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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!
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
How ‘Sharknado’ Casts Its C-Listers and Nearly Landed Trump as President  —  Months before he declared himself a candidate, Trump was set to play commander-in-chief in the schlocky Syfy film franchise that has lured everyone from Ann Coulter to Charo for cameos while regular Tara Reid makes a quarter of one male co-star's pay.
Discussion: People.com, The Wrap, Page Six and POPSUGAR
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 …
Miley Cyrus / Cosmopolitan:
Miley Cyrus on Fashion Regrets and The Voice  —  “The Grammys were rough and tough for me.”  —  A weird thing that happened during the songwriting process: I wrote a song on my record in a dream...I dreamt my sis Noah and I were in my car on the way to the movie, a song came on the radio and it was Noah's FAVORITE song!
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
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, Bossip 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.
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
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.
Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Why The Mooch Lost His Cool  —  Anthony Scaramucci tells HuffPost about the highs and lows of his fiery stint at the White House and what that cuss-filled rant was really about. … I received a call Monday night from Roger Stone, the infamous political prankster and Donald Trump confidant.
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
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
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
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: Page Six, PerezHilton, Daily Mail and thecut
 
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Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky's Private Relationship Is “Getting Serious”
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Timeless Star Matt Lanter and Wife Angela Expecting First Child
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