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1:55 PM ET, August 30, 2025

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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.
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
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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.
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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Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson Land in Sin City, Mum on Reconciliation  —  JESSICA SIMPSON & ERIC JOHNSON WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS ... MAYBE A NEW BEGINNING!!! … 5:35 PM PT — Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have officially touched down in Las Vegas after they were spotted together on a flight earlier on Friday.
TMZ.com:
‘Fantastic Four’ Star Paul Walter Hauser Slams Wrestler Through Table in Match  —  PAUL WALTER HAUSER SLAMS WRESTLER THROUGH TABLE ... Blood Streams Down His Face  —  ‘Fantastic Four’ star Paul Walter Hauser is showing he's got what it takes to be a wrestling superstar …
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Toria Sheffield / People:
Benson Boone Nails Cover of Adele Song in Viral Video and Wows His Critics: ‘He Can Actually Sing’  —  The “Beautiful Things” singer performed the song in Columbus, Ohio, while on his American Heart World Tour on Aug. 25  — Benson Boone performed Adele's “When We Were Young” at a concert in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 25
Discussion: Socialite Life
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.
Discussion: Just Jared
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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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.

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

 
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