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1:30 PM ET, August 26, 2019

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Aili Nahas / People.com:
The Bachelorette's Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo Are Married!  —  The former Bachelorette and her fiancé, who met on her season of the show in 2017, exchanged vows at the Royalton Suites Cancún in Mexico on Saturday  —  Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo have tied the knot!
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Lara Spencer Apologizes Again for Prince George Ballet Comment: ‘I Screwed Up’  —  Making things right.  Four days after seemingly mocking Prince George on Good Morning America for taking ballet classes, coanchor Lara Spencer is apologizing again.  During the Monday, August 26, live broadcast …
Discussion: Star
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Devan Coggan / People.com:
Tom Holland Opens Up About Spider-Man's Future in Wake of Disney-Sony Rift: It ‘Will Be Different’  —  “We'll find new ways to make it even cooler,” Tom Holland said at PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's studio backstage at Disney's D23  —  Tom Holland is opening up about Spider-Man's future …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Deadline
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington To Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown and Ammika Harris Having a Baby Boy  —  Chris Brown's adding a lil' Breezy to his family ... TMZ has learned.  —  CB and and his ex-girlfriend, Ammika Harris, are expecting their first child together, and sources in the know tell us ... it's a boy.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bossip
Laura Snapes / The Guardian:
Taylor Swift: ‘I was literally about to break’  —  The singer spills on feuds, fame, failure - and why she's taking on Trump  —  Taylor Swift's Nashville apartment is an Etsy fever dream, a 365-days-a-year Christmas shop, pure teenage girl id.  You enter through a vestibule clad in blue velvet …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘Breaking Bad’ Movie, Starring Aaron Paul, Coming to Netflix in October  —  The film, called “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” will expand on the story of Jesse Pinkman, the excitable meth cook and former partner of Walter White.  —  Nearly six years ago, viewers of “Breaking Bad” …
Discussion: Bossip, Variety and Vanity Fair
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Kanye West Hosts Sunday Service in Dayton with Wife Kim Kardashian 3 Weeks After Mass Shooting  —  The special Sunday Service was held to support the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting earlier this month  —  Kanye West is honoring all of those affected by the mass shooting in Dayton …
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
How Jennifer Lopez Learned to Dance Again  —  Nothing can stop Jennifer Lopez, not even a blackout.  —  On July 13, she was ready for another night of “It's My Party,” a strenuous two-hour arena-sized reworking of her successful Las Vegas residency.  But as she took the stage …
Entertainment Tonight:
Angelina Jolie Says She ‘Ugly Cried’ When She Dropped Maddox Off at College: ‘I Miss Him’ (Exclusive)  —  Angelina Jolie is still a tad emotional over sending off her eldest child, son Maddox, to college.  —  The 44-year-old star was on hand at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on Saturday …
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online and Cele|bitchy
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Nathan Fillion Boarding James Gunn's ‘The Suicide Squad’  —  EXCLUSIVE: We're also hearing that Nathan Fillion will be starring in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad at Warner Bros.  —  The actor's role is being kept under wraps.  Fillion has a long history of working with Gunn …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S.  —  President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …
Mike Wells / ESPN:
Emotional Luck announces retirement from NFL  —  INDIANAPOLIS — In a shocking development, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday night, saying constant injuries have taken away his love for the game.  —  Luck, who turns 30 on Sept. 12 …
People.com:
Hilary Duff Opens Up About Returning for Lizzie McGuire Reboot: 'She Was Everybody's Best Friend'  —  During the D23 Expo convention on Friday, Disney announced that it would be rebooting Lizzie McGuire — and Hilary Duff would return as the titular character
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Lizzie McGuire’ Sequel Series Starring Hilary Duff Set At Disney+ From Creator Terri Minsky & Disney Channel
Discussion: Dlisted
Will Thorne / Variety:   ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Series in the Works at Disney Plus
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Hilary Duff to Reprise ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Role for New Disney+ Series
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Taylor Swift's ‘Lover’ Is Already 2019's Top-Selling Album in the U.S. After First Two Days on Sale
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Nick Wagoner / ESPN:
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Darrian Graves / KFDM-TV:
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Sara Dorn / Page Six:
R. Kelly reportedly taking donations to hire Michael Jackson's lawyer
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Sydney Bucksbaum / EW.com:
Robert Downey Jr. jokes about being arrested at Disneyland ‘for smoking pot in a gondola’
TMZ.com:
RAPPER AMBJAAY CLAIMS RACIAL PROFILING IN FREE CONCERT BUST
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

 
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