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6:45 PM ET, June 26, 2020

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Rachel Handler / Vulture:
Alia Shawkat, Through the Looking Glass What the Search Party actress has learned from her tabloid year.  —  One morning last fall, happily stoned and painting alone in her art studio, Alia Shawkat realized her name was trending on Twitter.  Photos of the actress walking …
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Christopher Nolan's ‘Tenet’ Delays Release Date Again  —  ‘Hamilton’ Movie: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Director Thomas Kail on Bringing the Broadway Phenomenon to Disney Plus  —  Warner Bros. has again pushed back the release date for Christopher Nolan's “Tenet.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Week
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Disney Parks Blog:
New Adventures with Princess Tiana Coming to Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom Park
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Splash Mountain, a Disney ride based on a controversial film, will be ‘completely reimagined’
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
Disneyland to Reimagine Splash Mountain with ‘Princess and the Frog’
Discussion: Bossip
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
Kanye West and Gap Strike 10-Year Deal for ‘Yeezy Gap’ Apparel Line  —  The struggling mall brand plans to introduce Yeezy Gap in stores and online in the first half of 2021.  —  The Gap brand, which has flailed in recent years as it struggled with an identity crisis, has a new idea for how to revive its fortunes: Kanye West.
People.com:
Justin Bieber Files $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against 2 Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault  —  Justin Bieber's lawyers claim the allegations against him are “factually impossible”  —  Justin Bieber is seeking legal recourse against two anonymous women who previously accused him on social media of sexual assault.
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Sues 2 Social Media Users Accusing Him of Sexual Assault for Defamation
Discussion: Dlisted, Bossip and Stereogum
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Hallmark Channel Star Taylor Cole Marries Producer Cameron Larson in Livestream Ceremony  —  The couple originally planned to marry in front of over 100 guests but altered their plans due to the coronavirus pandemic  —  It wasn't how they expected to tie the knot, but Taylor Cole …
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Sandra Oh and Kerry Washington on What They Learned from Shonda Rhimes  —  Captain America and Ant-Man Assemble: Chris Evans and Paul Rudd on What You Didn't See From the Marvel Movies  —  Sandra Oh and Kerry Washington both climbed to the pinnacle of stardom on TV shows created by Shonda Rhimes.
Kaitlyn Frey / People.com:
Lisa Rinna Slams ‘Karens’ Who Are ‘Begging’ QVC to Fire Her Because of Her Political Views  —  The Lisa Rinna Collection designer said she's not going to stop voicing her opinions despite any backlash  —  Lisa Rinna won't let anyone stop her from voicing her political views.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mark Savage / BBC:
Blackpink: How You Like That scores the biggest premiere in YouTube history  —  Blackpink, the Korean band whose lavish videos regularly attract millions of viewers, have set a new record for the biggest music video premiere on YouTube  —  A total of 1.65 million fans tuned in for the unveiling …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘General Hospital’ Eyes Mid-July Production Restart  —  ABC's General Hospital is joining fellow daytime dramas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless in setting a target date for return to production.  ABC is tentatively planning to resume shooting its long-running soap …
Topher Gauk-Roger / People.com:
Natasha Bedingfield Opens Up About Her 2-Year-Old Son's Brain Surgery Recovery & New Uplifting Song  —  The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter is enjoying quality family time at home as she releases a new song “Together in This,” off the Jungle Beat: The Movie soundtrack
Kim Bell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis rapper Huey killed in double shooting in Kinloch  —  ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis rapper was killed in a double shooting in Kinloch late Thursday night.  —  The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. in the 8100 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kinloch.
Discussion: Variety and Bossip
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Luke Evans Joins ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Hulu Limited Series  —  Co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss and co-showrun by Kelley and Butterworth, Nine Perfect Strangers the series takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing …
Discussion: The Wrap
 
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Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Leah McSweeney ‘disgusted’ by Ramona Singer for traveling amid pandemic
People.com:
Why Kate Middleton ‘Is a Bit Like Prince Philip’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Emily / Dlisted:
Britney Spears Infuriated The Beyhive By Referring To Herself As “Queen B”
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Elton John's ex-wife Renate Blauel launches legal action against singer
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were ‘Just Meghan and Harry’ Making Meals for Charity in L.A.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
DirecTV and EchoStar's Dish ask a district court judge to reconsider dismissing Fubo's claims against Venu Sports, following Fubo's merger with Hulu + Live TV

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon is exploring news show concepts, probably tied to events, such as Brian Williams' election special on Prime Video that drew ~4M viewers

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Internal data: Spotify had about 55M US subscribers as of Q3 2024, of which only around 607,000 were on the cheaper “basic” plan that doesn't include audiobooks

 
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