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5:35 PM ET, August 24, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Drake And Serena Williams — I'll Have the Tongue ... Restaurant Makeout Sesh (Pics)  —  DRAKE AND SERENA WILLIAMS  —  I'LL HAVE THE TONGUE  —  Restaurant Makeout Sesh  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Game.  Set.  Smash.  —  Here it is ... proof Drake and Serena Williams are officially a thing …
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
One Direction Plan Extended Hiatus to Focus on Solo Projects: Get All the Details  —  Four different directions?  Hit Brit band One Direction are taking an extended hiatus to focus on solo projects, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest boy bands of all time
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E! Online:
One Direction Taking Extended Hiatus to Focus on Individual Projects—Are They Breaking Up for Good?
Discussion: Towleroad
Daily Mail:
One Direction to SPLIT: Boyband decide 'to take extended hiatus of at least a year to focus …
Discussion: Starpulse
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Blames Giuliana Rancic for Her Backlash From The View, Calls Her a “Liar”  —  Kelly Osbourne is not letting it go.  The former Fashion Police co-host recently made headlines for her racist comments about Latino immigrants while she was on The View.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest celeb feuds ever
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Tracy Morgan Marries Megan Wollover - See the Beautiful Couple!  —  Tracy Morgan is a married man!  —  Fourteen months after a horrific highway crash left him fighting for his life, the comedian wed his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in an intimate and moving ceremony Sunday night, Morgan's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Tracy Morgan Marries Megan Wollover in Intimate, Emotional Ceremony
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Kelis Is Pregnant!  “Milkshake” Singer Shows Off Baby Bump While Performing at Afropunk Festival  —  Forget about the milkshakes!  It's going to be all about baby bottles.  —  Multiple sources can confirm exclusively to E! News that Kelis is pregnant and expecting her second child.
Vulture:
TARANTINO … THIS INTERVIEW was condensed and edited from two conversations, the first conducted July 29 and the second August 7.  —  We've got a little bit more than an hour finished right now.  I just got back from seeing an hour of the movie cut together.  —  Are you happy with it?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Wrap
DailyTelegraph:
Mel Gibson's vile, obscenity-laden tirade against female Daily Telegraph photographer  —  EXCLUSIVE Jonathon MoranThe Daily Telegraph … THE Daily Telegraph photographer attacked by Mel Gibson has relived the moment that he snapped.  —  Kristi Miller was subjected to a tirade of profanity …
Erik Larsen / Asbury Park Press:
Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip  —  BELMAR — A 20-year-old Rutgers University student who is waiting tables at D'Jais Bar & Grill this summer to help put herself through school, got an unwelcome lesson in the humanities this past week.
Discussion: PerezHilton, KTLA and Daily Mail
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Amal Alamuddin Shares Eskimo Kisses With George Clooney, Rocks the Sexiest Little Gold Dress: Sweet Photos  —  Sealed with an eskimo kiss!  George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, hit the Ushuaia Beach Hotel in Ibiza, Spain, to launch the Oscar-winning actor's latest Casamigos Tequila venture on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Discussion: Gawker
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Nick-Maslow / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Brace Yourself For George and Amal Clooney's Crazy-Sexy Date Night
Discussion: People.com
The MMQB:
Fallout, Fall Guys and Fingertips: A Week in the NFL  —  It's all here, plus notes on a Niner's return and a new MMQB project  —  Meet the Aussie footballer Jarryd Hayne  —  The MMQB's Peter King talks with former rugby player and San Francisco 49ers rookie RB Jarryd Hayne.
Yahoo:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 21: Bindi Irwin Revealed as First Celebrity Contestant  —  By ABC NEWS 58 minutes ago Good Morning America  —  The world knows Bindi Irwin as the daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, but the 17-year-old could soon be best known as “Dancing With the Stars” champion.
TMZ.com:
... Rookies Need Fall Guys  —  Cris Carter may have had a point when it comes to pro athletes getting a “fall guy” — so says NBA star Nick Young.  —  The Lakers star was leaving the Athletes Versus Cancer celebrity football game in L.A. when we asked about the comments Carter …
 
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Chrissy Iley / The Sunday Times:
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Mike Parker / Daily Express:
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From Mediagazer:

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

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:
Internal email: the UK's Reach plans to merge staff at The Daily Mirror and celebrity magazine OK! to cut costs, but the move won't result in cutting of roles

 
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