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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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Andrea Park / CBS News:
Ruth Wilson reveals that she wanted to leave “The Affair” — Ruth Wilson is saying goodbye to her character on Showtime's “The Affair.” The actress, who plays Alison Lockhart on the show, talked about her character getting killed off on “CBS This Morning” and revealed that she wanted to leave the show.
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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; Shopped By Lionsgate With Pop Among Possible New Homes — 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 …
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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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
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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