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7:10 PM ET, April 21, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Dead at 57  —  The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned.  He was 57.  —  Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.  —  Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.  We've obtained the emergency dispatch call for a “male down, not breathing.”
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TMZ.com:
Fatality at Paisley Park Estate  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Someone has died at Prince's estate in Minnesota.  —  Authorities responded to a medical emergency at his Paisley Park studio on Thursday morning.  The Carver County Sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minnesota tells TMZ …
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Mayte Garcia Says Prince Was ‘My Everything’: 'He's with Our Son Now'  —  She was the inspiration behind Prince's hit “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World,” and now Mayte Garcia is mourning the loss of her former husband, whom she tells PEOPLE exclusively was her “everything.”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
People.com:
Prince's Former Flame Sheila E. Mourns Death of Music Legend: ‘Thank God Love Lives Forever’  —  Prince's former flame and collaborator Sheila E. is mourning the death of the music legend.  —  “The meaning of the word loss has taken on a new meaning this day,” she tells PEOPLE in a statement.
CNN:
Police investigating death at singer Prince's estate  —  Death investigation at Prince's Minnesota estate  —  (CNN)Police are investigating a death at the estate of superstar Prince in Carver County, Minnesota, according to Carver County Sheriff spokesman Jason Kamerud.
Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Artist Prince Found Dead at 57
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity, AOL and Queerty
Jayme Deerwester / USA Today:
Sheriff: Prince was unresponsive in elevator; CPR failed
Discussion: PerezHilton
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Kelly Ripa's Absence From ‘Live’ Points to Rancor at ABC  —  It seemed like an innocent enough announcement: Michael Strahan, the former football player turned television personality, was shifting assignments on ABC's morning lineup, the network said Tuesday.
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Lara Spencer is ‘furious’ …
Page Six:
Kelly Ripa had a total meltdown over Strahan's betrayal
Yaron Steinbuch / Page Six:
Kelly Ripa surfaces reading ‘David and Goliath’
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kelly Ripa All Smiles While Spotted out in N.Y.C. for the First Time Since Michael Strahan's Live!
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Andreas Preuss / CNN:
Wrestler, entertainer Chyna is dead at 46  —  (CNN)Joan Laurer, the ground breaking female wrestler known as Chyna, has died.  —  Police in Redondo Beach, California confirm that Laurer, 46, was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday.  Police say they were notified by a friend who went to check on her and found Laurer unresponsive.
CHYNA:
CHYNA R.I.P. (1970-2016)  —  It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero.  Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th wonder of the world has passed away.  She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her.  —  #TEAMCHYNA
Los Angeles Times:
Wrestling star Chyna found dead at Redondo Beach home
Discussion: reality blurred and Us Weekly
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars Injury!  Jodie Sweetin Taken by Ambulance to Hospital with Hurt Ankle  —  An injury has at least temporarily sidelined Jodie Sweetin from Dancing with the Stars.  —  The Fuller House star was taken from rehearsal to a Los Angeles hospital with an ankle injury, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Chris Harnick / E! Online:
Jodie Sweetin Rushed to Hospital After Suffering Dancing With the Stars Injury
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Downey Jr. Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’  —  Marvel's Shell-head is looking to join Sony's Web-head.  —  It looks like the team-up of Spider-Man and Iron Man seen in Captain America: Civil War won't be the duo's last.  —  Robert Downey Jr., who plays the red-and-gold-armored Marvel character …
Discussion: PerezHilton and I Watch Stuff
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Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Loses One Superhero But Gains Another
Discussion: Just Jared
London Evening Standard:
Single mother, refugee, campaigner and controversialist: meet M.I.A  —  It's a spring afternoon in Hackney and I am sitting with Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam in an airy, upmarket yoga bar, discussing her public persona.  ‘I have a reputation for being difficult,’ she tells me.
Discussion: Bossip, Stereogum and NYLON
Andrew Joseph / USA Today:
Curt Schilling defends his anti-transgender Facebook post: 'I didn't post that ugly looking picture' … Curt Schilling found himself at the center of yet another controversy Tuesday, and yet, he didn't stop talking.  —  Schilling published a blog post, calling the latest outrage “hilarious.”
 
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Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Grammys Mourn Prince - See Statement From Grammy Awards Recording Academy
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President Obama / Facebook:
Today, the world lost a creative icon.  Michelle and I join millions …
Discussion: Stereogum
Robert Kardashian / X17 Online:
Are Rob Kardashian And Blac Chyna Already Secretly Married?
Discussion: Page Six
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
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Caris Davis / People.com:
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X17 Online:
Some Of The Most Gorgeous Ladies In Hollywood Attend Glamour Luncheon At Jessica Biel's Eatery
Discussion: Page Six
40/29TV:
Police Report: Man arrested after putting soda in water cup at McDonald's, driving away
Discussion: AOL, Bossip and New York Post
Simon Perry / People.com:
Princess Charlotte Is the Queen's Mini-Me in ‘Jolly’ New Portrait - This One with All the Littlest Royals!
Discussion: CNN
 

 
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