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5:30 PM ET, August 27, 2019

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 5 Seasons, Kate McKinnon To Return For Season 45  —  One Saturday Night Live favorite won't be returning this fall while another one has opted to come back.  Leslie Jones has will be leaving NBC's venerable late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons.
Discussion: Variety, Vanity Fair and Sandra Rose
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  Meanwhile, Kate McKinnon has closed a new deal and will return for season 45.  —  NBC's Saturday Night Live will feature one fewer familiar face when it returns for its 45th season.  —  Leslie Jones will not be returning to the Lorne Michaels …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Leslie Jones is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  LESLIE JONES I'M LEAVING ‘SNL’ ... My Career's Taking Off!!!  —  Leslie Jones is moving on from her role on “Saturday Night Live” ... because she's got a ton of other gigs coming on the horizon!!!  —  Sources close to the show tell TMZ …
Discussion: The WOW Report and Page Six
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron Have a Date Night at 2019 MTV VMAs After-Party  —  Gigi Hadidmay have attended the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards with her sister Bella Hadid, but once the show wrapped, she cozied up to someone a little different.  —  While celebrating with pal Taylor Swift …
Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Miley Cyrus spotted kissing Kaitlynn Carter backstage at MTV VMAs  —  Kaitlynn Carter supported new flame Miley Cyrus on Monday night at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.  —  Although the couple didn't walk the red carpet together, a source backstage tells Page Six that Cyrus was spotted …
Discussion: Dlisted and YouTube
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Jason Pham / Us Weekly:
Kaitlynn Carter Was at Miley Cyrus' MTV Video Music Awards 2019 Rehearsal
Discussion: RADAR
Amanda N'Duka / Deadline:
Eva Longoria To Direct Cheetos Movie ‘Flamin’ Hot' For Fox Searchlight & Franklin Entertainment  —  EXCLUSIVE: Multi-hyphenate Eva Longoria has landed the directing job for Flamin' Hot, the Fox Searchlight biopic about Richard Montanez who created the spicy Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR
Mirror.co.uk:
Famous Brit composer and BBC proms star wife killed in Swiss plane crash with baby  —  EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Goldstein, who worked on Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear, and wife Hannah were flying from Switzerland to Italy on Sunday morning when their aircraft crashed and burst into flames
Discussion: The Sun
TMZ.com:
Jenna Dewan's Purse Stolen During On-Camera Smash and Grab  —  JENNA DEWAN TESLA WINDOW SMASHED, $3K PURSE STOLEN ... Thief Caught On Video!!!  —  SMASH AND GRAB  —  Jenna Dewan's Tesla window is smashed and her purse is gone after a brazen thief pulled off a burglary on the Sunset Strip …
Discussion: Page Six
Variety:
MTV Video Music Awards: Winners List  —  The MTV Video Music Awards has officially handed out its 2019 Moon Man awards.  —  Taylor Swift took home two trophies for Video of the Year and Video for Good, with her “You Need to Calm Down” music video.  Billie Eilish was also a big winner …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
The World's Highest-Paid Women In Music 2019: Taylor Swift Doubles Up No. 2 Beyoncé
Discussion: Us Weekly
Chris Harris / People.com:
Woman Accused of Attacking Pregnant Driver For Cutting Her Off at Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru  —  Authorities allege the attack began after the victim tried to cut in front of another woman in the drive-thru line  —  Authorities in Delaware have charged a 19-year-old woman with assault …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Yaron Steinbuch / Page Six:
Lori Loughlin due back in court for hearing in college admissions scam  —  Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli are due in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday for a hearing in connection with the college admissions bribery scandal.
Discussion: CNN and TMZ.com
Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Blac Chyna wears Kylie Jenner's birthday dress for the 2019 VMAs  —  Blac Chyna and Kylie Jenner have more than just an ex-boyfriend in common.  —  Chyna, 31, arrived at the 2019 Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey on Monday night wearing the same hot pink dress that Jenner wore for her 22nd birthday this summer.
Discussion: Us Weekly and TMZ.com
Deadline:
Viola Davis To Star As Michelle Obama In ‘First Ladies’ Drama Series In Works At Showtime  —  Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in First Ladies, a one-hour White House drama that has been put on fast-track development at Showtime with a three-script commitment.
Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
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Will Thorne / Variety:
Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama in ‘First Ladies’ Series in Development at Showtime
Discussion: Yahoo News and Sandra Rose
Alexandria Gouveia / Vogue Arabia:
Kim Kardashian West Interviewed by Kanye West For Her First Vogue Arabia Cover  —  The September issue of Vogue Arabia invites you into the surreal world of Kim Kardashian West, with the entrepreneur and reality TV queen starring in her first-ever cover story for the magazine.
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Rachel DeSantis / People.com:
Taylor Swift's 2009 Diary Entry Reveals Her Response to Kanye West Crashing Her MTV VMAs Moment
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
Emily Kirkpatrick / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian squeezes back into Met Gala corset for Vogue Arabia cover
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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J.L. / Perez Hilton:
The Jonas Brothers Perform At The 2019 VMAs!
Discussion: Page Six
Entertainment Tonight:
Cardi B Reveals Why She Didn't ‘Shine’ on the Stripper Pole in ‘Hustlers’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Dlisted
Jeff Howe / The Athletic:
Patriots Center David Andrews hospitalized with blood clots, season in jeopardy
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Scott Disick Gave Sofia Richie An Aston Martin For Her 21st Birthday
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
Ex-'Shahs of Sunset' Star Lilly Ghalichi's Husband Files for Divorce
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
David Marchese / New York Times:
Wendy Williams Wants to Be the Realest in the Game
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and RADAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response” and piloting Pause ads from 2023

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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