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4:15 PM ET, August 26, 2018

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Neil Simon Dead / TMZ.com:
Neil Simon — Dead at 91  —  Neil Simon, one of the most prolific playwrights in American history, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell TMZ, Simon died Sunday morning at 1 AM ET after being on life support.  We're told he had a failing kidney and also Alzheimer's and dementia.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Just Took the Next Step by Getting a New Dog  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a new addition: a pup to share their lives, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The couple got the dog — believed to be a Labrador — in early summer, and the pooch has been joining …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, POPSUGAR and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Have Settled Their Divorce Case  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have settled their divorce case and the final settlement will be filed with the court after Ben gets out of rehab ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ …
Discussion: Page Six and Dlisted
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Jennifer Garner / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE - Jennifer Garner Visits Ben Affleck In Rehab Two Days After Staging Intervention
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
Cindy Watts / Tennessean.com:
Newly single, Miranda Lambert focuses on music to empower women  —  Miranda Lambert gives the story behind the song “Keeper of the Flame”  —  Miranda Lambert and her fellow Pistol Annies Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe have lived a lot of life in five years since their last album.
Discussion: RADAR
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Miranda Lambert Reveals Split from Evan Felker: I'm ‘Happily Single’  —  Miranda Lambert and Evan Felker have split after dating since early February.  —  PEOPLE confirms Felker's band, the Turnpike Troubadours, dropped out of their final performances of Lambert's The Bandwagon Tour.
Page Six:
Angelina Jolie is no longer the saint she set out to be  —  Angelina Jolie spent a good decade transforming her image from a wild child who wore vials of blood around her neck to a latter-day Mother Teresa, ministering to refugees and war-zone orphans.  But St. Angie's halo has well and truly slipped.
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Makes Racist Joke About Puerto Ricans, Haitians and Mexicans During Skit  —  Sources close to Cardi tell TMZ the video was shot 3 years ago, when Cardi was an Instagram comedian and not a rapper.  The sources say what she said is no different than material delivered by other Hispanic comedians, like George Lopez.
TMZ.com:
Nick Young New Arrest Video, ‘Am I Resisting!?’  —  TMZ Sports has obtained new video of the Nick Young arrest in which the NBA star is screaming, “Am I resisting?!”  —  During the footage, Young is being taken into custody for refusing to cooperate with officers during a routine traffic stop late Friday night.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa's House Broken Into, Police Investigating  —  Wiz Khalifa's home was broken into early Saturday morning, but luckily a house sitter was there to scare off the wannabe burglars before they did too much damage ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us …
Discussion: Bossip and Perez Hilton
BBC:
Lindsay Kemp, performer and Bowie mentor, dies at 80  —  Kate Bush has paid tribute to ground-breaking dancer, mime artist and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, who has died aged 80.  —  She described Kemp - who taught her to dance - as “inspirational” and “a truly original and great artist of the stage”.
Discussion: Page Six
Anna Sanders / Page Six:
Britney Spears puts on British accent at London show  —  Oops, she did it again.  —  Britney Spears hit fans with a fake English accent one more time during a show at London's O2 Arena Friday.  —  The 36-year-old pop star jokingly used her British brogue to see which lucky fans were screaming …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Production Put On Hold (Exclusive)  —  Crew members, which were assembling for pre-production, are being dismissed and are free to look for new work.  —  The production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is being put on hold for the time being as Marvel …
 
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TMZ.com:
Christina Milian & M. Pokora Hit By Burglars
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:
Younes Bendjima Is ‘Still Bitter’ About Kourtney Kardashian Breakup: 'It Hasn't Been Easy' for Him
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Emma Watson Joins Greta Gerwig's Adaptation of ‘Little Women’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Dominic Monaghan Re-Unites With JJ Abrams In ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Discussion: The Wrap
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Katey Sagal, Courteney Cox Join ‘Shameless’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 Earlier Picks: 
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Kirstie Alley Says She ‘Almost Ran Off and Married’ John Travolta: ‘I Still Love Him’
Discussion: Dlisted
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Ireland Baldwin Reveals She Battled Anorexia: ‘It Took Me a Long Time to Find Self-Love’
Discussion: Page Six
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Wear Tiaras — So Why Don't Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie?
Discussion: Page Six
Jamie Lee / BigTop40:
“I'm A Bit Fragile”: Liam Payne Opens Up About Cheryl Breakup
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Tim Stack / EW.com:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse: Taissa Farmiga will reprise both her Murder House and Coven characters
Discussion: The Wrap and POPSUGAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

Reuters:
Prince Harry's lawsuit against News Group Newspapers moves towards trial; all but one other litigant in the roughly 40 lawsuits against NGN have settled

 
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