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12:35 PM ET, August 19, 2024

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TODAY.com:
Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88  —  Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement.  —  Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said.  He was 88.
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Anna Tingley / Variety:
Skims Goes Brat: Charli XCX Fronts the Shapewear Brand's Latest Campaign  —  Kim Kardashian is bumpin' that.  —  The Skims founder has tapped this summer's “it girl” Charli XCX to star in her shapewear brand's latest campaign, which sees the singer and internet darling pose in the brand's new Cotton Rib and Cotton Fleece styles.
Discussion: The Sun and UPROXX
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TMZ.com:
Charli XCX Leaves Little to the Imagination in New SKIMS Campaign  —  CHARLI XCX WET ‘N’ WILD FOR KIM K'S SKIMS  —  BRAT SKIMS  —  There's no need to “Guess” the color of Charli XCX's underwear ... since the pop star put her undies on full display for Kim Kardashian's latest SKIMS campaign.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Hollywood Life
Emily Sandstrom / Interview Magazine:
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom  —  It's not easy being Chappell Roan.  America's newest pop star may have achieved peak fame, but the singer-songwriter still identifies as a queer kid from Missouri, struggling to make sense of her identity in a world that loves to scrutinize women.
Discussion: Just Jared, Billboard, Variety and UPROXX
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
John Aprea, Actor in ‘The Godfather Part II’ and ‘Full House,’ Dies at 83  —  The New Jersey native also starred on the short-lived ‘The Montefuscos,’ had two stints on ‘Another World’ and stood out in ‘The Idolmaker’ and ‘New Jack City.’ … He was 83.  —  Aprea died Aug. 5 of natural causes …
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People:
Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan's Relationship Is ‘On and Off’ (Exclusive Source)  —  Keoghan seemingly responded to breakup rumors by liking the ‘Please Please Please’ singer's Instagram post on Aug. 16  —  Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan are keeping it casual.
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and more will serve as DNC hosts  —  Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials told CNN.  —  According to organizers, reported first by CNN …
GQ:
The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton  —  Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice …
Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
‘Boy Meets World’ Alum Danielle Fishel Reveals She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel has been diagnosed with a form of breast cancer.  —  Fishel, 43, shared the news on the Monday, August 19 …
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
Bad Sisters season two's first look is finally here - and teases an unhappy wedding  —  Are you ready for the return of Bad Sisters?  —  The first look and plot details for Bad Sisters season two have landed—and we can't wait to return to life with the murderous Garvey sisters!
Discussion: The Sun, Deadline, The Wrap and TVLine
Nicky Morris / HELLO!:
I May Destroy You star Michaela Coel's new BBC drama is coming - and it sounds brilliant  —  Succession creator Jesse Armstrong serves as an executive producer  —  After the huge success of her BAFTA-winning series, I May Destroy You, Michaela Cole has a brand new drama in the works.
Perez Hilton:
Doja Cat & Stranger Things Star Joseph Quinn Spotted Getting Up Close And Personal... 2 Years After She Tried To Shoot Her Shot!  —  Do we have a hawt new couple on our hands?!  —  It looks like Doja Cat's 2022 dreams have come true, because her and Joseph Quinn were spotted getting hot and heavy over the weekend!
 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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