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1:45 PM ET, April 28, 2016

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NBC News:
Chyna's Death Was From Accidental Overdose of Medication: Manager  —  APRIL 21: Former Pro Wrestling Star Chyna Found Dead at 46 1:06  —  Chyna's manager said Wednesday he believes the pioneer wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium.
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Chyna's Manager: Her Death Is Likely an Accidental Overdose  —  Chyna's manager, Anthony Anzaldo, has revealed that the former WWE star most likely died from an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium.  —  The Associated Press has reported Anzaldo's belief that sleeping pills and tranquilizers …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Perez Hilton:
Chyna's Manager Claims With ‘98% Certainty’ That The Late WWE Star Died From An Overdose
Discussion: X17 Online
Associated Press:   Manager says Chyna's death may be accidental overdose
Ada Statler-Throckmorton / Stanford Daily:
John Boehner talks election, time in office  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening.  Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …
Discussion: Gawker, ME, The Wrap, Us Weekly and AOL
People.com:
Josh Groban, Seth Meyers, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen to Fill in as Kelly Ripa's Live!  Co-Host  —  Kelly Ripa will soon have someone else by her side on the Live! set - but who?  —  “The network does have a long roster of people who will step in to guest host,” a source tells PEOPLE …
Dennis Leupold / Hashtag Legend:
First Things First, Iggy Azalea's the Realest  —  “First things first, I'm the realest,” raps Iggy Azalea on her debut album, The New Classic.  “Fancy” featuring Charli XCX is an electro-hop ode to the finer things in life.  By “champagne spillin', you should taste that”, I-G-G-Y launched herself at the global consciousness.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Prince — Search Warrant Served on Singer's House  —  SEARCH WARRANT SERVED ON SINGER'S HOUSE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Authorities have obtained a search warrant for Prince's house, and in the docs there's an ominous warning ... if the justification for the warrant gets out it could cause others to destroy evidence.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Dedicates ‘Halo’ to Her ‘Beautiful Husband,’ Jay Z, Following ‘Lemonade’ Drama  —  No lemons here!  Beyoncé took to the stage on Wednesday, April 27, to kick off her Formation World Tour in Miami, and after performing a load of songs from her controversial new album, Lemonade …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Prince — Long-Standing Percocet Addiction  —  LONG-STANDING PERCOCET ADDICTION  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Prince was addicted to Percocet for years before his death ... TMZ has learned.  —  Multiple sources connected with the singer's family tell us, doctors prescribed the powerful painkiller …
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Leah Remini Says She Encouraged David Miscavige's Father to Write Scientology Memoir: ‘He Has a Right to Tell His Story’  —  Leah Remini is defending Scientology leader David Miscavige's father and his decision to speak out against the church in a forthcoming memoir.
Discussion: Starpulse and Yahoo Celebrity
Rose Minutaglio / People.com:
Former Playboy Model Reveals Secret Romance with Prince in 1985: ‘I Was Absolutely in Love with Him’  —  Musical genius Prince died April 21 at the age of 57.  Subscribe now for an inside look into his private life and shocking death, only in PEOPLE.  —  June 1985 Playboy centerfold model …
Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian BLASTS The Wall Street Journal For Running An Ad Denying The Armenian Genocide  —  Kim Kardashian West, FTW!!!  —  The reality star may mostly be known for her style and curves, but she loves her Armenian heritage and always stands up for it.  —  Related: We Can't Unsee This Kim Kardashian Face Swap!
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
Jessa Duggar Admits She Will ‘Do Some Things Differently’ Than Her Mom When Raising Son Spurgeon  —  The same but different!  Jessa Duggar reveals in Us Weekly's new issue that her 5-month-old son Spurgeon's upbringing is likely to differ a bit from her own.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Chris Hemsworth Goes Surfing With His Super Hot, Ripped Dad Craig  —  Giving a whole new meaning to dad bod.  Chris Hemsworth has a super hot dad named Craig.  The Thor actor, 32, went surfing with his hunk of a father in Byron Bay, Australia, on April 17.
