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I WANT CUSTODY — Usher's ex-wife has just filed legal docs asking for an emergency hearing later this week ... to wrestle child custody away from him, on grounds he's creating a dangerous environment ... TMZ has learned. — Tameka Raymond filed the docs in Fulton County, Georgia …
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Usher's Son Hospitalized in ICU After Pool Accident — After Pool Accident — EXCLUSIVE — Usher's son Usher Raymond V is in the ICU at an Atlanta hospital after a serious accident in a residential pool Monday, TMZ has learned. — Sources tell TMZ, the accident occurred yesterday just after 2 PM in Atlanta.
Tameka Raymond / TMZ.com:
KILLED OUR KID — Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, has filed legal docs — obtained by TMZ — in which she blames the singer for the near-death pool accident that landed their 5-year-old in ICU. — In the docs, Tameka claims Usher Raymond V was left unsupervised in the swimming pool when his arm got stuck in the drain.
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Jonathan Landrum Jr / Associated Press:
Police: Usher's son nearly drowns in Atlanta pool
Police: Usher's son nearly drowns in Atlanta pool
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Mary Margaret / People.com:
Usher's Son Hospitalized After Pool Accident
Usher's Son Hospitalized After Pool Accident
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Dustin Hoffman Successfully Treated for Cancer — Dustin Hoffman has been successfully treated for cancer, his rep Jodi Gottlieb tells PEOPLE exclusively. — “It was detected early and he has been surgically cured,” she says. “Dustin is feeling great and is in good health.”
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Meryl Streep To Play Chief Elder In ‘The Giver’ — EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep is poised to join Jeff Bridges and a fast growing cast in The Giver, an adaptation of the Lois Lowry novel that Phil Noyce will direct. Streep is in talks to join a shoot that starts in eight weeks in South Africa …
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HE SUCKER PUNCHED ME — Terrence Howard's ex-wife filed legal docs with a graphic allegation — that the actor sucker punched her in the face, grabbed her by the neck and threw her against the wall. — In the docs — obtained by TMZ — Michelle Ghent alleges the brutality occurred during a trip last week to Costa Rica.
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Exclusive: Cops probing whether Justin Bieber directed his security to beat up clubber — Justin Bieber is under investigation by police over whether he directed his bodyguards to beat up a man while acting “like he was in ‘Die Hard’ ” outside a Southampton club.
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raddestmom.com:
Pregnancy Announcement! — Jack and I are super excited to share with you all that we are expecting our second baby! I am in my second trimester, feeling great & trying not to eat everything in sight. We feel so blessed that our family is growing & Pearl will have a little brother or sister to play with.
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New Lamar Odom Cheating Scandal: ANOTHER Mistress Reveals Six Week Affair, Passes Lie Detector Test To Prove Claims — How much more humiliation will Khloe Kardashian take? — Just three weeks after Star magazine revealed her husband, Lamar Odom, had a yearlong affair with 29-year-old Jennifer Robinson …
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TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj ANNIHILATES Rapper — ‘Get Off My Metaphorical Penis!’ — ANNIHILATES RAPPER — ‘Get Off My Metaphorical Penis!’ — EXCLUSIVE — Nicki Minaj WENT BALLISTIC last night — dropping some atomic hatred on a rapper who may have been talking smack about her ... depending on who you believe.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Paula Deen Turned Down Dancing With the Stars Offer — Paula Deen is passing on the paso doble. In the Aug. 19 issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday), a Dancing With the Stars source says the former Food Network star, 66, turned down an offer to compete on the ABC smash.
Fawnia Soo Hoo / Fashionista:
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Get Design Advice from Kanye — If you're in New York and aren't a screaming tween or an inappropriate Kardashian-creeper, you may want to think twice about venturing near the PacSun pop-up shop in SoHo today because the youngest siblings of America's favorite reality …
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Lea Michele: ‘Feels Good to Be Home’ on Glee Set — It's back to work for Lea Michele. — Following the July 13 death of her boyfriend and Glee costar Cory Monteith, Michele, 26, shared of a photo of herself on set Tuesday. — “Feels so good to be home,” she captioned a photo of her character, Rachel Berry.
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
Bachelorette's Brooks Forester: ‘I Made the Right Decision’ — In one of the most surprising moments in Bachelor history, standout suitor Brooks Forester left Desiree Hartsock blindsided when he said goodbye just days before the Bachelorette's final rose ceremony.
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James Gandolfini / TMZ.com:
ROLEX THEFT VICTIM IN DEATH — James Gandolfini suffered an indignity after he died in Rome — someone apparently stole his expensive Rolex watch within hours after he died ... TMZ has learned. — We've obtained an insurance form filed by James' people. According to the form and family sources …
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Cathy Horyn / Harper's BAZAAR:
THE GIRL JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN — In or out of the city, Sarah Jessica Parker is always in fashion. Plus, see her exclusive September cover fashion shoot. — She brings a book to lunch—Susan Choi's My Education—and she wears a yellow T-shirt that says NEW YORK CITY, slim gray jeans, and ballet flats.
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Alison Maloney / The Sun:
This news Justin...Mark Wahlberg advises Bieber in Sun+ webchat — MARK WAHLBERG had some sound advice for JUSTIN BIEBER in our live webchat last night. — The actor, who shot to fame as rapper MARKY MARK in the Nineties, told the pop scrotum: “Justin, are you listening? Don't be so naughty, yeah.
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Marc Graser / Variety:
‘The Lone Ranger’ Could Lose Disney Up to $190 million — Disney chief Bob Iger says ‘We still believe in a tentpole strategy. A tentpole strategy is a good strategy.’ — @marcgraser — Disney said during its third quarter fiscal earnings call that it expects to lose between $160 million …
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