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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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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lena Horne, Hollywood Trailblazer, Dies at 92 — Lena Horne, whose beauty and talent - and race - helped pave the way for future generations of African American stars, died Sunday night at Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital, reports The New York Times.
PopEater:
NBC Releases Un-aired Betty White ‘SNL’ Skits — If you didn't get your fill of Betty White on ‘SNL’ this weekend, NBC has released sketches that never made it onto the show this weekend, due to time constraints. — One skit the network cut included “Debbie Downer,” which stars Rachel Dratch as everyone's favorite hypochondriac.
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Juliet Izon / Life and Style:
Betty White parties until 3 a.m.! — She may be 88 1/2 years old, but don't say Betty White doesn't know how to party. An eyewitness tells Life & Style that the former Golden Girl was getting down at the May 8 Saturday Night Live afterparty at Docks in NYC on Saturday until 3 a.m.!
Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers:
Betty White Scores! Saturday Night Live Sees Best Overnight Ratings In 18 Months
Rolm / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Kendra Had Multiple Partners In Sex Tapes — A document governing the potential sale of Kendra Wilkinson's sex tape reveals that multiple partners were featured having intimate relations with the reality TV star, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock — Baby Hits the French Quarter — With her new baby under wraps, Sandra Bullock hit the French Quarter in her new home city of New Orleans this weekend for a little Mother-Son shopping session. — Sandra and little Louis Bardo Bullock hit a few shops …
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Perez Hilton:
Barbara Walters Having Heart Surgery!!! — Oh no! — Barbara Walters announced some shocking news this morning on The View. — Babs told the girls and her audience that she will having heart surgery later on in the week to replace a faulty heart valve.
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Cara Shultz / People.com:
Barbara Walters Getting Heart Valve Replaced — During “A Day of Hot Topics” on The View Monday, Barbara Walters had one of her own to discuss - her upcoming heart surgery. — “Later this week, I'm going to have surgery to replace one faulty heart valve,” Walters said, opening the show with news …
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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Tia Mitchell / Florida Times Union:
Funk Fest adds extra day; Bobby Brown proposed to girlfriend Friday
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Dad to Judge: Rehab, No Jail — TMZ has obtained a letter Michael Lohan's lawyer, Lisa Bloom, has sent to the judge in Lindsay Lohan's DUI probation case ... asking for inpatient rehab or alternatively, random drug testing. — The letter — which appears to be an attempt …
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RADAR:
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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Molly / PopSugar:
Joaquin Phoenix Shows Off His Back and Allegedly Bares All in Casey Affleck's “Mocumentary” — Joaquin Phoenix gave a peek at his shirtless back as he tried to take off his top layer out on a walk with his dogs in LA yesterday. The clean-shaven actor has emerged back on the scene in recent months …
