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8:40 PM ET, August 18, 2016

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Simon Romero / New York Times:
The Police Say Ryan Lochte Lied About Gunpoint Assault  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — The American swimmers who claimed they were assaulted at gunpoint over the weekend by assailants posing as police officers fabricated their account of the episode, according to Brazilian investigators.
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Brazil police official: Lochte made up story about robbery  —  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.  —  The official, who has direct knowledge …
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Ryan Lochte, James Feigen Indicted in Brazil After Robbery Claim  —  Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have indicted U.S. Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen on charges of false reporting of a crime, the Federal Police of Brazil confirmed.  —  The indictments follow assertions …
Ryan Lochte / TMZ.com:
Tape Edited At Critical Point  —  Ryan Lochte did not lie about the “robbery” incident ... and there are 3 minutes of missing surveillance video that will back up most of his story ... this according to sources directly connected to the swimmer.  —  Our sources say Lochte and his team claim …
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
ESPN:
Police: Ryan Lochte made up robbery after gas station altercation
Discussion: PerezHilton and SBNation.com
Perez Hilton:
Ryan Lochte Responds To Claims He Lied About Rio Olympics Robbery As The Two Athletes Detained …
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
U.S. Swimmers — They Damaged Gas Station, Guard Forced Them to Pay Up
Discussion: Dlisted
Daily Mail:
Ryan Lochte poses with fan back in US while teammates are quizzed in Brazil over robbery
Discussion: Towleroad
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Two U.S. Swimmers Pulled Off Plane in Rio Amid Robbery Probe
Sean Ingle / Guardian:
Exclusive: Team GB member held up at gunpoint at Rio Olympics
Discussion: AOL and PerezHilton
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Gawker.com to End Operations Next Week  —  After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week.  The decision to close Gawker comes days after Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media's six other websites, and four months after the Silicon …
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
Zendaya's ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Role Revealed (Exclusive)  —  Spoiler alert: Don't read on if you don't want to know details about Zendaya's role in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”  —  Zendaya will be playing long-time Spider-Man love interest Mary Jane Watson in next summer's “Spider-Man …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
Kylie Jenner Wasn't The Only One Pissed About Blac Chyna's Slap Emoji... Kourtney Kardashian Went Off On Rob About It Too!  Watch!  —  Can't we all just get along??  —  As you probably remember, Blac Chyna made waves way back in May when it looked as though her emoji set featured a GIF of Kylie Jenner getting slapped in the face!
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Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
'I didn't want to yell at a pregnant person... so I yelled at Rob': Kourtney Kardashian reveals …
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jared Leto Joins ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel  —  Jared Leto has rounded out cast of Alcon's “Blade Runner” sequel.  —  The pic stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling.  —  Directed by “Sicario” helmer Denis Villeneuve, the film also stars Robin Wright and Mackenzie Davis.
Kendall Jenner / TMZ.com:
Repeatedly Followed, Harassed and Chased  —  A guy who has been tailing Kendall Jenner, chasing her, banging on her windows and scaring the hell out of her has just been ordered to stay far far away.  —  Shavaughn McKenzie has been shadowing Kendall for a long time, and it all came to a head Sunday night at her Hollywood Hills home.
Jordan Muto / TODAY.com:
‘Brady Bunch’ star Eve Plumb sells Malibu home she bought at 11-years-old — see inside  —  “Here's a story of a lovely lady” named Jan Brady who's quite a real estate mogul these days.  —  The days of “The Brady Bunch” might have come and gone, but Eve Plumb who played Jan Brady in the hit show …
Jordan Runtagh / People.com:
Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris' Rep Denies T.I. Divorce Reports: ‘It Will Always Be Family Over Everything’  —  Tameka “Tiny” Harris is speaking out against rumors that she and rapper husband T.I. are headed for a split.  —  Tiny “has read so much about her marriage in the past few weeks that it's …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
By Moving into Bev Hills  —  Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill are back on the West Coast and their first order of business is moving into a boss mansion together in Bev Hills.  —  Sources tell TMZ ... Nicki and Meek are dropping $30k a month to rent the 11,500 sq. ft crib.
TMZ.com:
Crooks Break into Famous TV House  —  The famous ‘Brady Bunch’ house became more than just a tourist attraction Wednesday ... cops say it was a target for a couple thieves.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the North Hollywood home — used for exterior shots during the show …
Discussion: Page Six
Travis Cronin / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Opens Up About Daughter Sophia, 7, Getting Modeling Jobs and Landing an Agent  —  America's next top model?  Teen Mom OG star Farrah Abraham opens up to Us Weekly exclusively about her daughter Sophia's burgeoning careers as a model and businesswoman, along with how Abraham plans …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Vanderpump Rules Stars Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz Are Married  —  We now pronounce Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney husband and wife.  —  The Vanderpump Rules stars got married Wednesday evening in Northern California and the bride tells E! News exclusively:
 
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Discussion: Page Six
Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is threatened by the IRS who says it will seize …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and Bossip
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Kim and Kanye trying to score free $30M apartment
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Discussion: What's New
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The Painful Moment Toya Wright Learned Her Brothers Were Killed: ‘I Just Knew’
Kevin Cole / Omaha World-Herald:
Omaha dad finds pot brownies, eats 4 of them, says mean things to cat
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Get a First Look at Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys in the Coaches' Seats on The Voice
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Thomas Gibson / TMZ.com:
Ain't So Innocent  —  The writer Thomas Gibson kicked on the set of …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Kristine Guerra / Washington Post:
A 4-year-old found beaten and abused said she thought her name was ‘Idiot,’ according to police
Discussion: Sentinel-Record
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
WBD adds Anton Levy, former co-president of PE firm General Atlantic, to its board, a source says due to pressure from activist shareholder Sessa Capital

Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Center for Public Integrity has ceased publishing after 36 years, and is in talks to turn over its archives to the Project on Government Oversight

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo hires Josh Line, who was most recently Paramount Global's chief brand officer, as its CMO to revive its brand as “one of the OGs of the internet”

 
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