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11:50 AM ET, August 26, 2017

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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift Is Not Purposely Releasing Reputation on the Death Anniversary of Kanye West's Mom, Says Label  —  “Look What You Made Me Do” makes clear there's still plenty of bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kanye West, but the pop star is not purposely releasing her upcoming album on the anniversary of West's mother's death.
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TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift's New Song Is Only About Kanye West & Kim Kardashian  —  Taylor Swift's new song, “Look What You Made Me Do,” isn't a jab at Katy Perry, it's meant purely for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.  —  Taylor dropped her first single off her upcoming “Reputation” album Thursday night …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Yahoo Celebrity
Allison / Dlisted:
RIP To The Old Taylor Swift  —  Ladies and gentlemen, friends, family, cats.  It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of the old Taylor Swift.  According to her new song, one she has been aggressively teasing online for exactly one week, the old Taylor has died.
Discussion: People.com, POPSUGAR, Bossip and The Wrap
Alanna Bennett / BuzzFeed:
Taylor Swift's Record Label Says There's No Connection Between Her Release Date And The Death Of Kanye West's Mom  —  This week, Taylor Swift announced her sixth studio album, Reputation, and released the first single, “Look What You Made Me Do.”  —  The album comes out Nov. 10 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Breaking Down Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do Lyrics …
Discussion: Complex and X17 Online
People.com:
Right Said Fred Loves Taylor Swift's ‘Marvelous’ New Track and 'I'm Too Sexy' Sample: ‘It Is Very Flattering’
E! Online:
The Bachelor's Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi End Their Engagement  —  Another couple from the Bachelor franchise has decided to call it quits.  —  E! News has exclusively learned that Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi have broken up more than five months after viewers watched their proposal on The Bachelor finale.
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Christina Schoellkopf / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Bachelor in Paradise’: Corinne Olympios Previews ABC Sit-Down, TV Projects in the Works  —  “It's going to be really great finally being able to tell my side of things,” says the reality star, breaking her silence ahead of her Tuesday interview with host Chris Harrison.
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Corinne Olympios Confirms Split From Boyfriend, Says She Already Has a New Man
Discussion: What's New
Vmagazine Feeds:
Kylie Reveals All  —  The youngest Jenner's life is a no-holds-barred affair, streamed to massive follower accounts eagerly awaiting every Snap.  But clearly, there's always room to reveal a bit more.  —  At some point in 2015, Kylie Jenner overtook her siblings as the most magnetic member …
Leanne Bayley / Glamour UK:
Meet GLAMOUR's brand-new cover star: Kate Winslet  —  And yes, we asked her about Leo...  Who doesn't love Kate Winslet?  She's a national goddamn treasure and now she's our brand new cover star.  She wasn't easy to get hold of though - you'll find out why in our new issue …
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Abby Feiner / Us Weekly:
Kate Winslet: Leonardo DiCaprio and I Recite ‘Titanic’ Lines to Each Other
Discussion: What's New
TMZ.com:
Sofia Vergara Gets Nick Loeb's Embryo Lawsuit Dismissed in Louisiana  —  Sofia Vergara just got a huge W in her frozen embryo battle with her ex — a judge dismissed the case, saying Nick Loeb had no business suing her in Louisiana ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to docs …
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
Jesse Williams and Estranged Wife War Over Instagram Pics of Kids  —  Jesse Williams' ex is hellbent on making sure he doesn't post photos of their kids on social media, and says his claim he has a First Amendment right to do it ... is total BS.  —  In new docs, Aryn Drake-Lee …
Mark David / Variety:
Alexander Skarsgärd Picks Up Parker Posey's Former Co-Op in New York City's East Village  —  SIZE: (approx.) 1,100 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom  —  YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: Word on the New York City celebrity real estate street is that Alexander Skarsgärd, star of “True Blood” …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Samantha Highfill / EW.com:
Teen Wolf couple alert: Jackson and Ethan are in a relationship  —  Watch an exclusive clip from their return to the show  —  As Jackson Whittemore (Colton Haynes) declared in Teen Wolf's second season: “I'm everyone's type.”  And when he makes his big return for the show's final season …
Discussion: The WOW Report and Queerty
 
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TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Performing in Atlanta, Joycelyn Savage's Family Begs to See Her
Discussion: Bossip
Kristin McNamara / Page Six:
Backstage drama surrounds Miley's VMA performance
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Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
James Cameron: 'The downside of being attracted to independent women is that they don't need you'
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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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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