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2:50 PM ET, July 1, 2021

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Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Meghan McCain, 36, will announce her resignation from The View on today's show after four years - but her co-hosts 'aren't aware' she is leaving  — Meghan McCain will be announcing her resignation from ABC's The View today, a Disney source told DailyMail.com
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Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Meghan McCain to announce she's leaving ‘The View’  —  Meghan McCain is bidding farewell to “The View,” according to a new report.  —  The conservative co-host is set to announce her resignation on Thursday morning's show, ending her four-season run at the end of July, according to the Daily Mail.
Page Six:
ABC ‘begged’ Meghan McCain to stay on ‘The View’  —  ABC didn't let Meghan McCain go from “The View” without a fight.  —  While the conservative co-host is expected to announce her resignation on Thursday morning's show, a Disney source told Page Six that ABC desperately fought to keep her.
Discussion: RADAR and The Blast
Joanne Rosa / ABC News:
Meghan McCain announces departure from ‘The View’  —  McCain joined the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show in October 2017.  —  After four seasons on “The View,” Meghan McCain announced Thursday that she's leaving at the end the season.  —  “I am just going to rip the band-aid off.
Discussion: BET and The Wrap
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Judge Denies Britney Spears' Request to Remove Father From Conservatorship Again … New court documents that were filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday show that the judge has denied a months-old request by Spears' attorney, Samuel Ingham III, to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as her sole conservator.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Co-Conservator of Estate Bessemer Wants Out, Jamie Remains  —  BRITNEY SPEARS BESSEMER'S BOUNCING FROM CONSERVATORSHIP ... Doesn't Want to Deal with the Mess … The financial institution appointed by the judge to become co-conservator of Britney Spears' estate is bowing …
Discussion: Just Jared, Mirror.co.uk and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Judge Denies Move to Oust Jamie as Co-Conservator  —  BRITNEY SPEARS JUDGE DENIES MOVE TO OUST JAMIE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 13.3K … Britney Spears's lawyer asked the judge in her conservatorship case to boot her father Jamie Spears as the conservator of her estate …
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Kevin Federline didn't use kids as ‘pawns’ for Britney Spears' conservatorship
Discussion: Daily Mail
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Britney Spears' Conservator Slams Jamie Spears' Claim She's Responsible for Singer's ‘Suffering’
Us Weekly:
Duchess Kate ‘Really Wanted to Attend’ Princess Diana's Statue Unveiling: Why She Stayed Home With the Kids … Flying solo.  Prince William attended the Thursday, July 1, unveiling of Princess Diana's statue without wife Duchess Kate and their three kids, despite her desire to be a part of the event.
Discussion: Just Jared
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FemaleFirst:
Paul Burrell hopes Prince William and Prince Harry call a truce  —  Paul Burrell says Prince Harry and Prince William making up would be the perfect 60th birthday gift for their late mother Princess Diana. … Paul Burrell says it would be a perfect birthday gift for Princess Diana if Prince William and Prince Harry made up.
Discussion: TMZ.com and E! Online
Emily Nash / HELLO!:
Prince Harry tells friend Ed Sheeran being a dad-of-two is ‘a juggle’ at WellChild Awards - live updates … The Duke of Sussex today joined forces with celebrities including Ed Sheeran and Anne-Marie to surprise the winners of this year's WellChild Awards.  —  Prince Harry attended …
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Duchess Kate Has Been ‘Reaching Out’ to Meghan Markle More to ‘Build Up’ Relationship
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Gossip Cop
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
All the Details on Olivia Rodrigo's New Romance With Producer Adam Faze  —  E! News has all you need to know about Olivia Rodrigo's new romance with producer Adam Faze, who was her plus-one to the Space Jam 2 party.  —  More than a month has passed since Olivia Rodrigo dropped Sour …
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Just Jared:   LeBron James, Don Cheadle & More Party With Bugs Bunny at ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Event at Six Flags
Unzipped:
Why She Left “The Hills” in Hollywood for Life as a #GirlBoss in NYC w/ Lo Bosworth  —  As a reality TV lover and aspiring entrepreneur, Shenae is fangirling hard over our guest today, Lo Bosworth.  Lo's best known for her time spent on “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills” and is now founder …
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Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Lo Bosworth Details Her Ongoing Struggle With “Trauma” Caused by The Hills
Discussion: Just Jared
Graham Bowley / New York Times:
Bill Cosby Freed as Court Overturns His Sex Assault Conviction  —  The entertainer has been serving a three- to 10-year sentence in a prison outside Philadelphia.  —  Bill Cosby had his conviction for sexual assault overturned by a Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday and was freed from prison …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Bill Cosby released from prison after Pa. Supreme Court overturns sexual assault conviction
Patrizia Rizzo / The Sun:
Did Biz Markie have a stroke?  —  New York rapper Biz Markie, 57, suffered a stroke and was “in a hospice with significant brain damage,” according to reports.  —  His rep debunked the rumors of Biz dying to Rolling Stone, saying: “The news of Biz Markie's passing is not true.
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Bossip
Jacob Sarkisian / Insider:
Alyson Stoner recalls undergoing conversion therapy amid sexuality struggle: 'My mind doesn't want to even go there'  — Alyson Stoner sat down with Insider for an interview celebrating Pride Month.  — During the chat, Stoner said that she underwent a form of conversion therapy.
Discussion: People.com, justjared.com and The Wrap
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Why Jonathan Taylor Thomas Stepped Away From the Spotlight: Everything He's Said … Something Edgier  —  “I would like to do edgier material because that's what seems to be respected,” he told the Times in 1997.  “Maybe this will last forever.  Acting will get you to a lot of places …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Sue Crawford / Metro.co.uk:
Adam Woodyatt on leaving EastEnders after 36 years: ‘I may not return’
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Tom Capon / The Sun:
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Discussion: Daily Star
Katie Campione / People.com:
Tamra Judge Reveals She's Getting Her Breast Implants Removed: ‘Bye Bye Bye Boobies’
Discussion: Page Six
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Manifest creator is already sketching out a movie finale after show cancellation
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Colton Haynes Is Almost Unrecognizable Without Eyebrows in Jaw-Dropping Photo
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Pierce Brosnan Hopes His Singing in Cinderella Will 'Bring a Smile to People's Faces'
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
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Discussion: RADAR
Manori Ravindran / Variety:
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Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Christian Burton / Celebrity Insider:
Marilyn Manson - 4th Alleged Victim Sues Him
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Perez Hilton
 

 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
UK Culture Secretary says the BBC's license fee will rise with inflation until 2027; from April 2025, it will rise £5 to £174.50, bringing in another ~£75M

Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

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