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Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Priscilla Presley Entrusts Sofia Coppola to Tell Her Story: “I Felt She Could Get Me”  —  In a year marked by personal tragedy and estate drama, Elvis' famously private ex-wife debuts ‘Priscilla,’ a portrait of her tumultuous marriage directed by a fellow showbiz royal: “Growing up, people are looking at you in a different way.”
Clover Hope / Elle:
Zendaya Holds Court  —  Armed with a new creative director and a resolve to protect her private life, the multi-hyphenate actress and singer is showing a whole new side of herself.  —  Dress, Dundas, $1,490.  Earrings, bracelet, rings, from $5,200, Bulgari.
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Michael Lee Simpson / People:
Zendaya Says ‘Challengers’ Gives Her a ‘Grown-Up Role’: 'Can't Play a Teenager for the Rest of My Life'
Discussion: Hollywood Life
TMZ.com:
Blueface Stabbed in Boxing Gym, Video Shows Violent Confrontation  —  BLUEFACE SOME DUDE STABBED ME!!!  Gym Confrontation Captured on Camera … Blueface is nursing fresh wounds suffered in the boxing gym when a guy whipped out a knife and stabbed him during an altercation that started on video.
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
‘Another World’ Star Nancy Frangione Dead at 70  —  Soap star Nancy Frangione, best known for her starring role on Another World, has died.  She was 70.  —  Frangione died on Aug. 18 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, according to her obituary.  —  The cause of her of death remains unknown.
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Gabrielle Wilde / Daily Star:   Another World actress Nancy Frangione dies aged 70 as tributes pour in for ‘iconic’ star
TMZ.com:
Polo G's House Raided by Cops, Rapper Put in Handcuffs  —  POLO G Cops Raid L.A. Mansion ... RAPPER PUT IN HANDCUFFS … Polo G's house is currently swarmed by law enforcement, and the rapper's in handcuffs.  —  Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department hit Polo's L.A.-area home early Wednesday with a search warrant.
Page Six:
Sam Asghari won't get a penny from estranged wife Britney Spears' $15M memoir  —  Britney Spears has made an estimated $15 million from her book deal — but her soon-to-be ex-husband, Sam Asghari, won't be able to touch a penny of it, sources tell Page Six.  —  The pop princess …
Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times:
Six months before the Lizzo lawsuit, 14 dancers who appeared in HBO doc settled a dispute over payments  —  In a five-minute sequence in the documentary “Love Lizzo,” a group of dancers rehearsing with the star for her 2019 Video Music Awards performance talk candidly about what it means to be a female, plus-size Black dance artist.
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Emmerdale's Amy Nuttall kicks husband Andrew Buchanan out of home for second time after giving him list of 7 rules  —  EMMERDALE star Amy Nuttall has kicked her Broadchurch actor husband Andrew Buchan out of their family home — for the second time.  —  Friends say Andrew, 44 …
Discussion: The Mirror, Metro and Ok - OK
Angela Andaloro / People:
Busy Philipps Admits She's ‘Still Processing’ Birdie Going to Boarding School: ‘Confident in Her’ (Exclusive)  —  The 'Dawson's Creek' alum shares Cricket, 10, and Birdie, 15, with ex Marc Silverstein  —  Busy Philipps is getting ready to a shift in her household this back-to-school season.
Discussion: Daily Mail and POPSUGAR
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Morgan Wade Shuts Down Kyle Richards Relationship Rumors: 'The Internet's a Dumb Place' (Exclusive)  —  The country singer, whose new album ‘Psychopath’ is out Friday, opens up about her friendship with Kyle Richards in this week's issue of PEOPLE  —  Country singer Morgan Wade had never heard …
TMZ.com:
Kevin Hart Says He's In Wheelchair After Tearing Muscles Racing Former NFL Player  —  KEVIN HART I'M IN WHEELCHAIR AFTER MUSCLE TEARS ... Injured Racing Ex-NFL RB  —  THIS IS 40  —  Kevin Hart says he needs to sit his butt down in a wheelchair because he can't walk anymore …
TIME:
The Staggering Economic Impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour  —  You don't have to be a Swiftie to have been touched in some way by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a stadium arena experience that kicked off in March.  The tour, which pays homage to every era of the artist's illustrious 17-year career …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift WON'T do Super Bowl halftime show in Vegas because she's ‘too busy with her tour’ and doesn't think it would be a ‘career-defining moment’: Singer wants to wait until event takes place in a city closer to her heart like Nashville  — Taylor has been asked ‘a handful of times’ to do the Super Bowl halftime show
Discussion: Metro, The Mirror and Elle
TMZ.com:
Halle Berry Finalizes Divorce to Olivier Martinez, Will Pay Major Child Support  —  Halle Berry's long road to finalizing her divorce to Olivier Martinez is officially over ... after the ex-couple hammered out a formal custody and child support arrangement that has the actress paying big bucks.
TMZ.com:
Former NBA Coach Stan Van Gundy's Wife, Kimberly, Dies Suddenly At 61  —  STAN VAN GUNDY NBA COACH'S WIFE DIES SUDDENLY AT 61  —  Kimberly Van Gundy — the wife of former NBA coach and analyst Stan Van Gundy — tragically died last week, the family announced.  —  She was 61.
Discussion: New York Post
Rachel Brodsky / Stereogum:
We've Got A File On You: Alice Cooper  —  We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.  —  Rebel.  Vaudevillian.  Surrealist.
TMZ.com:
Wrestling Legend Terry Funk Dead At 79  —  Wrestling legend Terry Funk — a WWE Hall of Famer — has died ... Ric Flair announced Wednesday.  —  “In My Entire Life,” Flair said in revealing the passing of his good pal, “I've Never Met A Guy Who Worked Harder.
 
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Thomas Godfrey / The Sun:
Sara Sharif did NOT die falling down stairs & her uncle's lying, girl's mum says as she demands answers from fugitive ex
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and The Mirror
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Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

Max Tani / Semafor:
In the last month, Sam Stein, Burgess Everett, and now Jack Shafer have decided to leave Politico; sources: Alex Ward and Lara Seligman are leaving for the WSJ

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian Court for the start of his closed-door trial on espionage charges, which he denies

 
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