
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Page Six and Us Weekly
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘Scream’: Courteney Cox Reprising Her Role As News Reporter Gale Weathers In Spyglass Media Group & Paramount Relaunch  —  EXCLUSIVE: Courteney Cox is returning for the next Scream as her famed dogged news reporter character Gale Weathers, we can tell you first.
 
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
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People.com:
Regis Philbin Laid to Rest at His ‘Beloved’ Alma Mater, Notre Dame
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Princess Diana's Surprising Answer on If She Thought Prince William Should Succeed Queen Elizabeth
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Chloe x Halle Recreate Spice Girls Looks for GLAAD Awards Performance with Drag Race Alums
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Lady Gaga's Rose Bowl appearance canceled after Chainsmokers debacle
Discussion: Queerty
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Alan Parker Dies: Towering UK Director Of ‘Bugsy Malone’, ‘Midnight Express’ & ‘Evita’ Was 76
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Teresa Palmer Reveals She Suffered from Orthorexia, an Obsession with Healthy Eating
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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