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6:15 PM ET, September 1, 2022

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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Lea Michele Is Well Aware That the Pressure Is On  —  She's landed her dream role in “Funny Girl.”  Now she's tasked with rescuing the faltering Broadway show and proving that she is not the person she once was.  —  Fifteen years ago, Lea Michele was sulking in her “Spring Awakening” …
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Lea Michele Addresses Past Allegations and “Sad” Claim That She Can't Read  —  Ahead of her debut in Broadway's Funny Girl, Lea Michele said she experienced an “intense time of reflection” following past allegations surrounding her conduct at work.  —  Ahead of a new chapter in her career, Lea Michele is discussing her past.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Page Six:
Trouble in paradise: Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen in epic fight  —  There's trouble in Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen paradise, multiple sources told Page Six.  —  The model has left their family compound in Tampa, Fla., for Costa Rica following a series of heated arguments …
Discussion: RADAR, The Blast and Oh No They Didn't!
Shekhar Bhatia / Daily Mail:
Extract from Meghan's interview in The Cut on Mandela and her wedding day  —  She [Meghan] recalls a moment from the 2019 London premiere of the live-action version of The Lion King.  ‘I just had Archie.  It was such a cruel chapter.  I was scared to go out.’ A cast member from South Africa pulled her aside.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Elle
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Daily Mail:
Mystery over Meghan Markle's Nelson Mandela claims as actor who says he's the ONLY South African in Lion King live action film insists he's NEVER met Duchess …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
Sydney Bucksbaum / EW.com:
Hot girl court is in session: How She-Hulk got Megan Thee Stallion for that ah!-mazing cameo … Warning: This article contains spoilers about episode 3 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.  —  When Tatiana Maslany agreed to play Jennifer Walters a.k.a. She-Hulk, never in a million years did she imagine …
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Chrishell Stause Slams “Fake” Selling Sunset Co-Star in Fiery Messages  —  Amid filming season six of Selling Sunset, Chrishell Stause is spilling the tea about the dynamic with one of her co-stars: “Of COURSE you have a huge issue with me now.”  —  Chrishell Stause isn't buying what one of her co-stars is apparently selling.
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People.com:
Jason Oppenheim Says He's ‘Open’ to Being a Husband After Meeting Girlfriend Marie-Lou Nurk
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Newly single Leonardo DiCaprio parties at exclusive NYC club after Camila Morrone split  —  Catch him if you can.  —  It looks like the newly single guy on the block, Leonardo DiCaprio, is chasing the good times following his split from model Camila Morrone this week.
Discussion: Dlisted, Daily Mail, RADAR and Cosmopolitan
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Allison Crist / E! Online:
Bethenny Frankel Shares Altered Bikini Pics in Message About “Deceptive” Filters  —  RHONY alum Bethenny Frankel shared side-by-side bikini photos—one edited, one untouched—to highlight just how damaging Photoshop and editing apps can be.  —  Bethenny Frankel is using Photoshop for good.
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lindsay Lohan Making ‘Irish Wish’ At Netflix  —  Mean Girls and The Parent Trap star Lindsay Lohan is set to headline the Netflix romantic comedy, Irish Wish, as part of the actress' two picture creative partnership with the streamer.  —  Lohan will be reteaming with filmmaker Janeen Damian …
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Alicia Keys Calls Out Fan Who Grabbed and Kissed Her During Performance  —  After an overzealous fan reached out and kissed Alicia Keys on the cheek during a live performance, the “Girl on Fire” singer is addressing the moment that caught her completely off-guard.
Discussion: Page Six
FemaleFirst:
Armie Hammer's aunt 'wasn't shocked' by rape and ‘cannibal’ allegations against the actor  —  Armie Hammer's aunt “wasn't shocked” by rape allegations against the actor. … Armie Hammer's aunt “wasn't shocked” by the rape and “cannibal” allegations against the actor.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hailee Shane / Celebrity Insider:
The Possessions Of Emily Ratajkowski Were Being Removed By Movers, Who Were Seen In Front Of The Residence  —  Emily Ratajkowski just finalized her divorce from Sebastian Bear-McClard.  On Tuesday, she was photographed packing up their joint NYC residence.  The ramp pro's furniture …
Discussion: Daily Star and Page Six
Georgia Slater / People.com:
TikTok Stars Josh and Abbie Herbert Expecting Baby No. 2: ‘We Are Blessed and Thankful’  —  The couple is already parents to daughter Poppy James, 15 months  —  The Herbert family will soon be a party of four!  —  TikTok stars Josh and Abbie Herbert are expecting their second baby together next year …
Discussion: Just Jared
Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
Ana de Armas Reacts to NC-17 Rating for Her Movie Blonde  —  With three weeks to go until Blonde is released on Netflix, Ana de Armas weighed in on her film's NC-17 rating: “I didn't understand why that happened.”  —  Ana de Armas is not censoring her opinion.
Margaret Abrams / Page Six:
Julianne Moore, 61, stuns in sheer cape gown at Venice Film Festival 2022  —  Not all heroes wear capes — but Julianne Moore does.  —  The “Boogie Nights” beauty, 61, donned a Valentino dress worthy of the chicest Marvel character for the “White Noise” premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2022 Wednesday.
Discussion: E! Online
Allison Crist / E! Online:
Vanderpump Rules' Scheana Shay Breaks Silence on Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss Rumors  —  Watch: Scheana Shay & Brock Davies 1st Interview After Mexico Wedding  —  Rob may have hung a TV in under seven minutes, but Scheana Shay gave E! News' Daily Pop the tea about Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss in under two.
Hanna Fillingham / HELLO!:
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals exciting update in family as Red Table Talks kicks off new series … Jada Pinkett Smith is no stranger to working alongside her family and she is one third of the popular Red Table Talks hosts.  —  The TV star presents the talk show with her daughter Willow Smith …
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
 
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Ex-Husband Kevin Federline Says Sons Are Shunning Her
Discussion: The Blast
Tamantha Gunn / E! Online:
Stacey Dash Breaks Down in Tears After Learning DMX Died Over a Year Ago
Omid Scobie / Yahoo News:
Diana's treatment will always be a stain on the royals - no matter how hard they try to erase it
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Marie Claire
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
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Celebuzz
 Earlier Picks: 
Vivian Kwarm / E! Online:
The Morning Show Season 3: Tig Notaro Joins the Cast
Discussion: Just Jared
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Inside Brendan Fraser's The Whale Transformation: “I Wanted to Disappear”
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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