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9:55 AM ET, July 19, 2017

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Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Carter Breaks Down in Tears Over Arrest, Reveals What Drugs He Takes  —  Aaron Carter is telling his side of the story when it comes to his arrest in Habersham County, Georgia, on Saturday night.  —  The 29-year-old singer sat down with ET on Tuesday, clearly still feeling emotional …
Abby Stern / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay on Her Fiancé: 'He's More of a Hopeless Romantic Than I Am!'  —  The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay is down to her final three suitors — and while the eliminations closest to the end are the most difficult, she's confident she made the right choice.
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Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Lindsay Says She Doesn't Want Anyone From Her Season to Be the Next Bachelor
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly's Alleged Captive Joycelyn Savage Blasts Father for Embarrassing Her  —  Joycelyn Savage — the woman whose father claims she's being held captive in an R. Kelly run “cult” — has a direct message for her fam — SHUT THE HELL UP!!!  —  In a video obtained by TMZ, Joycelyn slams her father …
Discussion: Bossip
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Claire Zillman / People.com:
Disney's Live-Action Aladdin Facing Backlash for Casting a Non-Arab Actress as Jasmine  —  To find the cast for its upcoming live-action reboot of the 1992 animated classic Aladdin, Disney and director Guy Ritchie reportedly undertook a months-long, worldwide search with an estimated 2,000 actors reading …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jennifer Lawrence / Page Six:
Jennifer Lawrence … “The Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence lost her lunch during a performance of Olivia Wilde's Broadway show, “1984,” on Monday night — but it wasn't the edgy play that made the megastar sick.  —  Page Six has previously reported that theater fans have been regularly fainting …
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Mom-to-Be Mindy Kaling ‘Is Not Telling Anyone, Not Even Close Friends, Who the Father’ of Her Baby Is: Source  —  Mindy Kaling is sharing her good news.  —  “She just started telling her friends she is pregnant,” a source tells PEOPLE of Kaling, 38, who is expecting her first child later this year.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip, The Blemish and Dlisted
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Bella Thorne Spills the Tea on Scott Disick, Tyler Posey and Charlie Puth  —  Confused about Bella Thorne's love life?  Allow her to clarify.  —  In the last year, the single starlet has been linked to Scott Disick, Tyler Posey and Charlie Puth—not to mention ex-boyfriend Gregg Sulkin (a platonic reunion, they said).
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and The Blemish
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Perez Hilton:
Truth Bomb Time — Bella Thorne Reveals She Was Never With Scott Disick ‘Sexually’!
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Jim Henson's Son Explains Why Kermit Actor Was Replaced  —  Brian Henson said that actor Steve Whitmire made “outrageous demands” and would often “play brinkmanship.”  —  Brian Henson, the chairman of the Jim Henson Company and son of the late legendary Muppets creator …
Pat Pheifer / Star Tribune:
Justine Damond fatally shot through door of Minneapolis police car, sources say  —  Mayor Hodges “heartsick;” officers' bodycams weren't turned on, BCA says.  —  Video (02:54) : Justine Damond's fiancé: “Our hearts are broken... she touched so many people with her loving, generous heart.”
Discussion: People.com and ABC
KTLA:
In West Hollywood, Social Media Star Jake Paul's Antics Stir Up The Neighborhood … Jake Paul is a social media star with over 8.5 million followers on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.  —  The 20-year-old Disney star's stunts — like lighting furniture on fire in an empty swimming pool …
Discussion: PerezHilton
James Mills / Gay Star News:
Ben Affleck felt like ‘serious actor’ after kissing a man in 1997's Chasing Amy movie  —  Director Kevin Smith says Affleck thought, ‘A man kissing another man is the greatest acting challenge an actor can ever face’  —  Joey Lauren Adans (left), Ben Affleck and Jason Lee in Chasing Amy
Discussion: The Blemish, PerezHilton and Page Six
Whitney Jefferson / BuzzFeed:
The “Thong Song” Is Back And Better Than Ever  —  She had dumps like a truck (truck, truck).  Thighs like what (what, what).  —  If you were alive in 1999, the “Thong Song” was impossible to ignore.  It was EVERYWHERE, and it was catchy as hell. … Well, I'm truly estatic to be the one to tell you that the “Thong Song” is BACK!
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Madonna files for emergency court order to stop auction selling prison letter from Tupac Shakur …
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Page Six
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:
A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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