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8:50 PM ET, August 16, 2014

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Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Are Seeing Each Other  —  Super-hot (and seemingly unlikely) couple alert!  —  Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin are seeing each other, multiple sources confirm to E! News.  We're told that the pair has been spending quality together since late June …
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Sheila Cosgrove Baylis / People.com:
Are Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Dating?
Discussion: Dlisted
Hollywood Reporter:
Paul Giamatti to Star in ‘Straight Outta Compton’ as NWA Manager (Exclusive)  —  The actor will play Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller  —  Paul Giamatti has closed a deal to star in Straight Outta Compton, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Hilton Hater / The Hollywood Gossip:
Tina Seals: Not the Mother of Blue Ivy, Not Altogether Sane  —  In news first broken by The Hollywood Gossip, Tina Seals filed for maternity of Blue Ivy Carter in July, making the unusual claim that she - and not Beyonce - is the birth mother of this famous toddler.
Discussion: Jossip
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Preparing to Divorce Jay Z: “She Is Done”  —  Could Beyonce be a “single lady” once more?  Now that the singer has finished the last of her On The Run U.S. tour dates with husband Jay Z, speculation about the couple's marriage is at an all-time high.
WaterAid America:
Stars of Downton Abbey show their support for WaterAid … The cast of Downton Abbey embraced ‘water bottle-gate’ today by posing for a picture to promote Wateraid's work.  —  A publicity still released this week hit the headlines when a plastic water bottle was spotted in the corner of the picture.
Discussion: Crushable and The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Denzel Washington — Detoxes After Hard Partying  —  DETOXES AFTER HARD PARTYING  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Denzel Washington just left an Orange County residence where he was staying for more than 2 weeks to detox after a wild, alcohol-fueled, gluttonous month-long vacation ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Dlisted
People.com:
Jessica Simpson Snuggles with Her Kids in Cute Pic  —  Cute overload!  —  Jessica Simpson shared a cute pic of her kids getting ready for bed on Friday.  —  “Nighty Nite,” the newlywed, 34, captioned the black-and-white photo she posted on Instagram.  —  In the shot the singer …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jay / indierevolver.com:
“It's Not the Years, It's the Parsecs.”  —  I had some difficulty choosing a headline for this post.  Also in the running was “Han, Old Buddy! (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Han).”  That last subtitle had some comedic truth to it - if you're like me you're worrying less …
Discussion: UPROXX
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I would never do that': Lindsay Lohan condemns James Franco's public response to her leaked sex list as she opens up about ‘violating’ incident  —  Actress Lindsay Lohan has spoken about her reaction to James Franco's short story about her for the first time.
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Allison / Dlisted:   Lindsay Lohan Says She Never Talks S**t About Anyone, Proceeds To Talk S**t About James Franco
TMZ.com:
War Machine — CAPTURED by Cops Outside L.A. (PHOTO)  —  CAPTURED  —  By Cops Outside L.A.  —  8/15/2014 3:10 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  War Machine has been captured in a hotel outside Los Angeles ... TMZ has learned.  —  He was caught by U.S. Marshals and Simi Valley police …
Discussion: Dlisted
Hannah Hope / mirror:
Justin Bieber is a God belieber as he attends Bible class with Selena Gomez  —  Badboy Biebs is mending his ways with his sensible ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez who he still calls “his girl”  —  After having fisticuffs with Orlando Bloom in Ibiza and snuggling up to a host of hotties …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
DIES OF HEART ATTACK  —  Jay Adams — a legendary skater who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in “Lords of Dogtown” — has died of a heart attack ... TMZ has learned  —  Sources connected with the skater tell TMZ ... he died late Thursday of an apparent heart attack in Mexico.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
Lizzy Goodman / Billboard:
Billboard Cover: Ariana Grande on Fame, Freddy Krueger and Her Freaky Past  —  The “micromanaging workhorse” finally achieved her dream of becoming an R&B diva.  Now, at 21, comes the hard part: conquering her fear of futuristic pop.  —  Ariana Grande is easily mistaken for an old-school good girl.
 
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One of the Stars of ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Started a Religion
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
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Daily Mail:
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: People.com
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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