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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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Michael Brown / TMZ.com:
'AND HE'S DEAD, DEAD MICHAEL BROWN' [VIDEO] — The Glendale, CA Elks Lodge is investigating a shocking incident that went down in the club a week ago Monday, when a performer sang a song celebrating the death of Michael Brown ... for an audience that included a number of retired and current cops ... and TMZ has the video.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Kim Dickens To Star In ‘The Walking Dead’ Companion Series On AMC — EXCLUSIVE: Gone Girl standout Kim Dickens has been tapped as the female lead opposite Cliff Curtis in the pilot for The Walking Dead companion series at AMC. The project was created by Robert Kirkman …
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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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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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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 …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Are Engaged — It's official! After months of dodging engagement rumors, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are officially set to wed. — “It happened a few nights ago,” a Madden pal tells PEOPLE about the proposal. “All of Benji's friends are aware and happy for him.”
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Reese Witherspoon Blames Ryan Phillippe Divorce Trauma For Career Blunders, Slump — The last several years have been a bit of a roller coaster for Reese Witherspoon. The Mud star, 38, opened up about her transformation from Hollywood's Oscar-winning darling to slumping star and back again …
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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.
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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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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