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Variety:
Why Warner Bros. Killed ‘Batgirl’: Inside the Decision Not to Release the DC Movie … The film — with a $75 million budget that grew to $90 million due to COVID-related overages — had finished shooting months ago and was in test screenings as directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
‘Batgirl’ Won't Fly: Warner Bros. Discovery Has No Plans to Release Nearly Finished $90 Million Film
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Wendy Williams isn't married to an NYPD officer named Henry despite claim  —  Wendy Williams' excitement got the best of her.  —  The former daytime talk show host claimed to Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee that she secretly married a New York Police Department officer named Henry, but her rep says she spoke too soon.
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Dindha Dwi Amelia Megawati / AceShowBiz.com:
Wendy Williams Secretly Ties The Knot With NYPD Officer  —  The Former Host Of ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ Previously Dated Maryland Contractor Mike Esterman Following Her Divorce From Kevin Hunter, With Whom She Shares Son Kevin Samuel.  —  AceShowbiz - Congratulations are in order for Wendy Williams.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Lauren Valenti / Vogue:
Jane Fonda on Her New H&M Campaign, the Legacy of Her Iconic VHS Workout, and Feeling Youthful in Her 80s  —  Forty years ago, Jane Fonda's Workout was released on VHS tape.  It quickly revolutionized at-home fitness—and ignited a cultural phenomenon.  There were Fonda's campy aerobics routines …
Daisy Maldonado / E! Online:
Twilight Actor Cam Gigandet's Wife Dominique Files for Divorce After 13 Years of Marriage  —  Twilight actor Cam Gigandet is going through a divorce.  His wife Dominique Geisendorff filed to end their marriage, according to new documents obtained by E! News.  —  Cam Gigandet and Dominique Geisendorff have called it quits.
Discussion: Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
‘Twilight’ Star Cam Gigandet's Wife Files For Divorce
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Send ‘Love Notes’ to Each Other Amid ‘Hard’ Long-Distance Romance  —  Making it work!  Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson aren't letting distance get in the way of their growing relationship, a source exclusively reveals in the latest Us Weekly issue.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Daily Mail
Jasmine Ting / Cosmopolitan:
Wait, Why Did ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Move From ABC to Disney+?  —  Here's everything we know so far.  —  In all honesty, I forgot just how much I loved watching  —  until season 30 sucked me in.  With studio audiences coming back,  —  and her partner Jenna Johnson being the first same-sex pair to ever compete on the show,
Discussion: Just Jared
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Everything Demi Lovato Has Said About Ex-Boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama  —  Years after their split, Demi Lovato is seemingly changing her tune about her ex-boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama.  —  While the twosome met when the Sonny With a Chance star was 17 in 2010, she claimed in her documentary Simply Complicated …
Discussion: Page Six and BuzzFeed News
Paul Chi / Vanity Fair:
Brad Pitt on Daughter Zahara Attending Spelman College: “She's Going to Flourish Even More”  —  The star of Bullet Train gushes over his daughter with Angelina Jolie and his new film: “I have never been beaten up and slapped around this much.”  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's eldest daughter …
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Spotify:
Kristin Cavallari: So You Want to Date an Athlete?  (SUMMER SERIES) [VIDEO]  —  Listen to this episode from Call Her Daddy on Spotify.  (VIDEO PODCAST) This week, Father Cooper sits down with Kristin Cavallari.  Can you imagine being in high school and having grown men with cameras following you around to stir up drama?
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp's ex Ellen Barkin claims there was a ‘world of violence’ surrounding the actor and that he gave her a Quaalude the first time they had sex - while ‘asking me if I wanted to f***’, newly unsealed court documents reveal  — Actress Ellen Barkin's testimony …
Discussion: RADAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
The White Lotus Season 2 Finally Has a Premiere Date  —  Jennifer Coolidge returns to paradise in Mike White's The White Lotus season two, premiering this October on HBO.  —  Get ready for a trip to the Italian coast.  —  HBO announced Aug. 3 that season two of Mike White's The White Lotus will premiere this October.
Discussion: Variety, Just Jared and The Wrap
Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
Britney Spears reveals she wanted to marry in a Catholic Church but didn't since she had to convert  —  Britney Spears has complained that she wanted to have her wedding to Sam Asghari in a Catholic church but was denied due to her not being a practicing member and was asked to study for a test.
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj's Dad's Killer Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail  —  NICKI MINAJ DAD'S KILLER GETS SENTENCED TO 1 YEAR  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The driver who killed Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj, in a hit-and-run was just sentenced to time behind bars.  —  Charles Polevich was ordered to serve 1 year …
Discussion: RADAR
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘First Kill’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season  —  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will not be picking up a second season of First Kill, its teen vampire drama series executive produced by Emma Roberts.  —  Written by Felicia D. Henderson and best-selling author Victoria “V. E.”
Discussion: Just Jared
Victor Deng / Complex:
Kanye West Accuses Adidas of Doing Yeezy Day Without His Approval  —  Email: victor.deng-freelancer@complex.com  —  Kanye West appears to be unhappy about today's celebration of Yeezy Day, the brand-created holiday for the Adidas Yeezy line that's observed annually on Aug. 2.
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Jake Gyllenhaal's ‘Road House’ Movie A Go At Prime Video As Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen Among Those Joining Cast  —  Prime Video's new reimagining of the 1989 classic Road House starring Jake Gyllenhaal is gearing up as it has set Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo …
Discussion: E! Online, POPSUGAR and Just Jared
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Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Jake Gyllenhaal-Starring ‘Road House’ Reboot Gets Green Light at Prime Video
Discussion: The Daily Beast and People.com
 
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