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5:30 PM ET, August 3, 2017

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 Top News: 
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.
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Lanford Beard / People.com:
RHONY's Luann D'Agostino Ends 7-Month Marriage as Source Says 'It Was Obvious They Weren't on the Same Page'  —  It's over for Luann D'Agostino and husband Tom.  —  The Real Housewives of New York City star announced Thursday via her Twitter account that she and her husband of seven months are calling it quits.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘RHONY’ Star Luann D'Agostino Announces Divorce from Husband  —  ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star Luann D'Agostino and her husband are calling it quits.  —  Luann made the shocking announcement Thursday on Twitter, saying, “It's with great sadness that Tom & I agreed to divorce.
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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TMZ.com:
‘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 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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
New York Daily News:
Hip hop pioneer Kidd Creole charged with murder in fatal stabbing of homeless man on Midtown street: police  —  Hip hop pioneer Kidd Creole has been charged with murder after fatally stabbing a homeless ex-con he thought was hitting on him on a Midtown street Tuesday night, police and sources said.
Discussion: PerezHilton, AOL and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Rapper, The Kidd Creole, Arrested for Murder of Homeless Man
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Stereogum
C.J. / Dlisted:
“Will & Grace” Reboot Will Pretend The Meh Finale Never Happened  —  Rather than inspire Will & Grace fanfiction entailing Grace Adler as a production assistant on Harry Connick Jr.'s daytime talk show, the creators of errybody's favorite gay/st8 sitcom revival are pretending needy husbands and snot-nosed brats children never happened!
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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: thecut and PerezHilton
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.
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
i-D:
we texted paris jackson about activism, feminism and trump  —  New phone who dis?  Fresh from shooting her very first cover of i-D, teen dream Paris Jackson texted us about life on the other side of Neverland.  —  For Paris Jackson, growing up was always going to be a little out of the ordinary.
 
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Dave Chappelle: Donald Trump Is ‘Like a Bad DJ at a Good Party’
TMZ.com:
Gene Simmons Rips Justin Bieber for Complaining About his White Privileged Life
Discussion: Page Six
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Casey Affleck Joins Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus at Hollywood Comedy Club: Details!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Brian McGee / Egotastic:
Martina “Tini” Stoessel Bootylicious Black Bikini
 Earlier Picks: 
People.com:
Brooklyn Beckham Talks Moving to N.Y.C. for Photography, Dating and How ‘Mum and Dad’ Have Kept Him ‘Humble’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Gary Baum / Hollywood Reporter:
The Mystery of L.A. Billboard Diva Angelyne's Real Identity Is Finally Solved
GQ:
Aziz Ansari on Quitting the Internet, Loneliness, and Season 3 of Master of None
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
 

 
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

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

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

 
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