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5:55 AM ET, August 5, 2023

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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mark Margolis, Actor on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ Dies at 83  —  He received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on those shows and appeared in ‘Scarface,’ ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’ ‘Oz’ and six Darren Aronofsky movies.  —  Mark Margolis, the journeyman actor …
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Andrew Young / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ant McPartlin's ex-wife Lisa Armstrong, 46, splits from her Sky electrician boyfriend after three years as he moves out of her luxury £4.5M Thames-side home  — EXCLUSIVE: James Green, 40, moved his things out while Lisa was away  — Source says she was stunned by the breakup, which came ‘out of the blue’
Discussion: The Sun and The Mirror
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Heartbreak for Ant McPartlin's ex-wife Lisa Armstrong as she ‘splits’ from boyfriend James Green - details  —  The Strictly makeup artist was in a relationship with the electrician for three years  —  Lisa Armstrong has reportedly split from her boyfriend of three years, James Green.
People:
Sophia Bush Divorcing Husband Grant Hughes After 13 Months of Marriage (Exclusive)  —  The news comes seven weeks after the former couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary  —  Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes have called it quits.  —  The One Tree Hill actress, 41 …
Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Inside Rita Ora and Taika Waititi's Intimate, Never-Before-Seen Los Angeles Wedding  —  “She proposed to me, and I said yes instantly,” filmmaker Taika Waititi says of how he and singer-songwriter Rita Ora became engaged.  While the pair first met at a barbecue in 2018 that Taika hosted at his house in L.A. …
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FemaleFirst:
Rita Ora held tiny LA wedding two weeks after proposing to Taika Waititi
Aleks Phillips / Newsweek:
‘Sound of Freedom’ Funder Fabian Marta Arrested For Child Kidnapping  —  One of thousands of patrons of the crowdfunded anti-child trafficking film Sound of Freedom was recently arrested and charged for child kidnapping, according to a court filing and social media posts.
People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Inside the ‘Dynamic That Works for Them’ (Exclusive)  —  “Harry seems to be embracing this life he has with Meghan,” a family insider tells PEOPLE  —  Despite challenges, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are “really happy together” in California.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE Meghan Markle's birthday date night with Prince Harry! …
People:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Step Out for Dinner at Montecito Hot Spot Ahead of the Duchess' Birthday
Janine Henni / People:
How King Charles and Queen Camilla Will Mark the First Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Death Next Month  —  Sept. 8 doubles as King Charles' Accession Day, and the monarch will likely spend it similarly to his mother marked her own  —  The end of the summer will come with an emotional anniversary for King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Discussion: Just Jared, The Mirror and HELLO!
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Jack Wright / Daily Mail:
Palace sources deny that Royal Family is ‘snubbing’ Harry and Meghan on anniversary of Queen's death - as Charles plans to spend day ‘quietly’ reflecting on loss of his mother at Balmoral
Discussion: HOLA and Cele|bitchy
Matt Wilkinson / The Sun:
Harry and Meghan SNUBBED from royal gathering to mark one year since Queen's death - despite already being in Europe
Philip Ellis / Men's Health:
50 Cent Shares Untold Stories Behind His Life and Multimedia Empire  —  The rapper reflects on his career—and crushes—in a new episode of The Rewind.  —  The triangle icon that indicates to play  —  As he gets ready to embark on his Final Lap Tour, rap icon and Men's Health cover star Curtis …
Hannah Sacks / People:
Hoda Kotb Shares Update on Daughter Hope Five Months After Her ICU Stay: She's ‘On the Mend’  —  The journalist is mom to daughters Hope, 4, and Haley, 6  —  Hoda Kotb is giving an update on her daughter Hope's health.  —  On Wednesday's episode of Today, the co-anchor, 58, announced her new book …
Discussion: ET Canada and The US Sun
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Tori Spelling wants to go back to REALITY TV to combat her ‘money issues’ and is already ‘in talks’ to appear on Dancing With the Stars - while ex Dean McDermott is ‘mortified’ she's living in an RV with their kids  — The actress, 50, was spotted living in a van with her five kids this week
Discussion: Perez Hilton, RADAR, Page Six and Full Feed
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Inside Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth's Speedy Divorce Settlement and How They Divided Assets  —  Reese Witherspoon filed for divorce on March 30, and this week she and Jim Toth agreed on terms of a settlement  —  Reese Witherspoon reached a settlement in her divorce with Jim Toth just four months after filing.
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Lizzo Felt ‘Blindsided’ by Former Dancers' Accusations in Lawsuit: Source (Exclusive)  —  The singer was accused of sexual and racial harassment and creating a hostile work environment by three of her former dancers  —  Lizzo was caught off guard by the lawsuit filed on Tuesday by three …
Good Morning America:
Katy Perry's Las Vegas residency ‘Play’ coming to an end  —  Katy Perry will be “Waking Up In Vegas” one last time this fall for the final shows of her Las Vegas residency “Katy Perry: Play.”  —  Reflecting on the past two years of her time in Vegas, Perry told “Good Morning America” …
Discussion: UPROXX, E! Online, Billboard and Just Jared
 
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Discussion: Page Six
Liz Shackleton / Deadline:
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Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Newlyweds Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola Spend Date Night in Santa Monica
Discussion: Just Jared
HOLA:
Ricky Martin talks about his separation for the first time: ‘My children never saw a fight between Jwan and me’
Lauren Ramsay / HELLO!:
Meghan Markle just broke this golden rule about horizontal stripes
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Kate Thomas / HELLO!:
Celine Dion's heartbreaking health update revealed amid new living situation with sister
 

 
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals

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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

 
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