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Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest of All Time’, Dead at 74 — Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw on May 25, 1965, in Lewiston, Maine. The bout lasted only one minute into the first round.
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Muhammad Ali / TMZ.com:
Dead at 74 — Muhammad Ali has died in a Phoenix-area hospital where he was battling respiratory issues ... according to multiple reports. — The legendary boxer and humanitarian was 74 years old. He had checked into the hospital on Thursday and reps said he was in fair condition …
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Muhammad Ali Hospitalized / RADAR:
‘Barely Breathing!’ Muhammad Ali On Life Support — 'He needs every bit of fight he's got left.' — One day after Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with respiratory problems, RadarOnline.com has learned that his condition is still serious. — According to an insider, the former boxing champ's vitals …
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Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Elizabeth Banks Says Parental Duties Influenced Her Decision to Exit ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ as Director — EMAIL ME — “We have been in development and it took longer than we thought,” explained Banks at the PGAs annual Produced By conference. — Yesterday it was announced that Elizabeth Banks …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Elizabeth Banks Exits as Director of ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Megan Fox tackles string theory, the truth behind the pyramids and the ‘brainwashed’ public — Megan Fox, 30, costars in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” sequel. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) — When Megan Fox was 2, she told her mom she was going to be an actress.
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Amber Heard Sues Comedian Who Accused Her of Blackmailing Johnny Depp - and Reveals More Shocking Alleged Details of Abuse — Amber Heard has filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Doug Stanhope after he accused her of blackmailing Johnny Depp and lying about the actor's alleged domestic abuse.
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Amber Heard / TMZ.com:
How Dare You Say I Blackmailed Johnny — Amber Heard has gone after a comic who claimed she was blackmailing Johnny Depp with false spousal abuse allegations, and in her new lawsuit she makes even more allegations against her estranged husband. — Amber claims Doug Stanhope defamed …
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Exclusive: Cate Blanchett Is Circling The All-Female 'Ocean's Eleven' Film — You'll remember last fall we broke the news: Sandra Bullock would be starring in an all-female “Ocean's Eleven” film directed by Gary Ross ("The Hunger Games," “Seabiscuit"). The project was concocted by Ross …
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Tipsy tourist insists that June Ambrose is Kerry Washington — A tipsy tourist toting an alligator Birkin bag mistook designer June Ambrose for Kerry Washington at the Polo Bar on Thursday night. — Top stylist Ambrose radiated in a flowing Christian Siriano gown, and the fellow diner accosted …
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Maria Cavassuto / Variety:
Lady Gaga: Fame Is the Most Isolating Thing in the World … Lady Gaga of “American Horror Story: Hotel” and Jamie Lee Curtis of “Scream Queens” are arguably some of the most famous new faces on TV. But fame isn't all it's cracked up to be — at least not for Curtis, who told Gaga during …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Anthony Hopkins Joins ‘Transformers 5’ — Anthony Hopkins is joining the cast of Paramount and Hasbro's next “Transformers” film with Mark Wahlberg starring and Michael Bay returning to direct. — Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the movie. — Details behind the next pic are under wraps …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift thought that Calvin Harris was The One. A source reveals exclusively to Us Weekly that the “Love Story” singer was ready to settle down with the Scottish DJ, from whom she recently split after nearly 15 months of dating. — “She used to talk about their future a lot — marriage, babies.
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