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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 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
We Are Now Living In A World Without The Queen Of Soul (And Everything Else) Aretha Franklin
We Are Now Living In A World Without The Queen Of Soul (And Everything Else) Aretha Franklin
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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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Ryan Schwartz / TVLine:
Ruth Wilson: 'I'm Not Allowed to Talk About Why' I Left The Affair — Ruth Wilson declined to discuss her decision to exit Showtime's The Affair during an interview Thursday on CBS This Morning, catching co-host Gayle King off guard when she said, bluntly, “I'm not allowed to talk about why [I left].”
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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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Gary Trock / The Blast:
Brad Pitt Getting Kids Every Other Day During Custody Battle With Angelina Jolie
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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Royals’ Canceled By E! After 4 Seasons; Series Eyed By Pop As Lionsgate TV Looks For New Home — E! has opted not to renew its first and only remaining original scripted series, The Royals, for a fifth season. I hear the series' leading producing studio, Lionsgate TV …
Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
T.J. Miller Denies ‘Silicon Valley’ Bullying Allegations, Calls His Accuser ‘Difficult to Work With’ … T.J. Miller shot down allegations that he was a bully on the set of Silicon Valley after his former costar Alice Wetterlund accused him of such behavior. — Celebrity Feuds: The Biggest Ever
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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Bethenny Frankel's ex questions her ‘parental judgment’ after Dennis Shields' death — Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel's ex-husband on Thursday questioned her “parental judgment” in the wake of the suspected drug overdose death of her boyfriend Dennis Shields — and even suggested she may have her own substance-abuse problems.
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TMZ.com:
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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Lena Grossman / E! Online:
Ramona Singer Isn't That Proud of Luann de Lesseps Leaving Rehab — One real housewife of New York City is getting real about her thoughts on co-star Luann de Lesseps. — Ramona Singer spoke with E! News' Daily Pop and dished on all things Real Housewives and dating-related.
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