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Meg Grant / AARP:
Bursting with ideas and hungry for knowledge, the actress is making up for lost time  —  Jamie Lee Curtis peers at me with a crooked grin through the driver's side window of my car.  She has appeared seemingly from nowhere to open the gate to her Los Angeles home, tucked in a canyon not far from the Pacific Ocean.
TMZ.com:
BOB ODENKIRK SUFFERED ‘HEART-RELATED’ MEDICAL EMERGENCY ... Unconscious But Awake Now  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3.7K … Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident” ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, and it was touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he's now out of the woods.
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Sunisa Lee Clinches All-Around Gymnastics Gold Then Tearfully Celebrates with Team: 'We're So Proud,' Dad Says  —  Sunisa Lee beat Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and the Russian Olympic Committee athlete Angelina Melnikova to secure first place in the event — now the fifth straight gold the U.S. has won
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Rihanna picks sides in ‘RHONY’ Leah McSweeney, Ramona Singer feud  —  The bad gal is a known Bravo fanatic who follows her favorite stars on social media, and occasionally weighs in on various “Real Housewives” happenings.  —  And sometimes, she even gets name-dropped in an episode.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Marilyn Manson Files to Dismiss Esme Bianco's Rape Suit, Claims Malicious Scheming  —  MARILYN MANSON DISMISS ESME'S RAPE SUIT, JUDGE ... She Plotted This for Years!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Marilyn Manson says Esme Bianco's rape claims are not only bogus, but also come years too late for her to sue him …
Hannah Chubb / People.com:
Chrishell Stause Is Dating Boss Jason Oppenheim: ‘We Are Very Happy Together,’ He Says  —  “Chrishell and I became close friends and it has developed into an amazing relationship,” Oppenheim tells PEOPLE of his Selling Sunset co-star  —  Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause and Jason Oppenheim are in a relationship, PEOPLE can confirm.
Discussion: Page Six, Mirror.co.uk, POPSUGAR and Celebs
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Hannah Southwick / Page Six:
Heidi Klum teams her teeny purple bikini with a wacky Lego hat  —  Heidi Klum is heating it up on the high seas.  —  The 48-year-old supermodel treated fans to a series of sizzling Instagram photos on Monday, showing off her abs while lounging on a boat in Corsica.
Discussion: Daily Star
Hannah Chubb / People.com:
HGTV's Ty Pennington Is Engaged to Kellee Merrell: ‘Glad I Waited for the One’  —  The Ty Breaker star and Trading Spaces alum announced on Wednesday that he had popped the question to Merrell, a social media manager whom he first met back in 2010  —  HGTV star Ty Pennington has his sights set on forever with his new fiancée.
Adam S. Levy / Daily Mail:
Johnny Ventura, iconic merengue singer, has died at 81 in the Dominican Republic following heart attack  — His son Johnny Ventura said he died after a heart attack  — Ventura achieved career heights with the Johnny Ventura y su Combo Show  — His hits included El Elevador, Patacon Pisao, and Pitaste
Discussion: Daily Star, The US Sun and The Sun
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Shawn Mendes Hilariously Calls Out Camila Cabello Over Farting Video  —  Camila Cabello created a TikTok dedicated to that special honeymoon phase of dating, but boyfriend Shawn Mendes noticed a little—let's just say, discrepancy with the video.  —  My oh my!
Discussion: Just Jared
Elana Rubin / E! Online:
Mila Kunis Admits She Regrets “Selfish” Decision to Prevent Ashton Kutcher From Going to Space  —  Ashton Kutcher could've ridden with Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic, but Mila Kunis shut it down following the birth of their daughter.  Here's what she said about her husband's cancelled ticket.
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Christian Burton / Celebrity Insider:
Rihanna's Fans Are Gushing Over Her And A$AP's Rocky's Looks  —  Rihanna went out to dinner with her boo, A$AP Rocky, and fans simply cannot get enough of their amazing looks.  Check out the post that she shared on her social media account.  —  Someone said: 'He got on that Fenty gloss 😂 …
Discussion: E! Online
Glenn Garner / People.com:
Sherri Shepherd Explains How Son Jeffrey Jr. ‘Woke Me Up’ About Her Diabetes: 'I Don't Want to Die'  —  Sherri Shepherd tells PEOPLE Health that her 16-year-old son Jeffrey Jr. “motivates me every day” to eat better and exercise, after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding day 40 years on: the dress, the service slip-ups and what it was like to be in the crowd  —  The couple married at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981  —  Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding …
Discussion: Daily Star
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Netflix's Marilyn Monroe Biopic ‘Blonde’ With Ana de Armas Moves to 2022 (EXCLUSIVE) … Cross “Blonde” off your Oscar predictions list for this year, as Netflix's fictionalized telling of Marilyn Monroe's life starring Ana de Armas will now release in 2022. … A specific release date in 2022 has not been set yet.
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Rianne Houghton / Digital Spy:
EastEnders star Maisie Smith speaks out on Tiffany Butcher Baker's sad story  —  spoilers follow.  —  star Maisie Smith has opened up about  —  Tiffany Butcher-Baker  —  's struggle with body image, as the soap gets set to air yet more heartbreak for the character.
Discussion: The Sun
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Candace Cameron Bure Apologizes for “Seductive” and “Sexy” Holy Spirit TikTok  —  Currently: baffled.  —  Today in “help what is happening,” Candace Cameron Bure hopped on Instagram to apologize for posting a *checks notes* TikTok of herself talking about the Holy Spirit which many have deemed to be too “seductive.”
TMZ.com:
Ron Popeil Infomercial King Dead at 86  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 21.3K … Ron Popeil, the Renaissance man who created the Pocket Fisherman and Hair in a Can, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Family sources tell TMZ, Ron experienced a severe medical emergency Tuesday and died early Wednesday morning …
Discussion: Dlisted, The US Sun and kenneth in the
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Dylan McDermott To Return To ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ For Season 2 As Recurring
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Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Reveals Body Transformation on Set of Upcoming Film Disappointment Blvd.
Discussion: Just Jared
Yasmin Harisha / The Sun:
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Discussion: Daily Star
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TMZ.com:
NBA's Jaxson Hayes Arrested, Hospitalized After Alleged Brawl With Cops
Discussion: Bossip and The US Sun
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Tyler Cameron Says He's ‘Very in Love’ With Girlfriend Camila Kendra
Discussion: Bustle, Page Six and E! Online
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Kelly Clarkson to pay Brandon Blackstock $200K in monthly support
 

 
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