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8:10 AM ET, July 3, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Splits with Jay-Z's Tidal  —  Over Money Dispute  —  Kanye West Splits with Jay-Z's Tidal Over Money Dispute  —  Kanye West, a key player in Jay Z's Tidal stable, has left the company over a money dispute and Tidal has threatened to sue him ... TMZ has learned.
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NO MORE EXCLUSIVE MUSIC DEALS!!!  —  Kanye West Done with Exclusive Music Deals After Tidal Beef  —  Kanye West isn't interested in bonuses from Apple, Spotify or any other streaming platforms ... 'cause he's done with exclusive releases.  —  Sources with knowledge of the conflict between Kanye …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Fyre Festival Organizer Released on $300,000 Bail  —  Billy McFarland, the entrepreneur behind the disastrous Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, lives in a $21,000-a-month penthouse apartment in Manhattan and drives a $110,000 Maserati.  When he was arrested by federal agents on Friday on a charge of wire fraud …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, AOL and People.com
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New York Times:
Fyre Festival Organizer Charged With Wire Fraud  —  Billy McFarland, the entrepreneur behind the Fyre Festival, which was sold as an ultraluxurious music event in the Bahamas but collapsed spectacularly in April, leaving behind angry ticket buyers, investors and workers …
Discussion: Dlisted
Justice News:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Individual For Defrauding Investors In Digital Media Company  —  William McFarland Made False Representations to Investors in Fyre Media LLC and the Fyre Festival  —  Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Kaja Whitehouse / Page Six:
Promoter behind disastrous Fyre Festival arrested for wire fraud
Discussion: Reuters and TMZ.com
Daily Mail:
Jeremy Meeks kisses billionaire's daughter Chloe Green  — Former jailbird Jeremy Meeks and British socialite Chloe were spotted embracing on a yacht this week  — Jeremy is married with two children with his wife Melissa sharing an emotional social media post saying 'it's just me against the world baby'
Jordana Ossad / MTV:
Teen Mom 2 Cast Member Briana DeJesus Welcomes Second Child  —  There's a new addition to the MTV family  —  Briana DeJesus has a lot of special women in her life — mother Roxanne, sister Brittany and her mini-me Nova.  And now, the new Teen Mom 2 cast member has another little lady in her inner circle!
The Times of Israel:
Quentin Tarantino engaged to Israeli Daniela Pick  —  The filmmaker and singer decide to tie the knot, with Pick saying the couple are ‘very happy and excited’  —  Move over Gal Gadot, another Israeli woman is set to steal the Hollywood headlines: singer Daniela Pick has gotten engaged to boyfriend Quentin Tarantino.
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
The Man Behind the Music for Jay-Z's Intimate ‘4:44’  —  Jay-Z knew it was time to reveal another side of himself.  He just needed a palette.  —  More than two decades and 12 albums into one of the most storied careers in hip-hop — and following the seismic pop event that was his wife …
Discussion: Page Six and The Muse
TMZ.com:
OLDER BRO, SMITH HART, DEAD AT 68  —  Pro Wrestler Bret Hart's Older Brother, Smith Hart, Dead at 68  —  Smith Hart — the oldest sibling of the Hart wrestling family, and brother to Bret Hart — has died after a battle with cancer.  —  Former WWE wrestler David Hart Smith — Smith's nephew …
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Olivia de Havilland Sues FX Over ‘Feud’ Portrayal  —  The actress, who turns 101 on July 1, is the only living person portrayed in the FX series.  —  FX has a legal feud on its hands following its series about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford — and it doesn't come from heirs of either of the titular characters.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Nardine Saad / Los Angeles Times:
Olivia de Havilland sues FX over unauthorized use of her identity in ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’
Leanne Aciz Stanton / Us Weekly:
Venus Williams Breaks Silence on Fatal Car Accident  —  Venus Williams has broken her silence.  The tennis star took to Facebook on June 30 to express her thoughts on the tragic car accident she was involved in that left a 78-year-old man dead.  —  “I am devasted and heartbroken by this accident.
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Beyonce and Jay-Z Apparently Name Twins Rumi and Sir Carter  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z's twins' names are a mystery no more — at least it appears that way.  —  It seems Rumi and Sir Carter are the new additions to the family.  We know that because the company run by Bey and Jay that owns …
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TMZ.com:
DOCTORED SEX TAPES  —  Mischa Barton Says Ex-BF Has ‘Doctored’ Sex Tape Copies  —  Mischa Barton says she found proof one of her exes has copies of what she calls “doctored” sex tapes.  —  She was supposed to have a courtroom showdown Friday with Adam Spaw, but he was absent due to a family illness.
 
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Xochitl Pena / Desert Sun:
Megan Lowder: PTSD from previous assault reason she left the ‘Big Brother’ house early
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YOU ARE THE FATHER!  —  Chief Keef's a Father Again Because Judge Says So
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
How ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Will Handle Scandal in Season 4 (EXCLUSIVE)
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MAHERSHALA ALI TO STAR IN “TRUE DETECTIVE” SEASON 3 (EXCLUSIVE)
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OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals

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X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts

Karen Middleton / The Guardian:
Australia's AG updates national secrecy laws so journalists will no longer face prosecution for receiving secret government info even without making it public

 
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