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4:20 AM ET, August 21, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Phyllis Diller Dead — Legendary Comic Dies at 95  —  Dead at 95  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Comedian Phyllis Diller — who paved the way for today's female comics — died this morning, TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Diller tell us the comedian died in her sleep at her L.A. home, surrounded by family.
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Jessica Shaw / Inside TV:   Phyllis Diller dies at 95
Duane Byrge / Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Comic Phyllis Diller Dies at 95
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell Suffers a Heart Attack  —  Calling it a “miracle” she's still alive, Rosie O'Donnell suffered a heart attack last week and is now recovering at home.  —  O'Donnell, 50, credited her survival to quick Internet research on her painful symptoms and a Bayer aspirin she had seen recommended in ads.
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Rosie.com:
my heart attack  —  while walking in a parking lot in nyack  —  “can u help me?  she asked again  —  as i walked toward her  —  “oh u r rosie odonnell”  —  yes i am  —  the ghost of christmas future  —  me - if i did not wake  —  there r no accidents i thought  —  as i braced myself and lifted her
TMZ.com:
Rosie O'Donnell — I Had a Secret Heart Attack Last Week
Discussion: Starpulse, omg! and X17 Online
ABCNEWS:
‘Top Gun’ Director Tony Scott Had Inoperable Brain Cancer  —  Tony Scott, director of “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder” and “Crimson Tide,” had inoperable brain cancer, a source close to him told ABC News.  —  The famed director died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, authorities said.
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TMZ.com:
Tony Scott Suicide — NO Brain Cancer  —  TONY SCOTT SUICIDE  —  NO BRAIN CANCER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tony Scott did NOT have inoperable brain cancer, or for that matter brain cancer at all ... this according to Scott's family.  —  TMZ has learned ... Scott's wife told investigators …
Discussion: Starpulse, PerezHilton and X17 Online
X17 Online:
REPORT: TONY SCOTT HAD INOPERABLE BRAIN CANCER
Discussion: TMZ.com
New York Post:
‘Top Gun’ director who leaped to death from bridge had ‘inoperable brain cancer’
Discussion: Deadline.com
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Nicki Minaj Joins Mariah Carey as New American Idol Judge  —  Nicki Minaj — and her multiple personas — will be joining Mariah Carey at the judges' table on American Idol, two sources confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.  —  “I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes …
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Joyce Chen / NY Daily News:
Nicki Minaj will join Mariah Carey as new ‘American Idol’ judge: report
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston: Hiding Her Engagement Ring?  —  Jennifer Aniston happily shared her engagement news - but she hasn't been so forthcoming about the ring she received from Justin Theroux.  —  The newly engaged star, 43, seems to be playing peek-a-boo with her ring as she was photographed leaving …
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity and PerezHilton
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Open Post: Hosted By Jennifer Aniston's Bra
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
PIC: Jennifer Aniston Exposes Bra to Jason Sudeikis on Movie Set
Discussion: PopSugar
Us Weekly:
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel Did NOT Get Married Over the Weekend  —  Despite reports to the contrary, a family member is speaking out, saying the pair have yet to tie the knot  —  Rihanna says she's forgiven Chris Brown.  Have you?  —  Yes  —  No  —  SEE RESULTS »  —  Top Stories
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Emily James / Gossip Cop:   Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Secretly Married This Weekend?
The Superficial:
Taylor Swift Thinks Wearing A Vintage Bikini Will Impress The Kennedys  —  TAYLOR: Why do I have to keep wearing these old-timey bathing suits every time we swim?  —  CONOR: My dad says it's in case I kill you we can just say we found one of Uncle Ted's old girlfriends from the 60s frozen in an inbox.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
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omg!:
Taylor Swift & Conor Kennedy Spotted Kissing In Cape Cod
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Wynonna Judd's Husband — Leg Amputated After Motorcycle Crash  —  WYNONNA JUDD'S HUSBAND  —  Leg Amputated  —  After Motorcycle Crash  —  Wynonna Judd's husband had his left leg amputated following a horrific motorcyle crash in South Dakota this weekend ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Wynonna Judd's Husband Has Leg Amputated After Motorcycle Crash
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Hilary Swank and John Campisi Split  —  It wasn't quite a summer of love for Hilary Swank.  —  A rep for the actress exclusively confirms to PEOPLE that she and boyfriend John Campisi have ended their five-year relationship.  The pair split earlier this summer.
TMZ.com:
Kris Humphries' Ex — We Never Dated — He Didn't Buy My Silence  —  KRIS HUMPHRIES' EX  —  We Never Dated ...  He Didn't Buy My Silence  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kris Humphries' ex-girlfriend says Kris was just a friend whom she never even texted ... and she denies Kris paid her off to keep her quiet ... TMZ has learned.
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TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Hot New Female ‘Friend’ Nadia Lanfranconi has ‘F’ Me Written All Over  —  Has ‘F’ Me Written All Over  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mel Gibson has a brand new female companion — she's hot ... she's foreign ... and she came thiiis close to showing her vagina in a modeling campaign for a company called “F Me” jeans.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Henry Cavill, Ellen Whitaker Secretly End Engagement  —  Henry Cavill and Ellen Whitaker have mutually decided to end their engagement, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  “There was no fallout.  They just both agreed it wasn't working,” the source explains.  “They broke up three months ago.”
Anthony Breznican / Inside Movies:
Deleted scene from ‘The Avengers’: To smash or not to smash?  — EXCLUSIVE CLIP  —  Remember that strange moment in The Avengers after Mark Ruffalo Hulks out aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. hellicarrier and ends up plummeting to earth and waking up in a pile of rubble as an elderly security guard looms over him?
Hector M / NYLON MAGAZINE:
nylon x lea michele  —  Don't change channels on our September cover girl!  —  She appeared on Sally Jessy Raphael when she was just nine, shocked Broadway audiences with Spring Awakening, but perhaps Lea Michele's greatest feat yet has been making singing cool again.
Michael K / Dlisted:
RiRi Still Loves Chris Brown  —  After what felt like years of promoting Oprah's EXCLUSIVO interview with RiRi, OWN finally aired the whole thing last night and a huge chunk of it was spent on talking about the s**t-filled piece of trash who nearly punched her to death on a side street in Los Angeles.
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Rihanna: I Still Love Chris Brown
 
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X17 EXCLUSIVE - LINDSAY LOHAN QUESTIONED BY POLICE REGARDING HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOME BURGLARY
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Discussion: PerezHilton
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Exclusive! Kate Moss Goes Topless In St. Tropez!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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Ellie Krupnick / The Huffington Post:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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Discussion: Socialite Life, Gawker and Telegraph
Nicola Methven / mirror:
“I felt like Kate Middleton”: Downton's Michelle Dockery on her screen marriage
Discussion: Queerty
Tom Morgan / The Sun:
Don't worry, be Harry  —  Prince's pool party in Vegas
Discussion: Dlisted
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rufus to wed longtime love
Discussion: Queerty and Hollywood.com
Lisa Hirsch / ETonline.com:
President Obama on Friendship with George Clooney
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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