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8:25 AM ET, August 1, 2016

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Ghazala Khan / Washington Post:
Trump criticized my silence.  He knows nothing about true sacrifice.  —  Ghazala Khan's son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2004.  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE  —  Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention.  He said he would like to hear from me.
Discussion: The Wrap, Gawker and Us Weekly
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Steve Turnham / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices'  —  In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he'd “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trump claimed that he had in fact sacrificed by employing “thousands and thousands of people.”
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars' Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec Are Married!  —  It's a match made in Dancing heaven!  —  Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec married his former Dancing with the Stars partner, Kym Johnson, in front of family and friends in Los Angeles on Sunday, PEOPLE exclusively confirms.
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:   Kym Johnson Celebrates Co-Ed Bachelorette Party in Las Vegas Ahead of Robert Herjavec Wedding: Photos!
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Melania Trump like you've never seen her before  —  Donald Trump thinks his wife will be a model first lady — and here's the proof.  —  Decades before she was sporting designer dresses on the stage of the Republican National Convention as Mrs. Trump, Melania Knauss posed nude in a photo spread …
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Miranda Lambert Tears Up Onstage While Singing Song She Wrote with Ex-Husband Blake Shelton  —  Miranda Lambert got emotional during a concert when singing a song she cowrote with ex-husband Blake Shelton.  —  While singing her 2012 single “Over You” during a Tinley Park, Illinois …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Miranda Lambert Cries on Stage While Singing Song She Wrote With Ex Blake Shelton  —  An emotional time.  Miranda Lambert broke down in tears while singing a song she cowrote with her ex-husband, Blake Shelton, during a concert in the Chicago area on Friday, July 29.
Reuters:
J.K. Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter at “Cursed Child” gala  —  A new “Harry Potter” play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard, his creator J.K. Rowling said at the play's premiere in London on Saturday.
Brittany King / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Is Worried for Lamar Odom's Health After He Asked Her for Cash  —  On Sunday's episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the Kardashians invaded Cuba, but Khloé was distraught for most of the trip over Lamar Odom's ongoing addiction problems.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Style News
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Jessica Alba Introduces Alton Sterling's Son, Orlando Victims and Others Affected by Gun Violence During Teen Choice Awards  —  Jessica Alba led an emotional tribute to victims of gun violence during the Teen Choice Awards Sunday evening in Los Angeles, taking the stage with Alton Sterling's son …
James Hibberd / EW.com:
GAME OF THRONES: HBO CONFIRMS SEASON 8 WILL BE LAST  —  HBO has just answered a huge lingering question about Game of Thrones.  —  EW asked the network's new programming president Casey Bloys if he plans to go along with showrunners' David Benioff and Dan Weiss' oft-stated desire to end their fantasy hit with season 8.
Discussion: Dlisted, Variety and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
For Alleged ‘Becky’ Hack  —  Beyonce's most rabidly loyal fans took things up a notch and hacked her one-time nemesis Rachel Roy ... at least that's where the clues are pointing the LAPD.  —  You'll remember, Rachel had a rumored history with Jay Z and took heat from the Beyhive when “Lemonade” dropped.
Discussion: Bossip
Katie Berrington / Vogue UK:
Cara Covers September Vogue  —  CARA DELEVINGNE is our September cover star, photographed by Mario Testino, we can reveal this morning.  —  RELATED GALLERY  —  This is the fifth British Vogue cover for the 23-year-old (not including her appearance on the debut issue of Miss Vogue in June 2013) …
Discussion: Just Jared
Marc Inocencio / On Air with Ryan Seacrest:
Mila Kunis Talks ‘Bad Moms,’ If She and Ashton Kutcher Will Have Third Child  —  “I'm so tired of trying to be this perfect mom,” Mila Kunis's character Amy famously says in the Bad Moms trailer.  —  The overworked, overachieving, and under-appreciated suburban mom reaches her breaking point …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Mila Kunis Is Thinking About Baby No. 3 Before She Even Gives Birth to Baby No. 2
Discussion: What's New
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Michael Lohan Continues to Insist Daughter Lindsay Lohan Is Pregnant - Despite Photos of Her Drinking Beer and Smoking  —  Michael Lohan insists that his daughter Lindsay Lohan is pregnant, even as photos of her smoking and drinking continue to emerge.  —  “She's not drinking …
Discussion: What's New and PerezHilton
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Is Not Pregnant, Taking a ‘Pause’ From Egor Tarabasov, Says Pal Hofit Golan
Discussion: Daily Mail and TMZ.com
 
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