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Karen Zraick / New York Times:
Iowa Official, 66, Says His Love of Tupac Wasn't What Got Him Fired — Jerry Foxhoven, the former director of the state's Department of Human Services, was removed days after he sent an email celebrating the rapper to 4,300 employees. — The timing certainly seemed suspicious.
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster — IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show …
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Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk Share Joint Custody of Daughter — BRADLEY COOPER, IRINA SHAYK Solid Co-Parents SHARING JOINT CUSTODY IN BIG APPLE — EXCLUSIVE — Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk may have parted ways, but they have come together as parents in a big way …
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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Lobbied Trump in A$AP Rocky's Case — President Trump is very much aware of A$AP Rocky's legal sitch in Sweden — and he's got his team working to get him freed ... thanks in part to Kim K and Kanye West. — That's right ... we've learned Kim and Kanye lobbied …
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D.Ly / Perez Hilton:
Jimmy Kimmel Attempts To Translate Offset & Cardi B's ‘Clout’ For ‘Old People’! — Jimmy Kimmel is slowing it way down for the “old people”! — On Wednesday night, the late night TV host had the married Cardi B and Offset come by to ~basically~ perform a snippet from the Migos rapper's NSFW track Clout …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Nash Bridges’ Revival With Don Johnson in the Works at USA Network (Exclusive) — Original series creator Carlton Cuse is not attached. — Don Johnson is heading back to San Francisco. — Eighteen years after CBS' Nash Bridges signed off following a six-season run on CBS …
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Emmys: Three Nominated ‘Game of Thrones’ Stars Self-Submitted After HBO Did Not Enter Them — Alfie Allen (who played Theon Greyjoy), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) and Carice van Houten (Melisandre) received noms on Tuesday. — Game of Thrones performers Alfie Allen …
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Quentin Tarantino On ‘Once Upon A Time’, His Vision Of ‘Star Trek’ As ‘Pulp Fiction’ In Space, And Hopes To Turn Leo DiCaprio '50s Western ‘Bounty Law’ Into Series — EXCLUSIVE: Most times Deadline has done in-depth interviews with Quentin Tarantino, the occasion has been a hot-button moment that begged for clarity.
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Camille Grammer Defends Her $30M Divorce Settlement with Ex Kelsey Grammer: ‘I Worked Hard’ — “I just felt that, you know, working — and I worked hard,” Camille Grammer said about her marriage to Kelsey Grammer. “I just didn't sit back, buying fancy clothes and shoving bonbons in my face.
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X17 Online:
Khloe Kardashian Defends Tristan Thompson Against Online Troll Who Said She “Hates Him” For Cheating — Don't try to tell Khloe Kardashian how she feels about baby daddy Tristan Thompson, 'cause if you do, she'll set you STRAIGHT! — The reality star/denim maven corrected an online commenter who posted about Khloe “hating” Tristan.
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Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Southern Charm's Kathryn Dennis Denies Addiction Claims from Thomas Ravenel Amid Custody Battle — The parents to Kensie, 5, and Saint, 3, are currently in the middle of a battle for custody of the children — As Kathryn Dennis and Thomas Ravenel continue to battle for custody of their two young children …
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Aubrey O'Day Continues With The Donald Trump Jr. Soulmate Nonsense — Aubrey O'Day had such a good bout of publicity with her choice of talking about her ex, Donald Trump Jr., while on MTV's Ex On The Beach that she's decided to do it again. And I'm sure CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, NBC News …
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