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TMZ.com:
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Tom Wopat Arrested for Indecent Assault (UPDATE)  —  11:06 AM PT — TMZ has learned an understudy will be performing in Wopat's place in tonight's play.  —  Tom Wopat, who played Luke Duke on the “Dukes of Hazzard,” has been arrested for indecent assault and battery in Massachusetts ... TMZ has learned.
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‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Tom Wopat Charged with Sticking Finger In Woman's Butt Crack  —  Tom Wopat allegedly grabbed a woman's butt and put his finger between her butt cheeks, and that's why he was arrested for felony indecent assault.  —  According to the police report, obtained by TMZ …
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
It's official: LuAnn and Tom file for divorce … LuAnn de Lesseps' marriage to businessman Tom D'Agostino is over after just eight months, Page Six has learned exclusively.  —  We're told the pair filed jointly for divorce in Sag Harbor, Long Island, on Thursday after a tumultuous romance.
BBC:
Robert Hardy: Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small star dies  —  The actor Robert Hardy, star of TV series All Creatures Great and Small, has died aged 91, his family has said.  —  Hardy, they said, had a “tremendous life” and “a giant career in theatre, television and film spanning more than 70 years”.
Discussion: Variety, People.com and AOL
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight Indicted for Making Death Threats Against ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Director F. Gary Gray … EXCLUSIVE  —  Suge Knight made a death threat against famed “Straight Outta Compton” director F. Gary Gray ... so claims the L.A. County Grand Jury which indicted Suge on felony criminal threats ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Dlisted, Variety, Stereogum and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Won't Be Criminally Charged for Striking Photog with Truck  —  Justin Bieber can breathe a sigh of relief — we're told cops are not recommending any criminal charges against him for accidentally running his truck into a paparazzo.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Rapper, The Kidd Creole, Arrested for Murder of Homeless Man  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  The Kidd Creole — a rap pioneer from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — has been arrested and charged for the stabbing death of a homeless man.
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Siesta Key Cast Speaks Out on ‘Horrific’ Death Threats After Being Accused in Shark-Dragging Controversy  —  Siesta Key star Alex Kompothecras was at the Key West, Florida, airport about to board a flight when a friend sent him a link to a video that left him disgusted.  —  “I was, like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ”
Discussion: PerezHilton and thecut
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Casey Affleck Joins Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus at Hollywood Comedy Club: Details!  —  Talk about a family outing!  Ben Affleck and his girlfriend, Lindsay Shookus, were joined by the actor's brother, Casey Affleck, during a night out in Hollywood on Tuesday, August 1.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Losing It in the Anti-Dieting Age  —  The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.  —  James Chambers was watching membership sign-ups on Jan. 4, 2015, like a stock ticker — it was that first Sunday of the year …
TMZ.com:
Gene Simmons Rips Justin Bieber for Complaining About his White Privileged Life  —  Gene Simmons thinks Justin Bieber's a spoiled brat who needs to get a life — and yet he also wishes him well.  —  The KISS co-founder was out in Bev Hills Wednesday when a pap asked him if he had any advice for JB after canceling the Purpose tour.
Discussion: Page Six
Jocelyn Vena / Bravo TV Official Site:
Kelly Dodd Spills All About Her Vaginal Rejuvenation Surgery: “It Changed My Life”  —  Kelly Dodd certainly wasn't shy to let cameras in as she headed to the doctor's office to undergo a little cosmetic procedure on one of the more private areas of her body.
Discussion: Page Six, Daily Mail and People.com
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.
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Tara Reid Gets Paid a Quarter of What Her Sharknado Costar Ian Ziering Earns on Each Installment: Report
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Us Weekly:
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Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Kevin Can Wait’ to kill off TV wife to make room for Leah Remini
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian Court for the start of his closed-door trial on espionage charges, which he denies

Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to impose limits on the way Biden administration may communicate with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri

Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

 
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