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Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Family Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashley Madison Account  —  In 2013, conservative reality TV star Josh Duggar—of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting fame—was named the executive director of the Family Research Council, a conservative lobbying group in D.C. which seeks …
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Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Is This Josh Duggar's OkCupid Profile?  (Updated)  —  After today's earlier revelation of Josh Duggar's paid Ashley Madison account hit, tipsters and Twitter are pointing out that if you search Josh Duggar's highly unique Ashley Madison email handle, “joesmithsonnwa,” this OKCupid profile is the only other result you get.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Announces Second Pregnancy During Emotional L.A. Concert Performance: Video  —  Now that's a pregnancy announcement!  An emotional Kelly Clarkson found herself revealing her top secret pregnancy news to around 20,000 people on Wednesday, August 19, after tearing up during a performance of …
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Perez Hilton:
Kelly Clarkson Emotionally Shares That She's Pregnant With Baby No. 2 During An Impromptu Announcement Mid Concert!  —  Congratulations!!  —  On Wednesday evening, Kelly Clarkson confirmed that she was expecting her second child with husband Brandon Blackstock.  AH-Mazing!
Sarah / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Expecting Second Child  —  Don't let the crying fool you - they're happy tears!  —  Kelly Clarkson revealed that she's expecting her second child with husband Brandon Blackstock during Wednesday's Los Angeles tour stop at the Staples Center.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Shannen Doherty: ‘Yes, I Have Breast Cancer’  —  Shannen Doherty is battling breast cancer, she reveals to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Yes, I have breast cancer, and I am currently undergoing treatment,” the actress said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.  —  “I am continuing to eat right …
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NBC News:
Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt  —  Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday night in a suicide attempt, but survived, law enforcement sources and his former wife said.  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel in Calabasas …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Kathyehrichdowd / People.com:
Ciara Responds to Ex-Fiancé's Concerns About Their Son Spending Time with Russell Wilson  —  Ciara has spoken out after her ex-fiancé raised concerns about their 15-month-old son Future Zahir spending time with her new boyfriend, NFL star Russell Wilson.
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Robert Kessler / News & Gossip:
Ciara Talks About Her Difficult Relationship With Ex-Fiancé Future... and Her Future With Russell Wilson
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Shows Off Her Wedding Ring at First Public Appearance Since Her Marriage to Justin Theroux  —  Jennifer Aniston, aka Mrs. Theroux, made her first public appearance as a married woman on Wednesday, Aug. 19 — and showed off her stunningly beautiful, diamond encrusted wedding band.
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Gerrick D. Kennedy / Los Angeles Times:
Dr. Dre's assault on Dee Barnes was once included in ‘Straight Outta Compton’  —  Long before “Straight Outta Compton” hit theaters last Friday, hip-hop purists wondered how the N.W.A biopic would handle some of the less heroic moments in the West Coast rap group's history.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Bossip
Kim Richards / RADAR:
5150!  Kim Richards Hospitalized After Desperate Family's Bid To Save Her - Inside Her Rock Bottom  —  Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)  —  PICS OF  —  There is finally hope for troubled former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards: RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned …
Darrell Bevell / The MMQB:
'I Wouldn't Change It'  —  For the first time in detail, the Seattle coordinator discusses why the Seahawks chose to pass, what went wrong and how he handled the fallout  —  Richard Sherman: Seattle Seahawks' secondary will be great  —  The MMQB's Peter King caught up with Seahawks CB Richard Sherman in Renton, WA.
The Jim Rome Show:
Matt Barnes talks Rihanna on The Jim Rome Show  —  Pop star Rihanna took Memphis Grizzlies veteran Matt Barnes to task on her Instagram account with several hashtags messages directed toward the forward insinuating to TMZ the two were friends and maybe the friendship had turned past the “crush” stage.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Sued Over Unpaid Bills ... From Her Craziest Days!  —  LINDSAY LOHAN SUED  —  OVER UNPAID BILLS  —  ... From Her Craziest Days!  —  8/19/2015 12:23 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan is being sued for allegedly stiffing her former driver …
Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence Tops Forbes List of Highest-Paid Actresses  —  “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence tops the the list of highest-paid actresses, according to the annual thespian earnings survey by Forbes.  —  Lawrence moved up from No. 2 last year to lead the field with an estimated $52 million …
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Nick Jonas and Kendall Jenner Are “Nothing Serious” Yet, Couple Is Keeping It “Pretty Light”  —  Kendall Jenner and Nick Jonas are a relatively new couple, so they're making sure they take it very slowly.  —  A source tells E! News exclusively that the supermodel and “Jealous” …
Vanessa Hudgens / X17 Online:
Vanessa Hudgens Flashes Some Thigh — And Her Broken Finger!  —  We know we can always count on Vanessa Hudgens to cover her lovely mug, but on Wednesday we got a peek at her gorgeous gams — and a decidedly unsexy purple cast on her hand.  What happened to the former High School Musical hottie?
Discussion: Page Six
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
The wife of ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ producer Darrell Fetty, she appeared in Sylvester Stallone's ‘Paradise Alley.’  —  Joyce Ingalls, a former model and actress and the wife of Emmy-nominated producer Darrell Fetty, has died.  She was 65.  —  Ingalls died Aug. 5 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Daily Mail
Janice Min / Hollywood Reporter:
The Donald Trump Conversation: Murdoch, Ailes, NBC and the Rush of Being TV's “Ratings Machine”  —  In his first magazine cover interview and photo shoot as the leading Republican, the reality TV presidential candidate lets loose on Hillary's email scandal ("Watergate on steroids"), Bill Cosby …
James Vituscka / RADAR:
Cashing In!  Inside Tyga's New Kardashians TV Contract - What He's Getting Paid To Be Kylie Jenner's Love Interest REVEALED … PICS OF  —  KYLIE & TYGA  —  Whoever said that love don't cost a thing was obviously not talking about Kylie Jenner's reality relationship with her 25-year-old boyfriend Tyga.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Dwayne Johnson to Star in ‘Jungle Cruise’ Movie for Disney (Exclusive)  —  John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the duo behind the Will Smith heist movie ‘Focus,’ have been tapped to write the script.  —  Dwayne Johnson is teaming up with Disney to translate a theme park ride to the big screen.
Discussion: EW.com and Starpulse
 
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Joseph Serna / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-LAPD detective who alleged conspiracy in Biggie Smalls' murder dies
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Mannie Holmes / Variety:
Alfonso Ribeiro Explains How the Carlton Dance Was Invented on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
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John Curley / Voices of Burning Man:
A second generation ... and yeah, those bugs
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Goes Topless on Twitter, Calls Herself Her Own “#WCW”: Picture
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Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Little Mix's Perrie Edwards breaks down during performance of new song ‘The End’
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Jean Bentley / Us Weekly:
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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:
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