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Dirk Standen / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Kanye West Talks Yeezy Season 2, Presidential Run, and Sweatshirts  —  Outside the Mercer hotel at 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, September 16, the scene was chaos, with squads of paparazzi and camera-phone-wielding fans tumbling into the cobbled SoHo streets.
Discussion: Style News, Just Jared and Stereogum
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Glenn Close and third husband quietly divorce  —  Glenn Close has quietly divorced her husband of nine years, David Shaw, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  The actress, who wed venture capitalist Shaw in Maine in 2006, is returning to New York to focus on her enduringly successful acting career.
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Drew Mackie / People.com:
Glenn Close and Husband David Shaw Have Divorced After 9 Years of Marriage
TMZ.com:
Kim Zolciak Suffers Paralyzing Stroke — But Feeling is Back  —  SUFFERS PARALYZING STROKE  —  But Feeling is Back  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Kim Zolciak suffered a stroke that left her temporarily partially paralyzed and unable to speak ... hours after appearing on “Dancing with the Stars.”
Discussion: Page Six
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Michele Corriston / People.com:
Kim Zolciak-Biermann Hospitalized for ‘Mini Stroke’ After Dancing with the Stars  —  Kim Zolciak-Biermann had a serious health scare after flying home from Dancing with the Stars on Wednesday.  —  The reality star suffered a transient ischemic attack, or mini stroke, she revealed early Thursday morning …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Nick Maslow / People.com:
Jewel Details Romance with Sean Penn: He Said ‘It Would Be Impossible Not to Fall in Love with Me’  —  After Madonna and before Charlize Theron, Sean Penn worked hard for Jewel's heart.  —  The singer, 41, details her short-lived relationship with the actor, 55, in her new book, Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story, out now.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton sits for interview with Lena Dunham  —  In an effort to reach out to millennial women voters, Hillary Clinton will appear in an interview opposite Girls star Lena Dunham, set to post online Tuesday, POLITICO has learned.  The already-taped segment also includes comedy sketches filmed …
Discussion: The Wrap
Us Weekly:
Victoria Beckham Lets Loose at London Store Party — But No, She Didn't Pee Her Pants!  —  Victoria Beckham didn't pee her pants, she just had fun!  All the details from her London store's party here.  —  Posh is still posh, y'all — she just had a little fun!
Discussion: Just Jared
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By Posh & Becks
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather and NewNowNext
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
James Middleton Splits From Girlfriend Donna Air After Two Years Together: Details  —  Royal brother-in-law James Middleton is back on the market.  The businessman and younger brother of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton has split from his girlfriend of two years, Donna Air, a Middleton family source confirms to Us Weekly.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Tiffany Johnson / Below are the posts from pets.:
Man Builds ‘Dog Train’ To Take Rescued Pups Out On Little Adventures  —  Eugene Bostick may have officially retired about 15 years ago, but in some ways that was when his most impactful work began.  —  Not long after, he embarked on a new career path of sorts — as a train conductor for rescued stray dogs.
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
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Rachael Krishna / BuzzFeed:   A Man Has Built A Train For All His Adopted Stray Dogs
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Usher and Longtime Girlfriend Grace Miguel Secretly Marry, Jet Off to Cuba for Honeymoon!  —  Surprise!  Usher is a married man.  The “U Got It Bad” crooner and girlfriend Grace Miguel secretly wed prior to jetting off to Cuba for their honeymoon over Labor Day weekend, Us Weekly can confirm.
Discussion: Just Jared and PerezHilton
People.com:
Ivanka Trump Expecting Third Child  —  Baby on the way for Ivanka Trump!  —  The businesswoman and her husband, Kushner Companies CEO Jared Kushner, are expecting their third child, she confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “Jared and I are thrilled to announce that we'll be welcoming baby number 3 to our family early next year.
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Moves to the Same Street as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West  —  Knock, knock!  Miley Cyrus recently moved to a seven-bedroom house on the same street as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Hidden Hills, Calif., abode, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Miley then and now
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett Swears She Was “Never Friends” With Holly Madison: “We Just F—ked the Same Man”  —  Yep, Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett is still definitely not buying Holly Madison's book.  —  A few months after the reality star released her memoir Down the Rabbit Hole …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
South Park Rapes & Kills Canadian Donald Trump & Slams Caitlyn Jenner — See The NSFW Images HERE!  —  That was a doozy!  —  Last night's South Park episode tackled the whole Donald Trump thing and finally showed Caitlyn Jenner after only referring to her in the previous episode!
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Walking Dead’ Casts Key Comic Character Jesus  —  ‘Luck’ alum Tom Payne will take on the role and first appear in season six.  —  AMC's The Walking Dead is poised to introduce another key comic book character.  —  Luck alum Tom Payne has joined the cast of the zombie drama based …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Oh No They Didn't!
Bobby Bones:
Blake Talks Divorce, Sings Tortilla With The Raging Idiots  —  It's always unpredictable when Blake Shelton stops by, but there's one thing for sure — he always mentions his love for Bobby.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and KFOR-TV
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Blake Shelton on Split from Miranda Lambert: 'We're Buddies'
Bar Refaeli / Associated Press:
Drama in the skies before Bar Refaeli's wedding  —  When supermodel Bar Refaeli ties the knot in a lavish star-studded ceremony in northern Israel Thursday night, the main drama could play out in the skies overhead.  —  Hoping to avoid the peeping gaze of paparazzi, Refaeli …
TMZ.com:
Kyrie Irving — I Knocked Up Texas Beauty Queen!!!  —  Kyrie Irving is convinced he's gonna be a dad — and the baby mama is a SMOKIN' HOT former Texas beauty queen ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.  —  The Cleveland Cavaliers star filed court docs in Texas saying …
Discussion: Bossip and fox8.com
Larry Carroll / Zap2it:
First episode of millennial ‘Muppets’ shows a brand new Kermit, Fozzie and friends  —  From their earliest days of black-and-white videos to “Saturday Night Live,” from the beloved movies and “Muppet Show” to “Muppet Babies” and the most recent Disney movies, The Muppets sure have seen a lot of incarnations.
Discussion: fox8.com
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Josh Brolin Throws Shade at Anonymous Actor Who Might Be Ryan Gosling, Mocks Phony Accent  —  Cool it, guys!  Josh Brolin has seen a lot of things in the years since he first got his start in Hollywood back in the '80s, but one thing the veteran actor is decidedly over is putting up a “tough guy” demeanor.
 
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