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11:00 AM ET, August 5, 2014

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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘True Detective’ Plot Details Emerge; Vince Vaughn in Talks, Elisabeth Moss Circling  —  Vince Vaughn is in talks to play the central antagonist (not necessarily the villain or murderer - this is a mystery-based series after all) on the second season of HBO's “True Detective,” while “Mad Men” …
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Vince Vaughn Circling True Detective Season 2 Lead Role  —  The True Detective Season 2 rumor mill has churned out another name: Vince Vaughn.  —  TVLine has learned exclusively that the Swingers actor is in preliminary talks to play one of the three leads in the HBO drama's upcoming second season.
TMZ.com:
Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy — Breakup Announcement Triggered by ‘Proof’ of Other Woman  —  MICHAEL STRAHAN & NICOLE MURPHY  —  BREAKUP ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED  —  By ‘Proof’ Of Other Woman  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nicole Murphy decided to tell the world she had broken up with Michael Strahan …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Michael Johns 911 Call — Emotional Cry for Help  —  MICHAEL JOHNS 911 CALL  —  EMOTIONAL CRY FOR HELP  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former “American Idol” contestant Michael Johns may have been dead for more than an hour before he was discovered ... according to the friend who found him.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Michael Johns — Autopsy Does NOT Reveal Cause of Death
Discussion: Yahoo Health
Mary Margaret / People.com:
How American Idol's Michael Johns Possibly Died from a Simple Injury
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine
Marc Graser / Variety:
‘Frozen’ Director Jennifer Lee to Adapt ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ for Disney (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Jennifer Lee, who co-wrote and directed “Frozen” with Chris Buck, has chosen her next project: “A Wrinkle in Time.”  —  Lee will write the bigscreen adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's book for Disney …
Discussion: Just Jared
Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Linklater Exiting ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’ Remake (Exclusive)  —  The “Boyhood” director has been attached to the film since 2011.  —  Richard Linklater is exiting Warner Bros.' The Incredible Mr. Limpet, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Olivia Wilde Breastfeeds Son Otis for Glamour's September Issue: Stunning Pictures  —  What a woman!  Olivia Wilde went bold for the September issue of Glamour magazine, posing for high-fashion photos while breastfeeding her newborn son Otis.  —  The actress, 30, sits in a classic diner booth …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Ariana Grande Breaks Up With Boyfriend Jai Brooks—Get the Details!  —  Ariana Grande and Jai Brooks have broken up again.  —  A source exclusively tells me that Grande, 21, ended things with the 19-year-old Aussie last month.  —  “When her grandfather was dying, everyone was there for her.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Crushable and PerezHilton
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Sandra Bullock Tops Forbes' List Of Highest Earning Actresses With $51M  —  On paper, the movie Gravity seemed like a crazy risk.  The effects-heavy movie cost upward of $100 million to produce and instead of comic book heroes duking it out, the film featured one woman floating in space for almost the entire 90-minute running time.
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and PopWatch
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Kate Gosselin's Former BFF Admits She Hit The Road ‘When It Stopped Being About The Kids And Turned To Fame & Money’  —  Although Kate Gosselin allegedly tried to screw over her best friend at the time when it came to proceeds from a book they did together, former BFF Beth Carson exclusively …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Deadline.com:
Sony Launches Female Superhero Movie Mining Spider-Man Universe  —  EXCLUSIVE: Having pushed the next installment of its Spider-Man franchise out of 2016 and into 2018, Sony Pictures is doing a top-to-bottom revamp of its most important property, insiders say.
Deadline.com:
‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki & Kaley Cuoco Close Big New Deals  —  EXCLUSIVE: CBS' The Big Bang Theory is a big step closer to making the new August 6 production start date for Season 8 — I've learned that stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco have agreed to new three-year contracts.
TMZ.com:
CNN Sued Over Correspondent Who Bit EMTs in Drunken Rage  —  CNN is being sued by 2 EMTs who claim one of the network's reporters bit them in a drunken rage.  —  Arwa Damon — the Beirut-based senior international correspondent for CNN — was in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad back in July.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Deadline.com:
Undead: ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Resurrected With Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote To Star  —  EXCLUSIVE: The adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's Pride And Prejudice And Zombies has been seeking big-screen life ever since the smash mash-up novel was published in 2009 …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Rick Kissell / Variety:
CBS Moves ‘Extant’ Finale Out of Premiere Week; ‘Big Brother’ Finale to Air Instead  —  CBS has decided against ending Halle Berry drama “Extant” during premiere week, as originally announced, and will now go with a “Survivor"-"Big Brother" combo on the opening Wednesday of the season.
Discussion: reality blurred
Allison / Dlisted:
Tara Reid Was Afraid That Starring In “Sharknado” Would Kill Her Career  —  National treasure and master thespian Tara Reid, star of such critically acclaimed works of direct-to-DVD greatness as The Crow: Wicked Prayer and Unnatural Causes, told Access Hollywood (via Metro) …
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Metro.co.uk:
Actress Tara Reid reveals she thought Sharknado would end her career
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Blemish
Pasadena Star News:
Police: Man bites off other man's fingertip during Beyonce-Jay Z concert at Rose Bowl; 10 other arrests reported  —  PASADENA >> Police arrested 11 people Saturday night during a Beyonce and Jay Z concert at the Rose Bowl, including a man accused of biting off the tip of another man's finger …
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Debbie Meron / CBS Los Angeles:
Police: Man Gropes Woman, Bites Off Her Boyfriend's Finger Tip At Beyonce-Jay Z Concert
Discussion: Bossip and Us Weekly
 
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Jen Ortiz / GQ Magazine Online:
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Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Miranda Kerr Is Simply Amazing!
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Zooey Deschanel Splits From Boyfriend Jamie Linden After Two Years Together
Discussion: Just Jared
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Sylvester Stallone Wants Sigourney Weaver to Star in ‘The Expendabelles’
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
Allison / Dlisted:
Gwyneth Paltrow Pays People $5,240 To Give Her Violent Aggressive Facials
Discussion: E! Online
The Superficial:
That's Gwen Stefani's Nipple
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kanye West, North Smile Together in Recording Studio: Adorable Picture
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and RADAR
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Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
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Metro.co.uk:
Taylor Swift singing with a little boy in hospital may be the cutest thing you see, like, ever
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action ‘School of Rock’ Series (Exclusive)
Anya Leon / People.com:
Susan Sarandon's Manhattan Apartment Burglarized, Laptop and Jewelry Stolen
Discussion: PerezHilton
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Wants to Adopt Young Girl During Kardashian Family Visit to Thailand Orphanage
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared