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12:00 AM ET, September 4, 2024

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Evelyne Musambi / Associated Press:
A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend  —  A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.  Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position …
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Wycliffe Muia / BBC:
Ugandan athlete in hospital after Kenya petrol attack  —  Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is in a critical condition in a Kenyan hospital, after allegedly being doused with petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend.  —  The 33-year-old marathon runner, who competed at the recent Paris Olympics …
Discussion: KFTC-TV and TMZ.com
Escher Walcott / People:
Olympic Marathon Runner Set on Fire by Her Boyfriend in Gasoline Attack Weeks After Competing at Paris 2024
Discussion: Just Jared and The Standard
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Surfer and Cop on ‘T.J. Hooker,’ Dies at 88  —  The ‘Time Tunnel’ star also was a pop singer and a crooning hologram on ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.’ … He was 88.  —  Darren died in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his son Jim Moret …
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
James Darren, Teen Idol Actor in ‘Gidget,’ Singer and Director, Dies at 88
TMZ.com:
‘1000-LB SISTERS’ STAR AMY SLATON LEAVES ZOO ON STRETCHER ... Bandaged After Camel Bite  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “1000-Lb Sisters” star Amy Slaton needed a stretcher after cops say she was bitten by a camel at a Tennessee zoo ... and she had her wound wrapped in a makeshift bandage.
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Joe Faretra / Daily Star:
1,000lb Sisters star arrested at zoo for ‘child endangerment and drugs’ after suspicious odours
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Inside Demi Moore's Glorious Return: How She Conquered Her Fears for a Career-Best Performance in ‘The Substance’  —  “I'm warning you: She loves to dominate a teddy bear,” Demi Moore says as her teacup Chihuahua, Pilaf, toddles into the room.  Moore, perched on a kitchen stool in her Los Angeles home, watches her dog with a sly smile.
Jayde Malifa / The Australian Women's Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Elle Macpherson on what she has learnt about motherhood, business and wellness  —  Known as “The Body”, Elle is Australia's first supermodel.  She carved a career out of her natural beauty and Amazonian physique - in particular her breasts - from the Tab soft drink commercial …
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TMZ.com:
Nikki Bella Looking for Divorce Lawyer after Artem Chigvintsev's Arrest  —  NIKKI BELLA ON THE HUNT FOR DIVORCE LAWYER ... Artem Not Living At Family Home … Nikki Bella is on the hunt for a divorce lawyer ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ …
People:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's Divorce ‘Has the Potential to Get Ugly’ Since No Prenup (Exclusive Source)  —  A source says the exes are in mediation, but “there are some sticking points over financials”  —  Love don't cost a thing, but Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's split could prove to be pricey.
Rosemary Rossi / Variety:
‘General Hospital’ Icon Emma Samms Talks Latest Return to the Show Amid Her Battle With Long COVID (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Whenever “General Hospital” fan-favorite Emma Samms reappears in the Port Charles macrocosm as Holly Sutton — as she is once again doing this week — loyal viewers are eager to learn one thing …
Discussion: People and Just Jared
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Kristin Cavallari reveals 12-year-old son Camden's face for the first time on social media  —  Kristin Cavallari's 12-year-old son, Camden, made his Instagram debut.  —  The “Laguna Beach” alum unveiled the pre-teen's face for the first time on her Instagram Story as they made a homemade fall treat on Monday.
Susannah Butter / The Times:
Justin Theroux on Beetlejuice, his cousin Louis — and his ex, Jennifer Aniston  —  The Hollywood actor talks about summers with his celebrity family, playing a villain in Tim Burton's new sequel and why his ex-wife Aniston was right to hit out at JD Vance  —  Congratulations are in order for Justin Theroux.
Discussion: People, Daily Mail, Page Six and Us Weekly
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Sabrina Carpenter's ‘Short n’ Sweet' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200  —  Plus: Travis Scott's Days Before Rodeo rides in at No. 2, and Lainey Wilson scores her first top 10 with the arrival of Whirlwind.  —  Sabrina Carpenter achieves her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart …
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Hunter Schafer Talks ‘Cuckoo’, ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 & Her Hollywood Heroes  —  Six years ago, on the first day of shooting the pilot for Euphoria, Hunter Schafer had a moment of panic.  A 20-year-old runway model with no acting experience at the time, Schafer was tasked with something …
Discussion: Bustle, UPROXX and Just Jared
Charna Flam / People:
Jada Pinkett Smith Goes Private on Instagram After Posting That ‘a Woman Is Told She Must Belong to Someone’  —  The actress made her Instagram profile private at the start of the month  —  Jada Pinkett Smith has set her Instagram account to private.  —  The 52-year-old actress decided …
Discussion: Daily Mail and E! Online
Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Travis Kelce Jokes Taylor Swift's Plays Haven't ‘Gotten to Coach Reid’ Yet: 'She's a Little Biased'  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Travis Kelce revealed that Taylor Swift really is a mastermind, confirming she has created plays for him — though they haven't been sent to Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid just yet.
TMZ.com:
Cardi B & Offset Still Getting Divorced, Despite Recent Reunion  —  CARDI B & OFFSET DIVORCE STILL ON ... Despite Reunion At Son Wave's Birthday … Cardi B and Offset put on a friendly front at their son Wave's birthday bash this weekend ... but TMZ has learned the rappers are still very much broken up.
People:
Kelly Ripa's Daughter Lola Consuelos Borrows Her Mom's 30-Year-Old Dress: ‘Pretty Cool’  —  The daytime host revealed that her 23-year-old daughter wore her dress to the Disney Legends induction ceremony back in August  —  Kelly Ripa is highlighting a special family fashion moment.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Us Weekly, Page Six and HELLO!
 
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Nick Hoult / Telegraph:
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Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
Variety:
Pedro Almodóvar and New Muses Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Land Unbelievable 17-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for ‘The Room Next Door’
Simon Perry / People:
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