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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!
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, PerezHilton and thecut
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 …
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
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.
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.
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: Variety, Egotastic and The Wrap
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky's Private Relationship Is “Getting Serious”  —  They may be low key but their romance is certainly heating up!  —  Jennifer Lawrence and her filmmaker beau Darren Aronofsky have been avoiding the limelight at all costs since they got together in 2016 …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Kevin Can Wait’ to kill off TV wife to make room for Leah Remini  —  BEVERLY HILLS — CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait, which fired Erinn Hayes at the end of last season, is killing off her character and will fast-forward nine months or so when it returns Sept. 25.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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 …
 
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