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4:50 PM ET, September 5, 2018

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X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE - Ben Affleck Is Out Of Rehab And Back Home With Playboy Model Girlfriend Shauna Sexton!  —  Ben Affleck has been in rehab for just under two weeks and he's already home!  —  The troubled actor was whisked away by ex-wife Jennifer Garner on August 23, to The Canyon rehab …
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TMZ.com:
Ben Affleck Takes Workout Break From Rehab  —  Ben Affleck left rehab Wednesday morning ... but we've learned not for long.  —  Ben showed up at his Pacific Palisades home after driving from his live-in rehab facility in Malibu.  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, Ben has permission to leave to work out at his home.
Discussion: X17 Online
Stephanie Nolasco / Fox News:
Jennifer Garner says she's ‘terrified’ of her children using social media: ‘I am probably overprotective’
Discussion: Page Six and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian West Tries to Free Another Prisoner Serving Life Sentence for Drugs  —  Kim Kardashian West was serious when she said she was going to make prison reform her thing, because she's trying to free another inmate who is serving a life sentence for drug possession.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian heads to White House in hopes of releasing second nonviolent drug felon
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Devan Coggan / EW.com:
Brie Larson takes flight as Captain Marvel on this week's EW cover … There's a bright new star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  —  Captain Marvel leads the cover of Entertainment Weekly's new issue, with an exclusive first look at Brie Larson's Air-Force-pilot-turned-intergalactic- hero.
TMZ.com:
Kardashian Sisters Believe Younes Tipped Off Photogs About Kourtney Meet-Up  —  Younes Bendjima double-crossed Kourtney Kardashian by tipping off the paparazzi that she was having a secret meeting with him in a Malibu parking lot ... sources close to the sisters tell TMZ.
Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
Will Lucas Hedges Survive the Fall?  He's in three movies and making his Broadway debut — very neurotically — in The Waverly Gallery. … “Yesterday was my first tough day, and the first tough day on any project is like the end of the world,” says Lucas Hedges, sinking into his seat.
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Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Emily Ratajkowski turned Lena Dunham into an ‘oiled-up swimsuit issue chick’ … This cover girl is getting behind the camera.  —  Emily Ratajkowski, 27, once again proved she's more than just a model, photographing and art-directing a new campaign for her brand Inamorata Swim featuring Lena Dunham.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
JFK's Nephew Christopher Lawford — Dead at 63 After Yoga Studio Emergency  —  10:45 AM PT: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Lawford was at a yoga studio Tuesday night when he had a medical emergency and later died.  Our sources say the death appears to be from “natural causes.”
Discussion: Variety
Laura Brown / InStyle.com:
Beauty According to Janet Jackson  —  “It's vulnerability.  It's power.  It's confidence.”  The singer on becoming a mother at 50, her late brother Michael, and her long struggle with self-esteem.  —  At a Janet Jackson concert, what hits you immediately are, well, the hits themselves.
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Asia Argento Says 17-Year-Old Jimmy Bennett Sexually Assaulted Her  —  Asia Argento says Jimmy Bennett — who had sex with her when he was 17 years old — is lucky she didn't file charges that HE sexually assaulted and then extorted her.  —  Argento's lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, tells TMZ …
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars: Facts of Life Star Nancy McKeon Pairs with Val Chmerkovskiy for Season 27  —  It's official!  —  Nancy McKeon has been paired with dance pro Val Chmerkovskiy for season 27 of Dancing with the Stars.  —  The reveal was announced on Good Morning America Wednesday after Chmerkovskiy …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Daily Mail:
ALISON BOSHOFF: David and Victoria Beckham's Vogue interview was PR misfire  —  Did the Beckhams drop the Goldenball with this Vogue shoot?  How David decided NOT to pose for the cover shot, ‘deplores his children becoming famous’ and may buy a house in Miami  —  By , ALISON BOSHOFF FOR THE DAILY MAIL
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The WOW Report
 
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Kristopher Tapley / Variety:
Oscar Voters Are Sure to Go Gaga for Bradley Cooper's ‘A Star Is Born’
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Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Uhm, Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin Got Matching Infinity Sign Tattoos
Kara Warner / People.com:
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Are Getting ‘Serious,’ Says Source: They're ‘Hopeful for the Future’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Orlando Brown Caught in the Act Before Burglary Arrest
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Emily Zauzmer / People.com:
Olivia Culpo Is ‘So Happy’ for Ex-Boyfriend Nick Jonas' Engagement to Priyanka Chopra
Discussion: alloy.com and Glamour
Erin Hill / People.com:
Why Queen Elizabeth Isn't a Fan of Meghan Markle's Power Pantsuits
Discussion: Dlisted
Glamour:
Issa Rae: ‘There Was No Blueprint for My Career’
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
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Rachel Wallace / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Are Talking About Marriage
C.J. / Dlisted:
Kim Kardashian Claims She Isn't The Kiki Drake Sings About Boning
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Tia Booth Says She'll ‘Always Love’ Colton Underwood After Split
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and RADAR
Brent Lang / Variety:
Viola Davis Knows What's Wrong With Hollywood... and How to Fix It
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
‘Blackish’ Star Anthony Anderson Will Not Be Charged for Allegedly Assaulting Woman
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
TMZ.com:
‘The Goldbergs’ Star Jeff Garlin Files for Divorce
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Voice of America:
A Russian court sentences journalist Nika Novak, who has been a freelance reporter at RFE/RL, to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Spotify will no longer allow developers building new third-party apps with its Web API to access several features, such as song and artist recommendations

 
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