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12:45 AM ET, August 8, 2021

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Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Trevor Moore Dies: Co-Founder Of ‘The Whitest Kids U Know’ Was 41  —  Trevor Moore, a comedian, actor, producer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know, died Friday evening at 41 from an accident.  His death was confirmed by his manager, who issued this statement …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Daily Star, The Sun and The Wrap
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Trevor Moore, Comedian and Co-Founder of ‘The Whitest Kids U Know,’ Dies at 41 … Trevor Moore, the comedian, actor and producer who co-founded sketch comedy group “The Whitest Kids U Know,” died Friday in an accident.  He was 41.  —  Moore's manager confirmed the news to Variety and provided …
Discussion: Just Jared
Tracy Wright / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nanny Pinky’ Lisa Vanderpump set to become a grandmother!  Daughter Pandora reveals she's pregnant with her first child due this winter  —  Lisa Vanderpump will add a new title to her ever-changing resume as she becomes a grandmother for the first time.
Discussion: The Sun, Page Six and Just Jared
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Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Lisa Vanderpump's Daughter Pandora Is Pregnant With Her First Baby
Kool & the Gang:
STATEMENT OF PASSING OF DENNIS THOMAS/KOOL & THE GANG  —  On August 7,2021, Dennis Thomas (known as “Dee Tee"), beloved husband, father and a co-founder of Kool & the Gang, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 70 in New Jersey.  —  Dennis was born on February 9, 1951, in Orlando, Florida.
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Kool & The Gang Sax Player Dennis Thomas Dead at 70  —  BREAKING NEWS  — 4.2K … Dennis “D.T.” Thomas — Kool & The Gang's longtime saxophone player — has died.  —  The band announced the news Saturday, saying he passed away peacefully at his home in New Jersey.  No cause of death was revealed.
Discussion: Variety and Daily Star
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Ant McPartlin says he ‘struggled to hold it together’ as new bride Anne-Marie walked down the aisle  —  EMOTIONAL Ant McPartlin said he “struggled to hold it together” yesterday when his bride Anne-Marie Corbett walked down the aisle.  —  The telly star, 45, hailed his “beautiful” …
Discussion: Daily Star
Stacy Lambe‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Selena Gomez Says She Signed Her ‘Life Away to Disney at a Very Young Age’  —  As one of the leads of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, Selena Gomez is starring in her first TV series since Wizards of Waverly Place ended in 2012.
Charlotte Edwardes / The Sunday Times:
Game of Thrones's Kit Harington on sobering up and settling down … Every morning, shortly before he wakes up his six-month-old baby, Kit Harington rings his mother to express thanks, such is the revelatory insight he now has into parenthood.  And, yes, it's also for help when he gets …
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
2021 Emmy Awards Will Have Limited Red Carpet Next Month amid COVID Concerns  —  The 73rd Emmy Awards are set to air live on Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS  —  The red carpet at the 2021 Emmy Awards is going to look different amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Meghan Markle's Dad Sends Flowers to Her for 40th Birthday  —  MEGHAN MARKLE DAD SENDS BIRTHDAY FLOWERS ... But She Doesn't Respond  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Meghan Markle got a birthday gift from her father, a bouquet of roses, but it doesn't seem to be thawing their icy relationship.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Strictly star AJ Odudu reveals she nearly quit TV because of abuse over her ‘dodgy accent’  —  STRICTLY's AJ Odudu has revealed how she nearly quit TV for good after being branded “the black girl with the dodgy accent” left her traumatised.  —  AJ, who endured constant racist slurs …
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Ariana Grande honors Dalton Gomez's birthday with kissing photo from wedding  —  Ariana Grande shared a never-before-seen photo from her and Dalton Gomez's wedding in honor of his 26th birthday.  —  The “7 Rings” songstress posted the black-and-white image of her, dressed in her wedding dress and veil …
Discussion: E! Online
 
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Adam Carlson / People.com:
Jessica Springsteen and U.S. Equestrian Team Win Silver After Jump-Off with Sweden
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Alex Winter / The Sun:
Peter Kay jokes 'I'm going away for four more years' after standing ovation from cheering crowds at long-awaited return
Discussion: Daily Star
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Kate Middleton shares beautiful new photo of Princess Charlotte
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