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GREENVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATING APPARENT SUICIDE — At approximately 4pm today, Greenville Police responded to the 200 block of Pinewood Road for an apparent suicide. — Upon arrival, officers discovered Dave Mirra, 41, of Greenville, sitting in a truck with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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James Franco to Direct ‘Zola’ Stripper Movie Based on Twitter Saga — James Franco, Andrew Neel and Killer Films are developing a movie based on stripper Azia “Zola” Wells' saga of a wild road trip to Florida with Franco directing. — The project is based on David Kushner's story for Rolling Stone …
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James Franco to Direct Stripper Saga ‘Zola Tells All’ Based on Twitter Sensation
James Franco to Direct Stripper Saga ‘Zola Tells All’ Based on Twitter Sensation
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Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White — Dead at 74 — EARTH, WIND & FIRE'S — MAURICE WHITE — DEAD AT 74 … Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died in his sleep Thursday morning ... TMZ has learned. — Maurice died in L.A. after a long battle with Parkinson's.
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Model Katie May — ‘Queen of Snapchat’ Dies at 34 — MODEL KATIE MAY — ‘Queen of Snapchat’ — DIES AT 34 … Katie May, a hugely successful model and social media star, died after suffering a stroke on Monday. — May had been hospitalized since a blockage in her carotid artery caused the “catastrophic” stroke.
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Playboy Model Katie May — Suffers Stroke ... In Critical Condition — PLAYBOY MODEL KATIE MAY — SUFFERS STROKE — ... In Critical Condition … Katie May, a hugely popular Playboy model and social media sensation, suffered a “catastrophic” stroke ... according to her family.
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The Katy Perry Game Flopped, So Its Makers Signed Taylor Swift — The company behind the Kim Kardashian game said Katy Perry Pop was a big disappointment as it announced a new game with her rival, Taylor Swift. — The company behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood just announced plans to develop …
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Rose McGowan Files for Divorce — FILES FOR DIVORCE — EXCLUSIVE — Rose McGowan is pulling the plug on her marriage ... filing for divorce. — According to the divorce docs — obtained by TMZ — Rose cites the boilerplate “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending …
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Kanye West Shares Story Behind Kim Kardashian West and Amber Rose's ‘Real’ Selfie and How He ‘Squashed’ Feud with Wiz Khalifa — Kanye West is sharing the secrets to his diplomacy. — During a radio interview with Real 92.3 on Thursday, the 38-year-old rapper shared how he settled his viral Twitter feud with Wiz Khalifa, 28.
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EXCLUSIVE: Manziel's ex claims QB threatened to kill her, himself … DALLAS - The ex-girlfriend of NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel told police that the Heisman Trophy winner told her “shut up or I'll kill us both” after forcing her into a car, hitting her, and dragging her by the hair.
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Drew Barrymore: Firestarter — After three decades in the spotlight, the actress and producer—and now beauty magnate—keeps stoking the flame. — By Laura Brown and Photographs by Jean-Paul Goude; Fashion Editor: Alex Aikiu — Drew Barrymore is remembering her Firestarter face …
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Kris Jenner Is Headed to Fashion Police! — Fashion Police is ready to start keeping up with Kris Jenner! — The momager will serve as a guest co-host for the show's New York Fashion Week episode airing on Feb. 18, PEOPLE can reveal exclusively. She'll help wrap up Fashion Week coverage for E! …
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Beyoncé shakes up her management team — Beyoncé has parted ways with her longtime business manager and hired a new team to promote her career and land her more lucrative deals, Page Six has exclusively confirmed. — As the star prepares to perform with Coldplay at Sunday's Super Bowl …
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The Coen Brothers: ‘The Oscars Are Not That Important’ — The revered filmmaking duo of Joel and Ethan Coen open up about new film ‘Hail, Caesar!,’ diversity in Hollywood, and much more. — Oscar-winning duo Joel and Ethan Coen let out matching bemused groans at the mention …
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