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8:45 AM ET, August 4, 2020

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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
‘The Show Will Go On!’  Inside ‘Ellen’ Producers' Call With Staff … Back in action.  The Ellen DeGeneres Show is making a plan to move forward in the wake of former staffers' allegations against several of its executive producers, senior staff and the talk show host herself.
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Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'She's Talk Show Karen!'  Staff give Ellen DeGeneres a new nickname as insiders claim James Corden will NOT be replacing her and say Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy or Jennifer Aniston are in the running to take over  — One current and 10 former employees at the Ellen DeGeneres Show revealed …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Clare Crawley Seemingly Confirms BIG Bachelorette Rumor With Her Return To Social Media!  —  Did Clare Crawley just confirm the latest Bachelorette rumors?!  —  As we previously shared, the 39-year-old reportedly threatened to quit the show after developing a serious connection with one of the contestants.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Bachelorette’ Twist: Next Season Expected To Feature Two Female Stars  —  It looks like we are up for another first in The Bachelor franchise — a season that starts with one titular star and ends with another.  —  Speculation has been growing that Clare Crawley, who had been tapped …
Sebastian Shakespeare / Daily Mail:
Just the two of us: Queen's secret lunch treat for Princess Anne's 70th birthday  —  The Queen has spent the past three months socially isolating at Windsor Castle amid the coronovirus pandemic but it has not been all doom and gloom.  —  Just two weeks after she attended the nuptials …
Discussion: HELLO!
TMZ.com:
‘Foodgod’ Jonathan Cheban Allegedly Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspect Sketch Released  —  ‘FOODGOD’ JONATHAN CHEBAN SUSPECT SKETCH RELEASED IN ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY ... Pic of $250k Watch  —  2:11 PM PT — Englewood Cliffs police tell TMZ ... there was a report of an armed robbery Sunday night around 8:30 PM …
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Ashley Graham Wants to Cancel Mom-Shaming  —  KRISTEN BELL AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JUSTIN ERVIN, STYLED BY ALEX WHITE  —  KRISTEN BELL: Hello, my friend.  I'm excited to be interviewing you.  —  ASHLEY GRAHAM:  —  Thanks for doing this!  You are Supermom—juggling everything in the whole world right now …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Bossip and Page Six
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E! Online:
Teen Mom's Kailyn Lowry Gives Birth to Baby No. 4  —  Congratulations are in order for reality TV personality Kailyn Lowry, who welcomed her fourth son.  Get all the exclusive details below!  —  Kailyn Lowry is officially a mama four times over!  —  The 28-year-old Teen Mom star …
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Hollywood Gossip and MTV
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is Willing to ‘Save’ Marriage with Kanye West ‘for Their Kids,’ Source Says  —  Kim Kardashian “still sees divorce as a last resort,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are trying to make their marriage work.  —  After sources told PEOPLE that the reality star …
Discussion: WWTDD
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Bradley Cooper in Talks to Star in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1970s Drama (Exclusive)  —  The project, which recently moved to MGM, is set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley.  —  Bradley Cooper and Paul Thomas Anderson, each eight-time Oscar nominees, are teaming up.
Discussion: The Wrap and Page Six
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Netflix Negotiating For ‘The Woman In The Window’ With Amy Adams; Last Fox 2000 Elizabeth Gabler Project Will Be Let Go By Disney  —  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is finalizing an acquisition deal that will move The Woman in the Window out of Disney-owned 20th Century Studios and into a new window, as a global Netflix event film.
Discussion: The Wrap
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson Are ‘Together,’ Source Says: ‘She Hopes He Has Changed’  —  “They are very much together and Khloé is beyond happy,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Khloé Kardashian is putting her faith in the power of love.  —  The reality star and Tristan Thompson …
Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
Odell Beckham Jr. Doesn't Think the NFL Should Come Back This Season  —  Just before attending training camp, the Browns wide receiver says, “We're not ready for football season.  So why are we trying to push forward?”  —  In our series My Monday Morning, self-motivated people tell WSJ. how they start off the week.
Discussion: Plain Dealer and TMZ.com
 
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Hunter King and Fiance Nico Svoboda Split, End Engagement After Nearly 2 Years
Billboard:
Taylor Swift Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 With ‘Cardigan,’ Is 1st Artist to Open Atop Hot 100 & Billboard 200 in Same Week
Discussion: Stereogum and MTV
Eric Todisco / People.com:
Gisele Bündchen Celebrates Husband Tom Brady's 43rd Birthday with Sweet Tribute: ‘Love of My Life’
Perez Hilton:
Brian Austin Green Says Co-Parenting With Megan Fox Is ‘Going As Well As It Can’ & Gives An Update On His Dating Life
Discussion: Page Six
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Married At First Sight’ Gets Massive 6-Season Renewal; Lifetime Also Orders ‘Unmatchables’ Spinoff & Another Series From Kinetic Content
Discussion: The Wrap
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Simone Biles Goes Instagram Official with New Boyfriend, NFL Player Jonathan Owens: ‘Just Us’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Disney Channel Star Ronni Hawk Arrested for Domestic Violence
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Tamar Braxton Thanks Boyfriend for ‘Saving My Life’ After Suicide Attempt: ‘My Angel on Earth’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
‘Glee’ alum Jenna Ushkowitz engaged to David Stanley
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Black Lab's Name Is Finally Revealed — and It Has Special Meaning
Discussion: HELLO!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with New Yorker journalist Rachel Aviv on her Lucy Letby article, the cost of trial transcripts in the UK, the police documentary about the case, and more

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Reddit reintroduces the awards system it shut down in 2023, ends the replacement Golden Upvotes system, and expands its Contributor Program to 35 countries

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
Source: Roku's Sunday morning MLB package is worth $30M over three years, but the MLB can earn more from ads; Peacock paid $30M/year for the package before

 
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