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TMZ.com:
Lauren Bacall Dead — Dies at 89  —  DEAD AT 89  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lauren Bacall — one of the leading ladies of the Golden Age of Hollywood — is dead ... TMZ has learned.  —  A family member tells us Bacall had a massive stroke Tuesday morning at her home.
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Enid Nemy / New York Times:
Lauren Bacall Dies at 89; in a Bygone Hollywood, She Purred Every Word  —  Lauren Bacall, the actress whose provocative glamour elevated her to stardom in Hollywood's golden age and whose lasting mystique put her on a plateau in American culture that few stars reach, died on Tuesday in New York.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lauren Bacall Dies
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Carmel Dagan / Variety:   Lauren Bacall, Star of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 89
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Robin Williams' Daughter Zelda Deletes Twitter Account Due to Trolls, Abandons Instagram “While I Heal”  —  Robin Williams' grieving daughter Zelda Williams has quit social media after internet trolls and insensitive posters added to her despair.  —  PHOTOS: Robin's most iconic movie roles
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TMZ.com:
Pic Of Dead Body NOT Robin Williams  —  PIC OF DEAD BODY NOT HIM  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Someone has posted a pic of what they claim to be Robin Williams' body at the Coroner's Office ... but we've learned it is NOT Robin.  —  We've traced it back ... the pic was taken from a Spanish language website …
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My family has always been private about our time spent together.  It was our way of keeping one thing that was ours, with a man we shared with an entire world.  But now that's gone, and I feel stripped bare.  My last day with him was his birthday, and I will be forever grateful that my brothers …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Ciara Calls Off Engagement to Future After He Cheated; Pair Welcomed Baby 3 Months Ago  —  She's out!  Ciara has called off her engagement to Future, multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.  The “I'm Out” singer, 28, has called it quits with the rapper, 30 …
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TMZ.com:
Future and Ciara — Broken Up ... She Takes the Kid
Discussion: Fishwrapper
Us Weekly:
Nicky Hilton Is Engaged to James Rothschild: Hotel Heiress to Marry Banking Heir  —  Five stars and beyond!  Nicky Hilton is engaged to her boyfriend James Rothschild, a source exclusively confirms to Us Weekly.  The Hilton Hotels heiress and fashion designer, according to the pal …
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed:
These Photos Of Koko The Gorilla Mourning The Loss Of Robin Williams Are Incredibly Moving  —  The two met in 2001 and became fast friends.  Robin Williams touched not just the lives of people, but also some of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.  —  In 2001, Robin Williams met Koko …
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TMZ.com:
Robin Williams — Tried Cutting Wrist Before Suicide Hanging
Discussion: The Huffington Post
David Ovalle / MiamiHerald.com:
Justin Bieber to take anger-management course as part of Miami careless-driving plea deal  —  Seven months after international pop star Justin Bieber was arrested in South Beach for driving under the influence, his case is expected to conclude Wednesday in a plea deal that includes an anger-management class.
Discussion: The Wrap
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Cops Plea Deal in Miami DUI  —  COPS PLEA DEAL  —  In Miami DUI  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Justin Bieber has reportedly struck a plead deal in his Miami Beach DUI case in which he will agree to anger management but dodge a drunk driving bullet.
Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Lifetime to Air Brittany Murphy Biopic  —  Amanda Fuller stars as the late actress in ‘The Brittany Murphy Story’  —  Brittany Murphy's saga continues long after her death.  —  A two-hour television movie, The Brittany Murphy Story, will premiere Saturday, Sept. 6, on Lifetime, the network announced Tuesday.
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom Stars Catelynn Lowell, Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood Returning for New Season  —  The original Teen Moms are coming back!  MTV stars Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, and Amber Portwood — who appeared on the first iteration of Teen Mom in 2009 — are returning for a new season in 2015, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Aquaman’ Movie Hooks Two Writers (Exclusive)  —  Will Beall, who wrote ‘Gangster Squad,’ and Kurt Johnstad, who wrote ‘300: Rise of an Empire,’ are tackling two separate scripts for Warner Bros.  —  Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad are sleeping with the fishes.
 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

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