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12:50 PM ET, August 28, 2019

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones To Host ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot For Fremantle With Multiple Networks Pursuing  —  EXCLUSIVE: As we reported earlier today, Saturday Night Live standout Leslie Jones is leaving NBC's late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons to pursue a slew of film and TV projects.
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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
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.
TMZ.com:
Leslie Jones is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
Leslie Jones not returning to Saturday Night Live
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Kevin O'Leary Says Video is Smoking Gun in Boat Crash, Second Victim Dies  —  Police also revealed the other fatality was Gary Poltash, a 64-year-old man from Florida.  Three other passengers were injured, but treated and released from a hospital.  —  8:04 AM PT — 8/28 …
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner & Tyga Partied Together in Vegas, But Not for Long  —  Kylie Jenner was in the same room and enjoying the same good vibes as her ex-boyfriend, Tyga, while raging in Sin City this weekend — but the reunion was short on warmth or fuzziness.  —  Sources familiar with the situation …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott Feels the Love from Kylie and Friends at Netflix Premiere  —  TRAVIS SCOTT NETFLIX PREMIERE WITH KYLIE ... Ass Good As It Gets!!!  —  Travis Scott is soaring to new heights, and Kylie Jenner is right by his side for support — 2 handfuls worth, by the look of things.
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Brittany Talarico / People.com:
Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron Kiss as They Take Their Relationship Public at VMAs Afterparty: Report  —  That's the sound of hearts breaking across the Internet  —  Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron just took their fling to the next level.  —  The casual couple appeared to change their status to …
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Gigi Hadid and Tyler Cameron Have a Date Night at 2019 MTV VMAs After-Party
Tim Gray / Variety:
Meryl Streep Stars in First Trailer for ‘The Laundromat’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Netflix has debuted the trailer for Steven Soderbergh's “The Laundromat,” a dark comedy starring Meryl Streep.  —  An adaptation of Jake Bernstein's non-fiction book “Secrecy World,” “The Laundromat” …
Discussion: The Wrap
Ryan Dunleavy / New Jersey Online:
Patriots' Tom Brady issued this challenge to Giants' Saquon Barkley, who wanted ‘to run through a brick wall’  —  NEW YORK CITY — A motivated Saquon Barkley was looking for the nearest football field — or wall to run through.  —  The Giants star was at the Met Gala in New York City earlier …
Whitney Friedlander / CNN:
Taylor Swift calls out White House during VMAs acceptance speech  —  (CNN)Taylor Swift is certainly not taking a literal interpretation of her single, “You Need to Calm Down.”  —  The singer got political during her 2019 MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech for video of the year …
Sean Gallen / The Sun:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tuck into £15 roast dinner at traditional village pub  —  PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle answered critics of their jet-set lifestyle — by having a roast dinner down the pub.  —  The royal couple tucked into a £15 lunch at the boozer with three-month-old Archie in a cot beside them.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Vanity Fair and HELLO!
Ellie Henman / The Sun:
KNOCK IT ON THE ED Ed Sheeran says he will be taking an extended break from music after his record-breaking world tour comes to an end  —  ED SHEERAN marked the end of his record-breaking world tour by announcing he was saying goodbye — for now.  —  The singer and songwriter …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, POPSUGAR, E! Online and HELLO!
TMZ.com:
JUSTIN BIEBER ROCKS ‘NOT SHANE BIEBER’ JERSEY As Bromance Progresses  —  CLASSIC MIX-UP  —  Justin Bieber has Bieber fever — Shane Bieber fever, that is.  —  The most unlikely long-distance friendship is blossoming between the “I Don't Care” singer and the Cleveland Indians ace …
 
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Sebastian Maniscalco Opened The MTV VMAs And It Didn't Go Over Well
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself
Jason Pham / Us Weekly:
Demi Lovato Announces Return to Acting in New ‘Will & Grace’ Role: Photos
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Paul Woolverton / The Fayetteville Observer:
Jilted wife wins $3.2M judgment against ex-husband, new girlfriend
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TMZ.com:
Jenna Dewan's Purse Stolen During On-Camera Smash and Grab
Discussion: Page Six
Mirror.co.uk:
Famous Brit composer and BBC proms star wife killed in Swiss plane crash with baby
Discussion: The Sun
Chris Harris / People.com:
Woman Accused of Attacking Pregnant Driver For Cutting Her Off at Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru
Discussion: Sandra Rose
 

 
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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon

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

 
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