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12:15 PM ET, June 9, 2017

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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Taylor Swift's Return to Streaming Services Coincides With Katy Perry's Album Release  —  Taylor Swift is toasting to a major career milestone with a perfectly timed celebration.  —  The “Style” pop songstress will re-release her music on all streaming services in just a few short hours …
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Taylor Swift / TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Puts Entire Catalog On Spotify As Katy Perry Releases New Album  —  Taylor Swift's not dropping the bad blood with Katy Perry because she decided to drop huge Spotify news at the exact moment Katy released her new album.  Boom goes the dynamite.
Discussion: X17 Online
EW.com:
Katy Perry calls out Taylor Swift for trying to ‘assassinate my character’ with ‘Bad Blood’  —  Katy Perry isn't finished spilling the gossip on her feud with Taylor Swift.  The “Chained to the Rhythm” singer, who just performed at Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert …
Tommy McFLY / Extra:
Jerry Seinfeld on Denying Kesha a Hug, and Their Off-Camera Exchange Afterward  —  Today, only “Extra's” AJ Calloway was with Jerry Seinfeld at the GOOD+ Foundation and MR PORTER Fatherhood Lunch, where the comedian reacted to the gone-viral video of him refusing to hug singer Kesha on the red carpet at an event earlier this week.
Allison / Dlisted:
Mary J. Blige's Ex Isn't Getting As Much Spousal Support As He Wanted  —  Despite repeated requests for no more drama in her life, Mary J. Blige and her former manager/soon-to-be ex-husband Kendu Isaacs are still deep in the drama of a messy divorce.  On the upside, she's one step closer to her desired state of drama-free.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Daily Mail and Bossip
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Mary J. Blige Ordered to Pay Ex-Husband $30,000 a Month in Temporary Spousal Support  —  Mary J. Blige has been ordered to pay her ex-husband and former manager, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs.  —  The singer filed for divorce in July 2016 after 13 years of marriage, and although she argued …
Joseph Otterson / Variety:
Glenne Headly, ‘Dick Tracy’ and ‘Lonesome Dove’ Star, Dies at 63  —  Emmy-nominated actress Glenne Headly has died at age 63, Variety has confirmed.  —  “It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly,” her reps said in a statement.  “We ask that her family's privacy be respected in this difficult time.”
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones season 7 to have show's longest episode ever  —  And the shortest...  Here are some more details on the Game of Thrones season 7 episode lengths.  —  The finale will be the show's longest-ever, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half, while another episode will be show's shortest ever.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
ALLEGEDLY FLASHES GUN ...  At Harassing Fans  —  Singer August Alsina can't buy groceries without getting hounded by fans ... and that's why he allegedly flashed a gun to get them to finally back off.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... August was shopping at Food 4 Less around 9 PM Wednesday …
Discussion: Bossip
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Ryan Lochte, Fiancee Kayla Rae Reid Welcome First Child  —  Jeah!  Ryan Lochte and his fiancée, Kayla Rae Reid, have welcomed a healthy baby boy, a rep for the couple exclusively confirms to Us Weekly.  Their son arrived at 5:46 a.m. on Thursday, June 8.
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Phil Collins gets stitches after nasty fall … Phil Collins is on the mend after falling in his hotel room.  —  The legendary singer's team announced on Facebook Thursday morning that Collins rose in the middle of the night to use the restroom when he fell and hit his head on a chair.
Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian & Krew Flock To Social Media To Wish Kanye West A Very Happy Birthday!  —  On this day, Yeezus was born.  —  Yup, it's June 8, which means it is Kanye West's birthday.  Not only did Yeezy have a pretty tough 2016, but he's also turning 40 years old.
Discussion: Us Weekly and X17 Online
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Alex Ungerman / Entertainment Tonight:
Inside Kanye West's 40th Birthday in Bahamas With Kim Kardashian and Their Kids: ‘No Work or Social Media’
Discussion: X17 Online
Alexis Benveniste / Page Six:
Jason Derulo steps out with gorgeous mystery girlfriend  —  NASHVILLE — Jason Derulo is finally showing off his mystery girlfriend.  —  The singer, 27, made his first public appearance with the blond bombshell at the CMT Awards on Wednesday night, but he still hasn't revealed her name.
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Stranger Things Season 2: ‘Something Happens to [Spoiler] That Is Very, Very Disturbing,’ Plus 5 More Scoops
Discussion: What's New and The Wrap
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan Set ‘Wrong Answer’ At New Regency/Plan B; Ta-Nehisi Coates To Write
Discussion: Bossip, Variety and Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
J-Rod Brush Off Cheating Rumors: She Won't ‘Let Someone From His Past Ruin’ What They Have, Source Says
Discussion: RADAR and X17 Online
Eliza Murphy / ABC News:
Florida mom gives birth to 13-pound baby: ‘It looked like they pulled a toddler out of my belly’
Discussion: People.com
Derek Fisher / TMZ.com:
DUI Crash Car Is Registered to Matt Barnes
Discussion: Obsev, WWTDD and Bossip
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Explains She ‘Fake Tried’ …
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Flipping Out's Jenni Pulos Welcomes Daughter Georgia Grace
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Perez Hilton:
Nashville's Charles Esten Enlists All Kinds Of Country Crooners For His CMT Music Awards Opening Number!
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

 
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