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12:35 PM ET, July 21, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging (UPDATE)  —  12:32 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bennington was home alone at the time of the suicide.  We're told his family was out of town and he was found upstairs by an employee.
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Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
ESPN:
Parole board votes to release O.J. Simpson from prison in October  —  LOVELOCK, Nev. — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star.
Discussion: What's New, Bossip and The Wrap
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Bryan Hood / Page Six:
Kim promotes beauty line at exact moment O.J. is granted parole
Discussion: Reuters and Press Association
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson Granted Parole
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
The Producers of HBO's Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why They Wanted to Tell This Story  —  Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are no strangers to controversy, be it serious (questions about the show's handling of sexual violence) or trivial (Ed Sheeran cameos).
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Why Blac Chyna Kept Some of Rob Kardashian's Gifts — but Was Never After His Money: ‘Nobody Supports Me’  —  Blac Chyna wants to clear things up about the gifts she kept after ending things with ex-fiancé Rob Kardashian.  —  In the days following Kardashian's alleged revenge porn attack …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Beyoncé Statue at Madame Tussauds Is Removed Amid Criticism  —  Beyoncé is taking a break from the public eye.  —  Not the real Beyoncé — though she, too, seems to be lying low since the birth of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, who, at a month old, appeared in a photo on her Instagram page last week.
Stacy Pierre-Louis / Star:
Angelina Jolie & Her Mystery Boyfriend Plan To Hire A Surrogate  —  The actress ‘likes the idea of becoming a mom again,’ an insider says.  —  Something was different about Angelina Jolie.  During her humanitarian trip to Kenya on June 20 for World Refugee Day, Angie …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Brooklyn Beckham dating YouTube star discovered by Bieber  —  MORE FROM: … Brooklyn Beckham is dating singer and YouTube star Madison Beer, sources have confirmed to Page Six.  —  But the new couple is steering clear of Justin Bieber, who discovered Beer, 18, on YouTube in 2017 when he said he was impressed by her voice.
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
New Johnny Depp Expenses Disclosed by Ex-Managers in Amended Lawsuit  —  These expenditures were revealed in The Management Group's second amended cross-complaint against the actor.  —  Johnny Depp's former business managers were told by the court to reframe their arguments about the actor's spending …
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
‘The Affair’ Body Double Sues Showtime for Sexual Harassment, Firing  —  The woman who body doubled for “The Affair” star, Ruth Wilson, was objectified and humiliated in front of the crew, and then fired for complaining about it ... according to her lawsuit.
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
New York Times:
Citing Recusal, Trump Says He Wouldn't Have Hired Sessions  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency …
Vogue:
Céline Dion  —  The front row at Couture Week in Paris this month was crammed with some of the world's most impeccably dressed women—Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, and the like—but Céline Dion's obsession with exquisite made-to-measure fashion stands head and shoulders above them all.
Discussion: Dlisted, The WOW Report, People.com and AOL
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson Eyeing $9 Million House With Hoop, Putting Green  —  The crib Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson checked out Wednesday is a basketballer's dream where the Cavs player can still get in some serious hoopin' in the off-season, as well as work on his putting game.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Naturi Naughton Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Longtime Love Ben  —  Congrats!  Naturi Naughton has welcomed her first child with longtime boyfriend, Ben, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  The new mom gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, July 19.  —  “This is the best experience of my life!
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tasha McCauley Welcome a Son
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Daily Mail:
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From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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

 
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