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Rihanna and Drake Are Back Together: Source — Looks like Rihanna and Drake have found a way to make it “work, work, work, work, work.” Sources tell PEOPLE the couple are back together! — Things looked to be over for the long-rumored pair, after Drake was spotted “getting cozy” …
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Daily Mail and Life & Style
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Rihanna and Drake Are Dating Again: “He Still Loves Her and Never Stopped” — Remember when Drake told Rihanna, “When you're ready, just say you're ready/ When all the baggage just ain't as heavy/ And the party's over, just don't forget me/ We'll change the pace and we'll just go slow”?
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Daily Mail, What's New, AOL, Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Tim Gray / Variety:
Michael Cimino, ‘Deer Hunter’ and 'Heaven's Gate' Director, Dies at 77 — Michael Cimino, who won Oscars as director and a producer of “The Deer Hunter” before “Heaven's Gate” destroyed his career and sped up the demise of 60-year-old United Artists, has died. He was believed to be 77.
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Michael Cimino, Director of ‘The Deer Hunter’ and 'Heaven's Gate,' Dies at 77 — Michael Cimino, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker who earned a reputation as one of Hollywood's boldest directors with the haunting 1978 Vietnam War drama “The Deer Hunter,” and then all but squandered it two years later with …
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Los Angeles Times
Jessica Fecteau / People.com:
Did Johnny Depp Change His ‘Slim’ Amber Heard Hand Tattoo to ‘Scum?’ See the Pics — While Johnny Depp has been out promoting his band Hollywood Vampires, fans couldn't help but notice something different about his tattoos. — The 53-year-old star looks to have changed the tattoo across …
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AOL, Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
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Johnny Depp / TMZ.com:
AMBER'S SCUM TO ME NOW — Johnny Depp has gone from calling Amber Heard the love of his life to the scum of the earth ... all with a simple tattoo alteration. — Depp inked his arm in Amber last year, shortly after they married. He inked the knuckles on his right hand, “SLIM” ... her nickname.
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Jazmine Polk / People.com:
Janelle Monáe on Her Cheeky BET Awards Performance Ensemble: ‘I Wanted to Be Fearless Like Prince’ — Everyone who witnessed Janelle Monáe's tribute to Prince at the 2016 BET Awards can agree that the funk-pop legend would be proud. From her hip-thrusting dance moves …
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Chris Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
How a 15-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Ended Up on ‘Baywatch,’ and 6 Other Show Secrets — With a ‘Baywatch’ movie on the way (not to mention a musical stage play!) THR talks to the show's original producers and unearths secret behind-the-scenes stories about the iconic '90s beach drama you won't believe.
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Daily Mail, AOL, Us Weekly, Yahoo Celebrity and Page Six
Andrea Park / People.com:
Thandie Newton Reveals She Was Sexually Abused by Director During Audition — Thandie Newton has been drawn throughout her career to tough roles that explore race relations and violence against women, a determination she recently revealed may stem from an incident that occurred early in her career.
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Us Weekly, PerezHilton, Variety, The Wrap and The Huffington Post
BBC:
The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy dies — Film director Robin Hardy has died at the age of 86, a family friend has confirmed. — He was best known for cult British film The Wicker Man, starring Sir Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. — The 1973 film told the story of police sergeant Howie …
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The Wrap
Janine Rubenstein / People.com:
Lil' Kim on Having to Cancel Her Essence Fest Performance: 'I'm So Disappointed' — The Bad Boy family will be missing one of its stars this weekend. — Lil' Kim was scheduled to take the stage at this weekend's Essence Festival, Essence magazine's annual music and entertainment event held in New Orleans …
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Bossip
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Cops Boot Singer from Ibiza — Vomit and Urine Everywhere — Chris Brown is once again in the crosshairs of cops, but this one's weird. — Chris rented a villa in Ibiza for the last week in June, and the landlord went to police and accused Chris of trashing the house.
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