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2:40 PM ET, August 29, 2019

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Kim Kozlowski / Detroit News:
Sasha Obama set to begin college career at University of Michigan  —  Ann Arbor — Former President Barack Obama's younger daughter, Sasha, is poised to begin her college career at the University of Michigan next week.  —  Sasha, whose legal name is Natasha, was seen by students attending …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip, Us Weekly and Page Six
Eleanor Breed / UT News:
Matthew McConaughey Joins Moody College Faculty  —  AUSTIN, Texas — In recognition of his outstanding work as a teacher and mentor to University of Texas students, and with respect to his career as an award-winning actor and producer, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed as a professor …
Discussion: Page Six, Vanity Fair, The Wrap and CNN
Andrew Goldman / Vulture:
In Conversation: Joel Schumacher After five decades in Hollywood, the director has plenty of stories — but don't expect him to kiss and tell.  —  Speed couldn't kill Joel Schumacher, and neither could AIDS nor brutal Batman & Robin reviews, so his personal trainer apparently did his best to finish him off with a brutal workout.
Henry Chu / Variety:
Brad Pitt Says ‘Ad Astra’ Is a Personal Film About Masculinity  —  Brad Pitt, the star and producer of James Gray's sci-fi drama “Ad Astra,” which world premieres at Venice on Thursday, said that the film was a personal one and to some extent dealt with the modern concept of “masculinity.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Aaron Carter Insists He's Mentally Stable And Needs An Assault Rifle  —  AARON CARTER I Am Mentally Stable ... HERE'S WHY I NEED AN ASSAULT RIFLE  —  STICKING TO HIS GUNS  —  Aaron Carter's tackling 2 hot button issues ... mental health, specifically his own, and gun control laws …
Discussion: The WOW Report
TMZ.com:
Jeremy Meeks Says He's Still with Chloe Green Despite Yacht Pics  —  JEREMY MEEKS ON CHLOE GREEN ‘STILL TOGETHER’ Not Sweating Her Topless Rendezvous  —  DO I LOOK WORRIED?  —  Jeremy Meeks is either the most confident man in the world or he's completely out of the loop …
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and Bossip
D.Ly / Perez Hilton:
Liam Hemsworth Makes His Return To Instagram After Filing For Divorce From Miley Cyrus  —  Home › Liam Hemsworth › Liam Hemsworth Makes His Return To Instagram After Filing For Divorce From Miley Cyrus  —  It's not just Miley Cyrus who is throwing their all back into work amid divorce, but Liam Hemsworth, too!
Discussion: X17 Online
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Scarlett Johansson's Own Divorce Helped Her Prepare for ‘Marriage Story’ With Adam Driver  —  For Scarlett Johansson, starring in a film about a marital breakup - Noah Baumbach's “Marriage Story” - meant reliving something very close to home.  —  When she met with the director to discuss working together …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Dave Quinn / People.com:
RHOP's Gizelle Bryant Recalls Hamptons Run-in with RHONY Star Ramona Singer: 'She's Insane'  —  An awkward moment between Real Housewives stars Gizelle Bryant and Ramona Singer went viral last month.  Now, Bryant gives PeopleTV's Reality Check her exclusive side of the story  —  FB
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Maureen Lee Lenker / EW.com:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's one-woman show version of Fleabag is headed to movie theaters  —  You might want to kneel for this news.  —  Fleabag, which began as a one-woman play and then became a hit Emmy-nominated TV series, is headed to the big screen.  National Theatre Live …
Devin Friedman / GQ:
John Stamos Rides Again  —  Take it from one of television's all-time grooming gods: Your suit isn't complete until your hair is in place and you smell like a million bucks.  Here the man forever known as Uncle Jesse—and now in the midst of a Netflix resurgence—shows us how it's done.
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Dlisted, Page Six and Us Weekly
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: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, POPSUGAR and RADAR
 
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TMZ.com:
Obsessed Taylor Swift Fan Detained at Her Home, Wanted to Marry Her
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BJ Penn Knocked Out In Hawaii Street Fight, New Video Shows
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Ryan Naumann / The Blast:
Rapper Future Rushes To Court Demanding Alleged Baby Mama Keep Quiet About Paternity Case
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Bossip
Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘Joker’ the stakes are life and death, and comic-book movies may never be the same
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Gina Kirschenheiter's Ex Matt Claims He Lost Job Over Arrest, Reveals Her RHOC Salary
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Ernest Owens / Philadelphia Magazine:
Philly Old Navy Employees Claim White Workers Were Bused In for “Queer Eye” Taping
Discussion: Advocate and Queerty
Christopher Rosa / Glamour:
Don't Call Lizzo ‘Brave’ for Being Confident
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Bossip and MTV
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Insisted on Having Time in Her Talk Show Schedule to Take Her Kids to School
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott Feels the Love from Kylie and Friends at Netflix Premiere
Discussion: Page Six and X17 Online
 

 
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at Will Lewis's difficult first year as The Washington Post's CEO and publisher, after 400+ journalists signed a letter asking Jeff Bezos to intervene

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Blackstone hires advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including from Bob Dylan, Adele, and Ariana Grande, that it expects to fetch $3B or more

 
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