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12:25 PM ET, September 5, 2017

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Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair:
Meghan Markle, Wild About Harry!  —  Battered by the tabloids—to the point where her boyfriend, Prince Harry, issued a statement defending her—actress and activist Meghan Markle has largely ignored the media storm.  And as Markle tells Vanity Fair about her bi-racial background, her romance …
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Meghan Markle on Dating Prince Harry: 'It's Really Simple.  We're Two People Who Are Really Happy and in Love'
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
Diana Pearl / People.com:
Princess Kate and Prince William Expecting Baby No. 3!  —  And the Royal Fab 4 are soon to be five!  —  Princess Kate and Prince William are expecting their third child together, Kensington Palace confirmed today.  The royals are already parents to 4-year-old Prince George and 2-year-old Princess Charlotte.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William Reveals 'There's Not Much Sleep' in Kensington Palace After Princess Kate's Pregnancy Announcement  —  Prince William admitted there is “not much sleep” going on at home since he and Princess Kate found out they are expecting their third child.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Duchess of Cambridge pregnant with third child
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
John Hiscock / Telegraph:
Angelina Jolie interview: 'I don't enjoy being single, it's not something I wanted'  —  If she didn't have a movie to promote it is highly unlikely Angelina Jolie would be sitting in a Beverly Hills hotel suite talking - albeit reluctantly - about her life since separating and filing for divorce from Brad Pitt last September.
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Angelina Jolie Will Return to Work After Year Off for “Family Situation”  —  The actress and ‘First They Killed My Father’ director hopes to go before the cameras in the next few months.  —  Angelina Jolie says she plans to return to work after taking “over a year off” to deal with a complicated …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
Rebecca Keegan / Vanity Fair:
Angelina Jolie Made Her New Movie Because “I Wanted My Son to Know Who His Countrymen Are”
Discussion: People.com
Celia Walden / Telegraph:
Sharon Osbourne interview: 'Ozzy's other woman?  There were six of them!'  —  A few years ago, while in treatment for the depression she has suffered from on and off for decades, Sharon Osbourne had an encounter that changed her view of the talent shows she's been judging since 2004.
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne Hospitalized for Seizures in Chicago, Vegas Gig Canceled … EXCLUSIVE  —  8:55 PM PT — A rep for Wayne confirms he suffered multiple seizures and his Vegas show has been canceled.  We're told he's currently resting.  —  Lil Wayne was hospitalized yet again this weekend …
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Indiana Jones 5 won't feature Shia LaBeouf's character  —  'We've got a script we're mostly happy with,' screenwriter David Koepp tells EW  —  Will an Indiana Jones protege soon snatch the iconic wide-brimmed fedora from atop Harrison Ford's head?  Perhaps, but it won't be Mutt Williams …
Discussion: Egotastic and The Wrap
Virginia Coyne / Washington Life Magazine:
Exclusive Interview: Louise Linton Gets Real  —  “I deserved the criticism,” the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says as she apologizes for the Instagram post seen 'round the world.  —  I first met Louise Linton in early August, two weeks before her name would dominate headlines — before she was likened to Cruella de Vil.
Benjy Potter / The Sun:
ON FASSBENDERED KNEEOscar winner Alicia Vikander set to marry movie hunk Michael Fassbender in ‘party of the year’  —  The Sun can exclusively reveal that the pair are set to wed in a secret ceremony on the party island of Ibiza next month.  —  SWEDISH beauty Alicia Vikander is the blushing bride …
Navjosh / HipHop-N-More:
New Michael Jackson Album ‘Scream’ Announced  —  We are about to get another posthumous Michael Jackson album it seems.  Earlier today, a poster at a few locations in Germany were pasted at numerous locations, revealing that his new album Scream will be out September 29th (See below).
Discussion: Page Six, Variety and Stereogum
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift in Love!  Read All the Revealing Lyrics to Her Sexy New Song ‘...Ready for It’  —  Looks like the “old Taylor” isn't dead after all.  —  On Saturday night, the Grammy winner, 27, surprised Swifties with a sneak peek of “...Ready for It,” the first track off her highly anticipated album Reputation.
Discussion: Variety, The Blemish and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Floored by Lil Wayne Seizure News, Claims No Beef with Floyd Mayweather  —  Justin Bieber was visibly shaken by news that his pal Lil Wayne had to be hospitalized — and also broke some news himself ... saying he's got no beef with Floyd Mayweather.
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
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Us Weekly:
Lizzy Caplan Marries Tom Riley in Romantic Ceremony on the Amalfi Coast
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Page Six
Alan Peppard / Dallas Morning News:
Troy Aikman weds fiancee Capa Mooty in California beach ceremony
Discussion: Daily Mail and People.com
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Janet Jackson Loves Baby Talk and Changing Diapers, Says Tito: Motherhood ‘Makes Her Feel Complete’
Discussion: Page Six
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
George Clooney Talks Running for President: 'I'd Like Anybody to Be the Next President'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Fox News and The Wrap
 

 
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

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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