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7:40 PM ET, August 11, 2014

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Variety:
Robin Williams Found Dead in Possible Suicide  —  Veteran film and television comedic actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday.  He was 63.  —  The cause of death is believed to be suicide via asphyxiation, according to the coroner's office in Tiburon, Calif. He was found in his home.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide  —  The Oscar-winning actor and comedian was 63  —  Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63, according to police in Marin County, Calif.  —  The full statement is below. … Williams' publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Hollywood Reporter …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity, KRON4, Bossip and Gawker
Ivan Little / BelfastTelegraph.co.uk:
Game of Thrones actor JJ Murphy dies days after filming part  —  JJ Murphy collapsed and died on Friday and tributes to him have been paid right across the theatre, TV and film industry  —  A veteran Northern Ireland actor has died just four days after filming his first scenes in the hugely successful TV series Game of Thrones.
Aly Weisman / Business Insider:
Fans Go Ballistic On Twitter After Discovering The Teen Choice Awards Are Rigged  —  People are furious after discovering that Fox's Teen Choice awards are rigged.  —  Fans picked up on the fine print in Sunday's telecast, which read:  —  Winners for the Teen Choice Awards are determined using the votes cast on Teenchoiceawards.com.
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ 2014 Teen Choice Awards: The Fault in Our Stars Win Big, Maid in Manhattan Reunion & More Highlights
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Patti LaBelle Hits Mother Lode, Joins AHS: Freak Show as [Spoiler]  —  Patti LaBelle's career is taking a Freak-ish turn.  —  The Grammy winning music legend will appear in four episodes of American Horror Story: Freak Show, playing the mother of Gabourey Sidibe's character, TVLine has confirmed.
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
The Rock — Police Chase Preceded Mom's Head-On Crash  —  POLICE CHASE  —  Preceded Mom's Head-On Car Accident  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The driver who crashed into The Rock's mother and cousin earlier this month was evading police and ran a red light just before the crash ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: The Blemish
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TMZ.com:
The Rock's Mom — Car Smashed by Drunk Driver in Head on Collision
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Ramona Singer's Husband Mario Spotted Arm in Arm with Gal Pal Days After Split  —  Just days after Ramona Singer announced that her marriage is over, the Real Housewives of New York City star's estranged husband, Mario, hit the Hamptons scene with his alleged girlfriend.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Gets a Pet Piglet, Snuggles up with New Pet on her Private Jet  —  Miley Cyrus has got a new pet piglet—and the animal-mad singer is in love.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrities and their pets  —  Sharing a host of pictures of the tiny little piggy via Instagram on Sunday, Aug. 10, 21-year-old Cyrus introduced fans to her new pet.
Discussion: Crushable
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
‘Saved by the Bell’ Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk Anymore  —  The actor behind Screech on his fake sex tape, the Mark-Paul Gosselaar comments, and why he's confused Breckin Meyer hates him—he's never met the guy before.  —  Twenty-five years ago, people thought Dustin Diamond was cute.
Anya / People.com:
Kyle and Eva Amurri Martino Welcome Daughter Marlowe Mae  —  It's time for some sweet lovin' from her Honey!  —  Eva Amurri Martino and husband Kyle Martino welcomed their first child over the weekend, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Daughter Marlowe Mae Martino was born on Saturday, Aug. 9, weighing in at 6 lbs., 11 oz.
TMZ.com:
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick — Briefcase Full Of Cash STOLEN!!  —  KOURTNEY K. & SCOTT DISICK  —  BRIEFCASE FULL OF CASH STOLEN!!  —  8/11/2014 9:14 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  A thief broke into Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's rented home in the Hamptons …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Karlie Kloss Moved In With Taylor Swift  —  Yesterday, Taylor Swift was at the Teens Make Terrible Choices Awards (see pictures below) looking like a Tampa, FL waitress at a Beach Blanket Bingo-themed knitting store/juice bar who smears a mixture of Vaseline and Crisco on her skin …
TMZ.com:
Kelly Rutherford — My Kids Have Been Illegally Deported!  —  MY KIDS HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY DEPORTED!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kelly Rutherford claims her children are being illegally deported by a renegade judge who has ordered them to live with their father in France ... and if things …
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Charles Keating, Soap Opera Actor, Dead at 72 After Long Battle With Cancer  —  Soap opera star Charles Keating has died at the age of 72 after a long battle with cancer, The Wrap reports.  The British actor was best known for his work on All My Children, Port Charles, and Another World, for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 1996.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
Charles Keating, Veteran Soap Opera Actor, Dead at 72
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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