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5:50 PM ET, August 30, 2017

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Josh Duboff / Vanity Fair:
When Gossip Girl Ruled the World … Blake Lively had quit acting.  The blonde Tarzana, California, native—who, one imagines, leaves a trail of sunflower emojis and the scent of cupcake icing in her wake wherever she goes—had had enough.  Eighteen years old at the time …
Emily Strohm / People.com:
Joy-Anna Duggar Is Expecting Her First Child!  —  There's a baby on the way for Joy-Anna Duggar!  —  The Counting On star and her husband Austin Forsyth are expecting their first child together, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “We're so happy and thankful to announce that we're expecting a baby!”
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Daily Front Row:
The Full List of Honorees at The FMAs  —  On Friday, September 8, The Daily Front Row will present its fifth annual Fashion Media Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel Downtown.  The event, which will be hosted by Ashley Graham, will honor:  —  · Mario Testino (Creative of the Year)
Neha Gandhi / Girlboss:
Gwyneth Paltrow Speaks Out About All That Goop Controversy  —  The founder and CEO gets brutally honest about integrity, relationships, and the lessons she's learned the hard way.  —  These days, Gwyneth Paltrow seems to elicit a reaction from the world that is normally reserved for very effective politicians.
Discussion: People.com and Yahoo Celebrity
Us Weekly:
Duchess Kate and Pippa Middleton Dream of Being ‘Pregnant at the Same Time’  —  The fever struck Duchess Kate straight away.  Soon after having her second child, Princess Charlotte, in 2015, the 35-year-old and husband Prince William began planning for baby No. 3.
Discussion: AOL
People.com:
Reid Scott and Wife Elspeth Keller Expecting Second Child: 'We're Having Another Little Boy!'  —  Reid Scott is going to be a father again!  —  While walking the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of his upcoming film, Home Again, on Tuesday, the actor, 39, and his pregnant wife Elspeth Keller announced their baby news.
Discussion: UPI, Page Six and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Marc Lupo / Us Weekly:
You can't go wrong with green.  Dancing with the Stars alum Derek Hough spoke exclusively with Us Weekly about a newly-adopted vegan diet he's committed to trying with girlfriend Hayley Erbert while attending the Choreography Nominee Reception in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 27.
Discussion: Page Six
Simon Perry / People.com:
William, Kate and Harry Visit Kensington Palace Garden on Rainy Eve of Diana's Death  —  Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince Harry made a poignant walk on Wednesday through the breathtaking all-white garden created in memory of Princess Diana.  —  On the rainy eve of the 20th anniversary …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Houston Telethon Features Big Stars in Nashville, L.A. and New York  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Houston telethon TMZ just revealed will be held in 3 cities, hosted by huge stars, many of whom have deep roots in Houston.  —  Sources connected with the event tell TMZ, the Sept 12 telethon …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Yahoo Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Countersued by Lloyd's of London (UPDATE)  —  9:20 AM PT — Kanye's attorney, Howard King, tells us the countersuit “is the same generic response Lloyd's files when they don't want to honor a legitimate claim but can't find a factual basis to deny the claim.”
Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Joel Osteen faces criticism on social media for closing Houston megachurch's doors amid Harvey  —  Joel Osteen, the famed pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, is defending himself after facing criticism on social media for not offering shelter at the megachurch to victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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Molly Mulshine / Galore:
How Jaime King finds strength in the shadows
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
Billy Nilles / E! Online:
Reese Witherspoon Is Joining Her BFF Mindy Kaling to Guest Star on the Final Season of The Mindy Project
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and What's New
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Is Angelina Jolie going ‘broke’ because of her refusal to do big-budget films?
Discussion: Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
Kardashians Donate $500k to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts in Houston
Discussion: WWTDD, PerezHilton and X17 Online
Peter Terzian / ELLE Decor:
HOUSE TOUR: ANDY COHEN MERGES TWO MANHATTAN APARTMENTS INTO AN ENTERTAINING FUN HOUSE
Discussion: POPSUGAR and People.com
 

 
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

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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court rejects OpenAI's effort to toss a lawsuit by The Intercept, which argued that the DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline

 
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