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12:50 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 …
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.”
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Actress Glenne Headly Dies at 63  —  Glenne Headly, the Emmy-nominated actress best known her role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, has died.  —  The actress died late Thursday night.  She was 63.  —  “It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly,” her reps told PEOPLE in a statement.
Discussion: The Wrap
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 …
James Michael Nichols / HuffPost:
Scissor Sisters And MNDR Release Tribute Song For Pulse Massacre Victims  —  Are you ready to SWERLK?  —  What does it mean to “SWERLK”?  —  For Babydaddy of Scissor Sisters and musician, singer and producer MNDR, it's a combination of five of the fiercest words being used today: twerk, twirl, werk, swerve and swirl.
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad
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
Allison / Dlisted:
Russian Hackers Infiltrated Britney Spears' Instagram Account  —  According to a report from security firm ESET (via The Independent), a Russian hacking group named Turla committed digital deviousness by using Britney Spears' Instagram page to spread malware.
Discussion: The Independent
 
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Alexis Benveniste / Page Six:
Jason Derulo steps out with gorgeous mystery girlfriend
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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Discussion: What's New and The Wrap
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
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Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian & Krew Flock To Social Media To Wish Kanye West A Very Happy Birthday!
Discussion: Us Weekly and X17 Online
People.com:
J-Rod Brush Off Cheating Rumors: She Won't ‘Let Someone From His Past Ruin’ What They Have, Source Says
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Eliza Murphy / ABC News:
Florida mom gives birth to 13-pound baby: ‘It looked like they pulled a toddler out of my belly’
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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

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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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