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6:15 PM ET, July 17, 2017

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Jim DeRogatis / BuzzFeed:
R. Kelly Is Holding Women Against Their Will In A “Cult,” Parents Told Police  —  As the R&B legend tours the country this summer, parents have told police that R. Kelly is running an abusive “cult” that's tearing families apart.  Three former members of Kelly's inner circle told BuzzFeed News similar stories.
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TMZ.com:
R. Kelly — Denies Abusive ‘Cult’ Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  R. Kelly's vehemently denying explosive allegations that he's the mastermind behind an abusive “cult” that subjects women to sex slavery.  —  A rep for the singer tells TMZ, “Mr. Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Variety and V-103
E! Online:
Mindy Kaling Is Pregnant With Her First Child  —  Mindy Kaling is taking on the role of a lifetime!  —  Multiple sources tell E! News that the A Wrinkle in Time actress is currently pregnant with her first child.  —  An insider explained that the future arrival for the 38-year-old actress was …
E! Online:
Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Their First Child  —  Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti have officially become parents!  —  E! News has exclusively learned that the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star gave birth to a baby boy named Beaumont Gino Peele.  The couple welcomed their first little one on July 1.
Rob Haskell / Vogue:
Miranda Kerr's Wedding Dress: An Exclusive Look at Her Custom Dior Haute Couture Gown  —  Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, August 2017  —  On a cool May morning, just as a cloak of fog began to lift off the western hills of Los Angeles, Miranda Kerr ran downstairs and put a chicken in the oven.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Martin Landau, Oscar Winner for ‘Ed Wood,’ Dies at 89  —  His résumé includes ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Tucker: The Man and His Dream’ and ‘North by Northwest.’ It does not, however, include ‘Star Trek.’  —  Martin Landau, the all-purpose actor who showcased his versatility …
Discussion: Washington Post, Dlisted, Us Weekly and ME
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TMZ.com:   Martin Landau — Dead at 89
Page Six:
LuAnn de Lesseps' marriage is hanging by a thread  —  Tom D'Agostino Jr. and LuAnn de Lesseps  —  MORE FROM: … “Real Housewife of New York” LuAnn de Lesseps' marriage to businessman Tom D'Agostino Jr. is struggling after just seven months, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
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Patrick Grafton-Green / London Evening Standard:
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe rushes to aid of tourist ‘slashed in face’ in moped robbery  —  EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter actor Daniel helped tourist who was mugged for his Louis Vuitton bag  —  Actor Daniel Radcliffe stopped to help a terrified tourist who was slashed across the face in a robbery by thugs riding a moped.
Discussion: People.com, The Wrap and Page Six
GQ:
John Boyega on Star Wars, Detroit, and Staying Sane with the Help of Robert Downey Jr.  —  Before he became the face of Star Wars, John Boyega was just some impossibly talented, humble, and exuberant kid from South London.  Now he's getting a bite with Harrison Ford and talking shop with Robert Downey Jr.—and he's still humble.
TMZ.com:
Ezekiel Elliott Incident: Video of Victim In Pain On Bar Floor  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  7:54 AM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained video of the victim moments after he was struck in the face by an assailant at Clutch Bar in Dallas.  —  The person who shot the video tells us the man was involved …
Discussion: Obsev
Mark Moore / Page Six:
Caitlyn Jenner considers running for Senate … Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner said on Sunday she was eyeing a run for the US Senate from California.  —  “I have considered it.  I like the political side of it,” Jenner, a Republican, told John Catsimatidis on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show on 970 AM.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  The Activist Mommy (aka Elizabeth Johnston)!  —  The Activist Mommy and I couldn't be more far apart if she was Jim Bob Duggar and I was a condom.  She believes in everything I don't.  She's an anti-feminist, Trump-supporting, anti-choice, homophobic, transphobic, hateful Christian bigot idiot mess.
 
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Mike Miller / People.com:
Kate Mara and Jamie Bell Tie the Knot in Surprise Ceremony
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Tyga, C.J. Wallace to Star in Rebooted ‘Scream’ Season 3 (Exclusive)
Discussion: PerezHilton
JD Knapp / Variety:
Tim Burton's Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Lifts Off to March 2019 Release
Discussion: Page Six
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones: Maisie Williams on that season premiere surprise
Discussion: People.com and Obsev
TMZ.com:
Jeremy Meeks' Advice for O.J. Simpson ... ‘Stay Out of Trouble,’ Find an Heiress
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Ben Affleck Honored for Charity Work, Talks ‘Awe-Inspiring’ Experience in Congo
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Scott Disick Spotted ‘Making Out’ With Brunette Emma Blanchard at Hamptons Party
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Tina Knowles Reveals How Beyonce Is Adjusting to Twins, Calls Blue Ivy a ‘Proud’ Big Sister
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Shameless Star Noel Fisher Marries Layla Alizada in ‘Magical’ and Intimate Wedding
 

 
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Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M

Carmen Reinicke / Bloomberg:
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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