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7:40 AM ET, August 1, 2013

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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with Lauren Silverman, who is married to his close friend Andrew Silverman  —  Simon Cowell has changed a lot of lives on American Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent — but he's about to undergo the most life-changing experience of all: fatherhood.
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Lee Hernandez / People.com:
Simon Cowell Is Having a Baby with Lauren Silverman  —  It's true.  Simon Cowell is finally going to be a dad!  —  The X Factor judge, 53, is expecting his first child with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, 36, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.  The news has been hot gossip among friends recently …
Rachel Maresca / NY Daily News:
Simon Cowell expecting first child with close friend's wife Lauren Silverman: report
Daily Mail:
Simon Cowell expecting a baby with married New York socialite Lauren Silverman
Discussion: Us Weekly and Dlisted
Kate Aurthur:
Rob Lowe And Rashida Jones Will Be Leaving “Parks And Recreation”  —  Their departure will be in Season 6's 13th episode.  Now updated with executive producer Mike Schur's statement.  —  Via: NBC  —  Parks and Recreation's on-again/off-again relationship between Rob Lowe's Chris Traeger …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Rob Lowe, Rashida Jones to Depart ‘Parks and Recreation’  —  NBC's sole returning fall comedy will see two of its main players exiting in the middle of the upcoming season.  —  Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones on “Parks and Recreation”  —  Two of Parks and Recreation's regulars are exiting the series.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Judge Orders More Therapy to Avoid ‘Certain Failure’  —  Judge Orders Therapy  —  To Avoid ‘Certain Failure’  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  The rehab facility that Lindsay Lohan has called home for weeks sent a letter to the judge in her probation case ... saying LiLo will lapse …
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Needs More Therapy to Avoid ‘Almost Certain Failure,’ Counselors Say
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes — The Cocktail Is Working!!!  —  THE COCKTAIL IS WORKING!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Amanda Bynes is doing remarkably better ... she's stabilized, not hearing voices and it's all because of a cocktail ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — CLEARED In Hit-and-Run  —  CLEARED IN HIT-AND-RUN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber just dodged a bullet — the L.A. County District Attorney REJECTED a case in which a paparazzo accused him of hit-and-run.  —  The incident occurred last month ... after Justin left a nightclub in West Hollywood.
Katherine Heintzelman / PARADE Magazine:
Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker Talk Lee Daniels' The Butler, Racism, and the N-word  —  “People need to see this movie,” says Oprah of Lee Daniels' The Butler, which raises questions about race in America  —  In this weekend's issue, Parade features a very personal conversation with Forest Whitaker …
RADAR:
Secret Sex Tape: Monica Lewinsky Caught On Explicit Recording Telling Bill Clinton, ‘I Could Take My Clothes Off...’  —  A sex tape that Monica Lewinsky recorded for Bill Clinton at the height of their scandalous affair has leaked, during which the former White House intern is heard planning …
TMZ.com:
George Zimmerman DASHCAM VIDEO — Stopped By Cops for Speeding ... Gun in Car  —  DASHCAM VIDEO  —  Stopped By Cops, Packing Heat  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  1:55 PM PT — We've obtained the police dashcam video of the stop ... in which George Zimmerman informs the cop he has a firearm in his glove box.
TMZ.com:
Jodie Sweetin — ‘I Am Absolutely NOT in Rehab’  —  'I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT IN REHAB'  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jodie Sweetin is adamant ... she's NOT currently being treated in a rehab facility — but tells TMZ she currently WORKS at one.  —  We spoke to the former “Full House” star …
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RADAR:
Troubled ‘Full House’ Star Jodie Sweetin Checks Into Rehab, Drops Bid For Full Custody Of Daughter
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
NEWS/ Time for a Buffy Movie Kickstarter Campaign?  Sarah Michelle Gellar Weighs In!  —  If Veronica Mars can raise more than $5 million for a movie, why can't Buffy do it?  —  That's the Q we just posed to Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, given that Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer …
Sarah Dean / UK News and Opinion:
Miley Cyrus Talks Britney Spears Friendship: 'It's Good To Have That One Person In My Life Who Gets It' (EXCLUSIVE)  —  It's tough making the transition from family-friendly youngster to an adult in the public eye, something Miley Cyrus - who has been blasted for her latest raunchy video - knows all too well.
Discussion: E! Online, Bossip, Us Weekly and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
MasterChef Finalist Josh Marks Arrested in Violent Confrontation — Claims He's God  —  MASTERCHEF FINALIST JOSH MARKS  —  ARRESTED IN VIOLENT ASSAULT, CLAIMS HE'S GOD  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A top contender on “MasterChef” had a bizarre, violent encounter with cops in Chicago …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nick Cannon to Host Style's ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ (Exclusive)  —  He takes the place of Robin Leach, who hosted the original syndicated incarnation.  —  Nick Cannon is expanding his hosting repertoire to the Style Network.  —  The America's Got Talent and Wild N' Out host …
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Usher & Cee Lo Green's Exes Dishing Dirty Secrets, In Talks For Reality TV Show  —  Two of the top judges on NBC's hit talent show The Voice are about to be judged themselves — by their ex-wives who are ready to spill all their dirty secrets on a new reality TV show.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Ariel Winter's Mom Loses Bid to Reunite with Daughter  —  ARIEL WINTER'S MOM  —  Loses Bid to Reunite  —  With Daughter  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ariel Winter's mother Chrystal Workman won't get the chance to reunite with her daughter ... at least for the foreseeable future, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Tops Forbes's List of Highest-Paid Actresses
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Adam Brody's Parents Are ‘Pumped’ He's Playing a Porn Star in Lovelace
Billboard:
Selena Gomez Earns First No. 1 on Billboard 200
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Digital Spy
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jim Murray Joins Syfy's ‘Defiance’, FX's ‘Saint George’ Casts Leads
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Sarah Fitzmaurice / Daily Mail:
Peep show: Kristen Stewart flashes her bra in low cut vest as she takes her new pet pooch out to lunch
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
American Hustle trailer: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Matthew Tharrett / Queerty:
Cheyenne Jackson Splits From Husband, Shaves Head, Grows Mustache, Gets “Prison Tattoos”
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Discussion: Gawker
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross Go Public, Attend First Event as Couple: Picture
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow On Bad Cleanse Experience: It “Left Me Hallucinating After 10 Days”
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Heartbroken Lea Michele wears a ‘Cory’ …
 

 
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

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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