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Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Kate Spade suffered years of mental illness, sister says. Suicide ‘not unexpected’ — Grieving deeply, Kate Spade's older sister told The Star on Tuesday that her famous designer sister suffered debilitating mental illness for the last three or four years and was self-medicating with alcohol.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kenneth Cole Slammed for Calling Kate Spade ‘an Inspiring Accessory’ in Tweet About Designer's Death — While many celebrity friends and fans shared their heartfelt condolences, designer Kenneth Cole was slammed for his tweet about Kate Spade just hours after her death.
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TMZ.com:
Kate Spade Depressed Before Suicide Because Husband Wanted a Divorce — Kate Spade — Depressed Because Husband Wanted Divorce ... EXCLUSIVE — Kate Spade was extremely depressed in her last days of life, because her husband wanted a divorce ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
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New York Daily News:
Kate Spade found dead by hanging at her Upper East Side home after telling her daughter it's not her fault in suicide note — Iconic designer Kate Spade hanged herself with a scarf in the bedroom of her Upper East Side home — and left a note telling her daughter it wasn't her fault, sources said.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kate Spade's Family ‘Disgusted’ After Designer's Sister Claims Suicide 'Wasn't Unexpected': Source — Kate Spade's family are at odds after the late designer's death on Tuesday at age 55. — Spade's older sister Reta Brosnahan Saffo, 57, made statements to multiple outlets on Tuesday night saying …
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TMZ.com:
Fashion Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55, Suicide by Hanging, Coroner Removes Body — Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in her NYC apartment ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources confirm a housekeeper found Kate's body at 10:20 AM ET in her Park Avenue home.
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Kate Spade dies by suicide at 55
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Marisa Roffman / Hollywood Reporter:
Mariska Hargitay Wants to Stay With ‘SVU’ Beyond Its Milestone 21st Season — “I said, 'You keep writing like this, I'll stay for 25 years,'” the actress shares with THR. “Why would I leave? I'm so grateful.” — When Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returns to NBC in the fall for its 20th season …
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Jennifer Lawrence quietly dating New York art gallerist — Jennifer Lawrence has a new secret boyfriend, Page Six has exclusively learned. — “The Hunger Games” star has been quietly dating a dashing New York art gallerist named Cooke Maroney. — Mystery man Maroney works as a director …
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TMZ.com:
Last ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Jerry Maren Dead at 98 — Jerry Maren — the world's oldest living 'Wizard of Oz' munchkin — is now somewhere over the rainbow ... TMZ has learned. — We're told ... Jerry died a week ago. His funeral was held over the weekend at Forest Lawn in Hollywood.
Annita Katee / Daily Mail:
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson spotted together in LA amid reports of a reconciliation — Their three year relationship came crashing down after pictures emerged of her getting a little too close to married Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jared Leto's Joker Is Getting His Own Movie (EXCLUSIVE) — Warner Bros. is looking to expand on Jared Leto's version of the Joker, which debuted in 2016's “Suicide Squad,” with a movie of his own. — Sources tell Variety that Leto is set to star and exec produce an untitled standalone film …
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance — Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Grace VanderWaal, 'America's Got Talent' Champion, Is Disney's ‘Stargirl’ — EXCLUSIVE: Grace VanderWaal, who at 12 years old won American's Got Talent two years ago playing the ukulele and singing her original songs, has beat out 700 other girls to take the lead in Disney's Stargirl …
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