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Jerry Heller / TMZ.com:
N.W.A. MANAGER DEAD AT 75 — Jerry Heller, the groundbreaking/controversial manager who brought Eazy-E and N.W.A. to fame and helped change the landscape of music is dead. — Heller was embroiled in controversy for decades, right up until his death Friday.
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Ben Westhoff / Billboard:
Jerry Heller, Early N.W.A Manager, Dies at 75 — Jerry Heller, N.W.A's controversial original manager and a music industry veteran, died of a heart attack Friday evening at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his cousin Gary Ballen confirmed to Billboard. He was 75.
TMZ.com:
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Led To His Death — Jerry Heller was so distraught over the way he was portrayed in “Straight Outta Compton” it ultimately killed him ... so says Heller's attorney. — Mickey Shapiro tells TMZ ever since the movie came out painting Jerry as nothing but a crook …
Drake Bell / TMZ.com:
Jail-Bound After DUI Plea — Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will cool his heels in jail ... after being sentenced to the slammer for his second DUI conviction. — The “Drake and Josh” struck a plea deal and got 96 hours in L.A. County Jail. The sentence is mandatory since it's his second conviction.
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Bye Bye, Maybach — Tyga should have a rewards card for the repo man — in addition to his Ferrari, we found out he recently lost a Maybach too! — Sources with direct knowledge of the deal tell us the rapper's 2014 Maybach 62 S Landaulet broke down a couple months ago, and got towed to a Laguna Niguel repair shop.
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Kim Zolciak-Biermann Expresses Her Love for Husband Kroy Biermann After He's Cut from Buffalo Bills — Kim Zolciak-Biermann is sharing her love for husband Kroy Biermann after news broke that he was released from the Buffalo Bills roster. — On Friday, the NFL team announced …
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Lena Dunham Attempts to Clarify Her Comments About Odell Beckham Jr. Following Twitter Backlash — Lena Dunham is attempting to set the record straight on comments she made about NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. — On Friday, the 30-year-old Girls actress detailed her experience sitting next …
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Lena Dunham / Lenny Letter:
The Lenny Interview: Amy Schumer — Lena Dunham chats with the comedian about jokes, her new book The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, and Twitter. — I first met Amy Schumer almost six years ago when she came in to audition for the role of Shoshanna on Girls (trivia deep dive! Wild!).
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Scott Disick Says He Is Thinking About Retiring from the Nightlife Scene — Is Scott Disick finally ready to give up the nightlife? — During an appearance at 1 OAK in Las Vegas on Friday night, Disick told PEOPLE that he is thinking about retiring from the club scene.
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Macy Daniela Martin / POPSUGAR Latina:
Gloria Estefan's Mom Is a Hip-Hop Master Known as #Rapuela — We're Not Joking — PHOTO 1 OF 19 — 1 Gloria Estefan's Mom Is a Hip-Hop Master Known as #Rapuela — We're Not Joking — Gloria Estefan, her husband, Emilio, and her daughter, Emily, aren't the only musically inclined people in their family.
TMZ.com:
Heatin' Up Bev Hills — ... With NBA Champ — Khloe Kardashian has a brand new star athlete in her life ... Cleveland Cavaliers stud Tristan Thompson. — The two have been spending some serious quality time together recently ... and Thursday, they were spotted at a mansion in Beverly Hills …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Turning ‘Oliver Twist’ Into Contemporary Female-Driven Procedural (Exclusive) — ‘Twist’ hails from Joel Silver and Lionsgate Television. — NBC is putting a new twist on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. — The network is teaming with Joel Silver and Lionsgate to develop drama Twist, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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