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Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission — Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities - including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez - to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
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The Wrap, Interesting Engineering, Variety and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson ‘Relationship’ Was PR Stunt From Start — PAMELA ANDERSON & LIAM NEESON FAUXMANCE FROM THE START!!! Just a ‘Naked’ PR Stunt … Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson had fans eating up their flirty press tour, but behind the scenes, it was all a PR “bake-off” ... TMZ has learned.
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RADAR, Us Weekly, Atlanta Black Star, The Hollywood Gossip, Cosmopolitan, Just Jared, New York Daily News, Irish Star, Daily Star and The Standard
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People:
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson Romance Was Not Faked, Says Source: ‘Everything Between Them Has Been Genuine’ (Exclusive) — The source denies an allegation that Anderson and Neeson's romance was part of a coordinated marketing plan — After a report claimed Pamela Anderson …
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FemaleFirst, Page Six and Star Magazine
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kevin Costner Is ‘Casually’ Seeing Director Kelly Noonan Gores After Christine Baumgartner Divorce (Exclusive) — Kevin Costner is seeing director and author Kelly Noonan Gores after his divorce from Christine Baumgartner, multiple sources exclusively tell Us Weekly.
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New York Post, Page Six and Atlanta Black Star
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Madison E. Goldberg / People:
Kevin Costner Is ‘Casually’ Dating Director Kelly Noonan Gores: 'She Thinks He's Wonderful' — The couple are seeing each other “casually,” according to a source — Kevin Costner is casually dating director Kelly Noonan Gores, multiple sources tells PEOPLE
Meredith Clark / Daily Mail:
How Joe Alwyn REALLY feels about ex Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce — It's a love story for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as the couple, who have been dating for two years, officially shared news of their engagement with the world. — For Swifties, her engagement …
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StyleCaster, SheKnows, Mirror, Page Six, Cosmopolitan, People, Us Weekly and New York Post
Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Fergie shares rare photos of her and Josh Duhamel's son, Axl, on his 12th birthday — Big girls don't cry, even when their sons turn 12. — Fergie took to Instagram Friday to share rare photos of her son Axl — whom she shares with ex-husband Josh Duhamel — on his birthday.
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E! Online, Just Jared, The US Sun, People and Full Feed
Christian Zamora / Netflix Tudum:
Lady Gaga Surprises at Wednesday Season 2 Graveyard Gala Event Announcing New Song “The Dead Dance” — Lady Gaga joined Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, and 300 lucky attendees for an evening of delightfully dark fun — and a surprise preview of her brand-new song “The Dead Dance,” coming Sept. 3.
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Us Weekly, HOLA!, Hollywood Life, Red Carpet Fashion Awards, The US Sun, InStyle, Page Six, Billboard, Celebrity Insider, Variety, Rolling Stone, Just Jared and PinkNews
Ryan Naumann / Us Weekly:
RHOC's Noella Bergener Secretly Got Married — And Has Filed for Divorce 6 Months Later (Exclusive) — In order to view the video, please allow — The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Noella Bergener secretly got married and now wants out of her marriage after six months, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
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Just Jared
Catherine Santino / People:
French Montana Proposed to Princess of Dubai Sheikha Mahra with a $1.1 Million Ring — a Closer Look at the ‘Rare’ Diamond — The emerald-cut stone set on a diamond band weighs in at more than 11 carats — French Montana proposed to Princess of Dubai Sheikha Mahra with a $1.1 million emerald cut diamond
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Just Jared, Page Six, TMZ.com, E! Online, TODAY.com, The US Sun, Mirror, HOLA!, Hollywood Life, Sandra Rose, Full Feed and GB News
Charles Curtis / USA Today:
Why Nebraska deleted a victory tweet unnecessarily trolling Taylor Swift — Nebraska kicked off its 2025 college football season with a 20-17 win over Cincinnati... and some irking the ire of Swifties. — As you may know, ex-Cincinnati star Travis Kelce attended the game at Arrowhead Stadium with his fianceé Taylor Swift.
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Us Weekly, E! Online, People, New York Post, Full Feed, ABC7, Page Six, Cosmopolitan, TMZ.com and HOLA!
TMZ.com:
Comedian Kam Patterson Being Considered for ‘SNL’ Cast — ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ READY FOR PRIMETIME, KAM PATTERSON?!? Show May Want To Know!!! … “Saturday Night Live” is shaking up its cast ... and, TMZ has learned the name of a potential replacement — comedian Kam Patterson!
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LateNighter, The US Sun, Hollywood Life, HELLO!, HOLA!, Consequence, TVLine, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Daily News and Just Jared
