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1:45 AM ET, August 1, 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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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
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!
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
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.
James Hibberd / EW.com:
HBO hacked: Upcoming episodes, Game of Thrones data leaked online  —  HBO chairman: ‘Disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us’  —  HBO has joined the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack.  —  EW has learned that upcoming episodes …
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 …
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
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TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Tour Dates Canceled Amid Sex Cult Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  R. Kelly's “After Party” tour is going to be a little shorter — a bunch of dates have been canceled.  —  Four of Kelly's 10 upcoming tour dates were canceled Monday.  Just last week he'd vowed he would continue touring …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Casey Affleck's Wife Files for Divorce  —  Casey Affleck's wife of 9 years, Summer Phoenix, is filing for divorce, and according to her the split's been a longtime coming.  —  Summer filed the divorce petition Monday in Los Angeles ... citing irreconcilable differences.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
RADAR:
Did He Relapse?  Ben Affleck & Girlfriend Buy Booze In Liquor Store On Beach Getaway  —  The actor just completed a rehab program in May.  —  Just months after completing rehab, Ben Affleck and his girlfriend Lindsay Shookus were caught at a liquor store in Maine purchasing several bottles of alcohol …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian's Company Sued for $100 Million, Accused of Jacking the Technology Behind LuMee (UPDATE)  —  4:23 PM PT — A rep for the Kardashians tells TMZ, “The patent lawsuit filed by Snap Light has no merit and is just another attempted shakedown.  Kim has done absolutely nothing wrong.”
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tampa Bay Times:
Local premiere party of MTV's ‘Siesta Key’ canceled due to death threats aimed at star  —  On the eve of the premiere for MTV's reality show Siesta Key, a local screening party was canceled in part due to death threats aimed at one of the stars.  —  Dr. Gary Kompothecras …
 
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TMZ.com:
Steph Curry Crashes House Party, Chugs Bud Lights
Discussion: The Blemish
Rose Dommu / Out Magazine:
Dear Gay Men, Stop Telling Women They Can't Be in Gay Bars
Discussion: Queerty and The WOW Report
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Luann defends marriage to Tom, he hits on blond at dive bar
Discussion: Dlisted
Aldo Vallon / Egotastic:
Heidi Klum Red Bikini in France
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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!
Christina Dugan / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay Faces Dean Unglert in Emotional Men Tell All Encounter: ‘I Did Love You’
 

 
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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

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

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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