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8:15 PM ET, July 20, 2012

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Chelsea J. Carter / CNN:
14 dead, 50 wounded in shooting at Colorado theater, police chief says  —  (CNN) — A heavily armed gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded 50 more during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, police Chief Dan Oates told reporters.
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Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Aurora ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting Suspect Identified: James Holmes  —  The young man who is in custody after allegedly gunning down 12 people in a mass shooting spree overnight in Aurora, Colorado has been identified as local resident James Holmes, according to federal authorities.
TMZ.com:
12 Dead, 59 Injured  —  THE 911 CALLS  —  10:57 AM PT — Officials now say 59 people were wounded in the shooting.  A total of 71 people were shot.  —  Ten people died at the scene.  Two more died at the hospital.  —  9:31 AM PT — The Holmes family has released a statement saying …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Pulls Trailer Of Gangster Shooting Up Movie Theater  —  EXCLUSIVE ... UPDATE 9:30 AM: Warner Bros is now telling me that its outside non-studio spokeswoman failed to tell me the whole and accurate story about the process that led to the studio taking down its offensive Gangster Squad trailer this morning.
Rebecca Leffler / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Paris Premiere Cancelled Due to Colorado Shootings  —  Christopher Nolan and cast members Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman also scrapped press interviews after learning of the Denver movie theater attack.  —  Plans for The Dark Knight Rises have fallen through …
TMZ.com:
‘Dark Knight’ Shooter James Holmes — ‘He Said He Was The Joker’  —  ‘He Said He Was  —  The Joker’  —  Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes was sporting red hair and told people he was “The Joker” when he was apprehended by police Friday morning ... this according to NY Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Jessica Fender / Denver Post:
Aurora shooting suspect left apartment “booby trapped,” music blaring
TMZ.com:
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Director Christopher Nolan — James Holmes is a Savage
Discussion: omg!
ABCNEWS:
Aurora ‘Dark Knight’ Suspect James Holmes Said He ‘Was the Joker’: Cops
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ — Warner Bros. Axing Gun Imagery from Movie Trailer
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
Warner Bros. grapples with Colo. shooting
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and Reuters
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Dark Knight Rises Shooting Victim Jessica Ghawi Remembered for Enthusiasm, Sense of Humor
XETV - Local News:
Gunman Suspected of Killing 12 and Injuring Dozens More, San Diego Native
Discussion: TMZ.com
Jordan Ghawi:
Denver Theatre Shooting: Jessica Ghawi
Discussion: The Wrap
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Tom's got ‘issues’  —  Tom Cruise may have settled his divorce with Katie Holmes, but curiosity surrounding Scientology still swirls.  After an enigmatic teaser was released for Paul Thomas Anderson's “The Master” — rumored to be based on the origins of the religion and L. Ron Hubbard …
Discussion: Dlisted and The Daily Beast
Daily Mail:
HARRY; YOU ARE BREAKING MY HEART!  —  They did NOT kiss,DM.  Why say that??  - Missy, Richmond,London, 20/7/2012 14:18—  What you dont know could sink the titanic darlin....  Wow, can't believe this young woman's mother was ever an ‘IT’ girl, I remember some real stunners back in the 60's.
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry's kisses in a nightclub with model daughter of a former It girl
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Takes Suri on Mini Beach Vacation!  »  —  Tom Cruise is making the most of his time with Suri, his 6-year-old daughter with ex Katie Holmes.  —  On July 19, the 50-year-old actor took his daughter to East Hampton, New York, for a “beach vacation,” a source tells Us Weekly.
New York Post:
Tiki Barber weds Traci Lynn Johnson 8 days after divorce  —  Tiki Barber and his wife Traci Lynn Johnson walk to City Hall to get married on Thursday.  —  Former Giants running back Tiki Barber, 37, tied the knot with 23-year-old Traci Lynn Johnson at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau yesterday …
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
PICS: Jennifer Garner Unveils Sexy Post-Baby Body in Retro Swimsuit!  —  One big happy family!  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner know how to balance work and family time.  Garner, 40, brought their three kids — daughter Violet, 6, Seraphina, 3 and son Samuel, 4 months …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and PopSugar
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Super Skinny Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Fight Off Enormous Crowds In Philadelphia!  —  Miley Cyrus joined fiance Liam Hemsworth in Philadelphia yesterday, where he's shooting Paranoia with Harrison Ford and Amber Heard.  When the two arrived at their hotel they were completely mobbed - not by photographers, but by fans.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg Wants Chris Hemsworth To Star In ‘Robopocalypse’  —  EXCLUSIVE: This is one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood.  And now, after critic- and fan-lauded star turns in Thor, The Avengers, and Snow White And The Huntsman, Chris Hemsworth will be working with Steven Spielberg.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Antonio & Melanie Aren't Getting A Divorce, So Says People  —  Depending on who you ask, Melanie Griffith is either throwing a “Pendejo, wipe the skank stank from your chorizo, because I can smell it here from here!” side-eye at Antonio or she's making a “No, I'm not throwing a side-eye at Antonio …
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Anne V “Ready for Something Serious” With Alexander Skarsgard  —  So call her, maybe!  —  Victoria's Secret Angel Anne Vyalitsina is still aflutter over True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard, 35, whom she began seeing in June.  “She's in that nervous, waiting-for-him-to-call phase,” a source tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
 
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Christa Delcamp / WHDH-TV:
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TMZ.com:
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