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10:45 AM ET, August 22, 2023

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TMZ.com:
Rihanna Secretly Gives Birth to Baby Boy with A$AP Rocky  —  Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are now officially parents twice over ... as we've learned she secretly gave birth to another baby boy earlier this month.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell us the baby arrived August 3rd in Los Angeles.
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Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Rihanna Feels Her Family Is ‘Complete’ After Welcoming Baby No. 2 with A$AP Rocky: Source
Discussion: Just Jared
Chris Eggertsen / Billboard:
Ariana Grande Parts Ways With Manager Scooter Braun  —  Ariana Grande has split with longtime manager Scooter Braun, sources close to the situation tell Billboard.  —  Grande has been with Braun and his SB Projects since 2013, the year she released her breakthrough debut album, Yours Truly.
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Lyndsey Havens / Billboard:
Demi Lovato Splits With Manager Scooter Braun  —  The star singer parted ways with Braun's SB Projects last month and is now seeking new management, sources tell Billboard. … Lovato signed with Braun and his SB Projects firm in 2019.  She was previously managed by Phil McIntyre of PhilyMack.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Demi Lovato ‘Amicably’ Parts Ways With Manager Scooter Braun … The pair had worked together since 2019.  —  A source stressed that the decision was mutual and amicable — indeed, just yesterday, Braun posted a birthday message to her in his Instagram story, writing “Happy birthday to one of the kindest souls out there.”
TMZ.com:
Tori Spelling Leaves Hospital With A Bruised Face After Mystery Health Concern  —  TORI SPELLING LEAVES HOSPITAL AFTER 4-DAY STAY ... Bruises On Face, Arm  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 730 … Tori Spelling is out of the hospital where she's been getting treatment for several days ... but she had some bruises as she exited in a wheelchair.
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Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:
How Jennifer Aniston Went From Sitcom Star to Hollywood Power Player  —  The actor, producer and entrepreneur has blazed her own path in Hollywood—from ‘Friends’ to ‘The Morning Show.’ Here's how.  —  As an actor and a producer, Jennifer Aniston keeps a foot in two worlds.
Emil Wilbekin / Essence:
The Perfect Fit  —  THE CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN IT GIRL KEKE PALMER AND FASHION DESIGNER SERGIO HUDSON IS PRACTICALLY BREAKING THE INTERNET.  THIS DYNAMIC DUO IS KEEPING IT CLUTCH AND LEAVING NO CRUMBS ON THE TABLE.  —  The first Monday in May is considered the Super Bowl of high fashion …
People:
Sienna Miller Is Pregnant!  Actress Expecting Second Baby as She Shows Off Bump While on Vacation (Exclusive)  —  Sienna Miller is already mom to 10-year-old daughter Marlowe  —  Sienna Miller is growing her family!  —  The American Woman actress, 41, is pregnant and expecting her second baby …
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Tom Brady Is Irina Shayk's ‘Dream Guy,’ Says Source (Exclusive)  —  The former NFL quarterback and the model first started talking when they were guests at a wedding in Sardinia, Italy in June  —  Tom Brady and Irina Shayk's romance is going strong.  —  Shayk, 37, is “impressed with Tom …
Discussion: Page Six, Extra, Daily Mail, Elle and Just Jared
Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
Julie Bowen Weighs In on Sofía Vergara's Single Life After Joe Manganiello Breakup  —  Modern Family star Julie Bowen gushed to E! News about her “beautiful” former costar Sofia Vergara as she enters her single girl era, which includes a hot girl winter with Julie.
Martin Barber / BBC:
Presenter leaves BBC after nearly 40 years on the air  —  At a glance  — BBC Look East breakfast presenter Louise Priest is leaving the corporation after nearly 40 years on the air  — The impact on home life of getting up at 04:00 is one of the reasons she has decided to go
Discussion: The Mirror, HELLO!, The Sun and Ok - OK
Billboard:
Oliver Anthony Music's ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100  —  “The hopelessness and frustration of our times resonate in the response to this song,” the singer-songwriter tells Billboard exclusively.  —  Oliver Anthony Music's breakout viral hit …
Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
Only Fools and Horses star John Challis' nephew dies with watch stolen from body  —  Only Fools and Horses star John Challis' nephew Simon has tragically passed away with his family confimring that his watch was stolen from his body in a heartbreaking statement
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun, GB News and Ok - OK
Caitlyn Somers / Us Weekly:
Jesse Williams on Why He Assigns His Kids His ‘Own’ Homework — And If He'll Return to Teaching  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  This Jennifer Aniston-Approved Brand's $21 Cream May Be Better Than La Mer  —  Jesse Williams has his own unique parenting strategy as a former teacher …
Discussion: Daily Mail, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Jen Juneau / People:
‘Good Burger 2’ Teaser: See Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson Reunite in First Look (Exclusive)  —  “Good Burger 2” will stream only on Paramount+ this fall  —  Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson take your order?
Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:
Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon A One More Time set to close on Broadway just two months after officially opening  —  Once Upon A One More Time, the jukebox musical soundtracked to Britney Spears' biggest hits, is now closing after just three months on Broadway.
 
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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
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