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Glenn Garner / Deadline:
Ariana Grande Exits West End's ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Revival Amid “Ongoing Public Scrutiny” … As the 3x Grammy winner wraps up her Eternal Sunshine Tour this summer, Deadline can confirm that she is following it up with a “much-deserved break” and will not appear …
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Ariana Grande to Take ‘Step Back From Visibility’ After Tour Ends Amid ‘Public Scrutiny,’ Drops Out of ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Musical … The rep's statement cited “ongoing public scrutiny” as one of the reasons for the pause. — “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility …
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TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande Plans to Step Back From Public Life After Tour Ends Amid Criticism — ARIANA GRANDE LEAVING SPOTLIGHT AFTER TOUR AMID HEALTH SCRUTINY — Ariana Grande is reportedly stepping away from the spotlight ... as concern and commentary surrounding her appearance reaches a fever pitch.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Vincent Pastore Dies: ‘The Sopranos’ Star Was 80 — Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1 …
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Phil Collins Says He Nearly Died From Alcohol Abuse: “I Was Very Lucky” — “I've been sick, I mean very sick,” Phil Collins said last year in an interview with MOJO magazine. Now, the Grammy winner is offering details about that illness, especially about his battle with alcohol.
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Beatriz Colon / HELLO!:
Phil Collins' reveals kids were called to ‘say goodbye’ amid his hospitalization — The Genesis drummer, a dad of five, spent several months in the hospital in 2024 and 2025 — Phil Collins' children came close to having to say their final goodbyes to their father.
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TMZ.com:
Coco Jones Marries NBA Star Donovan Mitchell in Stunning Wedding Ceremony — COCO JONES & DONOVAN MITCHELL WE GOT HITCHED!!! — HAPPILY EVER AFTER — Wedding bells are ringing for Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones ... the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and Grammy-winning R&B singer are officially husband and wife!!!
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Wall Street Journal:
“How can someone vanish without a trace,” Savannah asked herself. “How?” — Amateur hour — The Pima County Sheriff's Department gave no briefings that weekend but asked members of the media to stay off the Guthrie property. Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago …
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J. Kim Murphy / The Wrap:
‘Wonder Man’ Showrunner Confirms Cancellation ‘Is Not a Marketing Stunt’: ‘Writers’ Room Was Supposed to Start This Month' — Andrew Guest thanks viewers for letting their “voices be heard about how you feel about this” — Marvel Studios and Disney+ reversing course on a second season of …
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Bianca Jones / JFeed:
Nova Survivor Takes His Life at Girlfriend's Grave in Elkana — Bar Asraf, 30, who survived the Nova music festival attack, ended his life at the grave of his girlfriend Liron Bardet, killed in the massacre nearly three years earlier. Medical responders pronounced him dead at Elkana Cemetery Saturday evening.
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TMZ.com:
‘Sopranos’ Star Vincent Pastore Dead at 80 — 3:54 PM PT — Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Vincent passed away from natural causes. — We're also told a neighbor last saw Vincent on Wednesday and last texted with him on Thursday before he was found in bed on Saturday.
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Sid Wilson Permanently Kicked Out of Slipknot — Sid Wilson is officially out as Slipknot's DJ and keyboardist ... TMZ has learned. — A source close to the band and with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... Sid was notified late Friday afternoon that he's been permanently kicked out of the band.
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