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Ex-NFL Player Alphonso Smith Jr. Dead at 40 — Alphonso Smith Jr. — a former NFL player and standout cornerback at Wake Forest University — has died ... TMZ Sports has learned. — Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Sports ... the former cornerback died by suicide on Wednesday at a housing community in Florida.
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Jennifer Aniston makes very racy joke about boyfriend Jim Curtis while interviewing him in rare public moment in New York — Jennifer Aniston made a very racy joke about her boyfriend Jim Curtis while interviewing him during a rare public moment in New York on Wednesday night.
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Glen Powell Says Relationship With Actress Michelle Randolph is ‘Very Serious’ — GLEN POWELL ‘Chad Powers’ Is Funny ... MY RELATIONSHIP'S SUPER SERIOUS!!! … Glen Powell is known mostly for his funny leading-man roles ... but it sounds like his love life is anything but a laughing matter …
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Dolly Parton's Cousin Shares Why She Kept Her Health Battle Private — Richie Owens, who is also the Parton family historian, shared the country music icon wanted a simple, private burial. … Dolly Parton's first cousin Richie Owens has shared that the country music icon kept …
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Kroy Biermann Jr. Uses Athletic Scholarships to Convince Judge to Set Bond Over Alleged Sexual Assault — KROY BIERMANN JR. I'M A GREAT STUDENT-ATHLETE ... Please Let Me Out Of The Clink On Bond, Judge!!! … Kroy Biermann Jr. is asking a judge to release him from jail on bond …
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Marissa Dow / E! Online:
Disney Channel Actress Carla Jeffery Dead at 33 — Zombies actress Carla Jeffery, who also appeared on Disney Channel series Shake It Up and Good Luck Charlie, died Sept. 1, her longstanding manager announced. She was 33. — The Disney Channel family is in mourning.
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‘ZOMBIES’ STAR CARLA JEFFERY DEAD AT 33
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Mexican musician, pregnant wife, child and nanny killed in grisly shootings — Mexico Crime Gun violence Women's health — A Mexican musician, his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter, as well as their nanny and a family dog were found dead on Tuesday, in a gruesome homicide case.
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Amelia Dimoldenberg's Hit YouTube Series ‘Chicken Shop Date’ To End After 12-Year Run — Services to share this page. — Amelia Dimoldenberg, the creator behind Chicken Shop Date, has announced that she is bringing the hit YouTube interview series to a close after a “final few dates”.
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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Canters Into The Awards Race With John Malkovich Leading The Charge — Venice Film Festival — Services to share this page. … Venice pressers tend to fall on the warm/adulating side but this was clearly a film with plenty of admirers. — Director Martin McDonagh …
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Famed Feminist Activist Gloria Steinem Dead at 92 — GLORIA STEINEM DEAD AT 92 — Gloria Steinem, the famous feminist activist and writer, has died, according to her foundation's website. — Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. — The Gloria Steinem Foundation announced …
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Meghan Markle mourns ‘friend and mentor’ Gloria Steinem in touching tribute — Meghan Markle honored her “friend and mentor” Gloria Steinem after the legendary activist's death on Wednesday. — The Duchess of Sussex wrote via Instagram Thursday that she was “grateful to know that in these last few weeks …
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‘Survivor Greece’ Injured Contestant Stavros Floros Sues For $100 Million Over Losing Leg While Filming — ‘SURVIVOR GREECE’ CONTESTANT STAVROS FLOROS SUES PRODUCERS For $100 Million After Losing Leg On Show — THE GRAPHIC PICS — “Survivor Greece” star Stavros Floros is suing producers …
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Fall Movie Preview: Russo brothers, maestros of ensembles, test their limits in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ — Before they were the most-trusted hands behind Marvel's largest epics, Joe and Anthony Russo presided over a slightly less potent assemblage of talent: the Bluth family of “Arrested Development.”
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Jenna Dewan Defends ‘DWTS’ Casting Amid Backlash: ‘Step Up’ Star and Ex-Janet Jackson Backup Dancer Says ‘I Do Not Know How to Ballroom Dance’ — When the cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 35 was announced on Wednesday morning, a few of the names raised eyebrows among fans of the reality competition series.
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