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5:00 PM ET, July 2, 2013

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Sara Nathan / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Love me Tender: Robert Pattinson IS dating Elvis's granddaughter!  Twilight star loves that she's ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll royalty’  —  Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson is dating Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough, a close friend of the star has confirmed.
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Daily Mail:
Woman riding in Robert Pattinson's truck revealed as Riley Keough... who starred with ex Kristen Stewart in The Runaways  —  Robert Pattinson was spotted driving around with a mystery woman over the weekend.  —  And now the female in question has been identified as actress Riley Keough …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Robert Pattinson: Dating Elvis's Granddaughter?
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:   Robert Pattinson Attends Beyonce Concert, Kristen Stewart Looks Gorgeous in Paris
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Turned Down $3 Million Baby North West Photo Deal  —  North West isn't ready for her close-up just yet.  The first daughter of media mavens Kim Kardashian and Kanye West won't be making her big debut in the spotlight anytime soon — for any price.
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kris Jenner Already Playing Matchmaker for Baby North West? …
Discussion: Digital Spy and OK! Magazine
Us Weekly:
Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger Officially Wed: All the Ceremony, Party Details!  —  Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Chad Kroeger!  Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger are officially wife and husband after marrying in a wedding ceremony in the South of France on Monday, July 1, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jordan Tried to Take My Virginity ... Says Former MTV Star Kennedy  —  TRIED TO TAKE MY VIRGINITY  —  Says Ex-MTV Star Kennedy  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  NBA legend Michael Jordan tried to win entrance into Kennedy's vagina during a steamy dice game back in 1995 ... so says the former MTV star …
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Pierce Brosnan's Daughter Dies of Ovarian Cancer  —  After a three-year battle with ovarian cancer, Pierce Brosnan's daughter Charlotte has died, PEOPLE has learned.  —  “On June 28 at 2 p.m. my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life, having succumbed to ovarian cancer,” Brosnan, 60, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Pierce Brosnan's Daughter Dies of Cancer at 41  —  Pierce Brosnan has suffered an eerily familiar tragic loss.  —  The actor's daughter Charlotte died Friday at 41 after battling ovarian cancer, the same disease that claimed her mother, Cassandra Harris, in 1991.
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
Paris Jackson — REJECTED By Rehab Facility  —  REJECTED  —  By Rehab Facility  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paris Jackson can't get a break ... her request to be transferred from UCLA Medical Center to a top out-of-state facility has been REJECTED, because the rehab place fears an onslaught of paparazzi.
Sarah / People.com:
Tracy Morgan Welcomes Daughter Maven Sonae  —  Wish granted.  —  Tracy Morgan always wanted a daughter, and now the comedian and his fiancée Megan Wollover have one, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Maven Sonae Morgan arrived at 12:03 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2 in New York, the rep tells PEOPLE.
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:   Tracy Morgan's Fiancee Megan Wollover Gives Birth to Baby Girl Maven Sonae!
Sarah / People.com:
Colin Hanks Welcomes Daughter Charlotte  —  It's a girl for Colin Hanks and Samantha Bryant.  —  “Ms. Charlotte Bryant Hanks has decided to join us,” the actor, 35, tells PEOPLE exclusively.  “She's as happy and healthy as we are overjoyed and tired.”  —  The couple, who married in 2010 …
BBC:
Pharrell Williams files lawsuit over will.i.am trademark  —  Pharrell Williams has filed a lawsuit in the US asking for a court to rule that he has not violated any trademarks owned by the musician will.i.am.  —  The lawsuit says that will.i.am has sent letters to Pharrell demanding …
Discussion: Celebs.com
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Andrea Billups / People.com:
Johnny Depp Says Honesty Guided Split with Vanessa Paradis  —  Johnny Depp says his young two children have coped very well with his 2012 split from their mother, his former partner of 14 years, actress and model Vanessa Paradis.  —  Speaking with Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning Monday …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
The Talkhouse:
Lou Reed Kanye West  —  Kanye West is a child of social networking and hip-hop.  And he knows about all kinds of music and popular culture.  The guy has a real wide palette to play with.  That's all over Yeezus.  There are moments of supreme beauty and greatness on this record, and then some of it is the same old s**t.
Discussion: Gawker and Stereogum
Celebslam:
Eva Longoria looks like a Creamsicle . . . and Monday's Paparazzi Leftovers  —  Paparazzi photos from Monday, July 1  —  Eva Longoria leaving Beso in Hollywood (pics start here)  —  Diane Kruger shopping at Michael Kors in Los Angeles (pics start here)  —  Olivia Munn leaving The Bowery Hotel in New York (pics start here)
Jane / X17 Online:
RIHANNA PALS AROUND WITH JENNIFER LAWRENCE AT DINNER DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK  —  The biggest name in music and the biggest name in movies unite!  —  Rihanna and Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence are currently in France attending various Paris Fashion Week shows, and the ladies found themselves …
TMZ.com:
Wade Robson — Michael Jackson Had a Child Sex Alarm  —  Michael Jackson Had  —  A Child Sex Alarm  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michael Jackson went to great lengths to avoid being caught sexually abusing children ... even installing an alarm to warn him whenever someone was approaching his bedroom …
 
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The Superficial:
There's A Country Singer Named Jessie James Who Looks Like This In A Bikini
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Christine McConville / Boston Herald:
Sheriff: Aaron Hernandez denies being in gang
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Dog barfs on Brinkley
Michael K / Dlisted:
So, How Is Amanda Bynes Doing?
TMZ.com:
DEFENDS JUSTIN BIEBER
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Demi Lovato, The Wanted to appear at Teen Choice Awards 2013
Discussion: X17 Online
 Earlier Picks: 
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Citing Its 1916 Silent Film Short, Warner Bros Blocking Harvey Weinstein From Using ‘The Butler’ Title …
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
Aaron Hernandez — Domestic Incident with Fiancée in L.A. Area
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Harry Styles Dating Model Kara Rose Marshall? Get the Details
Jason Chester / Daily Mail:
Orlando Bloom sings along to spoof Lord of the Rings video after filming final scenes for The Hobbit trilogy
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘LET ME OUT!’  —  A 15-year-old singer has had it with Young Money …
Discussion: Bossip
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Nicole Scherzinger, Lewis Hamilton Break Up After Five Years
Discussion: Just Jared
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
NEWS/ Mariah Carey Caught Lip-Syncing Again at BET Awards?  Hubby Nick Cannon Says “Everything You See Is All Her”
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

 
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