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12:55 PM ET, July 20, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Demi Moore — Man Found Dead in Pool  —  MAN FOUND DEAD IN POOL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The man who died did not know how to swim and it appears he slipped and fell in the pool, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  We're told there was no foul play.  Our sources say Demi's caretaker threw the party and invited the victim.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Demi Moore Releases Statement After Dead Man Found Swimming Pool: “I Am in Absolute Shock”
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Rita Ora and Ricky Hil, Tommy Hilfiger's Son, Split After 1 Year  —  It's over for Rita Ora and Ricky Hil.  —  The 24-year-old British “Black Widow” singer and co-judge of the U.K. show The X Factor and the 25-year-old hip-hop artist and son of famed designer Tommy Hilfiger have called it quits.
Allison Samuels / Vanity Fair:
Rachel Dolezal's True Lies  —  For a time this summer, it seemed all anyone could talk about was the N.A.A.C.P. chapter president whose parents had “outed” her as white.  The tornado of public attention has since moved on, but Rachel Dolezal still has to live with her choices—and still refuses to back down.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Betrayed By Friends in Home Invasion Robbery  —  BETRAYED BY FRIENDS  —  In Home Invasion Robbery  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Several of Chris Brown's close friends were in on the home invasion robbery ... at least that's what Chris believes and we've learned cops have the same view.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Jori Finkel / New York Times:
Kanye West-Steve McQueen Video to Have American Premiere in Los Angeles  —  When Kanye West and Steve McQueen, the video artist and “12 Years a Slave” filmmaker, began publicly praising each other's work, fans wondered whether the two would collaborate.  They have, and the result …
Discussion: Stereogum
Jason Gay / Vogue:
Nicole Kidman, in a Rare, Down-to-Earth Interview, on Her New Adventure  —  Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, August 2015  —  With blissful quiet at home in Nashville and a career taking flight, Nicole Kidman makes a ravishing turn in Werner Herzog's film The Queen of the Desert as revolutionary figure Gertrude Bell.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Cele|bitchy
Chris Heath / GQ:
The Force Is Strong With This One  —  One of Amy Schumer's many comedic gifts is the way she has turned oversharing into a majestic art.  And although her offstage (or off-camera) demeanor is far more reserved, the words that come out are not.  I have known her for less than two minutes when …
Dave McNary / Variety:
George Coe, Oscar-Nominated Actor and SAG Activist, Dies at 86  —  George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness.  He was 86.  —  Coe acted for more than 50 years of film, television, commercial and stage work.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Comicbook.com
au.lifestyle.yahoo.com:
Exclusive: Kardashian Cheating Scandal: 'I slept with Khloe's man' … Is Khloe Kardashian s New Man A Cheater?  Aussie Student Claims She Slept With James Harden - Yahoo7  —  Publicly humiliated by her estranged husband Lamar Odom's cheating, there is no denying Khloe Kardashian has had a difficult time recently.
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Josh and Anna Duggar Welcome Daughter Meredith Grace - See the Photos  —  Josh and Anna Duggar can now count four kids in their family.  —  The former TLC reality stars welcomed daughter Meredith Grace Duggar, Josh announced on Twitter.  She weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz. and 20.5 inches long.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
‘Godfather’ Actor Alex Rocco Dead — Dies at 79  —  ‘GODFATHER’ ACTOR ALEX ROCCO  —  DEAD AT 79  —  Actor Alex Rocco, who played casino owner Moe Greene in the first “Godfather” film, has died.  —  Rocco was the voice of Itchy & Scratchy Studio boss Roger Myers, Jr. on “The Simpsons.”
Discussion: Associated Press
 
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: TMZ.com
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People.com:
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Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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