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11:40 AM ET, August 20, 2014

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Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Jill and Derick Dillard Are Expecting a Baby  —  After a whirlwind courtship, engagement and wedding, Jill Duggar (now Jill Dillard) has even more new happy news to deliver.  —  “We're having a baby!”  Jill tells PEOPLE exclusively.  “We are so excited.”
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar Pregnant: 19 Kids and Counting Star Expecting First Child with Derick Dillard  —  Start counting!  Just two months after tying the knot, 19 Kids and Counting star Jill Duggar is pregnant, expecting her first child with husband Derick Dillard.  —  The married couple announced their exciting news on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Johnny Depp to Co-Star with 15-Year-Old Daughter Lily-Rose Depp in Upcoming Movie Yoga Hosers: Details  —  Keeping it in the family!  Johnny Depp's 15-year-old daughter Lily-Rose Depp is making her Hollywood debut in Kevin Smith's forthcoming horror comedy Yoga Hosers, co-starring with her famous dad.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp Team for Action-Adventure ‘Yoga Hosers’ (Exclusive)  —  The duo's daughters, Lily-Rose Depp and Harley Quinn Smith, are starring  —  Johnny Depp and Kevin Smith are teaming up for what is being dubbed a “comic book movie” and are bringing their daughters with them.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Benedict Cumberbatch Joins ‘Jungle Book’ for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)  —  The actor will earn his stripes with a villainous lead role  —  Warner Bros.' adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book has landed its first voice lead, and it's elementary.  —  Benedict Cumberbatch …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Sued — Allegedly Ordered Photog Attack ... Personally Destroyed Camera  —  JUSTIN BIEBER SUED  —  Allegedly Ordered Photog Attack  —  PERSONALLY DESTROYED CAMERA  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber can jump off a cliff ... but he can't order his bodyguard …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Hudson's Half-Brother Arrested in Stabbing  —  Jennifer Hudson's half-brother Stephen Angelo Simpson was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 19, after repeatedly stabbing a man overnight Monday, according to Van Buren County's local CBS affiliate WWMT.  —  The incident occurred at the apartment …
Discussion: WWMT-TV
Melissa Cronin / RADAR:
Still Ka$hing In?  New Tax Docs Reveal Kim Kardashian Banked Up To $400K From Ebay ‘Charity’ Auctions — READ The Telltale Paperwork  —  From video games to makeup lines and a new selfie book, Kim Kardashian will try anything to make a buck — and that includes giving back to charity.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid DJs: Electronic Cash Kings 2014  —  When Calvin Harris topped last year's Electronic Cash Kings list with a stunning $46 million in annual earnings, it seemed symptomatic of a bubble in the burgeoning EDM scene.  But since then, the only thing that has popped is the income of the world's highest-paid DJs.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
TMZ.com:
Drake and Rihanna — Together and Very Possibly Banging Again!  —  DRAKE AND RIHANNA  —  Together and Very Possibly  —  BANGING AGAIN!  —  8/19/2014 12:19 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  So Drake and Rihanna walk into a club ... which means they were banging, right?
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
NFL to Coldplay: Pay to perform at next year's Super Bowl halftime show  —  The National Football League doesn't usually pay the act that performs at halftime during the Super Bowl.  But in a twist this year, the league has asked artists under consideration for the high-profile gig to pay to play.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sofia Vergara Is A STUNT QUEEN Master  —  Sofia Vergara hit the ho stroll in West Hollywood yesterday, and while walking in front of the paps, she casually and subtly flashed a diamond ring she wore on the finger that engaged hos usually wear a ring on.  Or in her case, the finger …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/ Sofía Vergara Steps Out With Giant Ring on That Finger (But Don't Get Too Excited)
Michael K / Dlisted:
QOTD: Alexis Arquette Claims She's Done Jared Leto And Says His D**k Is Like Something Out Of “Gladiator”  —  During a quick Q&A with Jackie Beat for Frontiers (via WOW Report), my second favorite Arquette after Rosanna, of course, spilled a little secret.  Alexis Arquette says that before …
Andrew Hart / The Huffington Post:
Don Pardo Dead: Voice Of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Dies At 96  —  Don Pardo, television and radio announcer best known as the voice of NBC's “Saturday Night Live,” died on Monday, August 18 in Tucson, Ariz., his daughter and an NBC representative confirmed.  —  Cause of death has not been released …
Discussion: Guardian, Dlisted and Associated Press
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano to Star in ‘Stanford Prison Experiment’ (Exclusive)
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Zoe Saldana Finally Addresses Pregnancy In Ice Bucket Challenge Video With Husband Marco Perego: Watch the Clip
Discussion: Today
TMZ.com:
Keyshawn Johnson — Kourtney Kardashian's a LIAR! I Didn't Hide Mold
Discussion: Us Weekly
Allison / Dlisted:
This Is The Look: Amber Rose's Lace Curtain Couture Wedding Gown
Discussion: Style News
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez & Casper Smart — Back Together!
TIME:
Trayvon Martin's Mom: ‘If They Refuse to Hear Us, We Will Make Them Feel Us’
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Agents of SHIELD’ Enlists Adrianne Palicki as Marvel Favorite (Exclusive)
Discussion: thebacklot.com and Digital Spy
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Scott Disick Says He's ‘Feeling Good, Living Healthy’
Discussion: RADAR and The Hollywood Gossip
Brian Truitt / USA Today:
First look: Rudd's on the road to being ‘Ant-Man’
Discussion: Crushable and I Watch Stuff
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Jenni “JWoww” Farley Talks Post-Birth Vagina, “I'm Not Going to Have Sex for Another Year or Two”
 

 
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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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