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2:55 PM ET, August 20, 2015

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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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Josh Duggar / The Duggar Family:
Statements From Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and Josh Duggar  —  Statement from Jim Boband Michelle Duggar: Please see the statement below from our son Josh regarding recent media stories about him.  When we learned of this late last night our hearts were broken.
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
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2015: Jennifer Lawrence Leads With $52 Million  —  Jennifer Lawrence may have been made famous by The Hunger Games, but she's certainly not short of bread: The 25-year-old banked $52 million pre-tax over 12 months to be the best paid actress …
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Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence Tops Forbes List of Highest-Paid Actresses
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
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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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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TMZ.com:
Caitlyn Jenner — Sheriff Says Vehicular Manslaughter Law Violated  —  Sheriff Says  —  VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER LAW VIOLATED  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  The L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. has completed its investigation into the fatal Caitlyn Jenner car crash, and we're told …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Full Feed
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.
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: Jezebel, Digital Spy and Bossip
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.
Glory Johnson / TMZ.com:
Griner Ain't Payin' For Your Benz  —  ... Judge Rules  —  WNBA superstar Brittney Griner will NOT have to shell out $20,000-per-month to her estranged wife Glory Johnson ... so says a judge who just REJECTED Glory's request in court.  —  As we previously reported, Johnson says Griner needs …
Luann de Lesseps / Bravo TV Official Site:
Luann: I Like to Build My Girlfriends Up  —  Luann comments on the reunion drama and gives the recipe for her famous Eggs à la Francaise.  —  It's reunion time, and we are on the couch with Andy working through the issues that emerged this season.  All the girls looked fabulous …
Discussion: Starpulse
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.
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 …
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
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
 
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Las Vegas Madame Tussauds forced to put Nicki Minaj under guard after visitors post 'inappropriate …
Joseph Serna / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-LAPD detective who alleged conspiracy in Biggie Smalls' murder dies
Mannie Holmes / Variety:
Alfonso Ribeiro Explains How the Carlton Dance Was Invented on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
Nick Jonas and Kendall Jenner Are “Nothing Serious” Yet, Couple Is Keeping It “Pretty Light”
John Curley / Voices of Burning Man:
A second generation ... and yeah, those bugs
Discussion: Gawker and Re/code
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Dwayne Johnson to Star in ‘Jungle Cruise’ Movie for Disney (Exclusive)
Discussion: EW.com and Starpulse
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Goes Topless on Twitter, Calls Herself Her Own “#WCW”: Picture
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Little Mix's Perrie Edwards breaks down during performance of new song ‘The End’
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and TODAY.com
Nolan Feeney / TIME:
How Diplo Is Making Pop Music Weird
Jean Bentley / Us Weekly:
Len Goodman Leaving Dancing With the Stars After 20 Seasons
 

 
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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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