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Getty Composite / TMZ.com:
‘Blind Side’ Star Rips Fans Clamoring For Sandra Bullock To Lose Oscar Over Oher Drama  —  ‘BLIND SIDE’ STAR QUINTON AARON SANDRA BETTER KEEP HER OSCAR ... She Has Nothing To Do With Oher Drama!!! … Quinton Aaron — the man who played Michael Oher in “The Blind Side” …
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TMZ.com:
Tuohy Family Claims Michael Oher Attempted $15 Mil Shakedown Before Court Filing
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Keke Palmer's Boyfriend Darius Jackson Has ‘Moved On’ amid Relationship Controversy: Source (Exclusive)  —  Amid the ‘Nope’ star's cheeky new musical collab with Usher, a source says Jackson — dad to their baby son Leo — is putting the drama behind him  —  Darius Jackson may no longer be the “Boyfriend” in question.
Rebecca Alter / Vulture:
Riverdale began as a dark spin on Archie Comics.  It's ending as one of the weirdest teen soaps ever made.  —  Photo-Illustration: Camila Mendes, Casey Cott, Cole Sprouse, Drew Ray Tanner, KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, and Madelaine Petsch  —  Riverdale premiered in 2017 with a simple premise …
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Cole Sprouse Opens Up About Jaw-Dropping ‘Criminal’ Fan Behavior Towards Riverdale Cast!  —  Cole Sprouse and the rest of the cast of Riverdale are thinking about the crazy fan interactions they've had over the years after their hit television show first took the nation by storm.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Us Weekly
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Harper's BAZAAR:
Doja Cat's Pop Performance Art  —  The singer and rapper is remaking musical megastardom in her own fearlessly trippy image  —  There's a case to be made that it was during the pandemic that the internet finally subsumed us—which is precisely when Amala Dlamini, a.k.a. Doja Cat, became a global pop star.
TMZ.com:
The Killers Apologize For Calling Russian Fan ‘Brother’ at Show in Georgia  —  THE KILLERS BOOED FOR CALLING RUSSIAN FAN THEIR ‘BROTHER’ ... Apologize To Fans  —  MAKING THEIR CASE  —  The Killers are apologizing to their fans after getting pelted with boos at a recent concert in the country …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Sun
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Corey Atad / ET Canada:
The Killers Apologize For ‘Brothers And Sisters’ Comment After Inviting Russian Onstage At Concert In Georgia
Alan Johnson / Daily Star:
Danniella Westbrook confronted by armed police after admitting to petrol theft  —  The former EastEnders star said she had a ‘daunting’ experience as six officers in passport control quizzed her over an ‘outstanding offence’ that was flagged on their system  —  Danniella Westbrook feared …
Discussion: The Mirror, Metro and The Sun
Kaitlyn Greenidge / Harper's BAZAAR:
Nobody Puts Kendall Jenner in a Corner  —  She's a member of one of the most documented sisterhoods on the planet.  But she has carved out a unique place for herself in fashion—away from it all.  —  Kendall Jenner is a Scorpio.  And it's with typical Scorpio reserve that Jenner …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, Elle and POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Jenelle Evans' Son Jace Located Safe by Cops, After Runaway Report  —  ‘TEEN MOM’ JENELLE EVANS SON JACE LOCATED SAFE ... After Runaway Report  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 631 … 3:39 PM PT — Jenelle tells us, “Jace has been found, and is safely at home with Jenelle and his family …
TMZ.com:
Katharine McPhee's Nanny Fatally Run Over by Elderly Woman at Car Dealership  —  KATHARINE MCPHEE SON'S NANNY FATALLY RUN OVER IN ACCIDENT At Toyota Dealership … Katharine McPhee and David Foster's son's nanny died after an elderly woman at a Toyota dealership ran her over with an SUV.
Rachel Burchfield / Marie Claire:
Kelly Ripa Said She Thinks About Retirement from ‘Live’ “With Great Interest” … Kelly Ripa has cohosted Live for 22 years, replacing Kathie Lee Gifford alongside Regis Philbin back in 2001.  In those years, four men have sat beside her—Philbin, who left the show in 2011; Michael Strahan …
Harper's BAZAAR:
