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TMZ.com:
Rich Homie Quan Dead At 34  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  REMEMBERING RICH HOMIE QUAN  —  Rich Homie Quan, a platinum-selling rapper from Atlanta, is dead ... TMZ Hip Hop has confirmed.  —  RHQ died Thursday in his Atlanta home ... according to his family and a rep for the Fulton County morgue.
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TMZ.com:
Famed Brazilian Music Star Sergio Mendes Dead at 83  —  SERGIO MENDES FAMED BRAZILIAN MUSIC STAR DEAD AT 83 … 9:09 AM PT — Sergio Mendes' family issued a statement ... telling TMZ his wife of 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, and their children were by his side when he died peacefully.
Diana Li / Bloomberg:
Selena Gomez Is a Billionaire Thanks to Her Beauty Brand  —  The actress and singer's Rare Beauty makeup line has made her one of the country's youngest women with a 10-figure fortune.  —  In the new season of Only Murders in the Building, the main characters' hit podcast is being turned into a movie.
Jason Lipshutz / Billboard:
Inside Linkin Park's Secret Comeback  —  How the band kept its new singer, new album and plans to return to the world stage under wraps. … They were recording the vocals for a wall-rattling thrasher, and Shinoda, the band's co-lead vocalist and main producer, wanted his voice to match …
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People:
Reese Witherspoon Is Dating Private-Equity Financier Oliver Haarmann: Sources (Exclusive)  —  The relationship is “just casual,” says a source of the couple, who stepped out for a date night on Wednesday, Sept. 4  —  Reese Witherspoon and Oliver Haarmann have taken their relationship to the next level.
Discussion: The Sun and Extra
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Esther Kang / People:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Romance Inspires New Lifetime Movie Christmas in the Spotlight (Exclusive)  —  The network's upcoming holiday romance seemingly mirrors the story of Swift and Kelce's storybook romance  —  In Lifetime's upcoming movie Christmas in the Spotlight …
Discussion: Just Jared
Michael Odell / The Times:
Ian McKellen: ‘The Queen was rude to me’ … Sir Ian McKellen injured himself falling off a London theatre stage a few weeks ago so he has been taking time out to recover.  I am in his beautiful riverside home in east London inspecting his convalescent reading material.
Eve Buckland / Daily Mail:
James Franco, 46, looks smitten with girlfriend Izabel Pakzad, 28, as pair head out for dinner in LA in rare outing  —  James Franco looked smitten with girlfriend Izabel Pakzad as the pair headed for dinner in Santa Monica on Thursday.  —  The actor, 46, cut a casual figure in a stained tee …
Discussion: Just Jared
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
‘Unstoppable’ Director on Working With Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on the Wrestling Drama and Bringing It to Toronto Amid Their Divorce: 'Everybody's a Professional'  —  Plenty of directors have amassed credits as editors, with Steven Soderbergh and Alfonso Cuaron being among the notable examples.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Daily Mail
Terry Zeller / Daily Mail:
Halsey reveals why she sampled Britney Spears' hit Lucky and admits feeling ‘jealous’ of singer while growing up  —  Halsey revealed how she came to sample Britney Spears' iconic hit Lucky, a choice that sparked some controversy.  —  The 29-year-old songstress — who recently slammed ‘mean fans’ …
Leyla Mohammed / BuzzFeed News:
Ashton Kutcher Admitted That “Toxic Masculinity” Has Impacted How He Treats His Son And Daughter “Differently” As He Opened Up About His And Mila Kunis's Opposing Parenting Styles  —  “When my son cries, I'm like, 'All right, what did we learn?  Let's go, let's move on.' But when my daughter cries …
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New York Times:
Taylor Swift to attend Chiefs season opener vs. Ravens to cheer on Travis Kelce: Source
Dave Quinn / People:
Madison De La Garza, Demi Lovato's Sister, Is Pregnant and Expecting First Baby with Boyfriend Ryan Mitchell  —  “Thank you for making all of my dreams come true,” the ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress wrote to Mitchell on social media  —  Demi Lovato has a lot to celebrate!
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
YouTuber Paul Harrell Announces His Own Death from Pancreatic Cancer at 58 in Prerecorded Video  —  “My sincere apologies.  I had hoped that I would continue in this format for the next 10 or even 15 years,” Harrell said in the video, which is titled “I'm Dead”
Alex Ross / People:
Kelli Giddish Returns to Law & Order: SVU for Season 26 Guest Appearance  —  The actress played Det.  Amanda Rollins on the popular NBC series for 11 seasons before departing midway through season 24 in 2022  —  Close  —  Kelli Giddish is back again as Amanda Rollins!
Discussion: Us Weekly, TVLine and Just Jared
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
South Park's Creators on Avoiding Trump, Revisiting Casa Bonita, and Experiencing TikTok Jealousy  —  In a rare interview, Trey Parker and Matt Stone discuss the state of their Emmy-winning animated series—including a delayed return date that Parker attributes to “waiting for Paramount to figure all their shit out.”
Brittany Talarico / People:
Ralph Lauren Kicks Off New York Fashion Week with Star-Studded Hamptons Show: All the Can't-Miss Photos  —  The iconic American brand descended on a 19+ acre equestrian estate in Bridgehampton to show it's Spring 2025 collection  —  It's been a Ralph Lauren summer!
Discussion: Page Six and Vogue
Dan Mecca / The Film Stage:
Lee Daniels on The Deliverance, Shifting Culture, Douglas Sirk, and That Glenn Close Performance  —  Lee Daniels wants to do it all.  The filmmaker behind Monster's Ball, Precious, and The Butler has made an endlessly compelling horror movie, The Deliverance, for Netflix, starring Andra Day …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ To End With Season 5 On Fox … The first responders drama's final 12-episode run kicks off Sept. 23, with the series finale slated for early 2025.  —  This marks a milestone for Fox as Lone Star is the last drama series on the network produced by its former corporate …
 
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Stephanie Wenger / People:
Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán Both Request Court Deny Spousal Support amid Divorce
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Shakira Settled $15 Million Tax Fraud Case ‘To Protect My Children,’ Not Out of ‘Cowardice or Guilt’
Discussion: Page Six and People
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free

Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

 
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