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10:30 AM ET, July 31, 2017

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Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Angelina Jolie Refutes Vanity Fair's Portrayal Of Controversial Auditions  —  The actress faced critics after the magazine said her directors gave Cambodian children money, then took it away.  —  Angelina Jolie is upset over a recent Vanity Fair profile that depicted an audition scene …
Angela Giuffrida / The Guardian:
‘My life was torn in two when Gianni was shot’ - Versace's lover breaks silence … Since Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot dead outside his Miami Beach home in 1997, his murder has been pored over in countless articles, books and films.  Now the shooting will be examined …
Discussion: People.com, The Wrap, Dazed and Page Six
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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Crime Story: Katrina’ “Stalled,” Director Says  —  “We're all standing by waiting to find out what's happening,” producing helmer Anthony Hemingway told THR at TCA.  —  The fate of American Crime Story: Katrina appears to be up in the air.  —  “That just kind of got stalled,” …
Discussion: Dlisted
John Koblin / New York Times:
MTV Mines the Past for Its Future: ‘Total Request Live’  —  On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Chris McCarthy, the newish president of MTV, was standing at a corner of 44th Street and Broadway and gazing up at the second floor of Viacom's Manhattan headquarters.
TMZ.com:
Kate Beckinsale's ‘Overzealous Fan’ Allegedly Followed Her Cross-Country, Threatened to Stab Her (UPDATE)  —  11:52 AM PT — A Florida judge on Sunday called for Repp's misdemeanor stalking charge to be upgraded to a felony charge, saying his alleged offense qualifies as aggravated stalking.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Daily Mail and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Kate Beckinsale Files Police Report After ‘Overzealous Fan’ Gets Booted from Tampa Bay Comic Con
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Alex Morris / Glamour:
Blake Lively Is ‘Awakened’: The Actress Talks Sexism in Hollywood and Raising Fearless Daughters  —  Blake Lively is midsentence in the dining room of a chic Vancouver hotel when her hand darts inside her shirt.  “Why is my bra so lumpy?” she asks, rummaging around.  “Ah, there's a big fold.
Liz Calvario / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Drake Bell Talks Josh Peck Wedding Drama, Says He's Open to ‘Drake & Josh’ Reunion  —  It's all good between Drake Bell and Josh Peck.  —  The 31-year-old actor told ET's Sophie Schillaci on Friday during a Facebook Live that he and his former Drake & Josh co-star are on good terms after the wedding drama.
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna Goes Redhead, Gets a Ton of Green for Club Appearance  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Blac Chyna doesn't play when it comes to her money, and she made sure to get a giant wad of cash before her latest gig.  —  Chyna pulled up outside Project Club LA Saturday night — she was hosting …
Discussion: Bossip and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Chester Bennington Laid to Rest in Private Funeral  —  Chester Bennington's family and closest friends gathered for a private funeral near his home in Palos Verdes, CA.  —  A couple hundred people attended the service Saturday afternoon at South Coast Botanic Garden …
TMZ.com:
Boosie's Brother Allegedly Stole $361k Out of Rapper's Bank Account  —  Looks like Boosie was telling the truth — cops say his bank account WAS hacked, but he didn't know it was his own brother draining $361,000.  —  TMZ broke the story ... the rapper said someone siphoned dough …
Discussion: Stereogum and Bossip
Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Lady Gaga dodging court appearances in Dr. Luke case … What's Lady Gaga got to hide?  —  The “Poker Face” singer has been ducking deposition demands by producer Dr. Luke in his defamation case against singer Kesha, according to court papers.  —  Kesha, who accused Luke of sexually assaulting her …
 
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Tufayel Ahmed / Newsweek:
George Clooney is the most beautiful man in the world, according to this math equation
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey's Bodyguard Allegedly Attacks Reporter, Who She Says Is a Fraud
Discussion: PerezHilton
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Outlander’ Stars Talk Time Travel, Fake Vomit and Keeping Up With Diana Gabaldon's Books
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Elizabeth Olsen does double duty in ‘Wind River’ and ‘Ingrid Goes West’
Discussion: WWTDD and thecut
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Rebecca / Hollywood Reporter:
Katie Couric Departing Yahoo, Signs With WME
Discussion: Recode and Us Weekly
Kara Warner / People.com:
James McAvoy Doesn't Like His Shaved Head and More Fun Facts from the Sexy Atomic Blonde Star
TMZ.com:
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Suing Ex-Manager Over ‘Sham’ Deal
Discussion: PerezHilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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