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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Royal family wishes Meghan Markle a happy 40th birthday  —  Let them eat birthday cake!  —  The British royal family took to social media to wish Meghan Markle a happy 40th birthday Wednesday despite tension with the Sussexes.  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton, who have been on the outs …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and FemaleFirst
Madeline Berg / Forbes:
Fenty's Fortune: Rihanna Is Now Officially A Billionaire  —  How the singer became the richest female musician on the planet.  Hint: it wasn't performing.  —  When Robyn Fenty, known to the world as Rihanna, launched Fenty Beauty in 2017, she sought to create a cosmetics company that made “women everywhere (feel) included.”
Dave Brooks / Billboard:
DaBaby Promised a Video Apology to Save Lollapalooza Gig, But Never Delivered  —  Organizers from seven fall festivals were promised an apology at Lollapalooza & dropped DaBaby after he missed a Sunday deadline.  —  Just days after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on July 25 …
Discussion: Bossip, Sandra Rose, Rolling Stone and RADAR
Jennifer Aniston / FemaleFirst:
Jennifer Aniston eats a single chip when stressed  —  Jennifer Aniston has admitted her level of self-control is annoying to other people as she eats just a single crisp when she's stressed. … Jennifer Aniston eats a single crisp when she's stressed.  —  The ‘Morning Show’ actress knows it is …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, People.com and Celebs
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Laura Brown / InStyle:
Jennifer Aniston Knows What She Wants
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Blake Lively Shimmers in Pink For Ryan Reynolds' Free Guy Red Carpet Premiere  —  We want what Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have!  The couple was all dressed up when they stepped out at the premiere of Free Guy on Aug. 3, and we feel like we're back in 2019.
Kerry Breen / TODAY.com:
Simone Biles tells Hoda she's ‘keeping the door open’ for Olympic return … Simone Biles is leaving the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal and international support after she publicly dealt with a case of the “twisties” that led to her withdrawal from several other events.
Discussion: People.com
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Selena Gomez Calls Out ‘Tasteless’ Kidney Transplant Reference on ‘The Good Fight’ … Selena Gomez is calling out television shows that have referenced her 2017 kidney transplant, most recently Paramount Plus' “The Good Fight.”  —  On Tuesday, the singer and actor tweeted …
Samantha Bergeson / E! Online:
Why Marriage Isn't “in the Cards” for Shay Mitchell and Boyfriend Matte Babel  —  Watch: Shay Mitchell Shares Thoughts on Marriage, “PLL” Reboot & More  —  No wedding bells here.  —  Shay Mitchell exclusively revealed to E! News' Daily Pop co-host Justin Sylvester on Aug. 3 that she is in …
Katie Campione / People.com:
Kailyn Lowry Says She and Her Kids Have Contracted COVID-19 After Trip to Dominican Republic  —  It's unclear if Kailyn Lowry is vaccinated against COVID-19 — though in April 2020, she said she would “absolutely not” vaccinate herself or her kids once a vaccine was available
Jennifer Roback / The Sun:
GONE TOO SOON Who was TikTok star Timbo The Redneck and how did he die?  —  WITH hundreds of thousands of followers, TikTok star Timbo The Redneck was on the rise on the video-sharing app.  —  His mother announced that he tragically passed away on July 31, 2021.  —  Who was TikTok star Timbo The Redneck?
Discussion: E! Online and The US Sun
Dan Cain / The Sun:
Gemma Collins transforms her garden with HUGE £5k summer house with sun loungers and marble furniture at £1.3m mansion  —  GEMMA Collins unveiled her brand new £5,000 summer house in the grounds of her £1.3million Essex mansion.  —  She's the latest celeb to revamp …
Discussion: Daily Star
Naledi Ushe / People.com:
Teddi Mellencamp Says She and Husband Both Had COVID But Had ‘Different’ Experiences as He Wasn't Vaccinated  —  Teddi Mellencamp said her husband Edwin Arroyave had more severe symptoms because he had not been vaccinated against the virus  —  Teddi Mellencamp is sharing her experience with COVID-19.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Mail
YouTube:
Cinderella - Official Trailer |  Prime Video  —  Cinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with.  Our heroine (Cabello) is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are ...
Discussion: The WOW Report and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Channing Tatum Went Above and Beyond for Jenna Dewan & Baby After Birth  —  CHANNING TATUM WENT ABOVE & BEYOND FOR JENNA ... After Birth of Everly  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 4.3K … Jenna Dewan claims she was “without a partner” after giving birth, but Channing Tatum did everything …
Tre'vell Anderson / Out Magazine:
Cover Star Lil Nas X's Road to Becoming Montero … Everybody wants something from Lil Nas X. His fans want a constant stream of new music, videos, and laugh-out-loud content on social media.  Parents, conservative politicians, and D-list rappers want to censor his art …
Discussion: People.com and POPSUGAR
Nick Pisa / The Sun:
‘I WILL CREATE CARNAGE’ Killing Eve's Jodie Comer left terrified after French stalker threatened to track her down and kill her  —  A SUSPECTED stalker has been arrested for threatening to murder Killing Eve star Jodie Comer.  —  The terrified English actress, 28, alerted cops after receiving sinister messages on social media.
Discussion: Daily Star
Alex Heigl / Page Six:
Katy Perry grabs a handful of Orlando Bloom on vacation  —  She keeps that up, she's gonna hear him roar.  —  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are now pawing each other on a yacht off the Italian island of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea, new pap photos show.  —  The couple was snapped …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Chris Evans Has a Marvelous Response to Lizzo Saying She's Pregnant With His Baby
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Emma James / The Sun:
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
John Corbett Reveals He and Longtime Girlfriend Bo Derek Secretly Got Married in 2020
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R. Kelly says he's broke days before jury selection begins in sex trafficking trial
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Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Kristen Bell waits for kids to ‘stink’ before bathing them
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People.com:
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Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
Mabel's dating history including a Hollywood actor and chart-topping rapper
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SOAP LAND INFECTED Emmerdale filming chaos as Katie Hill, 18, is struck down with Covid and forced to isolate at home
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Sarah Ferguson opens up about Prince Andrew as a grandfather
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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