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4:30 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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 5 Seasons, Kate McKinnon To Return For Season 45
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Jones Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
Leslie Jones not returning to Saturday Night Live
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Leslie Jones is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Pete Davidson Is Dating Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Margaret Qualley … Pete Davidson has a new love in his life!  The Saturday Night Live star is dating actress Margaret Qualley, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.  —  Pete Davidson Through the Years  —  “They've been seeing each …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and RADAR
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 …
Barney Lerten / KTVZ-TV:
Fatal crash ends Alvord Desert land speed record attempt  —  Name not yet released, pending family notification  —  FIELDS, Ore. - An attempt to break a land speed record in a jet-powered vehicle ended in a fatal crash Tuesday afternoon on the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon, officials said.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
Christopher Rosa / Glamour:
Don't Call Lizzo ‘Brave’ for Being Confident  —  Lizzo isn't just a pop star: She's a pioneer.  The 31-year-old rapper's boss lyrics, electrifying live performances, and unapologetic interviews about being a plus-size woman have made her a leader in the body-positivity movement.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, MTV and Bossip
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 …
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
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Insisted on Having Time in Her Talk Show Schedule to Take Her Kids to School  —  “I want to make sure they come first,” says the star, opening up about life, family and her big move to daytime TV in this week's PEOPLE cover story.  —  FB  —  Kelly Clarkson is a lot of things, but she's no diva.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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
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
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 …
 
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Sebastian Maniscalco Opened The MTV VMAs And It Didn't Go Over Well
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TMZ.com:
JUSTIN BIEBER ROCKS ‘NOT SHANE BIEBER’ JERSEY As Bromance Progresses
Discussion: X17 Online
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Jason Pham / Us Weekly:
Demi Lovato Announces Return to Acting in New ‘Will & Grace’ Role: Photos
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Paul Woolverton / The Fayetteville Observer:
Jilted wife wins $3.2M judgment against ex-husband, new girlfriend
 

 
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

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ted Sarandos calls on streaming rivals to release their viewership numbers, says Netflix can double its viewership with live events and Christmas Day NFL games

 
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