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8:50 AM ET, September 23, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Azealia Banks Goes Ballistic On Delta — Calls Flight Attendant ‘F***ing F***ot’ (VIDEO)  —  9:50 AM PT — A rep for Delta tells TMZ, “We are aware of the situation and are looking into it.”  —  8:30 AM PT — The eyewitness disputes Azealia's claim that the French man hit her in the face …
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Kirthana Ramisetti / New York Daily News:
Azealia Banks' airline meltdown, homophobic slur caught on camera
Discussion: TMZ.com and Sandra Rose
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Penn Files $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against “Empire” Co-Creator Lee Daniels  —  Penn says that Daniels accused him of domestic violence with a comparison to Terrence Howard.  —  Sean Penn has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Empire creator Lee Daniels.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, What's New, Bossip and Page Six
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Sean Penn Is Suing Lee Daniels For Calling Him A Lady Beater  —  Sean Penn has proven time and time again that he has the temper of a hungover demon with a herpes flare-up and we've all heard that story about he allegedly tied Madonna to a chair and beat her in a drunken rage while they were married.
Barbara Ross / New York Daily News:
Sean Penn sues Lee Daniels for $10M after domestic violence comments, Terrence Howard comparison  —  Sean Penn is swinging back at director Lee Daniels for accusing him of being violent to women — hitting him with a $10 million defamation suit.  —  In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner — Accused of Stalking Girl Over Jaden Smith  —  ACCUSED OF STALKING GIRL  —  ... Over Jaden Smith  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kylie Jenner's been on a 3 year campaign to get revenge on a teenage girl she considered a rival for Jaden Smith's affection ... according to legal docs which read like an episode of “Gossip Girl.”
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Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2015: The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts  —  “Don't worry if I write rhymes, I write checks,” Sean Combs once rapped.  That advisory still holds true: Diddy earned $60 million over the past year, more than any other hip-hop act in the world.
Naja Rayne / People.com:
Emmy Winning Producer Charged With Attempted Murder  —  Daytime Emmy winning producer, Andre Salamán Bautista has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, PEOPLE can confirm.  —  The producer, who worked under the name Andre Bauth, pleaded not guilty on Monday.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Josh Saul / New York Post:
Finance firm to powerful female stars full of racist horndogs: suit  —  A Manhattan financial-management firm that caters to powerful women like Rihanna and Kelly Ripa is a sexist and racist frat house where executives made lewd comments about female employees and once said the “Umbrella” …
Discussion: Gawker, Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:   Rihanna Lawsuit — She's Hot, Because She's Not Too Dark
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel  —  Ta-Nehisi Coates can be identified in many ways: as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, as an author and, as of this month, as a nominee for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize.  But Mr. Coates also has a not-so-secret identity …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kate Walsh Splits From Longtime Boyfriend Chris Case: Details  —  Back on the market.  Kate Walsh and her longtime boyfriend, Chris Case, have split, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity splits 2015  —  The Private Practice actress and her writer-producer beau …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Eric Charbonneau / People Great Ideas:
Drake Celebrates His New Restaurant Opening with Serena Williams  —  Looks like it's time to add Drake to the list of celebs who have ventured into the hospitality business.  —  On Monday night, the 28-year-old rapper quietly celebrated the opening of Fring's, his new restaurant in his hometown of Toronto.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Gilles Bensimon / SELF:
The Secret to Jessica Alba's Success  —  She's turned The Honest Company into a billion-dollar brand—here's how she made it all happen.
Char Adams / People.com:
Inside Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk's Sweet Night Out at the Scream Queens Premiere in L.A.  —  Monday was a big night for Brad Falchuk, who celebrated the premiere of his latest Fox show, Scream Queens, in Los Angeles.  So, it's only right that his girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow, was there to support her man.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Rose McGowan is bald, pale, nude and definitely NSFW in the weirdest music video of the year  —  Brace yourself for the strangest NSFW music video of the year - if not ever - courtesy of the always interesting Rose McGowan.  —  Like something out of Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Stereogum
Raphael Chestang / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Real Housewives’ Star Brooks Ayers Speaks Out on ‘Fake Cancer’ Claims  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex Brooks Ayers has faced criticism and doubt all season long about his health.  Now, he's speaking exclusively to ET about claims he's been faking his cancer.
Discussion: Starpulse and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ — Second Millionaire Charged with Brutalizing Woman
Discussion: PerezHilton
Will Mendelson / Us Weekly:
Kermit, Miss Piggy Make Tense First Post-Split Late-Night Appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Plus, Miss Piggy Has Tinder!)
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Alfonso Ribeiro Joins Dancing with the Stars as a Guest Judge
Discussion: PerezHilton
Suzy Byrne / News & Gossip:
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore Reunite for Rumer's Broadway Debut
Discussion: Page Six
Marc Snetiker / EW.com:
BROAD CITY EXCLUSIVE: ABBI AND ILANA CAN'T STOMACH YOM KIPPUR
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Jessa Duggar Keeps in Pregnancy Shape by Lifting Big Weights: See the Pic
Char Adams / People.com:
Paris Hilton's Birthday Message to Nicole Richie Will Make You Yearn for The Simple Life
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Kris Jenner Offers Slimmed Down Rob Kardashian Six Figures To Return To ‘KUWTK’ — His Shocking Reaction Revealed
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 Earlier Picks: 
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Shares Too Much About Baby James' First Fever and Her First Words
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Kristen Bell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Bridges Read Mean Tweets Live on Jimmy Kimmel: Watch
Discussion: PerezHilton
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Nancy Lee Grahn “Heartbroken” After Backlash From Viola Davis Emmys Speech Tweets: “I've Been Schooled”
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Mariah Carey and Billionaire Boyfriend James Packer Make Their Red Carpet Debut
Discussion: Style News and Celeb Gossip …
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Former first daughter Barbara Bush has a new boyfriend
Variety:
‘Sicario’ Sequel in the Works at Lionsgate (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Digital Spy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Publishers at The Guardian, The Boston Globe, and other outlets report more referral traffic from Bluesky than from X despite fewer followers on the former

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Renewable energy exec Dale Vince says he's interested in buying The Observer to protect UK media plurality as there are “too many right-wing media barons”

 
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