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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Katie Holmes: How She Planned Her Split from Tom Cruise  —  Katie Holmes's decision to leave Tom Cruise may have seemed sudden, but it involved meticulous planning.  —  And no one was more shocked than Cruise himself.  —  “She was talking to Tom on the phone up until last week saying …
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Katie Holmes Takes Suri Out for Ice Cream in New York City  —  There's something about ice cream on a hot summer night that makes life a little sweeter.  —  That certainly seems to be the case for mother-daughter duo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise, who stepped out together Tuesday night …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Us Weekly:
Cover Story: Tom Cruise “Begged” Katie Holmes to Come to Iceland for Birthday  —  It's safe to assume that Tom Cruise is having a very un-merry 50th birthday on Tuesday.  —  Although the star hasn't yet been spotted, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that the Rock of Ages star traveled from Iceland …
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TMZ.com:
Singer Frank Ocean — My First Love Was a Man  —  SINGER FRANK OCEAN  —  My First Love Was a Man  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Kanye West collaborator Frank Ocean — from the rap group Odd Future — has just declared he is gay ... or bisexual.  —  The revelation makes him the first hip hop star …
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TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes — I Don't Want Scientology Interrogating Suri  —  I Don't Want Scientology  —  Interrogating Suri  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Katie Holmes desperately wanted to save Suri from a form of interrogation practiced by the Church of Scientology that she was steadfastly against ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and RADAR
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Turn Heads at Wimbledon  —  It's a love match for Prince William and Kate, who looked happy and relaxed sitting together courtside Wednesday at Wimbledon.  —  Kate - donning the Alexander McQueen sailor-style outfit she wore one year ago during their visit to Charlottetown …
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Keith Murphy / Vibe:
WILL.I.AM BACKS NICKI MINAJ; SAYS ‘F*** HIP-HOP’  —  Nicki Minaj continues to make headlines.  YMCMB's seemingly unstoppable female spitter, who is coming off a win for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at Sunday's BET Awards, has become a headlining favorite for music fans.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jena Malone Chosen as Tribute for ‘Catching Fire’ (Exclusive)  —  The “Sucker Punch” actress is offered the hotly contested role.  —  While many in Hollywood are cutting out early for the holidays, it's reaping day for Jena Malone.  —  The Sucker Punch actress is in talks …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Exclusive: Eva Longoria and Mark Sanchez Spotted on Three Top-Secret Dates!  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that newly single Eva Longoria has been going incognito on dates with hunky New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.  —  “It looks like they're testing the waters,” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
omg!:
PIC: See Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra  —  Lindsay Lohan is the Queen of Denial — er, The Nile!  —  The 26-year-old-star was hard at work on the set of her Lifetime biopic, Liz & Dick, on Monday.  Lohan transformed herself into Elizabeth Taylor's iconic role as Cleopatra …
Kathy Griffin / The Daily Beast:
Kathy Griffin: I Would Never Have Dreamed of Outing Anderson Cooper  —  Over the years, as the media fixated on Anderson Cooper's sexuality, Kathy Griffin talked around the questions.  Now that he's come out, she explains why she thinks her friend needs to be careful.
 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

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A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

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