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3:20 PM ET, August 22, 2018

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Ticket sales for Nicki Minaj's tour are ‘in the toilet’  —  Nicki Minaj is “spiraling out of control,” say top music-industry insiders, amid disastrous tour ticket sales — and she's lashing out at Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner, accusing them of using their baby to boost his album sales.
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Kylie Jenner Tries to Avoid Running Into Nicki Minaj at VMAs  —  Kylie Jenner did NOT want to come face-to-face with Nicki Minaj at the VMAs, 'cause she completely changed course on the red carpet to avoid her.  —  Nicki was making her entrance at Radio City Music Hall Monday night …
Discussion: Bossip, Page Six and POPSUGAR
Star:
MTV VMAs 2018: From Kylie To Madonna, All The Hottest Looks
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Garner Is ‘Not Pleased’ Ben Affleck Is Dating a ‘Playboy’ Model, But She's Also ‘Not Surprised’ … It was a perfect summer date night for Ben Affleck.  —  At Malibu's upscale Nobu restaurant August 16, the Justice League actor was rapt in conversation with his table mate: a bombshell blonde clad in a nude bodycon dress.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Mia McNiece / People.com:
Ben Affleck Likes to ‘Date Who He Wants and Not Feel Tied Down’: Source
Discussion: Dlisted
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Playboy Playmate Linked to Ben Affleck, Shauna Sexton, Reveals What She Looks for in a Man
Discussion: Page Six and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Asia Argento and 17-Year-Old Boy in Bed in Sexual Encounter  —  Asia Argento says she did not have sex with then 17-year-old Jimmy Bennett, but a photo and various text messages between Argento and a friend tell a very different story ... she flat-out says she had sex with him.
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Moves Forward With Director Jon M. Chu, Writers Returning (Exclusive)  —  The creative team behind Warner Bros.' breakout romantic comedy is planning to reunite for the sequel, based on Kevin Kwan's second book, ‘China Rich Girlfriend.’
Detroit Free Press:
Aretha Franklin left no will or trust, court records show  —  The finances of an intensely private Aretha Franklin soon will become very public in Oakland County Probate Court because she left no will or trust.  —  Her four sons filed a document Tuesday afternoon listing themselves as interested parties in her estate.
Discussion: Bossip and Variety
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Bryan Hood / Page Six:
Madonna defends herself from angry Aretha Franklin fans
Discussion: X17 Online and People.com
Bobby Demuro / Perez Hilton:
‘Redneck Woman’ Singer Gretchen Wilson Arrested After ‘Belligerent’ Episode At Connecticut Airport  —  › ‘Redneck Woman’ Singer Gretchen Wilson Arrested After ‘Belligerent’ Episode At Connecticut Airport  —  Everything OK over there, Gretchen Wilson?
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com, Page Six and WSMV-TV
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Big Bang Theory’ to End With Season 12  —  The Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Steve Molaro comedy will end as TV's longest-running multicamera comedy in history with 279 episodes.  —  The end of the road for CBS' The Big Bang Theory has arrived.  —  Producers Warner Bros. Television announced Wednesday …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's ‘Last Embryo’ for Baby No. 4 Is a Boy … Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have babies on the brain again!  Seven months after welcoming daughter Chicago, the couple are planning to have a fourth child, multiple sources reveal exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: Dlisted, Star, Bossip and Perez Hilton
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:   Kim Kardashian Went Out to Eat with Daughter North and Sat Her at a Different Table — Here's Why
Variety:
John Lithgow to Play Roger Ailes in Fox News Movie (EXCLUSIVE)  —  John Lithgow will play Roger Ailes, the Fox News chief who masterfully exploited the country's political divisions to rise to the top of the cable news heap, in Annapurna's upcoming drama about the sexual harassment scandal that ended his career.
Maura Hohman / People.com:
Tara Reid Says She's ‘in Great Spirits and Health’ 1 Week After Bizarre Interview Sparks Concern  —  Tara Reid appeared to slur in an interview a week ago while promoting her new TV movie — and after much speculation, she's finally speaking out.  —  On Thursday, Reid, 42 …
Discussion: Page Six
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Lauren Ambrose & Nell Tiger Free To Star In M. Night Shyamalan's Apple Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones) have been cast as two of the three leads in Apple's upcoming psychological thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan and British TV writer Tony Basgallop.
Discussion: The Wrap and TV Tattle
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Desperate Housewives' Nicollette Sheridan and Aaron Phypers' Divorce Has Been Finalized  —  Nicollette Sheridan and Aaron Phypers' divorce has been finalized.  —  According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the judgment of dissolution was entered Aug. 17, when the estranged couple was legally declared single once again.
Discussion: Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Nicollette Sheridan's Divorce with Denise Richard's BF Finalized
Discussion: Page Six
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Jessica Jones’ Creator to Exit for 8-Figure Warner Bros. TV Deal (Exclusive)  —  Melissa Rosenberg will depart the Netflix Marvel drama after season three to create and develop new projects for the indie studio.  —  Melissa Rosenberg is on the move.  —  In a competitive situation …
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright Celebrate Engagement with Whimsical Bash  —  Marrying Jax Taylor is the happily ever after that Brittany Cartwright has dreamed of for years — and the celebration of their love reflected that.  —  The Vanderpump Rules stars threw a whimsical …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
James Patrick Herman / Variety:
‘Queer Eye’ Alum Carson Kressley Takes Dig at Netflix Reboot  —  The Emmys are turning 70, and the Television Academy brought together some of this year's nominees at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles to celebrate.  —  “Are we 70 already?  Gosh, I remember the first one like it was yesterday …
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018: George Clooney Tops List With $239 Million
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
RADAR:
Jeffrey Dahmer Raped, Dismembered His Victims For ‘An Hour Or Two Of Sexual Pleasure’
Discussion: Star
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Mandy Moore Says Her Wedding Day — and Dress — Will Be ‘Non-Traditional’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
X17 Online:
Kim Accessorizes Her Pink Latex Dress With A French Fry Clutch For Dinner With Former Assistant Steph Shep
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Naomi Campbell Shows Off Bikini Bod for David Blaine on Luxury Yacht
Discussion: Egotastic
Marc Malkin / Variety:
‘Stranger Things’: Millie Bobby Brown Hopes for a Hopper and Joyce Romance in Season 3
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Tiffany Haddish Sets Next Stand-Up Special at Netflix
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 Earlier Picks: 
Film Music Reporter:
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Jonah Hill's ‘Mid90s’
Discussion: Stereogum
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Video Music Awards Hit an All-Time Low on MTV
Discussion: Dlisted, Sandra Rose and Stereogum
Star:
‘Pump Rules’ Disaster!  Schwartz & Sandoval's Custom Tom Tom Motorcycle Damaged 2 Weeks After Opening
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Hilary Swank Wears Elie Saab Couture and Christian Dior at Her Wedding in the Redwoods
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Life in Pieces Season 4 Adds Joey King, Sister of Cast Member Hunter King
 

 
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