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12:50 AM ET, August 30, 2026

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TMZ.com:
Kanye Exec Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana  —  MILO YIANNOPOULOS KANYE EXEC IN ICE CUSTODY ... Apprehended in Louisiana … Milo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana ... TMZ has learned.  —  The controversial political personality is currently being held at an ICE detention center, per inmate records.
Brittany Cartwright No Comment / TMZ.com:
Brittany Cartwright Breaks Silence After Jax Taylor Restraining Order  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  BRITTANY KEEPS IT BRIEF  —  Brittany Cartwright isn't talking about her restraining order against estranged husband Jax Taylor ... but she says she's doing just fine.
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
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Brittany Cartwright Granted Restraining Order After Jax Taylor Allegedly Threatened To Gut Her  —  Brittany Cartwright is going after Jax Taylor's jugular in their divorce case, filing a domestic violence temporary restraining order in which she claims Jax threatened to “gut” her …
TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Announces Mom's Death  —  LIL NAS X MOM DEAD ... One Year After His Arrest  —  Lil Nas X has announced the death of his mom Tameka Hill ... saying “this one's gonna hurt.”  —  Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.  —  The country rapper took to Instagram Saturday morning …
McKinley Franklin / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Housewives’ Star Jen Shah Finishes Federal Prison Sentence: “I Feel Blessed.  I Feel Free” (Exclusive)  —  The former ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star shares a statement with THR about her release: “For a very long time, I wasn't in a position to speak for myself while my story continued to be told around me.
TMZ.com:
Nancy Grace's ‘Swift Justice’ TV Host Successor Jackie Glass Dead at 70  —  NANCY GRACE'S TV HOST SUCCESSOR JUDGE JACKIE GLASS DEAD AT 70 … Judge Jackie Glass, who succeeded Nancy Grace as host of the courtroom TV show “Swift Justice,” has died ... TMZ has learned.
Page Six:
Dolly Parton's emotional loved ones gather at Nashville burial site 3 days after her death  —  Dolly Parton's emotional loved ones gathered at her Nashville burial site, Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, on Friday morning.  —  Page Six obtained exclusive photos of about a dozen …
David Wysong / Cincinnati.com:
Tim McGraw shows up late, falls on stage in Cincinnati  —  Tim McGraw played an imperfect show Thursday.  —  The country music legend performed at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center, and I'm sure he won't rank the concert up there with some of his best ever.
Shelby Wax / Vogue:
‘I Was Honestly Speechless’: Inside Post Malone's Surprise Proposal to Christy Lee on His Utah Ranch  —  Stylist Christy Lee wasn't expecting her boyfriend Post Malone's proposal when they went to visit his Utah ranch—but there were signs something was coming.
Discussion: Elle, E! Online, Us Weekly and Page Six
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Norway's King Harald V Dead at 89 After Hospitalization, Son Becomes King Haakon VIII
TMZ.com:
Olympian Marvin Bracy-Williams Arrested For DUI After Doping Scandal  —  OLYMPIAN MARVIN BRACY-WILLIAMS BUSTED FOR DUI ... Months After Doping Scandal … American sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams was arrested for driving under the influence, TMZ Sports has learned.
Discussion: New York Post
Tess Patton / The Wrap:
Gladys Knight Says She Will Cut Back on Live Shows Amid Dementia Concerns  —  “I'll be spending more time on projects with my husband and visiting with my grandbabies,” the 82-year-old Empress of Soul says  —  Gladys Knight said she is taking a step back from performing to focus on her grandchildren and projects with her husband.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The US Treasury has denied credentials to specific reporters from The New York Times, WSJ, and Bloomberg for the G20 finance meeting in Asheville

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The firings of three Stars and Stripes journalists are on hold until September 4, when a judge set an injunction hearing to pause the firings during litigation

Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei, and Benjamin Mann, alleging tens of thousands of copyrighted songs were used to train Claude's LLMs

 
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