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10:55 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
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
Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Scaramucci's fed-up wife filed for divorce while nine months pregnant  —  Anthony Scaramucci's wife demanded a divorce three weeks ago, while she was nine months pregnant, sources told The Post.  —  Deidre Scaramucci, 38, fed up with her three-year marriage to the new White House communication director …
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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.
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Jeanne Moreau, Femme Fatale of French New Wave, Is Dead at 89  —  Jeanne Moreau, the sensual, gravel-voiced actress who became the face of the New Wave, France's iconoclastic mid-20th-century film movement, most notably in François Truffaut's 1962 film “Jules and Jim,” died on Monday at home in Paris.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
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 …
Christina Dugan / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay Faces Dean Unglert in Emotional Men Tell All Encounter: ‘I Did Love You’  —  The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay is confronting Dean Unglert about that emotional goodbye — and standing by her reasoning for admitting to falling in love with him.
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
 
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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
Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Lady Gaga dodging court appearances in Dr. Luke case
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
 

 
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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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