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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Comic actor Jay Thomas is dead at 69 — “Ray Donovan” actor Jay Thomas has lost his battle with cancer. He was 69. — The sad news comes from his agent and longtime friend Don Buchwald. — “Jay was one of a kind, never at a loss for words and filled with so much fun and wonderfully whacky thoughts …
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Us Weekly, People.com and Variety
CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: MTV trying to bring transgender military members to VMA's — Trump on transgender ban: Doing military a favor — (CNN)MTV has reached out to the military in an effort to bring active duty transgender military service members to Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, a US defense official told CNN.
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Us Weekly and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
Gal Gadot on Becoming Wonder Woman, the Biggest Action Hero of the Year — The former Israeli combat instructor and ex-pageant queen had given up on acting when she landed the role of a lifetime — Wonder Woman herself is about to bless my unborn child. “Can I?” she asks, before spreading her long fingers around my pregnant belly.
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People.com, PerezHilton, Us Weekly, Page Six and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joker and Harley Quinn Movie Coming from ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ Filmmakers (Exclusive) — Jared Leto and Margot Robbie are due to reprise their roles as DC's most popular villains. — Who's laughing now? — Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, directors and executive producers of the hit NBC drama …
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Egotastic, Deadline, POPSUGAR, I Don't Like You In That Way and Washington Post
Marc Lupo / Us Weekly:
Laura Prepon Welcomes First Child With Fiance Ben Foster — Orange Is the New Black star Laura Prepon has welcomed her first child — a girl — with fiancé Ben Foster, a source tells Us Weekly. — Us Weekly reported that Prepon, 36, was pregnant in January after the That '70s Show alum showed off …
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Dlisted, Celebrity Baby Scoop, What's New, Page Six and POPSUGAR
BBC:
It's Channing Tatum!, The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw - BBC Radio 1 — The talented, handsome, smooth-talking (we could go on...) Channing Tatum joins Grimmy!
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Page Six, POPSUGAR, People.com, Us Weekly and Yahoo Celebrity
Mieka / Dlisted:
Tom Cruise's Butt Exposes Itself To Scrutiny — An eagle-eyed butt connoisseur was watching Tom Cruise in Valkyrie and noticed that the star's ass looked suspiciously juicy. He screen captured the image and #tooktotwitter to posit a theory that the diminutive actor wears a fake butt.
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Page Six, People.com, !! omg blog !! and Towleroad
Tina / Truth In Advertising:
TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators — Gwyneth Paltrow's wellness empire, Goop, approaches health ... differently. — From the brand's famous yoni eggs to its Shaman-inspired medicine bags and crystal therapy readings, to quirky supplement names like …
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Dlisted, E! Online, PerezHilton, Cele|bitchy and Yahoo Celebrity
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Katharine McPhee Responds to Nude Photo Leak: ‘No One Deserves This Kind of Intrusion’ — Katharine McPhee is fighting back. — The actress and singer, 33, filed suit in Los Angeles County Tuesday in response to intimate photos of her being published on pornographic websites after her phone got hacked.
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Metro.co.uk, The Hollywood Gossip, Daily Mail and LA West Media
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Mark Ballas: Why He Decided to Return to the Dancing with the Stars Ballroom After 2 Seasons Away — PEOPLE is celebrating the Sept. 18 premiere of Dancing with the Stars' 25th season with 25 days of exclusive interviews, fun retrospectives, and new details about what fans can expect from the milestone season.
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating … DENVER - Editor's note: the video included in this story is difficult to watch and may not be suitable for all viewers. — Denver Police are now investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders …
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PerezHilton, People.com, AOL and NBC News
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Tig Notaro: Louis C.K. Needs to ‘Handle’ His Sexual-Misconduct Rumors … His name appears onscreen during the opening credits in every episode of Tig Notaro's One Mississippi: “Executive Producer Louis C.K.” it reads. — But as Notaro—creator and star of the Amazon series …
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