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11:15 AM ET, August 20, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Tony Scott Dead — Director Commits Suicide, Jumps Off L.A. Bridge  —  Jumps Off L.A. Bridge  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Famed director Tony Scott — who directed “Top Gun” among many other major films — jumped to his death today off an L.A. bridge ... this according to the L.A. County Coroner.
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Daily Breeze:
BREAKING: Film director Tony Scott jumps to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge  —  British film director Tony Scott, known for such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder,” “Beverly Hills Cop II” and “The Taking of Pelham 123,” jumped to his death Sunday from the Vincent …
CNN:
Official: British director Tony Scott dead after jumping from California bridge  —  Director Tony Scott on location for “The Taking of Pelham 1:23” on the streets of Manhattan on May 11, 2008, in New York.  Scott died Sunday, August 19, at age 68, in an apparent suicide.  —  HIDE CAPTION
Discussion: Crushable
Los Angeles Times:
‘Top Gun’ director Tony Scott jumps to his death from L.A. bridge  —  Tony Scott, a director known for ‘Top Gun’ and a producer, jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro without hesitation, witnesses tell police.  —  Director and producer Tony Scott jumped to his death …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Top Gun Director Tony Scott Leaps to Death from Bridge  —  Director Tony Scott, whose box-office hits included Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles Harbor, the Los Angeles Times reports.  He was 68.
Associated Press:
Tony Scott dead; ‘Top Gun’ director jumped from bridge, authorities say
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
‘Top Gun’ director Tony Scott dead after jumping off bridge
Discussion: Dlisted
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Director-Producer Tony Scott Jumped To Death From San Pedro Bridge In Suicide
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TV NEWS: RIHANNA OPENS UP TO OPRAH ON ‘NEXT CHAPTER’ + QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW  —  Oprah's interview with Rihanna was must watch T.V. on Sunday night (August 19).  —  Not only was the 24 year-old pop superstar CANDID about her relationship with Chris Brown, she opened up about her vulnerability …
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Jordan Zakarin / Hollywood Reporter:
Rihanna Tells Oprah Chris Brown Was ‘The Love of My Life’ in OWN Interview (Video)
Discussion: MoeJackson
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Manhattan businessman's will ordered gay son to marry woman who gave birth to his child  —  Where there's a will, there's a gay.  —  A dear old dad left behind a final, unthinkable request for his gay son: get married — to a woman.  —  The edict surfaced in the will of Manhattan businessman …
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad News #gay
TMZ.com:
Juvenile — Arrested for Hotel Fight  —  ARRESTED  —  for Hotel Fight  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rapper Juvenile was arrested for disorderly conduct at a Miami hotel last night after allegedly participating in a crazy brawl ... TMZ has learned.  —  Juvenile — real name Terius Gray …
Discussion: Bossip
E! Online:
NEWS/Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards Throw Birthday Party for Brooke Mueller  —  Look at all these exes getting along.  —  E! News has exclusively learned that Denise Richards got together with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen to throw a birthday party at her Hidden Hills, Calif., home today for …
Discussion: Us Weekly and OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
Kris Humphries' Ex GF — Kim Kardashian is a ‘Cruel Bitch!’  —  KRIS HUMPHRIES' EX  —  Kim K Is a  —  ‘CRUEL BITCH!’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Myla Sinanaj — who will sit for a deposition in New York City today in the Kris Humphries/Kim Kardashian divorce — says Kim is a “cruel bitch” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
La'Tasha Givens / KFOR-TV:
Valedictorian fights for diploma  —  PRAGUE, Okla.- There's a bit of diploma drama going on between a local high school and that school's valedictorian.  —  David Nootbaar is furious his daughter's school is keeping her diploma.  —  He says, “She has worked so hard to stay at the top of her class and this is not right.”
Discussion: Gawker
Politico:
Exclusive: FBI probed GOP trip with drinking, nudity in Israel  —  The FBI probed a late-night swim in the Sea of Galilee that involved drinking, numerous GOP freshmen lawmakers, top leadership staff - and one nude member of Congress, according to more than a dozen sources, including eyewitnesses.
Michael Lewittes / Gossip Cop:
Cosmopolis Tops Specialty Box Office  —  (Entertainment One)  —  Robert Pattinson jokingly urging his legion of fans on “The Daily Show” to go out and see Cosmopolis, in an effort to give it a bigger opening than The Dark Knight, seems to have worked — sort of.
Discussion: Crushable
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Report: ‘Expendables 2’ No. 1 With $28.8 Mil, Less Than First
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

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