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Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76 — Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, 76, has died. — “She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning,” her manager, Barbara Lawrence, tells PEOPLE. She had a massive stroke. McClanahan, who played Blanche Deveraux on the still-popular '80s sitcom Golden Girls …
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Betty White: Rue McClanahan's Death ‘Hurts More Than I Ever Thought’ — She's now the last living Golden Girl. For Betty White the loss of her costar Rue McClanahan struck hard. — “Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasure our relationship,” White, 88, said in a statement.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi and Spencer Pratt “Laughing” Over “Fake” Split — Heidi and Spencer Pratt fabricated their split in a desperate attempt to stay famous as The Hills wraps up, the new issue of Us Weekly reports. — While Heidi's rep confirms the breakup to Us ("Heidi... hopes people respect her privacy" …
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Spencer Pratt Surfaces With Beard, Without Heidi — A bearded Spencer Pratt took a woodsy run in Malibu yesterday, apparently dealing with his alleged split with Heidi Montag with some good old-fashioned exercise ... complete with full camouflage, hiking gear and a walkie-talkie.
E! Online:
Hospital: Gary Coleman's Ex Had Right to Make Medical Decisions — Shannon Price was no longer Gary Coleman's missus, but apparently he trusted her with his life anyway. — E! News has learned that the ex-Mrs. Coleman did indeed have the legal right to make medical decisions for the actor …
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Mark Paul Gosselaar's sad split — Promoting his new TNT series Franklin & Bash at an Armani Exchange/ Elle magazine event on May 25, Mark-Paul Gosselaar seemed a far cry from Zack Morris, his fun-loving character on Saved by the Bell. “He looked somber,” an insider tells In Touch.
Matt Goldberg / Collider:
Exclusive: New Images of Chris Hemsworth as THOR — Collider reader “Dan” has sent us some concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Earlier today, we ran a story about AICN landing concept art of Chris Evans in his Captain America outfit. While we were very circumspect about saying …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kevin Costner Is a Dad for Seventh Time — Kevin Costner is in seventh heaven. — The Oscar-winning director, 55, and his wife, Christine Baumgartner Costner, 36, welcomed a baby girl named Grace Avery Costner on Wednesday, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE. This is Costner's seventh child, his third with Christine.
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CNN:
Van der Sloot arrested in Chile — Watch Nancy Grace tonight for the latest on reports on Joran van der Sloot. “Nancy Grace,” tonight 8 ET on HLN. — (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in a young woman's slaying this week in Peru and previously considered a suspect in the 2005 disappearance …
National Enquirer:
DOUBLE SHOT OF LOVE! TWINS FOR MARIAH CAREY & NICK! — The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that MARIAH CAREY and hubby NICK CANNON are preparing for the arrival of TWO babies! — Mariah, 41, used fertility treatments to help Mother Nature. — A beaming Mariah and Nick, 29 …
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Rape Crisis Groups Not Happy With Kristen Stewart's ‘Rape’ Comment — Actress Kristen Stewart arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010. — “Twilight” actress Kristen Stewart hates the spotlight and has done everything in her power to shy away from reporters …
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EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Wife Going For Full Custody Of Their Children — The impending divorce between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren is about to get a lot more contentious. Elin has decided to go for full custody of their two children, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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New York Post:
Bethenny's baby-weight loss worries mothers — Bethenny Frankel's 30-pound weight loss three weeks after giving birth to an underweight baby girl, Bryn, is rubbing some new mothers the wrong way. — “The Real Housewives of New York City” star talks about her “super-fast slim down” …
Us Weekly:
Director Confirms Megan Fox's Transformers 3 Replacement! — It's official — Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will replace Megan Fox in the Transformers franchise. — Director Michael Bay welcomed the 23-year-old Brit on his official Web site Wednesday evening.
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Laura Ling Names New Baby for Her Sister and Bill Clinton — Laura Ling experienced two life-altering thrills within a year's time: seeing former President Bill Clinton's August arrival in North Korea to the secure her and Current TV colleague Euna Lee's freedom after five months in government captivity …
Lacey Rose / The Biz Blog:
Big Bang Theory Stars Want A 285% Raise — Thanks to stunning viewership gains and a lucrative syndication deal, The Big Bang Theory has made geek chic and its employers happy. — Now the show's leads, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons, would like to share in that success.
PopSugar:
Kristen and Taylor in South Korea, Plus a New Eclipse Video! — Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner stayed busy promoting Eclipse in South Korea with a press conference before their big premiere! Plus, a new TV spot puts a spotlight on the big battle to come in their film.
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kate Wants Jon to Start Making Some Loot — We already broke the news that Kate Gosselin had a whopping payday during her month-plus on 'Dancing With the Stars, but now, the octomom wants some help financially. Apparently, Kate wants her ex, Jon, to kick in some dough for their eight kids …
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Perez Hilton:
The Lost Real Housewife Of New York City Speaks On Her Lack Of Air Time! — LOLz! — Sorry bb, if you want screentime you're going to have to crazy it up, just like the rest of them! — If you've been watching this season of The Real Housewives of New York City, a lot of colorful opinions …
Willa Paskin / New York Magazine:
Eat, Pray, Love Gets Rid of R Rating by Changing Absolutely Nothing — Earlier this month the Classification and Rating Appeals Board slapped the movie adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts, with an unexpected R rating for “brief strong language.”
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TMZ.com:
Bruce Beresford-Redman's Dad — You Got Served — A bunch of cops just showed up to the home of Bruce Beresford-Redman — but they don't want Bruce ... they want to serve his father. — We're told L.A. County Sheriff's officers just made the house call to serve Bruce's father …
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Greek Goddess — In Get Him To The Greek, Rose Byrne sheds her genteel Aussie upbringing to sing songs about her lady parts — Eagle-eyed early adopters first crushed on the fair-skinned Australian actress Rose Byrne in the Star Wars prequel Attack of the Clones.
Rolm / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Still Not Free From Dad's Control; Conservatorship Battle Rages On — Janet Jackson may sing about being in Control - but Britney Spears can only dream about it. — Spears' battle to regain control of her vast fortune rages on, RadarOnline.com has learned, with no end in sight.