Discussion: PerezHilton
RADAR:
Kardashian Katfight!  Kim Taunts Humiliated Khloe Over Talk Show Failure  —  Tells sister the doomed TV project ‘sucked.’  —  Hell hath no fury like a Kardashian sister scorned!  RadarOnline.com has learned a bitter feud has erupted after Kim slammed Khloe over her flop of a talk show and told her it straight up “sucked.”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
George Stark / People.com:
Prince Found with Prescription Painkillers When He Died - and Now the DEA Is Investigating  —  Prince was found with prescription painkillers in his possession when he died, according to a new report.  —  NBC reports that the county sheriff investigating his death is now asking …
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Gone but Not Forgotten!  Game of Thrones Stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Step out for a Romantic Night in London  —  They weren't long for the Game of Thrones world, but Kit Harington and Rose Leslie's real-life relationship looks to be thriving.  —  The former costars …
Discussion: Starpulse
Kim Richards / Bravo TV Official Site:
Thank You From the Bottom of My Heart  —  Kim talks about an exciting new chapter in her life and addresses the issues that came up at the reunion.  —  Hi everyone,  —  I hope you're having a wonderful week.  I've missed you all!  First I want to start by saying thank you all for all the love …
Discussion: Starpulse
Sarah Bailey / Red Online:
Gwyneth Paltrow On Love, Life And Turning 40  —  The Hollywood superstar meets Red's editor-in-chief Sarah Bailey  —  It's January and Gwyneth Paltrow has just flown back to Los Angeles after a little sojourn to the Paris couture shows (if you follow this sort of thing …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Melania Trump on Her Rise, Her Family Secrets, and Her True Political Views: “Nobody Will Ever Know”  —  How does a shy ex-model make her way from Slovenia to, just maybe, the White House?  To Melania Trump—and to the people who know her back home—her journey to marrying The Donald is like a fairy tale …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Style News and AOL
TMZ.com:
Body Found at HQ  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  A body was found this morning on the campus of Apple's headquarters.  —  Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies are on the campus in Cupertino, CA.  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the call came in to dispatch at 8:38 AM as a “possible suicide.”
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Will Ferrell to Play Former President Ronald Reagan in New Movie (EXCLUSIVE) … Having already famously portrayed former President George W. Bush in various comedy sketches, Will Ferrell is now setting his sights on another former commander in chief.  —  Sources tell Variety Ferrell …
Discussion: Breitbart and EW.com
Jessica Iredale / WWD:
Cameron Dallas and Stella Lucia New Faces of Calvin Klein Jeans Capsule  —  Move over Kendall and Biebs.  Calvin Klein Jeans has two new young, fresh faces — one an “Internet personality,” one a model — to front its all-white capsule collection, which launches today on calvinklein.com.
Discussion: The WOW Report
 
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National Enquirer:
Prince — Agonizing Final Days After AIDS Diagnosis
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Daily Mail
Amnewsproducer / WGN-TV:
Here's that WGN Kelly Rowland interview you heard about...
Discussion: The Young, Black …
Laura Elston / Mirror.co.uk:
Kate Middleton ‘still terrified of putting a foot wrong’ despite five years of royal marriage
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Mail
Chrstine Pelisek / People.com:
Murder Victim Reet Jurvetson's Family Shares Their Sorrow After She's Identified by Police …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Channing Tatum Is Making This Dad's Heartbreaking Story Into a Movie
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Shares Her Weight on Snapchat: She's Just 4 Lbs. from Her Pre-Baby Body After Dropping Nearly 70 Lbs.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Jodie Foster Is Still Afraid of Failure
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Zac Efron's Ex-Girlfriend Sami Miró Steps Out with DJ Alex Andre Following Split
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JSOnline:
CORNERBACKS  —  1. JALEN RAMSEY, Florida State (6-1, 207 …
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later’ Sequel Series Ordered By Netflix
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Melissa McCarthy Describes Her Emotional Return to the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Set
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Pat Peterson / WKRG-TV:
Foley Plane Crash Caught on Camera
Discussion: WCMH-TV
Daily Mail:
Nick Gordon open up over Bobbi Kristina's death in Daily Mail Online exclusive
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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