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12:55 PM ET, August 10, 2020

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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Simon Cowell Recovering After 5-Hour Surgery: He Had a ‘Metal Rod Put Into His Back,’ Source Says  —  Simon Cowell broke his back after falling off an electric bike at his Malibu home on Saturday  —  Simon Cowell underwent a five-hour surgery after he was hospitalized on Saturday following a minor accident in Malibu, California.
Discussion: Deadline, The Wrap and Variety
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
AGT's Simon Cowell Hospitalized After Falling Off Bike in Malibu: He ‘Will Be Having Surgery’  —  “He's under observation,” a rep for Simon Cowell tells PEOPLE  —  Simon Cowell is on the mend.  —  The America's Got Talent judge and executive producer, 60, was hospitalized on Saturday after a minor accident in Malibu, California.
Trilby Beresford / Hollywood Reporter:
Simon Cowell Hospitalized With Broken Back After Falling Off Electric Bicycle  —  The English record executive and 'America's Got Talent' host was test riding the bike in Malibu on Saturday.  —  Simon Cowell broke his back on Saturday afternoon while test riding his electric bicycle in Malibu …
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip and Us Weekly
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Simon Cowell recovering from six-hour surgery after scary bike crash  —  Simon Cowell was in surgery for six hours on Saturday after breaking his back in a horrible bike crash.  —  Sources told Page Six that the “America's Got Talent” star, 60, is now in “recovery and asleep.”
Page Six:
Simon Cowell lucky he wasn't paralyzed in horrific electric bike crash  —  Simon Cowell is lucky not to be paralyzed after a horrific bike crash, breaking his back in three places, friends tell us.  —  The 60-year-old “America's Got Talent” star — whom Page Six revealed had a six-hour operation Saturday …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton and Variety
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Ally Mauch / People.com:
A Baby Girl!  Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Welcome Their First Child  —  Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger celebrated their first wedding anniversary in June … FB  —  Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a mom!  —  The author, 30, and her husband, Chris Pratt …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Patrick Sawer / Telegraph:
Prince Harry's childhood friend ‘had doubts’ about suitability of Meghan  —  Tom Inskip advised Harry and Meghan to live together before ‘doing anything more serious’  —  Prince Harry's childhood friend Tom “Skippy” Inskip expressed reservations about Meghan Markle before the couple became engaged, it has been claimed.
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
UK monarchy depends on William and Harry healing their rift, book reveals  —  The future of the British monarchy depends on Prince Willam and Prince Harry mending their rift — as a palace courtier stressed, “we cannot have them at war,” a new book reveals.  —  Palace staffers were so worried …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Allison / Dlisted:
Prince Harry Thinks Social Media Needs A Major Overhaul  —  Anyone who has ever wondered what they did to have an Instagram feed full of targeted ads for control-top leggings knows there could be improvements made to the algorithm (no really, why do I get so many).
TMZ.com:
Nick Cannon Says Kanye West Has His Vote for President  —  NICK CANNON KANYE'S GOT MY VOTE!!!  —  KANYE FOR PRESIDENT  —  Nick Cannon says America needs another Black man in the White House ... that's why he's team Kanye 2020.  —  Nick was at LAX Friday when the photog asked him what he thought of Ye's run.
Natalie O'Neill / Page Six:
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly boasted about oral sex with George Clooney  —  Ghislaine Maxwell was “giddy as a schoolgirl” after performing oral sex on actor George Clooney in a bathroom at a show-business event, according to a report Friday.  —  Maxwell — Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend …
Discussion: The Blemish and The Sun
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Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Witney Carson Unveils Her Picks for Best and Worst ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Contestants: Kim Kardashian ‘Was Really Rough’ … Keeping it real.  Witney Carson did not sugarcoat her answers when picking the best and worst celebrity contestants from Dancing With the Stars over the years.
 
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Antonia Blyth / Deadline:
Jennifer Aniston: Latest ‘Friends’ Reunion Delay Is “Very Sad” But It Will Be “Even More Exciting And More Fun... We're Not Going Anywhere”
Discussion: Glamour
Entertainment Tonight:
Debra Messing Says She Dropped From a Size 8 to 2 During ‘Will & Grace’ Days
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Page Six:
The 2020 MTV VMAs will not be held at Barclays Center
Discussion: Stereogum and Deadline
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Melissa Rycroft Still Has Never Watched Her Season of The Bachelor After Jason Mesnick Split
 Earlier Picks: 
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Ben Affleck To Direct Adaptation of ‘Big Goodbye’ For Paramount; Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Making of ‘Chinatown’
Discussion: The Wrap
Laura Brown / InStyle:
Kristen Wiig on Wonder Woman, Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, and Her Journey to Motherhood
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Christine Quinn ‘Disappointed’ by How Her Wedding Is Shown on Selling Sunset: ‘I Was Crying’
Perez Hilton:
Chrishell Stause Says Estranged Husband Justin Hartley TEXTED Her About Their Divorce — But Only After Filing!
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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