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4:10 PM ET, November 16, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Diddy's Ex-Girlfriend, Mother of His Kids, Kim Porter Found Dead at Home at 47  —  7:00 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Kim went to bed early last night, because she wasn't feeling well and when family members went to wake her Thursday she was non-responsive.  Paramedics pronounced Kim dead at her home.
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Diddy Had Unbreakable Bond with Kim Porter Even After Breakup  —  Diddy is destroyed over the death of his ex, Kim Porter ... because even though they broke up years ago they were still a very tight family.  —  Sources close to Diddy say he never stopped interacting with Kim, despite breaking up way back in 2007.
Discussion: Page Six and Perez Hilton
Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Diddy Is ‘Devastated and Shocked’ About Ex Kim Porter's Death at 47: ‘They Were Still a Family’  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs is heartbroken over the death of Kim Porter, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of their four children.  —  “Diddy is devastated and shocked.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
William Goldman Dies; Oscar Winning Writer Of ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’ Was 87  —  UPDATED: I have been informed by friends of the family that William Goldman died last night.  He was 87.  Goldman, who twice won screenwriting Oscars for All The President's Men and Butch Cassidy …
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy’ and 'All the President's Men,' dies at 87  —  Badly hung over, the detective rises from a foldout couch in his office.  He turns off the TV that has been on all night, dunks his head in ice water, shuffles into the kitchen …
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Star Kailyn Lowry Challenges Farrah Abraham to Boxing Match  —  “Teen Mom 2” star Kailyn Lowry's ready and willing to get in the ring with Farrah Abraham and open a can of whoop ass ... but Farrah's first gotta say yes, and she might wanna think twice.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
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Teresa Roca / RADAR:
He's Here! Javi Marroquin's Girlfriend Lauren Gives Birth Weeks Before Due Date
Discussion: Us Weekly
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Renewed for Season 7 — Minus [Spoiler]?  —  The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mission is far from over.  —  ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey announced on Friday that the network's Marvel series has already been renewed for Season 7, even though Season 6 not set to premiere until the summer of 2019.
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Tyra Banks drops rap-heavy ‘Be a Star’ remix from Life-Size 2  —  Tyra Banks' “Be a Star” remix is shining... and, um, trapping... brighter and further into new sonic territory ahead of the Life-Size 2 premiere date.  —  The producer-actress behind the upcoming Freeform TV movie sequel released …
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Connie Britton to Play Roger Ailes' Wife in Fox News Drama (Exclusive)  —  John Lithgow will play the late network chief.  —  Connie Britton will play Beth Ailes, the wife of late Fox News chief Roger Ailes, in the star-studded drama about the embattled news network.
Discussion: The Wrap
Marisa Dellatto / New York Post:
Ed Sheeran's songs about coke and hookers put people to sleep … Ed Sheeran is “perfect” for making people nod off.  —  A new study from the University of Sheffield says 62 percent of people listen to music to fall asleep — and the ginger singer-songwriter's relaxing acoustic love songs …
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Brian Austin Green Allegedly Not Seeing Son with Vanessa Marcil Is ‘Absolutely Strange’: Source  —  When Brian Austin Green tied the knot with Megan Fox in 2010, it was the start of a new chapter in his life — and possibly the end of another.  —  In 2002, Green welcomed eldest son Kassius Lijah with ex Vanessa Marcil.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Tamera Mowry-Housley's Niece Alaina Housley, 18, Laid to Rest: 'I'll Miss You Forever'  —  Tamera Mowry-Housley's niece Alaina Housley has been laid to rest, one week after she died in the shooting at a college bar in Thousand Oaks, California.  —  “Today we lay you to rest sweet angel,” Mowry-Housley, 40, wrote on Instagram Thursday.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Variety:
Roy Clark, Legendary Country Guitarist and ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Dies at 85  —  Roy Clark, the legendary guitarist and singer, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member, Grammy, ACM and CMA award winner and co-host of the “Hee Haw” television series, died today at the age of 85 due …
Discussion: TV Tattle
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TMZ.com:
Roy Clark, Country Music Legend and ‘Hee Haw’ Host, Dead at 85
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Page Six
 
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Page Six
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