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TMZ.com:
Leslie Nielsen Dies — Legendary funny man Leslie Nielsen died today of complications of pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, this according to his agent. He was 84. — His agent tells TMZ Nielsen passed surrounded by his wife and friends at about 5:34 PM ET.
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Leslie Nielsen, Actor, Dies at 84 — Leslie Nielsen, the Canadian-born actor who in middle age tossed aside three decades of credibility in dramatic and romantic roles to make a new, far more successful career as a comic actor in films like “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” series, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
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Dan Snierson / EW.com:
Leslie Nielsen, ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ star, dies at 84
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Keith Thursby / Los Angeles Times:
Leslie Nielsen dies at 84; serious actor became a comic star
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Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Nielsen Dies at Age 84
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CJOB's John Copsey reporting / Local News:
Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
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Robyn Beck / National Post:
Comedian Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
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Agence France Presse:
‘Empire Strikes Back’ director Kershner dies in LA — PARIS — US director Irvin Kershner, renowned for making the second Star Wars film, “The Empire Strikes Back”, has died in Los Angeles, his goddaughter Adriana Santini told AFP on Monday. He was 87 years old.
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Irvin Kershner, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Director, Dies at 87 — Irvin Kershner, the veteran filmmaker who directed the pivotal 1980 “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back,” as well as big-budget features like “Never Say Never Again” and “Robocop II,” has died, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
James Franco & Anne Hathaway To Host Oscar? — EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has asked James Franco and Anne Hathaway to host the Academy Awards, and it “looks like” both young stars have accepted the offer.
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Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian plays dead in a coffin as stars leave the web until $1m is raised for charity — Lying on her back in a coffin, Kim Kardashian plays dead in a new advert. — The reality star is promoting an internet campaign in which stars including Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher …
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Christo Varghese / PopEater:
Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Others Quit Twitter for a Cause
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Jolie-Pitts Celebrate Pax's 7th Birthday in the Air and on the Water — Pax Jolie-Pitt got to see plenty of Paris on Sunday, from the air and the water, while celebrating his 7th birthday a day early with his family. — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made a full day of it with their kids …
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Us Weekly:
Brad, Angelina Take Pax on Parisian Cruise for 7th Bday — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took Pax for a Parisian cruise Sunday evening to celebrate his seventh birthday. — Sibs Maddox, 9, Zahara, 5, and Shiloh, 4, also joined them for the ride down the River Seine. — On the boat: Cake and some birthday balloons.
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EXCLUSIVE: David Beckham Fighting New Cheating Claims, Lurid Allegations Made In Court Papers — David Beckham was suspected of having late night hotel trysts with multiple women behind-the-back of his Posh Spice wife Victoria, according to court papers filed by a magazine publisher being sued …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
‘Spider-Man’ Takes Off, With Some Bumps — All $65 million of the new Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” took flight on Sunday night at its first preview performance, but not without bumps. The show stopped five times, mostly to fix technical problems, and Act I ended prematurely …
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TMZ.com:
Oksana to Mel: I Just Can't Quit You — TMZ has obtained emails sent from Oksana Grigorieva to Mel Gibson in the months following their nuclear argument on January 6 ... and she sounds very much like a woman scorned. — In an email sent on March 30, Oksana writes Mel, “I don't belive …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Eva Longoria And Kathryn Morris Team For Soap At ABC, One of 3 Projects For Longoria — Two TV leading ladies, Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria and former Cold Case star Kathryn Morris are behind Sendera, a Texas border town soap that is in the works at ABC.
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