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10:15 AM ET, August 19, 2014

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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Christian Bale and Wife Sibi Welcome Second Child, Baby Boy: Details  —  He's got a little batboy on his hands!  Christian Bale and his wife, Sibi Bale, have welcomed their second child, his rep confirms to Us Weekly.  A source adds to Us that the couple's second bundle of joy is a boy!
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Christian Bale and Wife Sibi Welcome Baby No. 2!  —  Christian Bale is now another kid's hero!  —  E! News can exclusively confirm that the Dark Knight Rises star and his wife, Sibi Bale, have welcomed their second child together.  —  We were first to report, shortly after the Oscars …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
Milla Jovovich / Facebook:
Happy Monday everyone!  —  This was originally going to be a post to tell you how excited I am about flying to Cape Town, South Africa to begin working on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.  —  But... My husband Paul and I just discovered that we are expecting another baby!!!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Keanu Reeves To Star In & Produce Action Series ‘Rain’ For Slingshot Global Media  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Matrix star Keanu Reeves is making a foray into television with Rain, an hourlong series from Slingshot Global Media based on the best-selling book series by Barry Eisler.
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Models Of 2014: Gisele, Doutzen And Adriana Steal The Show  —  Year after year since 2002, Gisele Bundchen has made more money than any other model in the world.  At 34, she is still sitting pretty at the top of the world's highest-paid models list …
Discussion: Style News, Daily Mail and The Wrap
J.K. Rowling / TODAY:
Read J.K. Rowling's new Harry Potter story about a singing sorceress  —  J.K. Rowling is serving up another dose of Harry Potter for her die-hard fans, this time in the form of a biography of one of her favorite, albeit lesser-known characters in the Harry Potter universe.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Fox Passes on Tina Fey-Produced Comedy ‘Cabot College’  —  The Fox network has taken a pass on the comedy “Cabot College,” produced by the “30 Rock” duo of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock for Universal Television.  —  Project from Universal TV had received a series commitment from Fox but never got …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Allison / Dlisted:
Robert Pattinson Says Acting Is Hard And That He Prepares For Auditions By Throwing Up And Punching Himself In The Face  —  During an interview to promote his new film The Rover, Robert Pattinson - the Twihard-hating Vampire trillionaire and Kristen Stewart's former partner in greasy-haired scowling …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Robert Pattinson throws up & punches himself in the face before auditions
Francesca Bacardi / RADAR:
Radar Told You First!  TLC Orders More Kate Gosselin Specials After Source Said Family Was Spotted In New England With Camera Crew  —  After RadarOnline.com exclusively reported that Kate Gosselin and her brood were caught entering New England's Plimoth Plantation with a camera crew …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Cele|bitchy
Stuff.co.nz:
Robin Williams' final message of hope  —  Months before he died, actor Robin Williams made a video clip for terminally-ill New Zealand woman's bucket list.  —  Before taking his own life, actor Robin Williams sent a message of hope, support and “love” to a terminally ill New Zealand woman.
Discussion: Gawker and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — Ice Bucket Challenge with a BIG Twist  —  ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE  —  With a BIG Twist  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Charlie Sheen didn't douse himself with water in the Ice Bucket Challenge ... but he did make it rain.  —  Charlie was called out by hockey star Ryan Miller …
Sarah Ball / GQ Magazine Online:
Seth Meyers Is Just Getting Warmed Up  —  We may still be occasionally surprised to see him during the week ("Taped from New York, it's Wednesday Night!"), but Seth Meyers has made the transition from SNL to Late Night look easy.  This month, he'll try to light a fire under yet another age-old TV tradition: the Emmys
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Heavy Meta: Maine Man, 19, Poses For New Mug Shot Wearing T-Shirt With Photo Of His Old Mug Shot  —  Buster  —  In a marvelously meta moment, a 19-year-old last week posed for a jail booking photo while wearing a t-shirt with a reproduction of the mug shot taken of him after a June arrest for drunk driving.
Discussion: Gawker
 
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TMZ.com:
Robin Williams — Suicide Was ‘Spontaneous’ ... NOT Premeditated
Discussion: PerezHilton
Carrie Dilluvio / E! Online:
NEWS/ Botched Before and After: A Transgender Surgery Addict, a Cleft Lip and Much More—See the Season Finale Recap!
Discussion: World of Wonder
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Vogue's 2014 September Issue Cover Features Models Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls …
Jen Yamato / Deadline:
Wes Bentley Joins Zac Efron In ‘We Are Your Friends’
Amy Davidson / Digital Spy:
Listen to Rick Ross remix Ed Sheeran's single 'Don't'
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — I'm Back with Karrueche Because I'm NOT GUILTY!
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Sarah Jessica Parker Rocks Swimsuit at 49 in the Hamptons With Matthew Broderick After Friend's Wedding
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
 Earlier Picks: 
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Justin Timberlake called Madonna 'mother chucking ninja" & Twitter freaked
Daily Mail:
Chris Martin fell for Jennifer Lawrence ‘because her laid-back style is the polar opposite of wife Gywneth Paltrow’
New York Times:
Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times
Discussion: Gawker
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Ian Somerhalder Opens Up About Life With Rumored Girlfriend Nikki Reed: “I Couldn't Be Happier If I Tried”
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Beyoncé Looks “Crazy in Love” With Jay Z in First Trailer For HBO Concert Special—Watch Now!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Christina Aguilera Announces Baby Daughter's Name, Welcomes Summer Rain Rutler into the World
 

 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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