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Allure:
Julia Fox Is Unsubscribing From the Male Gaze  —  At home with one of pop culture's most misunderstood people. … Julia Fox just took a shower.  When she answers the creaky, wooden front door of her Harlem brownstone, I'm looking down at tan sock-clad feet before panning up to swishy black lounge pants …
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TMZ.com:
Julia Fox Clarifies Sexuality After Coming Out as Lesbian, She's a ‘Vibes Person’  —  JULIA FOX VIBESEXUAL ... Potential Attraction to ‘Anyone & Anything!!!’  —  Julia Fox is clearing the air about her love life — a year after coming out as a lesbian, she's now clarifying she's actually pansexual.
Discussion: E! Online
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Julia Fox clarifies her sexuality after coming out as a lesbian
Discussion: Daily Star
Luke Chinman / People:
TikTok Star John Crawley Dies at 47  —  The social media comedian, remembered for his fluffy beard and hilarious reactions to people eating food, had over 2.5 million followers on TikTok  — TikTok star John Crawley, known online as ‘KingBeardX,’ died at age 47 on Aug. 18
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Mickey Rapkin / Town & Country:
Why Kirsten Dunst Is Our Cool Girl Colossus  —  Kirsten Dunst has been a child star, an ingenue, a fashion muse, and a leading lady.  Now she's starring in one of the year's buzziest movies, prepping her next Coppola collab, and rewriting the rulebook for being a true Hollywood original.
Discussion: People, E! Online, Just Jared and Variety
Desiree Anello / E! Online:
Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans Speaks Out After Son Jace Shares Explosive Text Messages  —  Hours after Jenelle Evans' son Jace, 16, shared screenshots of explosive texts between the two on social media, the Teen Mom alum insisted that her words were taken out of context.
Billboard:
Morgan Wallen & 'I'm the Problem' Won't Be Submitted for 2026 Grammy Awards  —  His team will not submit the artist, any of the songs he co-wrote or the album for Grammy consideration. … Hits Daily Double broke the news earlier Tuesday (Aug. 19) that the album would not be submitted …
Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Inside the Summer That Changed Everything (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love was on full display during her August 13 appearance on his “New Heights” podcast.  In between the story of how she got …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Elle
People:
KJ Apa Reveals This Riverdale Costar Is His 3-Year-Old Son Sasha's Godfather (Exclusive)  —  ‘The Map That Leads to You’ actor shares his son with ex-girlfriend Clara Berry  — KJ Apa had a special person in mind when selecting his son's godfather  — The actor tells PEOPLE that he picked …
TMZ.com:
Tom Brady Clowned By Ex-Teammates Over Son's Height  —  TOM BRADY CLOWNED OVER SON'S HEIGHT ... ‘Is Jack Standing on Something’?!?  —  Tom Brady's no longer the tallest in his family ... the ex-NFL superstar revealed Wednesday his teenage son has officially passed him — and a pair of his former teammates clowned him over it.
Discussion: People
Just Jared:
New ‘Archie’ Movie in the Works With ‘Spider-Verse’ Producers!  —  A big-screen version of the beloved Archie Comics characters is officially on the way.  —  Universal Pictures is developing an Archie movie with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller producing.  —  The duo, best known for their work …
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
‘The Pitt’ Wins Big at TCA Awards, Securing 4 Categories  —  Other winners include “The Studio,” “Adolescence,” “Somebody Somewhere” and “Sesame Street”  —  “The Pitt” is the big winner of the 2025 Television Critics Awards.  Out of the organization's 14 awards, the HBO Max medical drama won four of them …
Daily Mail:
Kelly Clarkson's huge guilt over ex Brandon Blackstock's death: She can't stop thinking about ‘double whammy’ hit to his health  —  Kelly Clarkson made no secret of the devastation she suffered when her marriage to Brandon Blackstock crumbled.  —  As their nasty divorce was aired in public …
Discussion: Star Magazine and Page Six
Eric Andersson / People:
Helen Mirren on Ignoring Birthdays, the ‘Galling’ Part of Aging and the Thrill of The Thursday Murder Club (Exclusive)  —  The Oscar winner opens up in a spirited interview for a new PEOPLE cover story  — Oscar-winning icon Helen Mirren gets candid in a new cover story with PEOPLE
Discussion: TODAY.com and Mirror
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Glen Powell and Eli Manning: Meet Hollywood's Most Unlikely ‘Powers’ Couple  —  What happens when a white-hot movie star and a champion quarterback team up for a risky football comedy with heart?  Chad Powers happens.  (Just don't call it Hulu's ‘Ted Lasso’!)  —  Glen Powell can do it all.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and New York Post
Ryan Coleman / Entertainment Weekly:
Orlando Bloom says Pirates of the Caribbean needs ‘everybody back’ for a new film to succeed  —  Bloom starred in 2003's “The Curse of the Black Pearl” and 2006's “Dead Man's Chest” with Kiera Knightley and Johnny Depp, both of whom he'd welcome back.  —  Dead men tell no tales.
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Michelle Obama reveals which daughter Barack found more ‘difficult’ to raise  —  Barack Obama found it more “difficult” to raise his youngest daughter, Sasha.  —  Michelle Obama recalled her husband connecting more seamlessly with their older daughter, Malia, on Wednesday's episode of her and Craig Robinson's “IMO” podcast.
Discussion: E! Online, InStyle, HELLO!, Elle and HOLA!
Chris Spargo / People:
Bryan Kohberger's Classmates Recall Seeing Him Covered in Injuries for Weeks After Idaho Murders  —  Students at Washington State University told police they saw Kohberger for the first time two weeks after the murders, still covered in injuries  — Bryan Kohberger disappeared for a week …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Victoria Johns / Mirror:
Katie Price reveals only man she's ever truly loved - and it's none of her husbands  —  Mum-of-five, Katie Price, has had three failed marriages and a string of on-off relationships, but there is one man, who she admitted was her one true love  —  Katie Price admitted the only man she ever truly loved was …
Discussion: Daily Star
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Why “Christian Girl Autumn” Influencer Caitlin Covington Won't Have New Fall Content This Year  —  Caitlin Covington, an influencer better known as “Christian Girl Autumn” for her annual Vermont photoshoots and fall content, detailed why she is taking a sabbatical from her most iconic posts.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Cosmopolitan and People
FemaleFirst:
Tiffany Haddish laughs off baby speculation  —  Tiffany Haddish has denied having a baby with her friend Jason Lee.  —  Tiffany Haddish has laughed off speculation she had a secret baby with her friend.  —  The Girls Trip star and her friend Jason Lee set tongues wagging that they had welcome …
Ashley Pemberton / Daily Star:
Kneecap rapper Mo Chara due in court today as police issue warning to fans  —  Demonstrations in support of the Belfast-born rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh — who performs under the stage name Mo Chara in the band Kneecap — have been organised outside the court
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Tom Sandoval Defends Himself From America's Got Talent Judges After Shaky Performance  —  Vanderpump Rules alum Tom Sandoval competed in America's Got Talent quarterfinals, performing a cover of The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” with his band Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras.
Discussion: Full Feed and WKYC-TV
 
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