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Aretha Franklin Dead / TMZ.com:
Aretha Franklin Dead at 76 — Aretha Franklin, known for having one of the greatest voices in music history, and for hits like “Respect,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” ... died Thursday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. — Aretha passed away in her Detroit home where she was under hospice care.
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Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76 — Aretha Franklin, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America's greatest singers in any style, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76. — The cause was advanced pancreatic cancer, her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said.
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CNN:
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has died — (CNN)Aretha Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title “the Queen of Soul,” has died, a family statement said Thursday. She was 76. — Franklin died at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit …
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GQ:
The Adventures of Pete Davidson — He's one of SNL's youngest cast members ever—and his DGAF comedy has turned him into a star we can't look away from. — Pete Davidson says fame hasn't changed his style. While perusing racks of designer clothes at our shoot in a warehouse studio in Long Island City …
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TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie is Making it Difficult for Brad to Have Relationship with Kids: Sources — Angelina Jolie is not blocking Brad Pitt from seeing their kids, but sources involved in the case say she continues to drive a wedge between them and Brad. — Sources with knowledge …
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Brad Pitt Getting Kids Every Other Day During Custody Battle With Angelina Jolie
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Sean Gregory / TIME:
Serena Williams Opens Up About Her Complicated Comeback, Motherhood And Making Time to Be Selfish — On a bright, cloudless early-August day in Silicon Valley, Serena Williams opens the back door of the Spanish-style home she shares with her husband, tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, and walks down a flower-lined path to her office.
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Ashleigh Rainbird / mirror:
Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of leaving a POO in their bed in bizarre row - but she blames the dog — EXCLUSIVE: The Pirates of the Caribbean star accused his wife and her pals of deliberately soiling the sheets after a violent row — The blazing row that finally sent Johnny Depp …
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus thanks ‘Veep’ crew for coming back for final season — Julia Louis-Dreyfus is thankful the cast and crew of HBO's “Veep” came back together to finish the show after her battle against breast cancer. — “I really appreciate everyone coming back and working it out to come back …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sarah Drew on Her “Profound” 'Grey's Anatomy' Departure and (Emmy-Nominated) “Rebirth” — In her first interview since being let go from the ABC medical drama, the actress talks with THR about how the Emmy nomination for shortform series ‘B-Team’ is opening new doors as Drew plots her next chapter.
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Blac Chyna Says Dream Looks More Like Her Than Rob Kardashian — Blac Chyna thinks little Dream is a spitting image of her and not baby daddy Rob Kardashian ... but we gotta ask ... really??? — We got BC Wednesday night heading into Project LA in Hollywood and she didn't hesitate …
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Emily Zauzmer / People.com:
Omarosa Claims Ivanka Trump ‘Would Not Stop’ Complaining About SNL's ‘Complicit’ Perfume Ad — Omarosa Manigault Newman's tell-all Unhinged claims that Ivanka Trump hated the Saturday Night Live sketch that labeled her “complicit” in March 2017. — “At the senior staff meeting …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Disney Stands Firm on James Gunn Not Returning to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (EXCLUSIVE) — After a strong push to get James Gunn back as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” following his firing from the project, Disney and Marvel are standing by their decision to not reinstate him as helmer for the next installment.
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