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‘TODAY’ Show Intruder Arrested, Allegedly Hurled Racial Slur, Lunged at Craig Melvin  —  ‘TODAY’ SHOW INTRUDER ARRESTED ... ALLEGEDLY HURLED SLUR, LUNGED AT CRAIG MELVIN … A terrifying security breach rocked the “TODAY” show Thursday morning ... a stranger breached security and stormed inside …
Marlow Stern / Variety:
Rosie O'Donnell Shares Her Theory on Why Trump Hates Her So Much and How She Tried to Help Michelle Trachtenberg  —  The comedy icon opens up about her one-woman show coming to New York, her uncensored thoughts on Trump and RFK Jr., and her ‘Harriet the Spy’ co-star's tragic passing.
Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly and Consequence
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Audrey Rock / Page Six:
Rosie O'Donnell shares heartbreaking new details about Michelle Trachtenberg's struggles before her death
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Jolie Zenna / Page Six:
Chloe Fineman leaving ‘SNL’ after 7 seasons: 'It's time for my next chapter'  —  Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons.  —  “After 7 wonderful seasons at ‘SNL’ I have decided it's time for my next chapter,” the comedian announced via Instagram Thursday.
Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Hal Williams Dies: Beloved ‘Sanford And Son’ Actor Was 91  —  Veteran actor Hal Williams, who is probably best known for playing Officer “Smitty” Smith on Sanford and Son, died this morning at his home in Rancho Mirage, according to his representative.  He was 91.
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‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill's Cause of Death Revealed  —  ‘JURASSIC PARK’ STAR SAM NEILL CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED … The ‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill died suddenly earlier this week ... and now TMZ has learned his cause of death.  —  Philip Grenz, Neill's manager, tells TMZ …
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Us Weekly:
Inside Deadliest Catch's Jake Anderson and Wife Jenna's Divorce: House Sale, More (Exclusive)  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Deadliest Catch star Jake Anderson shocked viewers of the Discovery Channel reality series when he confirmed in the season 22 premiere that he was divorcing wife Jenna Anderson.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Us Weekly:
Darrell Sheets' 911 Call Reveals New Details About Alleged Cyberbullying Before His Suicide (Exclusive)  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  A newly released 911 call appears to shed further light on the alleged cyberbullying Darrell Sheets experienced before his death.
Discussion: Extra
Us Weekly:
Director Sam Raimi Separated From Wife Gillian Greene Over 10 Years Ago, New Docs Reveal (Exclusive)  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  New details regarding director Sam Raimi's divorce from wife Gillian Greene have been revealed two years after her petition was first filed.
Discussion: Extra
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Kris Jenner's Mom Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon Dead at 91  —  Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon—the mom of Kris Jenner and grandmother to Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner and Rob Kardashian—died at age 91.  —  The Kardashian-Jenner family has lost one of their own.
Laura Trujillo / USA Today:
Timothy Busfield tells grand jury he's been ‘canceled’ |  Exclusive  —  After major roles in “Thirtysomething” and “The West Wing,” Timothy Busfield's career was waning at 69, but he was still a working actor and director.  —  Not anymore, according to his grand jury testimony exclusively obtained …
Discussion: The Wrap, RADAR, Page Six and Rolling Stone
TMZ.com:
‘TODAY’ Show Alleged Intruder Has Felony Conviction, Extended Criminal History  —  ‘TODAY’ SHOW ALLEGED INTRUDER LONG RAP SHEET BEFORE SECURITY BREACH … The man who allegedly stormed the “TODAY” show set and lunged at host Craig Melvin has been identified as Andrew Truelove …
Page Six:
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ actor Josh Grisetti's cause of death revealed  —  Josh Grisetti's official cause of death has been revealed following his tragic suicide on July 10 at the age of 44.  —  Grisetti died from a gunshot wound, California's Orange County Sheriff's Department coroner told Page Six on Thursday.
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