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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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Us Weekly, Cele|bitchy, Page Six, Hollywood Reporter and AOL
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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PerezHilton, Page Six, The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
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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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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People.com, Sandra Rose and Full Feed
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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CBS New York:
Police: Designer Kate Spade Found Dead In Manhattan Apartment In Apparent Suicide — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on Tuesday following an apparent suicide, police said. — Her housekeeper found her body hanging by a scarf at 10:20 …
Page Six:
Kate Spade dies by suicide at 55 — SEE ALSO … Fashion designer Kate Spade — who created the must-have handbag of the 1990s and turned it into an accessories empire — died by suicide inside her Manhattan apartment, according to police sources. — Spade, 55, hanged herself with a red scarf …
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New York Times, Associated Press, TMZ.com, AOL and Queerty
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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Mary Park / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Says She and Sister Khloé ‘Share’ Mommy Tips ‘All the Time’ — Khloé Kardashian has only been a parent for a few months, but she's already swapping mommy advice with her sister. — Experienced mom of three Kim Kardashian West tells PEOPLE that she gives …
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Maeve McDermott / USA Today:
Issa Rae roasts Kanye West at the CFDA Awards: He's 'black only when it's convenient'
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PerezHilton, AOL and Bossip
Brittany Talarico / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Jokes She's ‘Shocked’ to Win CFDA Fashion Award as She's ‘Naked Most of the Time’
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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.
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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