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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Francis Ford Coppola, 86, Is ‘Resting Nicely’ After Undergoing Medical Procedure in Italy: ‘All Is Well’ (Source) — “All is well and he appreciates everyone's concern,” a source close to the Oscar-winning filmmaker tells PEOPLE — The Oscar-winning director, whose most recent film …
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Olivia Hebert / SFGATE:
Francis Ford Coppola confronts his legacy at SF ‘Megalopolis’ screening — In front of a packed crowd at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on Aug. 1, Francis Ford Coppola took the stage after a screening of his ambitious and polarizing epic “Megalopolis,” delivering a sweeping meditation …
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Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Director Francis Ford Coppola doing ‘fine’ after cardiac procedure in Rome — Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of “The Godfather” movies and “Apocalypse Now,” underwent a non-emergency cardiac procedure in a Rome hospital and is doing fine, he and a U.S.-based representative said on Tuesday.
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Prince Harry Breaks Silence with Emotional Statement After Sentebale Scandal Findings Go Public — The Charity Commission found no evidence of “widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny or misogynoir,” following an investigation — The Charity Commission of the U.K …
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Attorney for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms they've approached Trump administration about pardon — Video Ad Feedback — 'Diddy's' lawyer confirms they've reached out to Trump administration about pardon — 'Diddy's' lawyer confirms they've reached out to Trump administration about pardon
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Hulk Hogan Laid to Rest in Private Funeral in Florida — Triple H, Kid Rock and Stephanie McMahon were among the people seen arriving in Florida for the WWE star's funeral — The wrestling icon died on July 24 from a heart attack — Hogan was cremated, according to medical records obtained by PEOPLE
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Alex Marshall / New York Times:
Ozzy Osbourne Died of a Heart Attack, Death Certificate Shows — The document also notes that he suffered from Parkinson's disease. — Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal and reality television star, died of a heart attack and had suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson's …
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Finn Wolfhard Is Free of ‘Stranger Things’: Why His Last Day on Set Was a ‘Mindf—’ and How He Predicted the Duffer Brothers' Spinoff — Finn Wolfhard was determined to stay in the moment. “Everyone was thinking about the end and was down, and I would just be like, 'Yeah, but we're all here hanging out.
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Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Prince no more? How William could strip Andrew of his title — A new book, full of excruciating stories about the Duke of York's sex life and financial dealings, places pressure on the future king to act — There is a mechanism, the Duke of York may not be pleased to learn …
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Katie Daly / HELLO!:
Princess Kate displays newfound ‘authority’ in tailored £1.2k look — Prince William's wife headed out on an unannounced engagement … The Princess of Wales always makes a fashion statement on her public engagements - even on those she doesn't make so public.
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Spider-Punk Animated Feature From Daniel Kaluuya & Ajon Singh In Development At Sony … Plot details are under wraps, and there are no other deals in place at this time. The natural assumption, of course, is that Kaluuya will reprise the role of Spider-Punk, which he played in 2023's Spider-Man …
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Jessica Herndon / Women's Health:
How Lizzo is reinventing her life and her body - on her own terms — From rock bottom to rock solid, the reinvention of Lizzo has got many talking. Here, she tells the story of her transformation - from the inside out — It's 11am on a sunny Monday, and Lizzo and I are powering through …
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Escher Walcott / People:
Lizzo Speaks Out About Her Weight Loss Transformation: ‘Same Belly, Same Thighs, Just a Smaller Version’
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Vince Grzegorek / News & Views, Cleveland Scene:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Were House Shopping in Cleveland — Let the rampant speculation begin — “name”: “Real 1 Player (r2) - Inline”, — “component”: “38482494”, “insertPoint”: “2/3”, “requiredCountToDisplay”: “9” — A hot dispatch for the SEO and social media machines …
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’: Matt Smith Lands Villain Role In New Lucasfilm Pic Starring Ryan Gosling … Sources tell Deadline that the House of the Dragon star is on board to join Ryan Gosling in Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Starfighter. Mia Goth is also on board, with Shawn Levy directing the pic.
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Terry Reid, British musician championed by the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page and more, dies aged 75 — Known as ‘Superlungs’, Reid turned down the role of frontman in Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple to focus on solo career — Terry Reid, the British musician whose soaring and soulful voice earned …
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Charna Flam / People:
Joe Jonas Gets Candid About Raising Daughters with Sophie Turner After Growing Up with Only Brothers — The singer and ‘Game of Thrones’ actress share two daughters, Willa, 5, and Delphine, 3 — Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas appeared on the Tuesday, Aug. 5 episode of Amy Poehler's podcast Good Hang
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Andrew Lownie / Daily Mail:
Fergie, Duchess of Greed: Eye-popping debts, dubious ‘charity work’ and the vulgar truth of exactly what Prince Andrew's ex squanders money she doesn't have on, all exposed by the book Royals tried to ban — Every night she demanded a whole side of beef, a leg of lamb and a roast chicken
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Britney Spears Performance / TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Isn't Performing at the 2025 VMAs — EXCLUSIVE — Britney Spears will not be performing at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, despite a wave of online rumors ... TMZ has learned. — Sources with direct knowledge tell us Britney won't be hitting the stage at this year's VMAs …
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Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly:
Why Pedro Pascal isn't in Weapons — and more about the cast that almost was — The “Last of Us” and “Fantastic Four” star was supposed to lead the cast with Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry and indie darling Renate Reinsve. Here's what happened. — Hollywood apparently loves to see Pedro Pascal play a father.
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Marc Malkin / Variety:
KJ Apa to Star as Jimmy Stewart in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE) — The cast also includes Jason Alexander, Sarah Drew, Max Casella, Julian Works and Jen Lilley. — KJ Apa has signed on to star as James Stewart in “Jimmy,” an upcoming biopic about the “It's a Wonderful Life” legend.
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Julia Moore / People:
Jennifer Aniston and New Beau Jim Curtis Enjoy 3-Hour Dinner Date with Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka After Yacht Vacation — Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the actress, 56, is dating the hypnotherapist after they were seen vacationing in Mallorca together in July
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People:
Christina Applegate Hospitalized for Kidney Infection That Caused 'So Much Pain, I'm Screaming' — The actress shared that she's on IV antibiotics to treat an infection in her right kidney that since has spread to her left — Christina Applegate shared that she's been hospitalized …
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