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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  —  Ghislaine Maxwell was “giddy as a schoolgirl” after performing oral sex on actor George Clooney in a bathroom at a show-business event, according to a report Friday.  —  Maxwell — Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend …
Discussion: The Sun
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: Page Six and Us Weekly
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
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
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: Stereogum and Deadline
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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Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause Found Out Justin Hartley Was Divorcing Her in a Text
Discussion: Glamour
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
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.
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
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Jennifer Garner pictured with Bradley Cooper amid John Miller split rumors  —  Jennifer Garner spent the day with former “Alias” co-star Bradley Cooper amid rumors that she and boyfriend John Miller have called it quits.  —  The longtime pals were photographed having a beach day in Malibu on Tuesday.
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
The Bachelorette's Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen Break Up After 2 Years Together
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Page Six
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3 of Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen stars of color are departing the video channel after failed contract negotiations
Mattie Kahn / Glamour:
Meghan Markle Will Join ‘The 19th Represents Summit’ to Talk Gender, Representation, and the Future of News
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and HELLO!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta's fact-checking overhaul is set to deepen a growing schism between how platforms do content moderation in the US and in stricter regions like Europe

Hadas Gold / CNN:
A book by a Politico reporter claims Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance; Fox is probing

 
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