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11:55 AM ET, September 7, 2014

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TMZ.com:
‘X Factor’ Star Dead — Singer Simone Battle from ‘G.R.L.’ Dies at 25 ... From Apparent Suicide  —  7:35 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Simone was found hanging on a rod in the closet of her bedroom around 8:30 AM on Friday.  —  Singer Simone Battle, who rose to fame on the US version of …
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Daily Mail:
G.R.L. singer and former X Factor contestant Simone Battle dead at 25  —  Pop singer Simone Battle died Friday morning, at her home in Los Angeles, MailOnline has confirmed.  —  The G.R.L. group singer and former X Factor contestant was found dead around 8am, her father Anthony E Battle told MailOnline.
Discussion: Just Jared
Gillian Telling / People.com:
G.R.L. Member Simone Battle Has Died at 25  —  Simone Battle, member of the girl band G.R.L. was found dead in Los Angeles on Friday, her record company confirms.  The cause of death is still unknown.  —  An official statement from Reign Deer Entertainment, Robin Antin …
Discussion: RCA Records
New Orleans Times-Picayune:
CeeLo Green dropped from Gretna Fest schedule; Joan Jett to headline Sunday, Oct. 5 instead  —  CeeLo Green has been dropped from the 2014 Gretna Heritage Festival schedule.  The singer, rapper and record producer, famous for his work with the Goodie Mob and for the more recent R&B hit …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gawker and The Blemish
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Jenna Dewan Tatum Talks Baby Everly's Latest Milestones: “We Have Dance Parties”  —  She's a Tatum, after all!  Jenna Dewan Tatum gushed to Us Weekly at the So You Think You Can Dance finale on Wednesday, Sept. 3, about her 15-month-old daughter Everly's latest milestones.  —  PHOTOS: Channing and Jenna's road to baby
Christy Khoshaba / Los Angeles Times:
A bald James Franco melds reality and fantasy at Venice Film Festival  —  Art and reality merged for James Franco at the 2014 Venice Film Festival on Friday when the actor walked a real red carpet at a real premiere for a real movie he really directed and starred in — but did so in character …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Brings Daughter River Rose to Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Concert: Picture  —  Y'all, she's back — and so is her little girl!  Kelly Clarkson made her first public appearance post-baby by performing at the Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood concert in Rosemont, Ill., on Friday, Sept. 5.
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Artist Defends His Decision to Display Leaked Nude Photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton in Art Exhibit  —  Leaked nude photos of stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton could still be coming to an art exhibit near you very soon.  —  Despite plenty of outrage from the public …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande and Big Sean Have Gotten “Serious Very Fast”: Details!  —  These two only have one “problem” — they can't get enough of each other!  Ariana Grande and Big Sean's new relationship is in overdrive, and it's because they were friends first.  An insider recently revealed to Us Weekly that …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Jake Gyllenhaal's Dramatic Weight Loss: My Mom Was Really Worried  —  Jake Gyllenhaal is getting high praise for his work in Nightcrawler.  —  But I think we can all agree it wasn't his best look.  —  Gyllenhaal was a vision of skin and bones after losing a startling 30 pounds …
Discussion: Just Jared
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Watch Jennifer Garner Talk About Raising Her Kids in a Technological Era and Ben Affleck's Buff Body  —  Like most moms, Jennifer Garner doesn't have all the answers.  —  E! News' Jesse Giddings sat down with the actress Friday at the Toronto Film Festival junket for her new film, Men, Women & Children.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — Kanye West Sex Tape DOES NOT EXIST  —  Kanye West Sex Tape  —  DOES NOT EXIST  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Don't get your hopes up — a new Kim Kardashian sex tape featuring Kanye West will never see the light of day because ... it just doesn't exist.
Discussion: Bossip and Celeb Gossip …
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
OpenAI will fund the expansion of Axios to Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Boulder, and Huntsville, as part of a broader content-sharing and technology deal

New York Times:
The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, steps down; Rebecca Kutler, SVP of content strategy at MSNBC, succeeds her as interim president

Geoff Weiss / Business Insider:
TechCrunch says it has cut staff amid “evolving needs” and fewer than 10 employees were impacted; no other Yahoo properties were impacted

 
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