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3:10 PM ET, July 31, 2017

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Kenneth Miller / AARP:
Jessica Lange Can Finally Relax  —  After collecting every major acting award, is it time to kick back?  —  Jessica Lange makes me nervous.  —  Over 40 years of intense, edge-of-madness performances, she's specialized in playing high-strung characters with dangerous dark sides.
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Broadway World:
Playwright, Director and Actor Sam Shepard Passes Away at 73  —  BroadwayWorld has just learned that playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director Sam Shepard has passed away.  Shepard, who had been ill with ALS for some time, died peacefully on July 27 at his home in Kentucky, surrounded by his children and sisters.
Discussion: People.com, Page Six and The WOW Report
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright and Actor, Is Dead at 73  —  Mr. Shepard, one of the most important and influential early writers in the Off Broadway movement, specialized in capturing the darker sides of American family life.  —  Sam Shepard, the celebrated avant-garde playwright …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Oscar-Nominated Actor Sam Shepard Dies After Secret Battle with ALS  —  Sam Shepard, known for his acting work in films such as Black Hawk Down and The Right Stuff, has died.  He was 73.  —  Shepard's theater representative confirms to PEOPLE that Shepard passed away at his home in Kentucky on Thursday …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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.
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.
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: The Wrap, People.com, Dazed and Page Six
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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Crime Story: Katrina’ “Stalled,” Director Says
Discussion: Dlisted
Whitney Port:
Meet Our Son  —  So, I have some news.  No big deal, but I created another human being and then delivered him into the world at 12:30am Thursday morning.  Timmy and I named the little man Sonny and I'm in love.  Over the next few blog posts I'll tell you all about the entire day …
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 …
Perez Hilton:
Paris Jackson Bonds With Godfather Macaulay Culkin By Getting Matching Tattoos — Awwww!  —  Paris Jackson is very close with her godfather Macaulay Culkin!  —  So close, in fact, that the celebuspawn and the Home Alone actor got matching tattoos on their inner arms.
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
DeMario Jackson Is Negotiating With ‘Dancing With the Stars’  —  Turns out controversial “Bachelor In Paradise” star DeMario Jackson may not be done with reality TV — TMZ has learned producers are seriously considering him for a “Dancing With the Stars” slot.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Luann defends marriage to Tom, he hits on blond at dive bar  —  LuAnn de Lesseps and Tom D'Agostino Jr.  —  While “Real Housewife” Countess LuAnn de Lesseps graced a number of public Hamptons events over the weekend, her new husband, Tom D'Agostino Jr., was spotted getting close to another woman.
Discussion: Dlisted
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.
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Rose Dommu / Out Magazine:
Dear Gay Men, Stop Telling Women They Can't Be in Gay Bars
Discussion: Queerty and The WOW Report
TMZ.com:
Vic Mensa's Not Pissed Justin Bieber Scratched Their Tour, But R. Kelly Is a Much Different Story
Discussion: Bossip and Stereogum
Aldo Vallon / Egotastic:
Heidi Klum Red Bikini in France
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Kim Zolciak-Biermann Vows to Stop Posting About Her Dogs on Social Media After Follower Calls Animal Control
Discussion: Page Six and Cele|bitchy
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Jeanne Moreau, Femme Fatale of French New Wave, Is Dead at 89
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
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Christina Dugan / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay Faces Dean Unglert in Emotional Men Tell All Encounter: ‘I Did Love You’
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna Goes Redhead, Gets a Ton of Green for Club Appearance
Discussion: Bossip and X17 Online
Tufayel Ahmed / Newsweek:
George Clooney is the most beautiful man in the world, according to this math equation
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Boosie's Brother Allegedly Stole $361k Out of Rapper's Bank Account
Discussion: Stereogum and Bossip
Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Scaramucci's fed-up wife filed for divorce while nine months pregnant
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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

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

 
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