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Peter White / Deadline:
‘SNL’: Michael Longfellow Leaving After Three Seasons … Longfellow joined the show as a featured player in Season 48 and was promoted to the main cast ahead of Season 50. — He joins Devon Walker, who joined at the same time, and Emil Wakim, who are also both leaving ahead of Season 51.
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Heidi Gardner Exits ‘SNL’ After Eight Seasons — Heidi Gardner is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after eight seasons, multiple sources tell Variety. — The news comes amid a shake-up at the NBC sketch comedy series, which this week saw the departure of Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker ahead of Season 51.
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Vulture, E! Online, Just Jared, KARE-TV, New York Post, TVLine, Rolling Stone, LateNighter, The Wrap, Consequence, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, HELLO! and People
The Hollywood Reporter:
George Clooney Scales Back Venice Itinerary as He's Feeling Under the Weather at Start of Festival — According to multiple sources close to ‘Jay Kelly’ and its press schedule, Clooney started to feel unwell Wednesday and was advised to head straight home and rest up ahead of a packed Thursday.
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People, Variety, Just Jared, Us Weekly, Deadline, The Wrap, IndieWire, RADAR, Page Six, E! Online, The US Sun, The Standard, New York Post, New York Daily News, Metro.co.uk, Extra, KSTP-TV and Cele|bitchy
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
George Clooney Misses ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice Press Conference Due to Sinus Infection
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Just Jared, People, The Wrap, W, Deadline, IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Us Weekly, Radio Times, Red Carpet Fashion Awards and The Standard
People:
Anna Kournikova Is Pregnant! Tennis Star and Enrique Iglesias Expecting Fourth Baby (Exclusive Source) — The singer and former tennis star, who secretly tied the knot years ago in Mexico, already share three children together — Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova are expanding their family
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InStyle and Just Jared
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Margaret Abrams / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively war hits new low: Blake KNOWS she isn't invited to wedding but insists she doesn't care... and is serving up ice cold revenge — Taylor Swift's announcement of her engagement to Travis Kelce on Tuesday was met with a torrent of public well wishes from her A-list pals.
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RADAR, The Hollywood Gossip, Celebrity News & …, Page Six, Star Magazine, ROB SHUTER'S Naughty But Nice, HOLA!, GQ, HELLO!, SheKnows and Mirror
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Sabba Rahbar / E! Online:
Christina Haack's Divorce From Josh Hall Finalized: How Much She'll Pay — Christina Haack and Josh Hall have finalized their divorce. Here's how much each of them will pay now that their marriage of two years has ended. — Christina Haack and Josh Hall have hammered out their divorce.
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Dalton Ross / Entertainment Weekly:
Controversial Big Brother star Rylie Jeffries addresses treatment of Katherine Woodman — “It hurts to be painted as aggressive when all I've ever done is lead with passion and care.” — For over a month inside the Big Brother house, professional bull rider Rylie Jeffries was riding high.
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Cosmopolitan, Just Jared, E! Online, reality blurred, Full Feed, The US Sun and Us Weekly
Mike Vulpo / Us Weekly:
Fox News' John Roberts Shares Update on His Illness After Being Hospitalized With Malaria — Fox News anchor John Roberts is on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with malaria. — “I had been hurting from the top of my head to the tip of my toes.
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People:
Why Kate Middleton and Prince William ‘Delayed’ Telling Prince George About His ‘Destiny’ as Future King (Exclusive) — The Prince and Princess of Wales put childhood first when it comes to Prince George's modern path to the crown — Kate Middleton and Prince William delayed telling Prince George, 12, about his fate as future king
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Page Six, Marie Claire, Celebrity News & … and InStyle
Kayla Grant / People:
JoJo Fletcher Is Pregnant! Bachelorette Alum and Husband Jordan Rodgers Expecting ‘Rainbow’ Baby — The couple tied the knot in May, six years after their engagement on the show's finale in 2016 — JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are going to be parents
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E! Online, Page Six, Us Weekly, Just Jared, TODAY.com, The US Sun and Extra
Mia Lee Vicino / Letterboxd:
Executive Decisions: Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman tells us why the future of film is on Letterboxd — Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman talks to Mia Lee Vicino about his scrappy indie roots, championing visionary filmmakers like David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino …
Maria Sarabi / HELLO!:
Kate Winslet marks new era with unrecognizable new look- and it's her most daring yet — Kate Winslet unveiled her major hair transformation in the first look for her directorial debut, Goodbye June — Kate Winslet is stepping into a new chapter of her life - and naturally, that calls for a hair transformation.
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E! Online, People, InStyle and Vogue Arabia
Bradley Russell / GamesRadar:
The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey fires back at season 2's critics: “You don't have to watch it” — The Ellie actor speaks out against The Last of Us criticism — The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey has responded to some of the second season's most vocal critics.
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Just Jared, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Movie Blog
The Athletic:
Jelena Ostapenko appears to tell Taylor Townsend she has ‘no education’ after U.S. Open defeat — FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Jelena Ostapenko appeared to tell Taylor Townsend that she has “no education” after losing to the American 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Just Jared, HELLO!, Us Weekly, Mirror, The Sun, New York Post, Sandra Rose, theJasmineBRAND, TheGrio, TMZ.com, Popsugar, Vibe, E! Online, Bossip, New York Daily News, Al Jazeera, Baller Alert and Associated Press
Just Jared:
Hilary Duff to Star in New Series ‘Pretty Ugly’ for Hulu — Hilary Duff is returning to Hulu for a new show! — On Thursday (August 28), it was announced that the 37-year-old Lizzie McGuire actress will be starring in the new series Pretty Ugly, which is set in the world of child pageants.
Just Jared:
Lola Tung & Nico Parker to Star in ‘Longlegs’ Director's New Project, ‘The Young People’! — Lola Tung and Nico Parker are going to star in a new project together! — Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins is set to direct The Young People for Neon, which is based on his own script.
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Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Sabrina Carpenter Says Even ‘Pearl-Clutchers’ Will Find Lyrics of Hers That Make Them ‘Chuckle’ — Sabrina Carpenter said even “pearl-clutchers” will “chuckle” at some of her lyrics — In a clip shared on Thursday, Aug. 28, from a forthcoming CBS Mornings interview …
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