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6:45 PM ET, July 31, 2024

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People:
The Real Reason Prince Harry and King Charles Are No Longer Speaking: 'Harry's Calls Go Unanswered' (Exclusive)  —  “Harry is frightened and feels the only person who can do anything about it is his father,” a royal insider tells PEOPLE  —  Prince Harry's desperation to protect his wife …
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Deadline:
Maya Rudolph To Play Kamala Harris On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Through 2024 Presidential Election … Rudolph's impersonation of Harris has been so popular, the moment she emerged as the presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out on July 21 …
The Times:
Lord Fellowes obituary: Queen Elizabeth's private secretary and brother-in-law of Diana  —  Influential adviser during nine turbulent years of royal divorce and death, and believer in ‘bloody good manners’  —  Lord Fellowes was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during nine turbulent years …
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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Princess Diana's Brother-in-Law and Former Palace Secretary Robert Fellowes Dead at 82
Discussion: The US Sun and HELLO!
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Great American Family's Cameron Mathison and Wife Vanessa Split After 22 Years of Marriage
Discussion: People, E! Online and Extra
Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
50 Cent on Conquering TV, His Beef With Diddy and Why He Brought $3.5M to Our Photo Shoot  —  The rapper and mogul on building a television empire, producing a Netflix doc on nemesis Sean Combs and why he was finally invited to the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show: “They couldn't get Eminem to do it without me.”
People:
Pete Davidson Checks into Wellness Facility, Seeking Mental Health Treatment (Exclusive)  —  The comedian previously entered a rehabilitation facility in July 2023 for treatment related to his post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder diagnoses
TMZ.com:
Jonathan Majors Bummed Over Robert Downey Jr's Marvel Villain Casting  —  JONATHAN MAJORS ‘HEARTBROKEN’ AFTER MARVEL PIVOTS FOCUS TO RDJ … Jonathan Majors is expressing heartbreak after Marvel officially announced Robert Downey Jr. as the franchise's new villain ... pivoting away from his Kang the Conqueror character.
TMZ.com:
Carrie Underwood Close To Finalizing Deal to Replace Katy Perry on ‘American Idol’  —  CARRIE UNDERWOOD CLOSE TO FINALIZING DEAL FOR KATY PERRY'S ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ GIG … Katy Perry's out at “American Idol” — and Carrie Underwood is very close to filling in her seat ... TMZ has learned.
Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Eddie Redmayne to reprise Fantastic Beasts role in new scenes for Universal experience tying Beasts to Harry Potter films  —  EW has confirmed Redmayne filmed new scenes as Newt Scamander, while Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint also appeared in Universal Epic Universe's preview.
Discussion: Just Jared and Variety
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Mackenzie Schmidt / People:
Eddie Redmayne to Reprise Role as Newt Scamander for Ministry of Magic-themed Harry Potter land at Universal
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
Scarlet Howes / The Sun:
I knew Huw Edwards was an abuser but now I know he's a monster says mum who blew whistle on paedophile presenter  —  The mother said there were times she ‘wanted to die’ as people attacked her over the story  —  THE mum who blew the whistle on Huw Edwards said last night: “Now the whole world can see the kind of man he is.”
Discussion: Daily Star, The Mirror and Metro.co.uk
Jude Binkley / KTFT:
‘Power Rangers’ actor accused of pushing elderly man to the ground in Idaho parking lot  —  A warrant is in the process of being issued for 35-year-old Hector David Rivera, an actor known for playing the Green Power Ranger from 2011-2015  —  NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa Police are looking …
Vogue:
Adut Akech Is Pregnant—And Gets Real About It  —  Right before Adut Akech found out she was pregnant, she dreamt her sister was.  The dream was so lucid that Akech woke up in the middle of the night.  She frantically called her in a nocturnal haze to see if it was true.
Discussion: theJasmineBRAND and The US Sun
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Carrie Underwood Taking ‘American Idol’ Judge's Seat After Katy Perry Departure  —  The season four winner will join Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan in the ABC competition's 2025 season.  —  The newest judge on American Idol is someone very familiar to long-time viewers of the music competition.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Deadline
People:
Kathie Lee Gifford Hospitalized with Fractured Pelvis After Fall amid Hip Replacement Recovery (Exclusive)  —  The 70-year-old tells PEOPLE she suffered a fractured pelvis in two places and was hospitalized for over a week for physical therapy  —  Kathie Lee Gifford was hospitalized due …
Esther Kang / People:
Jude Law Teases ‘Childhood Adventure’ and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series — See the First Look!  (Exclusive)  —  ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ will premiere Dec. 3 on Disney+  —  Jude Law has officially joined the famed intergalactic universe with Star Wars: Skeleton Crew!
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd finally responds to Piers Morgan's Fiona Harvey interview  —  The show claims to be a true story  —  Richard Gadd has shared a statement in a court filing in relation to Fiona Harvey's lawsuit against Netflix for the depiction of her character ‘Martha’ in the hit show Baby Reindeer.
Daily Mail:
Colin Jost announced as the host of Pop Culture Jeopardy! - with game show spinoff set to enter production next month  —  Colin Jost is going to be the host of the upcoming Jeopardy! spinoff, Pop Culture Jeopardy!  —  The show, set to stream on Amazon Prime Video, will begin production next month, Variety reported.
Natasha Dye / People:
Danielle Collins Calls Iga Swiatek ‘Insincere’ After Retiring from Olympic Quarterfinal Match: 'I Don't Need the Fakeness'  —  “I just haven't had the best experience, and I don't really feel like anybody needs to be insincere,” Collins told reporters after retiring early due to injury
Discussion: E! Online and USA Today
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

New York Times:
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