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Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70 — Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. — The singer song-writer from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Joe Cocker, English Rock Singer, Is Dead at 70 — Joe Cocker, the gravelly British singer who became one of pop's most recognizable interpreters in the late 1960s and ‘70s with passionate, idiosyncratic takes on songs like the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” died on Monday at his home in Crawford, Colo. He was 70.
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Joe Cocker / TMZ.com:
DIES FROM LUNG CANCER — Joe Cocker — the gravely-voiced singer known for his version of “With a Little Help From My Friends” — died today after battling a lung cancer ... according to his agent. — Cocker was reportedly on his ranch in Colorado with his wife when he passed away.
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Bryce Corbett / Australian Women's Weekly:
Angelina Jolie tells: Marriage can be tough, but Brad Pitt is my rock — On the same day she was photographed in Sydney in heated discussion with her husband Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie told The Australian Women's Weekly that “marriage and kids can be hard work”.
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Calls Marriage to Brad Pitt “Hard Work”
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Bill Cosby accused of raping ex-girlfriend of Sammy Davis Jr. — EXCLUSIVE: Katherine McKee 65, told the Daily News that Cosby raped her in a Michigan hotel room in the early 1970s when she was on tour with Davis. She said she never told Davis about the alleged sexual assault.
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Pee-Wee Herman Movie Produced by Judd Apatow Heading to Netflix (Exclusive) — What should you get a Pee-Wee Herman fan for the holidays? How about a subscription to Netflix, which is nearing a deal to distribute the Pee-Wee Herman movie that Judd Apatow is producing, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
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TMZ.com:
Iggy Azalea Afraid To Face Ex ... Fears Violence In Texas — Afraid To Face Ex ... FEARS VIOLENCE IN TEXAS — 12/22/2014 9:37 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF — EXCLUSIVE — Iggy Azalea is pleading with a judge to block her ex-BF's attempt to force her back to Texas ... because she says he's violent and she fears for her safety.
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Allison / Dlisted:
Natalie Portman Says That Nobody Wanted To Work With Her After Star Wars — For their 10th annual “Reasons to love New York” issue, several famous types recently spoke to New York magazine about working with late director Mike Nichols, one of which was Natalie Portman.
TMZ.com:
Tyga — Blac Chyna's a Bad Mom ... I Want Custody! — BLAC CHYNA'S A BAD MOM — I Want Custody! — 12/22/2014 12:55 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF — EXCLUSIVE — Tyga thinks Blac Chyna is unfit to properly care for their child because she twerks and parties too much ... seriously.
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Richard Hartley-Parkinson / Metro.co.uk:
Barber woke up from coma thinking he was Matthew McConaughey and speaking French — Rory Curtis as he recovered in hospital (Picture: NTI) — A barber who was knocked unconscious in a car crash woke up speaking French. — Rory Curtis, 25, also thought he was Matthew McConaughey …
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Brandi Glanville Throws Shade at Tori Spelling: “What Goes Around Comes Around” — Ouch! Brandi Glanville played the “Name Game” exclusively with Us Weekly and dissed everyone from Tori Spelling to her costars Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump. — PHOTOS: Before they were Real Housewives
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TMZ.com:
Casey Kasem — Buried in Norway ... FINALLY — BURIED IN NORWAY — ... FINALLY — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Casey Kasem was finally laid to rest ... 6 months after he died. — It's the end of what turned into an international power struggle between Casey's wife, Jean, and his children.
