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James Gandolfini Dead — ‘Tony Soprano’ Actor Dies in Italy — DIES IN ITALY — BREAKING NEWS — 6:01 PM PT — “Sopranos” creator David Chase tells TMZ ... “[James] was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that.” — “He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time.
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R.I.P. James Gandolfini — BREAKING... Refresh for latest: Actor James Gandolfini died suddenly after a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Rome to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily. He was 51. Gandolfini will be forever known for his portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano …
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
James Gandolfini Dead at 51 — James Gandolfini, who won three Emmys for his portrayal of flawed antihero and conflicted mob boss Tony Soprano in “The Sopranos,” died in Italy at the age of 51 of a possible heart attack. HBO reps confirmed his death. According to the Taormina Film Festival …
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People.com:
James Gandolfini Died at Age 51 — James Gandolfini, the three-time Emmy-winning actor who played mob boss Tony Soprano on HBO's hit series The Sopranos, died on Wednesday at age 51, PEOPLE confirms. — The actor suffered a “heart attack” while traveling in Rome, a rep for HBO says.
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Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Hooking Up With Ed Sheeran — Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com; Jason Merritt/Getty — Justin Bieber may find this hard to believe. His on-off love Selena Gomez, 20, has moved on — with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 22, two sources tells Us Weekly.
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Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Paula Deen Admits Using The N-Word & Making Racial Jokes In Explosive Deposition — Celebrity chef Paula Deen has admitted to using the N-word and telling insensitive racial jokes during a May 17 deposition that was videotaped — and also confessed to her brother's cocaine, pornography and alcohol addictions!
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Paula Deen — I've Used the N-Word ... But I'm NOT Racist — I'VE USED THE N-WORD — ... But I'm NOT Racist — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — 11:52 AM PT — Paula's rep issued a statement to TMZ ... saying, “Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Shailene Woodley Cut From ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ — The actress only worked three days and shot around three scenes but director Marc Webb wants to streamline the story. — Shailene Woodley will not appear in Sony's Amazing Spider-Man 2, and neither will her character, Mary Jane Watson, THR has confirmed.
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Jen Yamato / Deadline.com:
Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane Role Cut From 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2′; Actress Out Altogether? — UPDATED: Despite shooting a handful of scenes as Mary Jane Watson in Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Shailene Woodley will not be appearing in the superhero sequel after all, the studio confirms.
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PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: A first look at the making of ‘Divergent’ — Looking for the next YA movie sensation? This week, EW offers an exclusive first look at the making of Divergent, based on Veronica Roth's dystopian YA best-seller. The movie's set in a futuristic Chicago …
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Sam Taylor-Johnson To Direct ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ — EXCLUSIVE: Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose directorial debut was 2009′s Nowhere Boy about the early life of John Lennon, has been secured to direct Fifty Shades Of Grey, the sizzling novel adaptation from Universal Pictures and Focus Features.
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to Be Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
E L James Reveals Director for Fifty Shades of Grey Movie
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People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Inside Her Dramatic Delivery — Leave it to a Kardashian girl to make a dramatic entrance! — That's exactly what happened when Kim Kardashian, 32, delivered a daughter roughly three weeks early. — With exclusive interviews with members of the couple's innermost circle …
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Brendon Connelly / Bleeding Cool Comic Book …:
SCOOP: Star Wars Episode Seven Character Details — We've got our hands on the first real casting breakdowns of characters from the next Star Wars movie. What's more, we've verified that these are lead characters - though not necessarily to be billed in the order below.
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Rolling Stone:
Serena Williams: The Great One — No athlete alive dominates a sport like Serena Williams does women's tennis. But on the whole, she'd rather be eating cinnamon rolls — Who is the most dominant figure in sports today? LeBron James? Michael Phelps? Please. Get that weak sauce out of here.
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TMZ.com:
Aaron Hernandez Sued — NFL Star SHOT ME in the Face — Patriots Star Sued — HE SHOT ME IN THE FACE — EXCLUSIVE — 2:45 PM PT — Cops tell TMZ, Hernandez has NOT yet been identified as a suspect in the shooting, but that could change. — 11:55 AM PT — According to police reports …
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Paris Jackson — The Nanny Would Sneak Into Michael Jackson's Bed — MICHAEL JACKSON'S BED — Paris Jackson told a creepy story about one of her former nannies and Michael Jackson ending up in bed together ... and she said it under oath during a deposition taken for the wrongful death suit against AEG.
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Over 'Parkinson's' Lyric On New Album — Kanye West is being slammed as “ignorant” and “distasteful” over a lyric on his new album which uses Parkinson's disease as a punch line ... TMZ has learned. — The song in question is called “On Sight” — which includes the lyric …
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Christina Aguilera Bares Toned Midriff, Looks Skinny on The Voice Finale — Credit: Tyler Golden/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank — The diva is back! Though she didn't mentor any contestants during the fourth season of The Voice, Christina Aguilera made a grand return for the NBC hit's June 18 finale.
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Hold Hands in First Picture Together in 5 Months — Long time, no see! Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were photographed for the first time together in 5 months during a night out in Hollywood on Monday, June 17. The on-again, off-again couple headed hand-in-hand for a movie date at Arclight Theaters.
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TMZ.com:
J. Cole — Gun-Toting Twitter Fan Investigated By Police — Gun-Toting Twitter Fan — Investigated By Police — EXCLUSIVE — The idiot who blackmailed rapper J. Cole on Twitter yesterday — by threatening to kill his little sister if J. Cole didn't retweet him — is now being investigated by police, TMZ has learned.
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The Superficial:
It's Courtney Stodden's New Implants In A Bikini — Because making a sex tape requires work and might confirm she was born a man, Courtney Stodden needed a new plan quickly before Farrah Abraham squirted her into obscurity. And to her credit, she came up with “Watch me get new tits!” …