DOJA CAT, RAPPER & SINGER  —  blazer.  —  Proenza Schouler  —  trousers. … Bottega Veneta  —  sweater and skirt. … jacket, top, skirt, and shoes.  —  Panthère de Cartier  —  rings. … On Jones (left):  —  Chuks Collins  —  suit.  —  Winnie New York  —  shirt.
Reanna Smith / Daily Star:
Arnold Schwarzenegger's son looks unrecognisable after huge weight loss in rare sighting  —  Christopher Schwarzenegger was spotted showing off his incredibly trimmed-down physique as the bodybuilding legend's son made a rare public appearance after a gym session
Leyla Mohammed / BuzzFeed News:
JoJo Siwa Opened Up About Realizing That Making “Grand” Gestures And Buying Expensive Gifts Early In Her Relationships Can Be Viewed As Love-Bombing  —  “I'm such a lover, and I don't have somebody to love, and I crave it so much.”  —  You know JoJo Siwa.  —  The 20-year-old …
TMZ.com:
Todd Chrisley Thrilled Family Launching New Reality Show While He's in Prison  —  TODD CHRISLEY ‘THRILLED & HAPPY’ FAM'S CARRYING ON ... Doing New Show While He Does Time  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 363 … Todd Chrisley isn't irked at all by his family starting a new reality series while he's locked …
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Lily Allen's Dad Called The COPS After She Lost Her Virginity — At 12 Years Old?!?!  —  Lily Allen lost her virginity in quite a shocking and unexpected way.  —  And this isn't one of those awkward, funny, kind of cringeworthy ‘first time’ stories... this one is straight-up wild!
Stephanie Soteriou / BuzzFeed News:
Bradley Cooper Is Being Called Out For Wearing An “Antisemitic” Prosthetic Nose To Play Jewish Composer Leonard Bernstein In His New Movie “Maestro”  —  “This isn't about making a non-Jewish actor look more like Leonard Bernstein; it's about making a non-Jewish actor look more like a Jewish stereotype.”
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
First Look: Love Really Hurts in the Trippy, Melancholy Fingernails  —  An Eternal Sunshine for the dating-app age, Fingernails throws Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White, and Riz Ahmed into a love triangle that feels both warmly timeless and terrifyingly modern.
Discussion: Collider and ComingSoon.net
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Brady and new love Irina Shayk enjoy a romantic 48-hour rendezvous as they ‘hole up’ in a swanky London hotel amid hot new relationship  — NFL icon Brady, 46, and supermodel Shayk, 37, spent Sunday and Monday together ‘holed up’ inside the five star The Twenty Two hotel in London's Mayfair
Eric Andersson / People:
Kevin Costner Accuses Ex of ‘Gamesmanship of the Worst Sort’ as Divorce Battle Heats Up  —  Under the prenup's terms, Costner's estranged wife Christine received a $1.5 million payout, which she risks forfeiting by challenging the agreement  —  Attorneys for Kevin Costner accused …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Francesca Shillcock / HELLO!:
Prince Harry finally releases first look at new Netflix show  —  The Duke of Sussex first launched the Invictus Games in 2014  —  Prince Harry's Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games has confirmed its release date.  The film, titled Heart of Invictus, will explore the sporting event and foundation …
Lindsay Lowe / TODAY.com:
Raquel Leviss says she feels she has been ‘portrayed as the ultimate villain’ in ‘Scandoval’  —  She also opened up about why she is now going by “Rachel” instead of “Raquel.”  —  Raquel Leviss is sharing her take on “Scandoval.”  —  The reality star, 28, opened up about her affair with her …
 
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Kendall Jenner says she ‘loves hard’ and ‘fights for relationships’ amid Bad Bunny romance as she touches on her ‘therapy journey’ during Harper's Bazaar interview
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Hedy Phillips / People:
Natasha Lyonne Says She's ‘Too Seasoned’ for Uncomfortable Clothes: 'I Won't Play That Game' (Exclusive)
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Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
ABC News plans to air an interview with President Biden “in its entirety as a primetime special”, at 8pm ET on July 5; a transcript will also be available

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare launches a tool that aims to block bots from scraping websites for AI training data, available free for all customers

 
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