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Sideshow: Luke Bryan rules the chart

Jon chooses high road Considered the greatest satirist since Mark Twain, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart has taken a suitably high-culture position for his next job: He'll host the four-hour WWE pro-wrestling SummerSlam on Sunday, says USA Today.

Jon Stewart has lined up his first gig since leaving the chair as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central.
Jon Stewart has lined up his first gig since leaving the chair as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central.Read moreMARTIN CROOK
    by Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer | Columnist
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Luke Bryan rules chart

Country crooner Luke Bryan beat out Dr. Dre in LP sales last week with Kill the Lights, which sold 320,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It took the top spot on the Billboard chart. Dr. Dre's Compton debuted at No. 2, selling 276,000 copies, while the Now That's What I Call Music! 55 compilation debuted in third with 76,000.

Jon chooses high road

Considered the greatest satirist since Mark Twain, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart has taken a suitably high-culture position for his next job: He'll host the four-hour WWE pro-wrestling SummerSlam on Sunday, says USA Today.

Stewart, 52, who has had an ongoing war of words with WWE champ Seth Rollins, will not enter the ring himself.

Or will he?

It's all over for Janiston

Reports are just coming in now: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are married!

Talk about a serious setback for gossip. The duo had a secret ceremony on Aug. 5, jetted off to Bora Bora for their honeymoon, and returned to Los Angeles before we could blink. It's all over: They were back home Monday.Next up: break-up rumors and the inevitable divorce. Stay tuned.

Wedding report!

"All of it was amazing," Ellen DeGeneres said of the Janiston wedding. She was there, you see. "Jimmy Kimmel was hilarious and Sia sang and that was fantastic. It was just a fun night. It was a beautiful night."

Announcing announcement

Carrie Underwood will make a special announcement during a Q&A session on her Facebook page Wednesday at 5 p.m. She'll reannounce the surprise announcement on Entertainment Tonight at 7:30 p.m. I'm holding my breath.

Rap wins box office

Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about legendary rap group N.W.A., took the top spot on the box-office chart in its opening weekend, making $56.1 mils, according to studio estimates. Tom Cruise held his own with Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, in second place with $17 mil. Sexy spy circus The Man From U.N.C.L.E. made a paltry $13.5 mil to take the third spot.

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