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8:15 AM 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 …
Dan Wootton / The Sun:
'I'LL MOURN HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE' Celine Dion reveals all about her grief after the death of her husband in her first UK interview for seven years  —  The superstar talks to Bizarre's Dan Wootton ahead of her first European tour without the ‘love of her life’ by her side
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: PerezHilton
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
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma Break Up  —  This romance is so yesterday.  —  After a few months of dating, Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma have broken up, according to a source.  As the insider confirmed to E! News, the split happened in early March and was triggered by their busy schedules.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Richard Simmons Returns Home from Hospital with Police Escort  —  Richard Simmons — Returns Home With Police Escort  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Richard Simmons just came home from the hospital ... with a little help from the LAPD.  —  Simmons checked himself in on Monday for gastrointestinal issues.
Discussion: People.com
Frank Pingue / Reuters:
Serena Williams confirms pregnancy  —  Tennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant and taking maternity leave through the rest of 2017, expecting to give birth this fall, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday in an announcement that upended a sport the 35-year-old athlete has dominated for the past decade.
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Serena Williams / TMZ.com:
I'M 20 WEEKS PREGNANT!!  —  Serena Williams is 5 months pregnant …
Discussion: New York Times, Dlisted and X17 Online
Ale Russian / People.com:
Julia Roberts on Losing Her Beloved Mom, Betty: ‘She Raised Three Girls Pretty Much on Her Own’  —  Julia Roberts is the 2017 World's Most Beautiful Woman!  Learn her secrets to staying young — and subscribe now for this special edition featuring over 50 pages of beauties — only in PEOPLE!
theJasmineBRAND:
(EXCLUSIVE) Apollo Nida Wants Phaedra Parks To Pay ENTIRE Legal Bill In Divorce: She makes almost 1 million a year!  —  Apollo Nida Wants Phaedra To Pay ENTIRE Legal Bill In Divorce  —  theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports, Apollo Nida is demanding his estranged wife Phaedra Parks …
Discussion: Bossip
Bill Swift / Egotastic:
Dakota Johnson Sports Bra Strutting  —  Dakota Johnson is one of the few sextastic celebrities and certainly topless thespianics who has chosen to stay au natural in her allure and her funbags.  It's not so surprisingly rare among the dramatic female class in Hollywood who choose to go a bit bigger …
Joanna Robinson / Vanity Fair:
Fargo: The Extreme Lengths Ewan McGregor Went For That Nude Bath Scene  —  Was that shot all McGregor?  —  Before Ewan McGregor met Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley, the 45 year-old actor was in the best shape of his life, having been urged by Trainspotting 2 co-star Jonny Lee Miller to start taking long …
 
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Donna Freydkin / Yahoo:
Bella Thorne Is ‘All Natural,’ Doesn't Even Take Birth Control
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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‘Life-Size’ Sequel Movie Starring Tyra Banks Officially Greenlit at Freeform
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

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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