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6:30 PM ET, August 4, 2025

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CNN:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release  —  An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began …
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TMZ.com:
Diddy Denied Bail, Remains In Jail Pending Sentencing … JOSH FLAGG DROPS SERIOUS💰ON HAMPTONS PAD!!!
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Chappell Roan on “The Subway,” Writing Through Heartbreak, and Loving Her Job Again  —  On a humid July afternoon, Chappell Roan is standing near the doors of a subway car, fiery red hair cloaking her pale, moonlike face.  Only, the 27-year-old pop star—born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz—isn't packed in with New York's myriad commuters.
TMZ.com:
Christian Coleman Defends GF Sha'Carri Richardson After Dom.  Violence Arrest  —  CHRISTIAN COLEMAN DEFENDS SHA'CARRI AFTER DV ARREST ... ‘It Was a Sucky Situation’  —  Olympic track star Christian Coleman is speaking out in support of his girlfriend Sha'Carri Richardson after she was arrested …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Suggest
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Willa Bennett / Cosmopolitan:
Margaret Qualley Manifested This Cover Story  —  The 30-year-old award-winning actor opens up about womanhood, double texting, and being in love.  —  “I personally feel like I'm always having an epiphany,” says Margaret Qualley as she leads me along her “special walk” on her “special beach” …
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died  —  Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
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Lara Walsh / InStyle:
Julia Roberts's Husband Shares Rare Video of Son Phinnaeus, 20, Looking So Grown Up  —  She also shares daughter Hazel, 20, and son Henry, 18, with husband Danny Moder.  —  Close … Despite her leading lady status across the globe, Julia Roberts likes to keep her private life …
Discussion: E! Online, People and TODAY.com
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
George Clooney and Adam Sandler's Jay Kelly Explores What Movie Stardom Really Means  —  The two actors explain Noah Baumbach's new Hollywood tale, which forced them to dig deep and forge a tight bond: “I kept telling the cast, 'Don't call him Sand Man.'”  —  After George Clooney agreed …
Trey Alston / Complex:
Issa Rae Hit With Plagiarism Lawsuit for ‘One Of Them Days’  —  Three screenwriters allege the film is very similar to their 2020 script, ‘One of Those Days.’  —  Issa Rae is being sued by three Los Angeles screenwriters who claim that the movie she produced, One of Them Days, is a rip-off of their film.
Discussion: Just Jared, TheGrio and BET
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Brandi Glanville severely burns face in attempt to kill facial parasite  —  Brandi Glanville severely burned her face after using Nair on her face in an attempt to kill her facial parasite.  —  The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum showed off the brutal skin damage caused …
Corinne Sullivan / Cosmopolitan:
Here's Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini's Relationship Timeline for Those Just Catching Up  —  It's official: These two are the cutest.  🥺  —  Believe it or not, it's been over two years since Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini first kicked off their relationship, and yep, the couple is still going strong as ever.
Discussion: E! Online
Katherine Clarke / Wall Street Journal:
Shannen Doherty's Longtime Malibu Home Is Coming on the Market  —  The Malibu property of the “90210” star, who died last year at age 53, is asking $9.45 million  —  A year after her death, Shannen Doherty's longtime home in Malibu, Calif., is coming on the market for $9.45 million.
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com and New York Post
Brent Lang / Variety:
Morgan Spector on the Shocking ‘Gilded Age’ Shooting: ‘You Should Be Very Worried’ … On its best days, Le Pain Quotidien's Bryant Park branch is a far cry from the 61st Street mansion where the Russell family presides over New York society in baronial splendor on HBO's “The Gilded Age.”
Charlotte Griffiths / Daily Mail:
Prince George a step closer to Eton after being allocated a house - despite Prince and Princess of Wales being ‘plagued by indecision’ over their choice of school for the young Royal  —  Prince George has been allocated a house at Eton College -despite the Prince and Princess of Wales …
Discussion: Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and GB News
Daily Star:
Eamonn Holmes shares tragic update on terminally ill friend James Whale after hospice visit  —  GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes recently visited fellow broadcaster James Whale, who is sadly approaching the end of his life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer
Discussion: Mirror, The Sun, GB News and RTÉ
Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:
Heidi Klum Is Starting a ‘Worm and Parasite Cleanse’  —  The model returned as the host of the 21st season of ‘Project Runway’ in late July  —  In fashion, as the saying goes on “Project Runway,” one day you're in and the next day you're out.  Except if you're Heidi Klum on the actual show …
Discussion: E! Online, People and HELLO!
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Pamela Anderson breaks silence on Meghan Markle's ‘rip off’ cooking show on ‘WWHL’  —  She didn't invent cooking shows.  —  Pamela Anderson does not believe that Meghan Markle ripped off her cooking show, “Pamela's Cooking with Love,” to create “With Love, Meghan.”
 
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Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:
At 84, Martha Stewart Launches Her First Skin-Care Brand
Discussion: People, Page Six and Glamour
Laura Benjamin / HELLO!:
Exclusive: Katherine Ryan on her ‘fat girl summer’ pregnancy with baby number four - and how her teenage daughter reacted
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 Earlier Picks: 
Us Weekly:
Sadie Robertson and Christian Huff's Relationship Timeline: From Friends to Married Couple
Discussion: E! Online and TODAY.com
Charlie Moloney / The Guardian:
Oasis ‘shocked and saddened’ after fan dies in fall at Wembley concert
NBC Los Angeles:
Rapper Soulja Boy arrested in Melrose on suspected weapons charge
TMZ.com:
Irina Shayk Stuns in Polka Dot Bikini on Summer Getaway to Capri
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings

 
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