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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Erika Jayne scores win in $5M fraud lawsuit, court finds no evidence of ‘wrongdoing’  —  Erika Jayne scored a major win in court this week in the $5 million fraud lawsuit two of her estranged husband Tom Girardi's former colleagues - attorneys Philip R. Sheldon and Robert P. Finn - filed in late 2020.
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Los Angeles Times:
A judge's affair with Tom Girardi, a beachfront condo and a $300,000 wire from his firm  —  Tricia Bigelow, then a presiding justice of a state appeals court in downtown Los Angeles, wanted a weekend place at the beach.  —  She found an ocean-front condominium in a prime area of Santa Monica …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Billy Eichner Is Here to Fight Hollywood Homophobia and Fulfill Your Gay Rom-Com Dreams  —  Oops, it happened again.  Billy Eichner, eligible gay bachelor, was kicked off Tinder.  Somehow, the team behind the dating app had the audacity to boot Eichner from its screens because they thought …
Discussion: Page Six, Just Jared and The Wrap
Ashley Judd / New York Times:
The Right to Keep Private Pain Private  —  April 30, 2022, was the most shattering day of my life.  My beloved mother, Naomi Judd, who had come to believe that her mental illness would only get worse, never better, took her own life that day.  The trauma of discovering and then holding her laboring body haunts my nights.
Desiree Murphy / Page Six:
Sharna Burgess and Lindsay Arnold exit ‘DWTS’ ahead of Season 31  —  Sharna Burgess and Lindsay Arnold will not be competing as pros in the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.”  —  Burgess, who gave birth to son Zane on June 28, was the first one to open up about her decision via Instagram Story on Wednesday.
Brett Malec / E! Online:
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Shocking Season 3 Trailer Is Here  —  E! News has the exclusive first look at The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season three, including Jen Shah's guilty plea, a bombshell accusation about Lisa Barlow and some new faces.  Watch.  —  “I'm innocent!”
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Vivian Kwarm / E! Online:
The Morning Show Season 3: Tig Notaro Joins the Cast  —  Another star has been added to the cast of Apple TV+'s The Morning Show.  Get the update on the casting shakeups for season three.  —  We've got some fresh a.m. tea about another new addition to The Morning Show cast.
Discussion: Just Jared
Page Six:
‘RHONJ’ newbie Rachel Fuda snags full-time slot from Jackie Goldschneider  —  The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast is getting a major shakeup, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  Multiple sources tell us that Rachel Fuda will join Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Jennifer Aydin …
Discussion: Just Jared
Paige Strout / E! Online:
RHONJ's Teresa Giudice Reveals She and Luis Ruelas Had Sex 5 Times a Day on Their Honeymoon  —  The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice grew closer than ever to husband Luis Ruelas on their honeymoon, as she revealed the insane amount of sex they had on their European vacay.
Alex Cooper / Spotify:
Rachel Bilson: From People Pleasing to Knowing Your Worth (Summer Series) [VIDEO]  —  Listen to this episode from Call Her Daddy on Spotify.  (VIDEO PODCAST) This week, Father Cooper sits down with Rachel Bilson.  The pair reminisce on Rachel's days starring in the hit show, The OC …
New York Post:
Ben Simmons, fiancée Maya Jama end their engagement  —  Ben Simmons and fiancée Maya Jama have ended their engagement, The Post can confirm.  —  The Nets star and British television personality were unable to make their relationship work due to their busy schedules and long distance.
Discussion: Daily Star and The Sun
People.com:
Jason Oppenheim Says He's ‘Open’ to Being a Husband After Meeting Girlfriend Marie-Lou Nurk  —  The Selling Sunset star first met Nurk while on vacation in Mykonos, Greece, and knew he “just had to say hi,” he tells PEOPLE  —  Jason Oppenheim is looking forward to a future with his new girlfriend Marie-Lou Nurk.
Janet Williams / Celebrity Insider:
After Four Years Of Dating, Leonardo DiCaprio And Camila Morrone Are Apparently No Longer Together  —  The separation was verified by insiders to the site, but no explanation for it was provided.  The ex-representatives couples did not respond immediately to Page Six's inquiry for information.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Just Jared and POPSUGAR
Chelsea / The Ashley's Reality Roundup:
EXCLUSIVE!  ‘Teen Mom 2’ Dad Bar Smith Arrested; Being Held Without Bail in Nevada & Charged With Being a Fugitive  —  Bar Smith is currently behind, well...bars after being arrested earlier this month.  —  The Ashley can exclusively reveal that, while his wife Ashley Jones is away, Bar is sitting behind bars in Nevada.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Celebuzz
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Goes After GAP for Excluding Him from Meetings and Copying Design  —  The relationship between Kanye West and GAP has clearly hit some rough waters ... with Ye taking shots at the retail giant for allegedly leaving him out of meetings and copying his designs.
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
First Look at Ezra Miller and Ben Kingsley—Both as Salvador Dalí in Dalíland  —  Christopher Briney also stars in Mary Harron's drama about the surrealist painter.  They discuss the film, and its troubled costar.  —  Ezra Miller was one of the first people director Mary Harron thought …
Discussion: People.com, Variety and Just Jared
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser Finalize Divorce Less Than 3 Weeks After Filing: Reports  —  Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser's divorce has reportedly been finalized.  —  The official end to the couple's marriage comes just 20 days after PEOPLE confirmed that the Mad Men alum filed …
Louise McCreesh / Daily Star:
Gogglebox star Sandra Martin pays special tribute to Princess Diana 25 years on  —  Ex-Gogglebox star Sandra Martin has shared a special tribute to Princess Diana 25 years on from her death at the age of 36 in an emotional Twitter post  —  Former Gogglebox star Sandra Martin has paid …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Spencer Pratt trolls Kim Kardashian for allegedly Photoshopping her traps  —  Spencer Pratt is trolling Kim Kardashian for allegedly editing out her trapezius muscle in a recent bikini pic shared to Instagram.  —  “Kim is so relatable.  I have always been insecure about my trapezius muscle …
Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
We Need to Know Who Asked For This Winnie the Pooh Horror Movie  —  The trailer for horror movie, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, just dropped and it is safe to say we have a lot of questions.  —  Oh bother.  —  It looks like our favorite bear is back-in a very dark and twisted way.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian Court for the start of his closed-door trial on espionage charges, which he denies

Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to impose limits on the way Biden administration may communicate with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri

 
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