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1:30 AM ET, August 3, 2021

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Wall Street Journal:
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine to Be Sold to Media Company Backed by Blackstone  —  Firm led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs plans to acquire other content companies  —  Reese Witherspoon's media business, Hello Sunshine, is selling itself to a firm backed …
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Twins! Ava Phillippe and Her BF Look Just Like Reese and Ryan on Date Night
Discussion: E! Online
Mark Anthony Green / GQ:
The Weeknd vs. Abel Tesfaye  —  With an instantly recognizable voice and songs that have been streamed several billion times, he's one of the most ubiquitous pop stars in the world.  But where does Abel Tesfaye end and his dark, grimy public persona begin?  Mark Anthony Green finally gets the artist to explain.
Glenn Garner / People.com:
Kathy Griffin Comes Out of Successful Surgery After Lung Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Everything Went Well’  —  “She is now out of surgery,” a rep for Kathy Griffin tells PEOPLE, giving a positive update just hours after the comedian revealed her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis
Discussion: Celebs, The Sun, RADAR, Just Jared and Page Six
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Colin and Casey Jost To Pen New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie For Paramount  —  EXCLUSIVE: Coming off an Emmy nomination for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live, Colin Jost is continuing to build out his film slate and looks to have landed a big IP to give his own spin to.
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Bill and Melinda Gates Are Officially Divorced  —  11:04 AM PT — We just obtained the final divorce documents, and here are some of the details.  Neither party will get spousal support.  Also, Melinda will not change her last name.  The document says all property is divided pursuant to the “Separation Contract.”
Discussion: RADAR, E! Online and Just Jared
Steve Appleford / Los Angeles Times:
Exclusive: Frank Ocean to headline Coachella in 2023  —  Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival co-founder Paul Tollett loves to drive, spending a typical work week crisscrossing Southern California, from Malibu to the desert, Pomona to downtown Los Angeles.
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Rapper Fetty Wap's Daughter Lauren Maxwell Dead at Age 4  —  Fetty Wap's 4-year-old daughter, Lauren, has passed away, with the girl's mother, Turquoise Miami, paying tribute on July 31 to her “loving, talented, smart and hardheaded princess mermaid.”  —  Watch: In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2021
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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David Marchese / New York Times:
Jason Momoa Is Bummed About Hollywood's Attitude Toward Action Movies  —  A decade ago, the action star Jason Momoa seemed to emerge fully formed into the public consciousness as the magnetically imposing chieftain Khal Drogo on “Game of Thrones.”  The truth, of course …
Discussion: Just Jared
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Jenna Dewan Recalls Being “Without a Partner” After Welcoming Daughter With Channing Tatum  —  In a new interview, Jenna Dewan reflected on her struggle with “postpartum anxiety” after welcoming her and Channing Tatum's daughter Everly in 2013.  —  Watch: Jenna Dewan Gives Birth to Baby No. 2
Discussion: Us Weekly, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Tom Girardi sports shiner in first sighting since Erika Jayne split  —  Tom Girardi has been spotted for the first time in over a year amid his legal woes and divorce from “RHOBH” star Erika Jayne — now with an actual black eye.  —  The disgraced lawyer, 82, had a visibly bruised left eye as he was helped along by a woman.
Discussion: RADAR and Us Weekly
Variety:
Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Inks Production Deal With A24 (EXCLUSIVE) … A24 has received some 25 Academy Award nominations and is affiliated with several Oscar winners including “Room,” “The Lighthouse” and “Ex Machina.”  —  Cactus Jack is the multi-product mini-empire of Scott's …
Discussion: The Wrap, POPSUGAR and Stereogum
Just Jared:
Tan France Welcomes First Baby With Rob France Via Surrogate - Find Out The Baby's Name!  —  Tan France shared some very happy news on his Instagram - he's a dad!  —  The Queer Eye star and his husband, Rob France, have welcomed their first child together.  —  Click inside to find out more about Tan and Rob France's new baby...
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Dylan O'Brien Joins Zoey Deutch in Searchlight Satire ‘Not Okay’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Dylan O'Brien has joined the cast of the upcoming feature satire “Not Okay.”  —  Star of “The Maze Runner” and “Love and Monsters,” O'Brien joins previously-announced leading lady Zoey Deutch in the project from writer-director Quinn Shephard.
Discussion: Just Jared
Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
Jennifer Aniston gets Friends fans pumped from her home with exciting news … The six simultaneously shared pictures on their Instagram wearing pieces from the first ever, limited edition cast collection of merch from Friends.  —  Loading the player...  WATCH: Get your first glimpse at the Friends reunion
Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR and E! Online
Kylie Parham / The Sun:
KYLIE'S FEAST!  Kylie Jenner cooks pasta & bakes cookies with daughter Stormi, 3, as fans think she's pregnant with her second child  —  KYLIE Jenner cooked and baked a feast for her 3-year-old daughter Stormi including delicious pasta and homemade cookies.
Discussion: Page Six
Justin Hartley / Perez Hilton:
Justin Hartley Gushes About ‘Beautiful’ New Wife In IG Tribute Days After Ex Chrishell Stause Went Public With New BF!!  —  Cute or calculated?  —  On Saturday, Justin Hartley took to Instagram to wish his wife Sofia Pernas a very happy birthday — but coincidentally the heartfelt post came …
Discussion: E! Online
Fiona Nimoni / The Sun:
GOING SOLO Jesy Nelson launching pop comeback with new music video eight months after leaving Little Mix  —  JESY NELSON is set to release her debut single as a solo artist next month - nine months after quitting Little Mix.  —  I can reveal she has completed the song and it will be accompanied …
 
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Samantha Bergeson / E! Online:
Kate Hudson Admits She's Been “Burned a Couple Times” for Being Too Trusting
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Mike Sullivan / The Sun:
COP RAP FOR DIZZEE Rapper Dizzee Rascal charged with assaulting woman following domestic bust-up
Discussion: Daily Star
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
HOLDING OUT HOPE Rylan Clark-Neal is still wearing his wedding ring as he's pictured for the first time since split with husband Dan
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
David Harbour has a ‘real worry’ about Millie Bobby Brown
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hannah Southwick / Page Six:
Marc Jacobs on his plastic surgery: ‘No shame in being vain’
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Kit Harington ‘really happy’ he went to rehab after ‘Game of Thrones’
Discussion: Us Weekly and FemaleFirst
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
HBO Max Series ‘The Prince’ Has Brits Fuming Over Egotistical Depiction
Discussion: Daily Star
Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Love Island's Kaila Troy flaunts peachy bum in thong as she enjoys the sunshine
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Simone Biles Will Compete in Balance Beam Final at the Tokyo Olympics
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and FemaleFirst
Ekin Karasin / The Sun:
REGULAR KID? Kim Kardashian's daughter North, 8, sells lemonade for $3 after star was accused of ‘flaunting’ her billionaire status
Discussion: E! Online
Sasha Morris / Daily Star:
Lauren Goodger thought ‘she was going to die’ having baby Larose in drug-free birth
Discussion: The Sun
Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
MAKING A SPLASH Katie Price beams in sweet swimming pool snap with Harvey and Princess after fleeing to St Lucia for fourth holiday
Discussion: Daily Star