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12:15 PM ET, August 3, 2017

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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: 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
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
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
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 …
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!
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.
Discussion: Bossip and Stereogum
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: Daily Mail and People.com
Gary Baum / Hollywood Reporter:
The Mystery of L.A. Billboard Diva Angelyne's Real Identity Is Finally Solved  —  Way before Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, the enigmatic blonde bombshell was famous for being famous, perpetually driving the streets of Hollywood in that pink Corvette.  But her true identity has remained secret all these years ... until now.
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Will & Grace revival to pretend finale never happened  —  To read more on Will & Grace, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now.  Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.  —  Sorry, husbands and kids …
People.com:
Brooklyn Beckham Talks Moving to N.Y.C. for Photography, Dating and How ‘Mum and Dad’ Have Kept Him ‘Humble’  —  Brooklyn Beckham is getting ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple - and though he's a “little” nervous about living on his own, the talented teen says his famous parents have spent his lifetime doing prep work.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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GQ:
Aziz Ansari on Quitting the Internet, Loneliness, and Season 3 of Master of None
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TMZ.com:
Joanna Krupa and Brandi Glanville Settle Smelly Vagina Lawsuit (UPDATE)
Discussion: Dlisted and WWTDD
Us Weekly:
Miranda Lambert, Anderson East ‘Could Go the Distance,’ Get Engaged Soon
Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Kevin Can Wait’ to kill off TV wife to make room for Leah Remini
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Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky's Private Relationship Is “Getting Serious”
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Timeless Star Matt Lanter and Wife Angela Expecting First Child
Mike Miller / People.com:
Watch the First Trailer for Angelina Jolie's Netflix Drama First They Killed My Father
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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