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6:25 PM ET, August 14, 2014

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CR Fashion Book:
ISSUE 5 PREVIEW: NORTH WEST … Photography Michael Avedon, CR Fashion Book Issue 5  —  In our latest preview from our fifth Fashion Book, we reveal the youngest subject to be photographed in a story entitled “Legends,” that celebrates the unconventional side of fashion icon status.
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Daily Mail:
‘Kanye taught me to speak my mind’: Kim Kardashian reveals marriage to outspoken rapper and motherhood means she has ‘no time for any s***’  —  She is married to a man who has a reputation for being one of the most outspoken and times outrageous stars in the business.
Discussion: Crushable
Anya / People.com:
Aww!  North West Makes Her Modeling Debut  —  No one expected Kim Kardashian and Kanye West would take their daughter, North, to a department store portrait studio, but this takes baby photos to a whole new level.  —  The curls.  The cardigan.  The Chanel purse — everything …
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Robin Williams Had 'Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease,' Wife Says  —  Susan Schneider discloses that her husband had not yet made a public statement about the diagnosis  —  Susan Schneider, the wife of Robin Williams, has disclosed that her late husband had early stages of Parkinson's disease …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Crushable
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Variety:
Robin Williams Was In Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease, Says Wife
Discussion: USA Today and PerezHilton
PopWatch:
This week's cover: A tribute to Robin Williams, plus our Fall Movie Preview
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Lynette Rice / People.com:
Emmys to Honor Robin Williams
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
Eun Kyung Kim / Today:
It's a girl!  Savannah Guthrie gives birth to baby Vale  —  It's a girl for Savannah Guthrie!  —  Vale Guthrie Feldman was born early Wednesday, August 13.  Like her mom, she is apparently a morning person!  —  Little Vale weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz., and measured 19.5 inches long.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and PopCrunch
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Anya / People.com:
Savannah Guthrie Welcomes Daughter Vale  —  Today is looking bright for Savannah Guthrie: she's a mom!  —  The morning show cohost and her husband Michael Feldman welcomed their first child — a girl! — early Wednesday, Aug. 13.  —  Daughter Vale Guthrie Feldman weighed in at 8 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long.
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:   Savannah Guthrie Gives Birth: Today Show Anchor Welcomes Daughter Vale
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kendall Jenner Demands Apology, Retraction From Actress-Waitress Blaine Morris for Money-Throwing Story
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sam Rigby / Digital Spy:
Nicki Minaj beats Michael Jackson's US chart record with ‘Anaconda’  —  Nicki Minaj has bettered Michael Jackson's record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits.  —  Minaj's latest single ‘Anaconda’ has debuted at number 19, giving the rapper her 51st Hot 100 hit, beating Jackson's previous record of 50, Yahoo! Music reports.
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Francesca D'Arcy-Orga / Digital Spy:
Nicki Minaj to perform new single ‘Anaconda’ at MTV VMAs 2014
Discussion: PerezHilton
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Benedict Cumberbatch Beats Jay-Z and Beyoncé on U.K. Ticketing Website  —  Fans flock to snap up tickets for ‘Sherlock’ star's upcoming London theater performance as ‘Hamlet’  —  An upcoming Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Shakespearean theater show has become the U.K.'s …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Benedict Cumberbatch is more popular than Beyonce (given narrow parameters)!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Joe Comicbook / Comicbook.com:
The Walking Dead: Is Daryl Dixon Gay?  Robert Kirkman Comments On Daryl's Sexuality 6  —  During the course of four seasons of The Walking Dead on AMC, there has been much fan discussion and speculation over who Daryl Dixon might eventually make a romantic connection with on the show.
TMZ.com:
Reese Witherspoon — Dancing Queen (GREAT VIDEO!)  —  DANCING QUEEN (GREAT VIDEO!)  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Reese Witherspoon was the funnest girl in Capri, Italy Wednesday ... rocking out the way only white girls can during what looks like a wedding-related event.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Gawker
Dave McNary / Variety:
Betty Boop Movie in the Works with Simon Cowell (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Betty Boop is returning to the big screen, with Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and Animal Logic Entertainment developing and producing the first feature-length film for the feisty cartoon flapper.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's Granddaughter, Engaged to Ben Smith-Petersen  —  Presley's princess has found her prince!  Actress Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's granddaughter, is engaged to boyfriend Ben Smith-Petersen.  Her stuntman beau announced the news via Facebook on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Daily Mail:
Calling Hugh Hefner!  Christina Aguilera ‘wants to pose nude for Playboy after giving birth to her second baby’  —  She just posed nude for the August issue of V magazine, showing off her pregnant belly in all its glory.  —  And according to InTouch Weekly, the 33-year-old The Voice coach plans …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Derek Hough Joins ABC Drama ‘Nashville’  —  In his first major acting gig and a synergistic move, Dancing with the Stars pro Derek Hough has joined the upcoming third season of ABC's country music drama Nashville for a mulch-episode arc.  He will play Noah West, a beguiling and disarming movie star …
Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Sveva Alviti Topless in a Red Bikini Happy Fun Show on Miami Beach  —  Oh, beautiful au natural breasted hot Italian actresses, how you do move me.  —  Sveva Alviti, who you've probably never heard of unless you're familiar with Italian cinema has no problem, benevolently …
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
 
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TMZ.com:
Director Lee Daniels Sued — Damon Dash Claims ... He Screwed Me Out of ‘Butler’ Money
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Kim's still steaming over wedding snub
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Miranda Lambert NOT Pregnant, Despite Report (EXCLUSIVE)
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ to Resume Filming This Month
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