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Allison / Dlisted:
Prince Harry Thinks Social Media Needs A Major Overhaul  —  Anyone who has ever wondered what they did to have an Instagram feed full of targeted ads for control-top leggings knows there could be improvements made to the algorithm (no really, why do I get so many).
Discussion: Daily Star
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'She'd be perfect for Jeffrey!'  Ghislaine Maxwell ‘wanted to recruit young Paris Hilton for Epstein after seeing her at party and asked friend to introduce her to the heiress’  — Ghislaine Maxwell wanted to recruit Paris Hilton for Jeffrey Epstein after seeing her for the first time …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Natalie O'Neill / Page Six:
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly boasted about oral sex with George Clooney
Discussion: The Sun
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Christine Quinn ‘Disappointed’ by How Her Wedding Is Shown on Selling Sunset: ‘I Was Crying’  —  The celebrity real estate agent shares exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from her wedding day, which is featured on season three of Selling Sunset  —  Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn's wedding …
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Francesca Shillcock / HELLO!:
Fans are saying same thing about Netflix's Selling Sunset season three
Discussion: Page Six
Laura Brown / InStyle:
Kristen Wiig on Wonder Woman, Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone, and Her Journey to Motherhood  —  The actress opens up about taking on two life-changing roles this year: Wonder Woman's nemesis, and new mom.  —  Before I FaceTimed Kristen Wiig for this story, I prepared a handy diagram of my perception of her career on a Post-it note.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Perez Hilton:
Chrishell Stause Says Estranged Husband Justin Hartley TEXTED Her About Their Divorce — But Only After Filing!  —  We only found out about Chrishell Stause and Justin Hartley's divorce 45 minutes after she did, this according to the Netflix star!  —  In a newly released clip from the series …
Discussion: Page Six
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Chrishell Stause Says She Found Out About Divorce Via Text From Justin Hartley: ‘I Thought That Must Be a Joke’
Discussion: Dlisted
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:   Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause Found Out Justin Hartley Was Divorcing Her in a Text
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Melissa Rycroft Still Has Never Watched Her Season of The Bachelor After Jason Mesnick Split  —  Jason Mesnick infamously dumped Melissa Rycroft during the live season finale for his runner-up and now-wife, Molly  —  For the first time since she was dumped on camera over a decade ago, Melissa Rycroft is returning to The Bachelor.
Page Six:
The 2020 MTV VMAs will not be held at Barclays Center  —  The MTV VMAs will not take place at Brooklyn's Barclays Center as planned, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  The plug got pulled on the plan at the 11th hour Friday after both MTV and Barclays mutually decided not to have the event inside …
Discussion: Deadline
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Ben Affleck To Direct Adaptation of ‘Big Goodbye’ For Paramount; Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Making of ‘Chinatown’  —  EXCLUSIVE: After earning some of the best reviews of his acting career for The Way Back, Ben Affleck is ready to make his return behind the camera, and he looks to have zeroed in on his next directing job.
Discussion: The Wrap
Randall Lane / Forbes:
Exclusive: Kanye West Indicates That His Spoiler Campaign Is Indeed Designed To Hurt Biden  —  In an exclusive interview, the billionaire rapper says he's “walking for president” as GOP operatives work to get him on state ballots.  —  Amid various reports that Republican …
Entertainment Tonight:
Debra Messing Says She Dropped From a Size 8 to 2 During ‘Will & Grace’ Days  —  Debra Messing is looking back at her days on Will & Grace.  The 51-year-old actress, who portrayed Grace Adler on the long-running series, was a guest on the Earwolf podcast I Weigh with Jameela Jamil …
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Fulwell 73 Remounts ‘Friends’ Reunion & ‘Cinderella’ This Month With Lessons Learned From The Pandemic  —  UPDATE (9.30AM): Following the publication of this interview, HBO Max distanced itself from Fulwell 73 quotes about the Friends reunion being imminent.
Discussion: The US Sun
 
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Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US

Michael Flaherty / Axios:
Getty Images Holdings and Shutterstock agree to merge in a deal that creates a $3.7B company; Getty CEO Craig Peters will remain CEO of the combined business

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post is laying off roughly 4% of its workforce, affecting fewer than 100 people across its business divisions; its newsroom is not affected

 
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