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Olivia Barker / USA Today:
Fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent, 71, dies in Paris — Yves Saint Laurent, the iconic French designer who revolutionized fashion by putting women in pants without sacrificing their femininity, died Sunday in Paris. He was 71. — Saint Laurent's three-letter monogram is perhaps as synonymous with …
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Anne-Marie Schiro / New York Times:
Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion Icon, Dies at 71 — Yves Saint Laurent, who exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of the best-known and most influential couturiers of the second half of the 20th century, died on Sunday in Paris. He was 71.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Yves Saint Laurent Dies — Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at his home in Paris, the AFP reported. He was 71. — Retired in 2002, he had been ill for some time. — At just 21, he was named the chief designer of the House of Dior. — He founded his eponymous label in 1962.
Agence France Presse:
Yves Saint Laurent: a giant of French fashion — PARIS (AFP) — Yves Saint Laurent, who died Sunday aged 71, was one of a handful of designers who dominated 20th century fashion, on a par with Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret. — The reclusive French maestro …
CNN:
Universal Studios blaze burns video vault — LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — A massive fire Sunday at Universal Studios destroyed the building housing the King Kong exhibit and damaged a video library vault, officials said. — The fire is still burning at the video vault, Los Angeles Fire Chief Douglas Barry said.
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Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour — Just days after confirming her pregnancy, Ashlee Simpson has postponed her summer tour. — “After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour,” the singer's publicist said in a statement Saturday.
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New York Post:
LOHAN: NOT OK — Lindsay Lohan has apparently passed on an offer by OK! magazine to say she's gay. Insiders told Page Six that Lohan and OK! are in talks to do a cover where Lohan “comes out” about her relationship with gal pal Samantha Ronson, and the mag has offered her “around $1 million to do the cover.”
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New York Post:
SOURCES: TATUM O'NEAL BUSTED FOR COKE & CRACK — Troubled Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal, who has spoken and written about her years-long battle with addiction, was busted last night just blocks from her Lower East Side luxury apartment - charged with buying cocaine and crack, sources said.
blogs.notw.co.uk:
Kurt's ashes stolen — THE music world was In Bloom-in' shock last night after hearing that the ashes of grunge god KURT COBAIN have been PINCHED! — I can also reveal that the wife of the NIRVANA legend, COURTNEY LOVE, is said to be “suicidal” after finding Kurt's remains missing from her Hollywood home.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Tim McGraw Makes a 9-Year-Old Boy's Dream Come True — Tim McGraw with 9-year-old Luke Wood in Oklahoma City — Country sensation Tim McGraw surprised a 9-year-old-fan during an Oklahoma City concert with the opportunity of a lifetime - a duet with his idol.
New York Post:
LEROY HOAXERS IN FALLING-OUT — LAURA Albert is on the warpath over a new book about the JT LeRoy hoax being written by the one-time friend she hired to portray the fake teen-writing sensation. — In “Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy,” Savannah Knoop, 27, will tell the story of the charade …
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TMZ.com:
Linda Hogan Parties With Manboy — In an effort to make the Hogan family look even worse, Linda Hogan took her 19-year-old Nick-a-like boytoy to the opening of Palms Place last night! — Our spy says Linda's prey, Charlie, said the two are just friends — because friends are typically all over each other at the Palms.
