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12:15 PM ET, August 4, 2020

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People.com:
The Bachelorette's Clare Crawley Is Being Replaced by Tayshia Adams After Finding Love: Sources  —  Clare Crawley fueled rumors that she left the franchise after liking a tweet about Tayshia Adams being her successor  —  Talk about the most dramatic season ever: Tayshia Adams …
Discussion: Vulture and Oh No They Didn't!
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:   ‘The Bachelorette’ Twist: Next Season Expected To Feature Two Female Stars
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Wish Meghan Markle a Happy Birthday  —  William and Kate joined Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles in wishing Meghan a happy birthday on social media  —  Meghan Markle's birthday is today, and she's being celebrated by members of the royal family.
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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!
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Rob Kardashian Posts Shirtless Pool Selfie a Month After Source Said He's Focused on Wellness  —  The reality star's poolside shot comes after a source previously told PEOPLE that he has been intentional about improving his overall well-being  —  Rob Kardashian is keeping cool in the summer heat …
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:   Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson Are ‘Together,’ Source Says: ‘She Hopes He Has Changed’
Harper's BAZAAR:
Welcome to Rihanna's Revolution  —  At 32, Robyn Rihanna Fenty is already an icon.  But the secret to her success in the beauty business might lie in how she has reimagined what it means to be one.  —  Meeting a megastar for the first time can be nerve-racking.  You never really know what to expect.
Discussion: Page Six
Dylan Jones / British GQ:
At home with Paul McCartney: His most candid interview yet  —  In the collective pause of pandemic, introspection finds fresh expression.  And for Paul McCartney, who would have headlined Glastonbury this summer, 60 years on the world stage offers much on which to reflect.
Discussion: Page Six
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Variety
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Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'She's Talk Show Karen!' …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Big Issue:
Jason Isaacs: ‘I manage to find simple happiness in simple things’  —  Actor and producer Jason Isaacs has spoken exclusively with The Big Issue about his battle with addiction in a candid Letter to My Younger Self  —  If there's one thing that would surprise a 16-year-old Jason Isaacs, the actor said, it's that he is okay.
Discussion: Page Six
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: Cele|bitchy and WWTDD
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
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 …
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
ELLE:
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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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’
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Bradley Cooper in Talks to Star in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1970s Drama (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Wrap and Page Six
Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
Odell Beckham Jr. Doesn't Think the NFL Should Come Back This Season
Discussion: TMZ.com and Plain Dealer
 Earlier Picks: 
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
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
 

 
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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
A look at an ISIS-affiliated media program called News Harvest, which is using AI-generated news anchors to disseminate extremist propaganda quickly and cheaply

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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

 
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