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3:45 PM ET, July 7, 2023

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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Slap Video Shows She Tapped Victor Wembanyama, Didn't Grab Him  —  Britney Spears and NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama have critically different accounts of what went down before his security guard slapped her, and video of the incident, obtained by TMZ, supports Britney's version.
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Victor Wembanyama's security guard will not be charged for slapping Britney Spears: police  —  Victor Wembanyama's security guard will not face any criminal charges for slapping pop superstar Britney Spears, Page Six can confirm.  —  A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police …
L. F. / Perez Hilton:
Eyewitness Breaks Down Britney Spears' Violent Altercation With NBA Star's Security Guard In Las Vegas - As Criminal Investigation Begins!
Jake Viswanath / Bustle:
Britney Spears Speaks Out Following Reports Of Her Being Assaulted
TMZ.com:
‘RHOA’ Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann Call Off Their Divorce  —  Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann have pulled off the seemingly impossible ... calling off their divorce despite weeks of nastiness between the two.  —  According to court docs — obtained by TMZ — both Kim and Kroy filed Friday to dismiss their petitions for divorce.
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann Are ‘Determined’ to Amicably Coparent Their Kids Amid Divorce
Discussion: Page Six and TMZ.com
L. F. / Perez Hilton:
Candace Cameron Bure Denies Claims She Tried To Get First Queer Fuller House Character ‘Removed’ From Show!  —  Candace Cameron Bure is coming under fire (yet again!) for claims she tried to get the first queer character “removed” from Fuller House!  —  Actress Miss Benny brought …
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Da Brat Is a Mom!  Rapper and Wife Jesseca Welcome Baby Boy (Exclusive)  —  The “Not Tonight” rapper, 49, has given birth to her first baby, a son, born July 6 in Atlanta  —  Da Boy is here!  —  Da Brat and her wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart are the proud new moms of a baby boy.
Carson Blackwelder / Good Morning America:
‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix joins ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 32  —  “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix has joined the cast of “ Dancing with the Stars” season 32.  —  Madix and “DWTS” judge Derek Hough announced the news Friday on “Good Morning America.”
Angie Orellana Hernandez / E! Online:
Why Danielle Jonas Sometimes Feels “Less Than” Around Sisters-in-Law Priyanka Chopra and Sophie Turner  —  Danielle Jonas said she sometimes feels like she needs “something else to my name” whenever she's around sisters-in-law Priyanka Chopra and Sophie Turner.
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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Danielle Jonas ‘feels less than’ sisters-in-law Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner: ‘I wanna have something else to my name’
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Julie Jordan / People:
Pierce Brosnan Reveals He Suffered an Injury While Wearing Nothing But a Towel: ‘It Was Fairly Miserable’ (Exclusive)  —  The actor, who stars in the new Netflix movie ‘The Out-Laws,’ spoke to PEOPLE for One Last Thing  —  Pierce Brosnan is nothing if not a man of his word.
Discussion: ET Canada
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Lost Nearly $50M in FTX Stock After Crypto Collapse: Report  —  The retired NFL star received $30 million in stock, while Bündchen was paid $18 million by the company, according to The New York Times  —  Tom Brady and ex-wife Gisele Bündchen …
Gretty Garcia / Cosmopolitan:
Taylor Swift Just Posted the Most Iconic 4th of July Pics Alongside Selena Gomez and Haim  —  The snapshots were signed by your “local neighborhood independent girlies.”  —  The triangle icon that indicates to play  —  The 4th of July is officially for the girls only after Taylor Swift blessed us …
Dave Quinn / People:
Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga Will Both Return to ‘RHONJ’ Next Season Alongside All Castmates (Exclusive)  —  Filming for season 14 of Bravo's ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ will begin this August  —  Bravo is sticking with what works when it comes to The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Daily Mail:
Vanna White believes Wheel Of Fortune producers see her as ‘replaceable’  — White, 66, is ‘disappointed’ that she wasn't considered to replace Sajak  — This week, Seacrest, 48, was named as the longtime host's successor  —  Vanna White feels like Wheel Of Fortune bosses …
Discussion: New York Post and The Messenger
Evan Real / Page Six:
Kim Zolciak shades Kenya Moore in ‘RHOA’ return: ‘That bitch is still alive’  —  Kim Zolciak shades longtime foe Kenya Moore in Sunday's all-new episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”  —  “Uh, really?” the series alum huffs in Page Six's exclusive preview.  “That bitch is still alive.”
TMZ.com:
Dennis Rodman Gets Huge Portrait Tattoo Of GF On His Face  —  DENNIS RODMAN GETS HUGE TATTOO ON HIS FACE ... Portrait Of Girlfriend!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 1.8K … Dennis Rodman took the saying “tattoo my name so I know it's real” to the extreme ... getting a portrait of his girlfriend's face inked on his cheek!!
Discussion: Page Six and The Messenger
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Tracy Chapman Reacts To Luke Combs' Cover of ‘Fast Car’: Exclusive  —  What did the reclusive singer-songwriter have to say about her iconic song reaching No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart?  —  Count Tracy Chapman as just as surprised as everyone else that her 1988 classic, “Fast Car,” …
 
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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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Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings says he is joining the LA Times editorial board, as owner Patrick Soon-Shiong works to add “balance” to the board

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