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4:00 PM ET, April 22, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Prince — Percocet Triggered OD Days Before Death  —  PERCOCET TRIGGERED OD  —  Days Before Death … Prince had OD'd on Percocet days before his death, and he ingested so much EMTs had to administer a “save shot” at the airport where his plane made an emergency landing to save his life.
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Prince May Have Struggled with a ‘Serious Illness’ Before Sudden Death, Source Says: ‘People Close to Him Were Very Concerned’  —  Prince may have been struggling with an “ongoing illness,” which weakened his immune system prior to his shocking death Thursday at age 57, a source tells PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Prince — Autopsy Completed ... Still No Cause of Death  —  AUTOPSY COMPLETED  —  ... Still No Cause of Death … Prince's autopsy was just completed ... but the cause of the singer's death is still a mystery.  —  The four hour procedure started at 9 AM CDT Friday and Prince's body will be released to his family later today.
Discussion: Just Jared, People.com and Towleroad
People.com:
Prince's Former Flame Sheila E. Mourns Death of Music Legend: ‘Thank God Love Lives Forever’
Discussion: The Wrap and TMZ.com
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Aretha Franklin Wonders If Prince Died From Zika Virus
Discussion: PerezHilton
Page Six:
Kelly Ripa surfaces reading ‘David and Goliath’  —  :0  —  Ripa looked none the worse for wear when she emerged...  Kelly Ripa sent a loud-and-clear message to her bosses at ABC on Thursday — by flashing a book about “David and Goliath” for the news cameras.
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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Michael Strahan Has ‘Called and Texted’ Kelly Ripa amid Live!  Drama, as Source Says Staffers Are ‘Flying Blind’  —  Michael Strahan has been continuously trying to reach out to his Live! co-host Kelly Ripa in the wake of the news that she felt “betrayed” by his move to Good Morning America …
Discussion: Just Jared
Lanford Beard / People.com:
Michael Strahan's Good Morning America Deal Could Double His Current Salary, Says Source
Discussion: Starpulse
People.com:
Blake Shelton Opens Up About Writing His Duet with Gwen Stefani: 'It's Just Remarkable'  —  Blake Shelton has some explaining to do!  —  Despite telling PEOPLE in August that he never saw himself “sitting down and writing songs” with his now-girlfriend Gwen Stefani, Shelton, 39 …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Meredith B. Kile / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Blake Shelton Opens Up About ‘Very Personal’ …
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Blake Shelton: Prince's Death Feels Like a ‘Horrible Terrorist Attack’
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — I'm the U.N. in Kylie and Blac Chyna's Truce  —  I'M THE U.N. BEHIND  —  Kylie & Blac Chyna's Truce … Kylie Jenner and Blac Chyna's war came to an end when big sis Kim Kardashian stepped in to play peacemaker.  —  Sources close to Blac Chyna tell TMZ she got a call …
Alex Gale / Billboard:
Alicia Keys Covers Prince at Tribeca Film Festival: ‘We Lost Someone Very Special’  —  EMAIL ME  —  Alicia Keys had a bittersweet night at Manhattan's Highline Ballroom on Thursday, April 21.  She was there to celebrate the release of her new short film, The Gospel, and play new songs …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Prince once put Alicia Keys on hold 10 times
Discussion: TMZ.com
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.”
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Cole Premo / WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Prince, Dead At 57, Was Found Unresponsive In Paisley Park Elevator
Discussion: The Wrap
Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
Tilda Swinton Responds to ‘Doctor Strange’ Asian Whitewashing Controversy  —  “I wasn't asked to play an Asian character, you can be very well assured of that.”  —  Before Marvel dropped the first teaser trailer for Doctor Strange, the film was praised not only for the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch …
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg Set 'Daddy's Home' Sequel At Paramount  —  EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Gary Sanchez Productions have set a sequel to Daddy's Home, the crowd-pleasing comedy which opened last Christmas and turned in a $240 million worldwide gross.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
frank ocean:
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA SAY REST IN PEACE BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER THAN DEATH.  I NEVER MET THE MAN (I WAS TOO NERVOUS THE ONE TIME I SAW HIM) AND I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY LIVE, REGRETTABLY.  I ONLY KNOW THE LEGENDS I'VE HEARD FROM FOLKS AND WHAT I'VE HEARD AND SEEN FROM HIS DEEP CATALOG OF PROPELLANT, FEARLESS, VIRTUOSIC WORK.
Naja Rayne / People.com:
Purple Reign: Eiffel Tower, New Orleans Superdome and More Light Up in Honor of Prince  —  Purple reign!  —  The world lit up for Prince on Thursday night in wake of the music icon's death.  —  In photos shared on Twitter, the Eiffel Tower and New Orleans Superdome glowed in purple as a tribute to the …
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Pitt Advocates for Victims of War Crimes During Humanitarian Trip to the Netherlands  —  Angelina Jolie Pitt has moved her humanitarian efforts to the Netherlands, visiting The Hague to lend support to an organization that provides relief aid to victims of war crimes.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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 …
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Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Loses One Superhero But Gains Another
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Meg Wagner / New York Daily News:
Justin Bieber says Prince was ‘not the last greatest living performer’ — just hours after music icon's death
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Lauren Cox / Hollywood Life:
Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears To Duet At Her Vegas Show 15 Years After Breakup — Report
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Perez Hilton:
Prince Almost Toured With Madonna But Said The Combo Was ‘Too Big’ & The World Wasn't Ready!
Discussion: Page Six
Brian Lisi / New York Daily News:
Heartbroken teacher puts on Prince for class after hearing the news of the artist's passing …
Discussion: Starpulse
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Carmen Electra Mourns Her ‘Mentor’ Prince: ‘He Gave Me My Name’
Discussion: Just Jared
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President Obama / Facebook:
Today, the world lost a creative icon.  Michelle and I join millions …
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