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9:10 AM ET, August 5, 2020

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TMZ.com:
Paris Jackson Breaks Up with BF Gabriel Glenn, It Was Amicable  —  PARIS JACKSON BREAKS UP WITH BF ... Focusing on Herself  —  Paris Jackson is living quarantine life in the single lane now ... she's broken up with her BF, singer Gabriel Glenn.  —  Sources close to Paris tell TMZ ... she decided it was time for her to go solo.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Paris Jackson Splits from Boyfriend Gabriel Glenn After More Than 2 Years of Dating  —  The couple have performed together as the band The Soundflowers since 2018  —  Paris Jackson and boyfriend Gabriel Glenn have called it quits.  —  The daughter of the late Michael Jackson and the musician …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Paris Jackson on Why Labeling Sexuality 'Doesn't Feel Right,' Supporting BLM and Her Mental Health
Discussion: Page Six
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
'Who's The Boss?'  Sequel With Tony Danza & Alyssa Milano In Works At Sony Pictures Television  —  EXCLUSIVE: One of the most beloved television comedies is making a comeback.  A Who's the Boss? sequel is in development at Sony Pictures Television.  —  Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano …
TMZ.com:
Kristin Cavallari Reunites with Ex-BF Stephen Colletti, but They're Not Dating  —  KRISTIN CAVALLARI CUDDLES UP WITH ‘LAGUNA BEACH’ EX ... Relax Fans, They're Just Friends  —  Kristin Cavallari's reunited with Stephen Colletti, her ex-boyfriend from their “Laguna Beach” days …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
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Perez Hilton:
Kristin Cavallari & Ex Stephen Colletti Cozy Up In New Pic — What's Going On!?
Discussion: Page Six
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Zonnique Pullins, Tiny's Daughter & T.I.'s Stepdaughter, Expecting First Child with Bandhunta Izzy  —  “It's something that will mature me and change in a great way,” Zonnique Pullins tells PEOPLE exclusively of her pregnancy  —  Zonnique Pullins is pregnant!
Discussion: Bossip
Jonathan Ringen / Fast Company:
Ryan Reynolds on ‘Deadpool,’ diversity, and the secrets of successful marketing  —  The phone rang.  It was Ryan Reynolds.  He had an idea.  —  It was early December, and an ad for Peloton, in which a yuppieish husband buys one of the company's $2,000-plus stationary bikes for his young wife …
Variety:
‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Music Booker Fired Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  Giovanni Cianci, music producer of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” since 2017, has been let go from the show after a woman accused him of sexual misconduct in a 2010 incident, Variety has learned.
Discussion: Stereogum and The Wrap
The Wrap:
‘Ellen’ Ratings Hit All-Time Low Last Month Amid Reports of Toxic Workplace Culture  —  Daytime talk show's ratings slid to a 1.0 in the week after Buzzfeed published the first of two stories featuring multiple staffers speaking out  —  Ratings for Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show sunk …
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Amanda Seales Says She Left The Real Because It ‘Felt Like a Betrayal to My People’  —  The comedian announced her decision to depart the daytime talk show in June, saying she chose not to renew her contract six months after joining as the fifth co-host  —  Amanda Seales is opening up about her decision to leave The Real.
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Kailyn Lowry Drinks Her Placenta in a Smoothie After Giving Birth to Fourth Child  —  “Couldn't taste the placenta at all!” the Teen Mom 2 star wrote on her Instagram Stories  —  Kailyn Lowry is enjoying a postpartum sweet treat.  —  The Teen Mom 2 star, 28, revealed to fans on Tuesday …
Matthew Moore / The Times:
Actor Harry Shearer questions Simpsons race rules  —  The voice of Mr Burns and Ned Flanders on The Simpsons has questioned the show's decision to stop white actors playing black characters.  —  Harry Shearer, 76, who has also voiced the African-American medic Dr Julius Hibbert in the animated comedy …
Discussion: The Blemish and Deadline
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Sony's TriStar Wins Auction For Whitney Houston Biopic: Anthony McCarten Script, Stella Meghie Directs, Clive Davis & Estate Aboard  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sony's TriStar Pictures has won a hot and heavy auction for I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the feature film on the life and music of iconic songstress Whitney Houston.
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Rob Kardashian poses shirtless in pool selfie … Rob Kardashian is cementing his return to the spotlight with a thirst trap.  —  The 33-year-old shared a shirtless poolside selfie on Instagram Monday, wearing only a Los Angeles Rams bucket hat, and captioned it, “I didn't see the light until …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:   Rob Kardashian Posts Shirtless Pool Selfie a Month After Source Said He's Focused on Wellness
Phil Boucher / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Wish Meghan Markle a Happy Birthday  —  William and Kate joined Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles in wishing Meghan a happy birthday on social media  —  Meghan Markle's birthday is today, and she's being celebrated by members of the royal family.
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Sebastian Shakespeare / Daily Mail:
Just the two of us: Queen's secret lunch treat for Princess Anne's 70th birthday
Discussion: HELLO!
 
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Stephanie Langston / WKRN-TV:
Bachelorette party accused of behaving badly, coughing on employee at Nashville restaurant
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Lisa Vanderpump hit with class-action lawsuit for allegedly not paying SUR employees
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Dylan Jones / British GQ:
At home with Paul McCartney: His most candid interview yet
Discussion: Page Six
Harper's BAZAAR:
Welcome to Rihanna's Revolution
Discussion: Us Weekly, MTV and Page Six
The Big Issue:
Jason Isaacs: ‘I manage to find simple happiness in simple things’
Discussion: Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Ben Strauss / @benjstrauss:
The NYT declines to recognize Athletic staff as part of the Times Guild but says it would recognize a separate bargaining unit; staff seeks an NLRB hearing

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

 
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