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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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Page Six, BostonGlobe.com, The WOW Report, People.com and The Wrap
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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 …
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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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Us Weekly, TMZ.com, X17 Online, People.com, PerezHilton, reality blurred, thecut and AOL
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”.
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Variety, People.com and AOL
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.
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Page Six
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Edward Barsamian / Vogue:
How Justin Bieber and Karla Welch Created a Collection of Perfect White Tees
How Justin Bieber and Karla Welch Created a Collection of Perfect White Tees
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Dlisted, POPSUGAR, The Guardian, Daily Mail and TMZ.com
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.
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Dlisted, The Wrap, Variety, Stereogum and 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.
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New York Daily News, The Hollywood Gossip, Bossip and Stereogum
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?’ ”
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PerezHilton and thecut
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 …
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PerezHilton
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.
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Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Brian McGee / Egotastic:
Martina “Tini” Stoessel Bootylicious Black Bikini — If you think I'm one of those guys to get hung up on the fact that Martina “Tini” Stoessel was born three months before I graduated high school, you'd be wrong. I'm more depressed by that fact than hung up on it.
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 …
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PerezHilton, Bossip, Page Six, Cele|bitchy, Yahoo Celebrity 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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Dlisted, The Blemish, The Guardian, Yahoo Celebrity, PerezHilton, People.com, AOL, Page Six and POPSUGAR
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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
Tara Reid Gets Paid a Quarter of What Her Sharknado Costar Ian Ziering Earns on Each Installment: Report
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Oh No They Didn't!