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8:20 AM ET, August 25, 2017

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Brian Anthony Hernandez / Billboard:
Shania Twain Finally Reveals Why She Used Brad Pitt's Name In 'That Don't Impress Me Much'  —  YOUTUBE  —  For the first time since releasing the confidently twangy “That Don't Impress Me Much” two decades ago, Shania Twain has finally come clean about incorporating actor Brad Pitt's name in the lyrics.
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 …
Discussion: Variety, Dlisted, Us Weekly and People.com
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.
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.
Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
Katy Perry is a Serious Ball Bumbler in All-Star ‘Swish Swish’ Video: Watch  —  YOUTUBE  —  The Swish Center has never seen a game as bad as the one in Katy Perry's video for “Swish Swish.”  After a week of teases, the meme-filled clip for the latest single from Perry's Witness album finally dropped …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, YouTube, Towleroad and Variety
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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 …
YouTube:
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (Lyric Video)  —  Pre-order Taylor Swift's new album, reputation, including “Look What You Made Me Do,” here: http://smarturl.it/reputationTS http://vevo.ly/aCvJPS
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.
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 …
Discussion: PerezHilton, People.com, AOL and NBC News
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 …
Gary Baum / Hollywood Reporter:
The Next Hef: Hugh's 25-Year-Old Son Reveals Plan to Remake Playboy “For My Generation”  —  Cooper Hefner has assumed creative control at the brand his father launched 64 years ago as he brings nude images back to the magazine while lamenting the company's involvement in lowbrow licensing and reality TV …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
 
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Mark Ballas: Why He Decided to Return to the Dancing with the Stars Ballroom After 2 Seasons Away
Discussion: AOL
Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Insecure’ Star Issa Rae Joins Drama ‘The Hate U Give’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Tig Notaro: Louis C.K. Needs to ‘Handle’ His Sexual-Misconduct Rumors
Discussion: PerezHilton, AOL and kenneth in the
Padma Lakshmi / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Top Chef’ Host Padma Lakshmi's Dilemma: From 8,000 Calories a Day to “Red Carpet Ready” (Guest Column)
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
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Jack Henkels / People.com:
Chanel Iman Makes a Model Out of Football Player Boyfriend Sterling Shepard
Discussion: Bossip
Emily Strohm / People.com:
From Bankruptcy and Divorce to Fame and Prepping for Fatherhood, the Property Brothers Tell All …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Amazon.com
Us Weekly:
Teresa and Joe Giudice's ‘Marriage May Be Over’
Discussion: Dlisted
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Are Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield Back Together?  ‘They Never Stopped Caring About Each Other,’ Says Source
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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