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11:30 AM ET, August 2, 2017

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Liz Calvario / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Bobby Moynihan and Wife Brynn Welcome Baby Girl  —  Congrats, Bobby Moynihan and Brynn O'Malley!  —  The Saturday Night Live alum and his wife welcomed their first child together, a baby girl.  The 40-year-old comedian confirmed the news to ET's Leanne Aguilera during …
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:   Bobby Moynihan and his wife welcome a baby girl
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Meet Lauren Conrad's Baby Son Liam: 'I'd Always Hoped I Would Have a Boy!'  —  Former Hills star Lauren Conrad gets candid about marriage, motherhood and how she's happier than ever.  Subscribe now for an inside look at her journey, plus EXCLUSIVE first baby photos — only in PEOPLE!
Lori Majewski / Women's Health:
Sofia Vergara Shares What It Was Like To Pose Naked At Age 45  —  “I'm a 32-triple-D!  My boobs are real, and I had a baby.” … Sofia Vergara has never been skinny-dipping—not in her own often-Instagrammed swimming pool, or in a lake or the ocean.  She hasn't watched TV in the nude …
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
Alan Shipnuck / GOLF.com:
First Golfer: Donald Trump's relationship with golf has never been more complicated  —  Tour Confidential: Did Donald Trump distract from the U.S. Women's Open?  —  Sports Illustrated's Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck join Jessica Marksbury from Trump National Bedminster, where they assess the success of the U.S. Women's Open.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Kanye West Files $10 Million Lawsuit Over Tour Canceled Due to His Mental Breakdown  —  When the hip hop star scrapped his tour, he submitted to an interrogation under oath.  Yet possibly because of drug use, his insurers haven't paid up on money allegedly owed.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Page Six and People.com
Harper's BAZAAR:
Kristen Stewart: “I've been deeply in love with everyone I've dated”  —  “Did you think I was faking it?”  —  In fashion as in life, Kristen Stewart has always challenged gender norms with her androgynous beauty - which makes her the perfect face of Chanel's new fragrance, Gabrielle …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Gets a New Writer (Exclusive)  —  Colin Trevorrow is directing the movie, which is eyeing a January 2018 start date.  —  Star Wars: Episode IX is getting a rewrite.  —  Jack Thorne, the British scribe who wrote the upcoming Julia Roberts-Jacob Tremblay movie Wonder …
Discussion: Egotastic, Variety and The Wrap
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Beyonce Is Interested in Buying a Stake in the Houston Rockets  —  Les Alexander put franchise up for sale about two weeks ago  —  Rockets could fetch more than $2 billion as valuations surge  —  Pop superstar Beyonce, a Houston native, is mulling an investment in the National Basketball …
Sarah Paulson / Town & Country:
Billie Lourd's New Life  —  After a devastating year, the actress sits down with her friend and Horror Story co-star Sarah Paulson to talk about the loss of her mother Carrie Fisher and her grandmother Debbie Reynolds.  —  It's been quite a year for Billie Lourd.
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Brandi Glanville Apologizes to Joanna Krupa as the Feuding Former Housewives Stars Settle Long-Running Lawsuit  —  Joanna Krupa and Brandi Glanville are burying the hatchet — the former Housewives stars have settled their long-running lawsuit.  —  In a statement to PEOPLE on Tuesday …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and Daily Mail
Roy Trakin / Page Six:
Chester Bennington memorial mural stops traffic … While friends and family of Chester Bennington gathered last weekend in Palos Verdes, Calif., to honor the memory of the late Linkin Park vocalist, a different kind of personal tribute went up on a 20-foot wall in back of a newly opened Sherman Oaks pizzeria bordering the 101 freeway.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Variety
Mike Miller / People.com:
Watch the First Trailer for Angelina Jolie's Netflix Drama First They Killed My Father  —  The long-awaited first trailer for Angelina Jolie's First They Killed My Father has arrived.  —  Based on her friend Loung Ung's memoir of the same name, the film, set to premiere on Netflix in September …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
UNICEF:
Clooney Foundation for Justice partners with UNICEF to open seven public schools to Syrian refugee children  —  With support from Google.org and HP Inc., the Clooney Foundation for Justice's $2.25 million partnership and $1 million technology grant will enroll thousands of currently out-of-school refugees in formal education
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Sarah Ferguson / UNICEF USA:
Amal and George Clooney Team Up with UNICEF to Help Refugees
Discussion: People.com
 
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Madonna's $19K corset sold at auction may be ‘fake’
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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

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

 
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