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Tom Capon / The Sun:
Britney Spears' ex-fiance Jason Trawick responds to claims they were secretly MARRIED before 2012 break-up  —  BRITNEY Spears' ex-fiance Jason Trawick has shot down claims he was secretly married to the pop star.  —  Rumors the pop superstar - who was engaged to Jason in 2011 …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and justjared.com
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Jason Trawick on Those Britney Spears Marriage Reports  —  The podcast “Toxic: The Britney Spears Story” had rumors swirling that Britney Spears and her ex-fiancé Jason Trawick secretly married and divorced years ago.  “Extra's” Billy Bush texted Jason, a friend of his, to find out if it was true.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Sam Asghari Says Britney Spears Will Perform Again Soon, Hopefully
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Elle:
The Return of Selena  —  After years battling health issues and heartbreak, Selena Gomez opens up about mental illness, her new hulu series and not knowing her own Instagram password  —  Selena Gomez's favorite place to chill is her glam room.  A small space on the ground floor of her new L.A.-area house …
Claire McNear / The Ringer:
“A Smile With Sharp Teeth”: Mike Richards's Rise to ‘Jeopardy!’  Host Sparks Questions About His Past  —  The ‘Jeopardy!’ host search is finally over.  New reporting reveals that concerns about Richards and the show's selection process remain.  —  One day in the fall of 2013, Mike Richards called Ken Jennings.
Diksha Madhok / CNN:
Hong Kong allows Nicole Kidman to skip quarantine, reportedly to film for Amazon  —  New Delhi (CNN Business)Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes.  Not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, however.
Discussion: Quartz, Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
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Rhoda Kwan / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Hong Kong exempts actor Nicole Kidman from Covid quarantine as Amazon's ‘tone-deaf’ expat TV shows see backlash
Discussion: RADAR
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Kandi Burruss undergoes breast reduction surgery  —  Kandi Burruss is keeping the real in “Real Housewives.”  —  The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, 45, revealed that she recently underwent breast reduction surgery.  —  “Let's not let all the other diets and stuff that I've done confuse …
Discussion: The Blast and Sandra Rose
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:   Meet the Cast of ‘Housewives’ Mashup Season 2
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
90 Day Fiance's Loren and Alexei Brovarnik Welcome Their 2nd Child  —  Another TLC tyke!  Loren Brovarnik and Alexei Brovarnik's second child arrived on Monday, August 16, at 9:08 p.m. ET, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  Adorable!  ‘90 Day Fiance’ Babies: Pics  —  “Wow!
Discussion: Page Six and The Hollywood Gossip
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Amber Rose Accuses Partner Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards of Cheating: 'I've Been Suffering in Silence'  —  “The lack of loyalty and the disrespect is ridiculous and I'm done,” Amber Rose wrote  —  Amber Rose has accused her partner, music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, of cheating on her with at least 12 different people.
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Carly Beech / Daily Star:
Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley expecting second child with Jason Statham  —  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has announced that she is pregnant with her second child as she posed for a photo with her growing baby bump at the forefront of the stunning snap  —  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has announced …
Gert's Royals / Gert's Royal Replies:
Condolence Reply for Prince Philip from the Cambridges (2021)  —  This reply arrived a few months ago.  I had written to the Cambridges following the death of Prince Philip.  —  The envelope is the usual from the British Royals featuring the postmark from the Court Post Office at Buckingham Palace.
Discussion: People.com, Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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Jason Sheeler / People.com:
Fabio Alleges Gianni Versace Owed Him Money from a '90s Fragrance Campaign: 'He Wasn't a Very Honest Person'  —  The model and actor also rehashes his career journey on the season finale of the PEOPLE in the '90s podcast  —  Today we know Fabio as the king of romance, the guy who appeared …
Discussion: Daily Mail
The Sun:
Kim Kardashian shows off her famous figure in crop top and tight pants as she steps out of $600K Lamborghini  —  KIM Kardashian showed off her famous figure in a crop top and tight pants as she stepped out of a $600K Lamborghini.  —  The outing comes after a recent photo had fan's convinced that she got her butt fillers removed.
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Star
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Alex Rodriguez poses with the Porsche he once gifted ex Jennifer Lopez  —  If you've got it, flaunt it?  —  Alex Rodriguez sparked a frenzy on Instagram late Wednesday when he posted a photo of himself smiling as he leans on what appears to be the red Porsche he previously gifted to Jennifer Lopez for her 50th birthday.
Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
Rita Ora, 30, stuns in sheer black dress as she celebrates boyfriend Taika Waititi's 46th birthday with A-list mates  —  RITA Ora made sure all eyes were on her as she threw a birthday bash for boyfriend Taika Waititi.  —  The 30-year-old looked incredible in a figure-hugging sheer dress …
TMZ.com:
Devin Booker Has Boozy Lunch With Kendall Jenner After Romantic Lake Trip  —  DEVIN BOOKER BOOZY LUNCH WITH KENDALL JENNER ... After Romantic Lake Trip  —  Devin Booker's offseason of love is still going strong ... 'cause after a romantic lake trip with Kendall Jenner …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and E! Online
Alex Diggins / Telegraph:
‘He was joking to the end’: Sean Lock remembered by Bill Bailey, Harry Hill and Miles Jupp  —  His dry wit and hang-dog persona earned him many fans.  But what do some of his closest friends feel his legacy will be?  —  Corporate gigs are the dark underbelly of comedy - unsexy, uncelebrated, and punishingly hard to nail.
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
justjared.com:
Ed Sheeran Announces New Album ‘=,’ Debuts Song ‘Visiting Hours’ - Listen Now!  —  Ed Sheeran has some exciting news: his next album is coming!  —  The 30-year-old entertainer announced = moments ago on an Instagram Live with his fans.  —  “= (Equals) is a really personal record …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and POPSUGAR
Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Sonny Chiba, Martial Arts Legend and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor, Dies at 82 of COVID Complications … Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, the Japanese actor and martial arts legend who had roles in American films like “Kill Bill” and “The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift,” died on Thursday, his agent confirmed to Variety.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Devan Coggan / EW.com:
Hope Springs: Go behind the scenes of Marvel's Eternals … Chloé Zhao can pinpoint the exact moment her unconventional super team became the family she had envisioned.  The 39-year-old Oscar winner directs Marvel's Eternals (in theaters Nov. 5), a sprawling saga about a group of immortal aliens keeping watch over humanity.
TMZ.com:
‘Fedora Guy’ Jerry Messing on Ventilator with COVID-19  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.2K … Jerry Messing — the “Freaks and Geeks” actor who's also the face of a famous meme — has COVID and is fighting for his life in Florida ... TMZ has learned.  —  His father, James, tells us …
Francesca Shillcock / HELLO!:
The Crown series five: everything we know so far … The Crown is one of the most popular shows on Netflix, so it's no wonder that as soon as fans binged all ten episodes of series four at the end of 2020, they were left immediately wanting more.  Fortunately, production for the next instalment …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Emma James / The Sun:
Dani Dyer's ex Sammy Kimmence to start repaying £55k he owes from OAP scam in BLING including Louis Vuitton bags  —  DANI Dyer's ex-boyfriend will start paying back the £55,000 he owes from an OAP scam in bling, a court heard today.  —  Shamed stockbroker Sam Kimmence, 25 …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
 
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EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Ravenel and Heather Mascoe Call It Quits After Year-Long Engagement!
Discussion: RADAR and The Hollywood Gossip
Courtney Ciandella / The Sun:
NOT EVEN KHLO-SE Khloe Kardashian looks unrecognizable in throwback photo from college party after fans accuse her of ‘too much surgery’
Discussion: E! Online
Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Ulta Beauty Shops Open at 52 Target Stores — Here's How to Find a Location Near You
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Tom Capon / The Sun:
Katie Price treats son Harvey to a new £600 iPad to celebrate NTA nomination after he ‘bent’ the last one
Discussion: Daily Star
Joanne Kavanagh / The Sun:
How to get tickets for Kanye West's Donda Soldier Field listening party
Melissa Veitch / Daily Star:
Francis ‘Frankie’ Mossman dead: Spartacus and The Horizon actor dies age 33
Discussion: E! Online and Deadline
Ellie Henman / The Sun:
Charlotte Crosby splits with boyfriend Liam and kicks him out of their house after furious bust ups
Discussion: Daily Star
Lynn Hirschberg / W:
Elizabeth Olsen, Much Like Wanda Maximoff, Comforts Herself With Classic TV
Discussion: E! Online and justjared.com
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
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People.com:
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

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