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5:45 PM ET, April 6, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian — No More ‘Kocktails’ ... Talk Show Is Done  —  No More ‘Kocktails’ ...  TALK SHOW IS DONE … Khloe Kardashian's done shooting her talk show ... FYI Network has shut down production of “Kocktails with Khloe” less than 3 months into its run.
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom: Why Getting Back Together is Not on the Table
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
FYI Cancels ‘Kocktails With Khloe’
Discussion: Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Merle Haggard Dead ... on 79th Birthday  —  DEAD  —  On 79th Birthday … Country music legend Merle Haggard has died after battling double pneumonia ... according to his manager.  —  Haggard was diagnosed with pneumonia last year and spent 11 days at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage early this year.
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Bill Friskics-Warren / New York Times:   Merle Haggard, Country Music's Outlaw Hero, Dies at 79
Joey Nolfi / People.com:
Jake Gyllenhaal on Heath Ledger's Death: 'It Affected Me in Ways I Can't Put Into Words'  —  Heath Ledger's death in 2008 sent shockwaves through many inside the Hollywood community, including Jake Gyllenhaal.  The actor starred opposite Ledger in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain …
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Christian Holub / People.com:
Jake Gyllenhaal Admits He Had a Crush on Jennifer Aniston ‘For Years’  —  Jake Gyllenhaal has starred with some of Hollywood's biggest actresses throughout his career - everyone from Anne Hathaway to Rene Russo to Rachel McAdams to Natalie Portman to Reese Witherspoon.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Rob Kardashian / TMZ.com:
Family Doesn't Take Proposal Seriously  —  The Kardashian family is offended Rob never gave them a heads-up before getting engaged, but they're not that upset, because they think he's just a serial proposer and this one won't stick ... and we're getting this from sources connected with Rob himself.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kris Jenner, Kardashian Family Think Rob Kardashian Is ‘Making a Mistake’ With His Engagement to Blac Chyna  —  In this case, silence speaks volumes.  Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna announced their engagement on Monday, April 4, but members of the Kardashian-Jenner family have so far done nothing …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Sarah Palin Says She Will Sue Azealia Banks Over Twitter Comments - As Rapper Issues Letter of Apology  —  Sarah Palin isn't letting Azealia Banks off easy for her hate-fueled, profanity-laden Twitter rant.  —  The former governor of Alaska tells PEOPLE exclusively in a statement that she plans …
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TMZ.com:
Kesha — Final Word from Judge — You're NOT Dr. Luke's Slave  —  Final Word from Judge  —  YOU'RE NOT DR. LUKE'S SLAVE … Kesha just lost her war against Sony ... a New York state judge has rejected her claim that she has become a Sony slave and Dr. Luke is the master.
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Pushes ‘Jungle Book’ to 2018, ‘Wonder Woman’ Gets New Date  —  A Warner Bros. event film is set for 2017, while two DC films are slated for 2018 and 2019.  —  Warner Bros. has shifted the release dates for its upcoming films Wonder Woman and Jungle Book, plus it has dated three more currently untitled films.
Discussion: Birth.Movies.Death
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Disney's ‘The Little Mermaid’ Comes To The Hollywood Bowl Starring Sara Bareilles And Rebel Wilson: Exclusive  —  EMAIL ME  —  Ariel will make her Hollywood Bowl debut June 4 when Sara Bareilles and Rebel Wilson headline a cast performing the songs from Disney's The Little Mermaid as the film plays backed by a 71-piece live orchestra.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Variety and Just Jared
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
LAPD investigating Charlie Sheen amid ex-fiancée's allegations he threatened to have her killed for $20G  —  Los Angeles cops have launched a felony investigation of actor Charlie Sheen, an LAPD source confirmed to the Daily News.  —  The probe centers on abuse allegations …
Discussion: The Wrap
Chuck Fieldman / Chicago Tribune:
Oak Brook teen catches rare shark on vacation  —  An 18-year-old Oak Brook resident caught an albino or leucistic swell shark in the Sea of Cortez near Cabo San Lucas.  —  As a senior on the Hinsdale Central bass fishing team, Scott McLaughlin is looking forward to the spring and his final season of competition.
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed:
Lena Dunham Will Publish Books Under Her Own Random House Imprint  —  Actress, writer, producer, and director Lena Dunham will have her own book publishing imprint — called Lenny — at Random House. … Via Random House  —  Lenny will publish new voices in fiction and nonfiction selected …
Discussion: EW.com
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Sued — Street Artist Konfused ... You Jacked My Tag!!!  —  CHRIS BROWN SUED  —  Street Artist Konfused ...  YOU JACKED MY TAG!!! … Street artist Konfused is just that ... after Chris Brown snatched his tag and slapped it on a clothing line ... according to the lawsuit he's filed against the singer.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
Read Kanye West's Emphatic Tribute to Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg  —  “Anything I ever did wrong, blame Tip and Phife 'cause y'all raised me,” rapper says at MC's memorial service … I might say something wrong as always, but I thought it'd be more wrong not to say nothing.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Sky News:
Tom Hiddleston Wants James Bond Rumours To Stop  —  Actor Tom Hiddleston has said speculation he is in line to play the next James Bond is becoming “overwhelming” and wishes he could make the rumour mill stop.  —  Responding to gossip that he is favourite to take on the iconic role …
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD investigators now believe father who confessed to killing his son killed his wife first  —  Next-door neighbor Maria Gomez holds her phone displaying a photo of Amier Issa, who was allegedly killed by his father at the family's North Hills home last week.
Discussion: Towleroad and L.A. Daily News
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine Butt Heads on Set of ‘The Voice’  —  Battle round!  Miley Cyrus “totally butted heads” with Voice coach Adam Levine when she appeared as season 10's key adviser, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  The problem: The two are just too similar.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Crushable
 
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Simon Perry / People.com:
'She's a Very Good Footballer!'  Prince William Says of 11-Month-Old Daughter Princess Charlotte's Soccer Skills
Discussion: PerezHilton
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56-Year-Old Model Nicola Griffin Shoots Sexy Lingerie Spread: ‘Life Definitely Begins Over 50!’
TMZ.com:
WE'LL RIDE BEFORE WE DIE ON REALITY TV
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‘Thrones’ star candidly talks feminism, fan outrage and Arya's season 6 journey
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Did Janet Jackson Just Reveal She's Pregnant? Star Delays Tour to Focus on ‘Planning Our Family’
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Cillian Murphy to Reteam With Christopher Nolan on ‘Dunkirk’ (Exclusive)
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