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Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92 — Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.
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Singer and Actress, Lena Horne, Dead at 92 — Legendary jazz singer Lena Horne, who starred in ‘Cabin in the Sky’ in 1943, died Sunday. She was 92. Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin. Chin would not release any other details.
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Reuters:
Lena Horne dies at age 92 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Entertainer Lena Horne, a show-stopping beauty who battled racism in a frustrating effort to become Hollywood's first black leading lady and later won acclaim as a singer, has died at age 92. — Horne died on Sunday night …
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Associated Press:
Legendary singer Lena Horne dies — On screen, on records and in nightclubs and concert halls, Horne was at home vocally with a wide musical range, from blues and jazz to the sophistication of Rodgers and Hart. Above, Horne in 1995. (Associated Press / May 9, 2010) — NEW YORK
Suzanne Zuckerman / People.com:
Bobby Brown Gets Engaged - On Stage! — For concertgoers at Metro Park in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, the hottest ticket at the annual Funk Fest wasn't the performance by '90s girl group SWV or the line for fruity refreshments as temperatures climbed into the 90s.
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Brian Zak / People.com:
Colin Hanks Is Officially Off the Market — Actor Colin Hanks tied the knot with publicist Samantha Bryant Saturday in Los Angeles, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. — Hanks is the son of Tom Hanks and his first wife. — Engaged since last June, Hanks, 32, is currently starring …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Heidi Klum and Seal Renew Their Wedding Vows — Keeping with tradition, Heidi Klum and Seal celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on Saturday by renewing their vows in front of their children and a few close family members at sunset on a beach in Costa Careyes, Mexico.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tiger & Elin: Joint Custody Of Kids In Divorce — Tiger Woods and his wife Elin will share joint custody of their children in a divorce, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively. — The former Number One golfer hurt his back and pulled out of his latest tournament Sunday …
NY Daily News:
Reporter's on-air gaffe hits Tiger Woods in the pants — Tiger Woods dropped out of The Players Championship golf tournament due to a bulging what?! The Golf Channel reporter Win McMurry mixes up Woods' ‘bulging disk’ with his male anatomy in on-air gaffe.
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Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers:
Betty White Scores! Saturday Night Live Sees Best Overnight Ratings In 18 Months — Betty White ratings doubters, look away! Her preliminary 5.1 adults 18-49 rating topped even Sir Charles Barkley's episode that followed the Dallas/Philadelphia NFL Wildcard Game, which was this season's top so far.
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Just Jared:
Katy Perry Tops Maxim's Hot 100 2010!!!!! — Katy Perry has been crowned the hottest woman alive because she is sexy and talented, according to Maxim's Hot 100 List. — The mag adds that the 25-year-old “is the best friend you suddenly realize you've loved your whole life.
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Jordan Mintzer / Variety:
Loach heads to Cannes — ‘Route Irish’ to join competition lineup — In a rare last-minute addition, the Cannes Film Festival will announce today that Ken Loach's Iraq war drama “Route Irish” will be added to this year's 18-film competition. — Sources say that Loach initially declined …
