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2:50 PM ET, June 15, 2017

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Tierney Bricker / E! Online:
DeMario Jackson Issues Statement on Bachelor in Paradise: My Character Has Been Assassinated  —  DeMario Jackson is speaking out about Bachelor in Paradise's scandal.  —  Following production being shut down on the ABC reality spinoff's fourth season due to “allegations of misconduct,” …
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TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Contract Says Producers Not Responsible for Corinne Olympios, DeMario Jackson's Sexual Encounter  —  ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Contract — Producers Not Responsible For Corinne, DeMario's Sexual Encounter  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Now that Corinne Olympios appears headed …
TMZ.com:
... Claims Cast Member  —  Corinne Olympios was topless in the pool with DeMario Jackson and so aware of her surroundings, she greeted a cast member walking by, showing no signs of distress — but Corinne's attorney isn't buying it.  —  Sources close to the “Bachelor in Paradise” …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Bachelor in Paradise's DeMario Jackson Is Being Portrayed Unfairly, Say Sources: ‘People Feel Really Bad’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Abby Aguirre / Vogue:
Zendaya Talks Spider-Man, Her First Love, and Reinventing Disney Stardom  —  IT'S A SPRING NIGHT in Hollywood, and I'm driving down Sunset to meet Zendaya when my phone rings.  It's Darnell, her soft-spoken assistant.  Though Zendaya is making her movie debut this summer …
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip and Cele|bitchy
Page Six:
Deadlocked jury is the ‘justice’ Cosby wanted … NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby is trumpeting the news that the jury in his sex assault trial is deadlocked as “the justice he was looking for,” his spokesman said Thursday.  —  The 12 jurors were sent back to try to reach a verdict …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Oh No They Didn't! and Reuters
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Page Six:
Cosby jury announces it's deadlocked  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A smile broke out over Bill Cosby's face as jurors told a judge Thursday that they are deadlocked in the disgraced funnyman's sex assault trial.  —  The jury of seven men and five women passed a note to Montgomery County Judge Steve O'Neill …
Discussion: Reuters and Bossip
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Scott Disick Was Too Much Of A Drunk Partier For Bella Thorne
Discussion: The Superficial and AOL
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Elizabeth Banks Calls Out Steven Spielberg: 'He's Never Made a Movie With a Female Lead'  —  Actually, Spielberg has made one — “The Color Purple” — out of 30 feature films … Accepting an award from non-profit group Women in Film, Banks expressed her frustration over the lack of female stories …
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
The First Agent Elizabeth Banks Met in Hollywood Told Her to ‘Get a Boob Job’
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Wrap
Caryn Ganz / New York Times:
Katy Perry Woke Up.  She Wants to Tell You All About It.  —  Ms. Perry, who has a new album, “Witness,” says she no longer wants to be the frothy pop star she once was.  And she intends to reveal her true self.  —  A dizzying array of police lights flashed up and down the West Side Highway on a damp Thursday in May.
CNN:
Jurors in Bill Cosby's trial say they are deadlocked  —  (CNN)Jurors in the Bill Cosby trial said Thursday they are deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault the comedian faces.  —  Judge Steven O'Neill asked the jury …
Discussion: Dlisted, People.com and New York Times
TMZ.com:
DRIVER DOZED OFF AT THE WHEEL  —  The friend who was driving “America's Got Talent” contestant Dr. Brandon Rogers early Saturday ... nodded off before he veered off the road into a tree ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the crash report ... the driver told Maryland State Police he was tired and fell asleep.
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian's daughter North West turns four... and Kris Jenner is the first to wish the little girl a happy birthday with a cute photo collage  —  North West turned four-years-old on Thursday.  —  And her grandmother Kris Jenner, 61, was the first to wish her a happy birthday.
Discussion: The Superficial
Kevin Iole / Yahoo Sports:
Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26  —  Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a much-discussed boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, a well-placed source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday.  —  Mayweather and
Discussion: Obsev, Variety, The Wrap and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:   ... 12 Rounds, Boxing  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  2:46 PM PT …
 
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