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3:10 PM ET, April 21, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Sr. — Dead at 72 ... Possible Overdose  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Cuba Gooding Sr., a popular soul singer and father to the Oscar winner, was found dead Thursday in the San Fernando Valley ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Cuba Gooding Jr.'s dad was slumped …
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abc7.com:
SOUL SINGER CUBA GOODING SR. FOUND DEAD IN WOODLAND HILLS  —  <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1897663" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  Cuba Gooding Sr., a soul singer who had his biggest hit in the 1970s with “Everybody Plays the Fool,” …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Ronda Rousey / TMZ.com:
... We're Getting Married!  —  Ronda Rousey is getting married!!!  —  The UFC superstar just revealed she's engaged to her UFC fighter boyfriend, Travis Browne — who she's been dating since 2015.  —  Browne popped the question with a massive diamond ring — and said he proposed under …
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Universal Revs ‘Fate Of The Furious’ Spinoff For Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham  —  EXCLUSIVE: Universal is huddling on a spinoff that will focus on the characters originated by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham and most recently seen in The Fate Of The Furious, sources said.
Discussion: Variety and Oh No They Didn't!
Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The naked truth!  Caitlyn Jenner is planning to unveil her new body after gender reassignment surgery in a NUDE photo shoot - but not all the Kardashian clan is on board  — Jenner, 67, completed gender reassignment surgery in January, according to her new memoir, ‘The Secrets of My Life’
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Blake Lively on Women in Hollywood, Directing and Possible ‘Gossip Girl’ Reunion … As one of Variety's Power of Women honorees, Blake Lively will attend a lunch on Friday in support of Child Rescue Coalition.  For this week's issue, the actress spoke about women in Hollywood …
Discussion: PerezHilton, AOL and Cele|bitchy
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Cops caught Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn having sex on their first date  —  Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn didn't waste time with pleasantries.  —  Telling the hilarious story of their long-ago first date, Russell said the cops actually caught the couple having sex.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Richard Simmons / TMZ.com:
RETURNS HOME WITH POLICE ESCORT  —  Richard Simmons just came home from the hospital ... with a little help from the LAPD, and under the cover of a blanket.  —  Simmons checked himself in on Monday for gastrointestinal issues.  He returned home Thursday afternoon ... but there was a problem.
Discussion: People.com, PerezHilton and Page Six
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Caitlyn Jenner Sounds Off on the President: ‘My Loyalties Lie with My Community... and Not With Donald Trump’  —  Since her transition, Caitlyn Jenner has taken some heat for remaining a Republican and maintaining support for a party not known for its progressive approach to social and LGBTQ rights issues.
Stephen Belafonte / TMZ.com:
Thanks to Mel B  —  Mel B has alienated Stephen Belafonte's daughter and stepdaughter from him ... and now he wants a judge to make things right ... so says Belafonte in new legal docs.  —  When he last saw them he says the 2 kids told him, “Mommy is really mad at you and that's why she won't let us come and see you.”
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and PerezHilton
Mary J. Blige / TMZ.com:
To Live It Up with New GF  —  Mary J. Blige is ripping into estranged husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs for spending her hard-earned money on his new girlfriend, and demanding she support his kids from a previous relationship.  —  TMZ obtained new docs filed by Mary in the divorce …
Discussion: Page Six
Jim Schmaltz / Men's Fitness:
Red, White, and Blue Collar: How Chris Pratt became the All-American actor everybody loves to love  —  This is a preview of Chris Pratt's cover story from the May 2017 issue of Men's Fitness.  Buy the new issue on newsstands Monday, April 24 and download the new issue available Friday, April 21.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, People.com and PerezHilton
 
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(EXCLUSIVE) Apollo Nida Wants Phaedra Parks To Pay ENTIRE Legal Bill In Divorce: She makes almost 1 million a year!
Discussion: Bossip
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma Break Up
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
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