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si.com:
BY LEBRON JAMES (AS TOLD TO LEE JENKINS)  —  Before anyone ever cared where I would play basketball, I was a kid from Northeast Ohio.  It's where I walked.  It's where I ran.  It's where I cried.  It's where I bled.  It holds a special place in my heart.  People there have seen me grow up.
TMZ.com:
‘Glee’ Star Becca Tobin's Boyfriend, Matt Bendik, Found Dead in Hotel Room  —  1:56 P.M. PDT — The coroner's office tells us ... an autopsy did NOT reveal the cause of death.  —  ‘Glee’ star Becca Tobin's boyfriend Matt Bendik was found dead Thursday in a Philadelphia hotel …
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Emily Babay / Philly.com:
Cause of death unclear for ‘Glee’ star's boyfriend found in Philadelphia hotel  —  Matt Bendik, boyfriend of “Glee” star Becca Tobin, has been found dead in a Philadelphia hotel, the city Medical Examiner's Office confirmed.  Bendik's cause of death remained unclear Friday, even after an autopsy was conducted.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Glee Star Becca Tobin's Boyfriend Matt Bendik Was the “Nicest Guy,” Death Is “Unbelievable”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Glee Star Becca Tobin's Boyfriend Matt Bendik is Dead, Body Discovered in Philadelphia Hotel Room: Report
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Colin Farrell in Talks for ‘True Detective’ Season 2; Taylor Kitsch Also Eyed  —  Colin Farrell is in talks to star in the second season of HBO's “True Detective,” an individual familiar with the series told TheWrap, while Taylor Kitsch is also the leading candidate for the younger male lead.
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Deadline.com:
Colin Farrell In Talks For HBO's 'True Detective 2′  —  EXCLUSIVE: Since the staggering success of HBO's limited series True Detective with Emmy nominees Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, speculation has been rampant about who might take part in the show's second season.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes ‘Could Not Be More Excited’ for Baby, Says Source  —  Hey, girl!  Or, boy!  —  While there's no word yet on the sex of the baby Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are expecting this October, a source tells PEOPLE the couple are over the moon with happiness.
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Is This What Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' Kid Will Look Like?!  A Forensic Artist Makes Predictions  —  Ellen DeGeneres recently joked that Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' unborn child is “going to be the most beautiful, bilingual, part-superhero, well-dressed romantic baby ever”—and she may be right!
Discussion: World of Wonder and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Dave Legeno Dead — ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Dies While Hiking in Death Valley  —  One of the villains from the “Harry Potter” movies — British actor Dave Legeno — died while hiking in Death Valley ... TMZ has learned.  —  Legeno's body was found by a pair of hikers on Sunday in an area so remote …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Marcus Errico / Yahoo Movies:
‘Harry Potter’ Actor Dave Legeno Found Dead in Desert
Discussion: PerezHilton
George Clooney / USA Today:
Exclusive: George Clooney rejects ‘Mail’ apology  —  There is one constant when a person or company is caught doing something wrong.  The coverup is always worse.  —  In this case, the Daily Mail has printed an apology for insinuating religious tensions where there are none.
TMZ.com:
Bobby Brown QUITS New Edition Concert Tour  —  THROWS IN TOWEL IN NEW EDITION CONCERT TOUR  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bobby Brown has decided he just can't keep up with the boys ... because TMZ has learned he has now quit the New Edition tour ... for medical reasons.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Steven Spielberg Finally Gets Called Out On Facebook For Being A Cold-Hearted Dinosaur Killer  —  The Internet is still raging over that Texas cheerleader busting out a c**t smile happily while posing with the friends and family members of Simba that she killed or tranquilized in Africa.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Gawker
Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
Fox Halts Production on Naked Dating Show Pilot (Exclusive)  —  Fox has pushed back its plans for its own naked dating series, TheWrap has learned.  —  Simon Andreae, Fox's executive vice president of alternative entertainment, was fast-tracking the still-unnamed pilot with producers …
Discussion: Defamer
Tim Stack / Inside TV:
First look: Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston in Lifetime's biopic  —  Lifetime's early-2015 biopic Whitney Houston (working title)—directed by the singer's Waiting to Exhale costar Angela Bassett and starring ­former America's Next Top Model contestant Yaya DaCosta—just began shooting.
Discussion: The Wrap, The Moviefone Blog and Gawker
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Open Post: Hosted By Yaya DaCosta As Whitney Houston
 
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