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Azealia Banks Goes Ballistic On Delta — Calls Flight Attendant ‘F***ing F***ot’ (VIDEO) — 9:50 AM PT — A rep for Delta tells TMZ, “We are aware of the situation and are looking into it.” — 8:30 AM PT — The eyewitness disputes Azealia's claim that the French man hit her in the face …
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Kirthana Ramisetti / New York Daily News:
Azealia Banks' airline meltdown, homophobic slur caught on camera
Azealia Banks' airline meltdown, homophobic slur caught on camera
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Penn Files $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against “Empire” Co-Creator Lee Daniels — Penn says that Daniels accused him of domestic violence with a comparison to Terrence Howard. — Sean Penn has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Empire creator Lee Daniels.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Sean Penn Is Suing Lee Daniels For Calling Him A Lady Beater — Sean Penn has proven time and time again that he has the temper of a hungover demon with a herpes flare-up and we've all heard that story about he allegedly tied Madonna to a chair and beat her in a drunken rage while they were married.
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Barbara Ross / New York Daily News:
Sean Penn sues Lee Daniels for $10M after domestic violence comments, Terrence Howard comparison — Sean Penn is swinging back at director Lee Daniels for accusing him of being violent to women — hitting him with a $10 million defamation suit. — In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court …
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Kylie Jenner — Accused of Stalking Girl Over Jaden Smith — ACCUSED OF STALKING GIRL — ... Over Jaden Smith — EXCLUSIVE — Kylie Jenner's been on a 3 year campaign to get revenge on a teenage girl she considered a rival for Jaden Smith's affection ... according to legal docs which read like an episode of “Gossip Girl.”
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Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2015: The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts — “Don't worry if I write rhymes, I write checks,” Sean Combs once rapped. That advisory still holds true: Diddy earned $60 million over the past year, more than any other hip-hop act in the world.
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Naja Rayne / People.com:
Emmy Winning Producer Charged With Attempted Murder — Daytime Emmy winning producer, Andre Salamán Bautista has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, PEOPLE can confirm. — The producer, who worked under the name Andre Bauth, pleaded not guilty on Monday.
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Josh Saul / New York Post:
Finance firm to powerful female stars full of racist horndogs: suit — A Manhattan financial-management firm that caters to powerful women like Rihanna and Kelly Ripa is a sexist and racist frat house where executives made lewd comments about female employees and once said the “Umbrella” …
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George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther Comic for Marvel — Ta-Nehisi Coates can be identified in many ways: as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, as an author and, as of this month, as a nominee for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize. But Mr. Coates also has a not-so-secret identity …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kate Walsh Splits From Longtime Boyfriend Chris Case: Details — Back on the market. Kate Walsh and her longtime boyfriend, Chris Case, have split, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm. — PHOTOS: Celebrity splits 2015 — The Private Practice actress and her writer-producer beau …
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Eric Charbonneau / People Great Ideas:
Drake Celebrates His New Restaurant Opening with Serena Williams — Looks like it's time to add Drake to the list of celebs who have ventured into the hospitality business. — On Monday night, the 28-year-old rapper quietly celebrated the opening of Fring's, his new restaurant in his hometown of Toronto.
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Gilles Bensimon / SELF:
The Secret to Jessica Alba's Success — She's turned The Honest Company into a billion-dollar brand—here's how she made it all happen.
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Char Adams / People.com:
Inside Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk's Sweet Night Out at the Scream Queens Premiere in L.A. — Monday was a big night for Brad Falchuk, who celebrated the premiere of his latest Fox show, Scream Queens, in Los Angeles. So, it's only right that his girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow, was there to support her man.
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Rose McGowan is bald, pale, nude and definitely NSFW in the weirdest music video of the year — Brace yourself for the strangest NSFW music video of the year - if not ever - courtesy of the always interesting Rose McGowan. — Like something out of Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle …
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Raphael Chestang / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Real Housewives’ Star Brooks Ayers Speaks Out on ‘Fake Cancer’ Claims — The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson's ex Brooks Ayers has faced criticism and doubt all season long about his health. Now, he's speaking exclusively to ET about claims he's been faking his cancer.
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
RHOC Star Brooks Ayers Addresses Faking Cancer Claims: 'I'm Not Running From Anything'
RHOC Star Brooks Ayers Addresses Faking Cancer Claims: 'I'm Not Running From Anything'
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PerezHilton and Starpulse