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5:30 PM ET, March 29, 2016

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Duane Byrge / Hollywood Reporter:
Patty Duke, Oscar Winner and Sitcom Star, Dies at 69  —  EMAIL ME  —  She received an Academy Award at 16 for playing Helen Keller in ‘The Miracle Worker’ and starred as two cousins in ‘The Patty Duke Show.’  —  Patty Duke, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance …
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Maria Puente / USA Today:
Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69  —  Patty Duke, the teen who won an Oscar for The Miracle Worker and later played “identical cousins” in her own TV sitcom, has died.  She was 69.  —  The news was confirmed Tuesday by one of her representatives, Mitchell Stubbs.
Discussion: New York Times and kenneth in the
TMZ.com:
Patty Duke — Dead at 69  —  DEAD AT 69  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Hollywood legend Patty Duke — who won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” — has died.  —  She was 69.  —  Duke passed away at 1:20 AM Tuesday morning.  She died from sepsis due to a ruptured intestine.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Associated Press:   TV legend Patty Duke dies at 69
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Is Dead at 69
Discussion: Bossip and The WOW Report
Liam Stack / New York Times:
James Noble, Absent-Minded Governor on ‘Benson,’ Dies at 94  —  James Noble, the actor best known for his role as the absent-minded governor on the hit 1980s sitcom “Benson,” died on Monday at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut.  He was 94.  —  His death was confirmed by Douglas Moser …
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Elton John Slams Former Bodyguard's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit as ‘Patently Untrue’: Lawyer  —  Elton John has denied claims that he sexually harassed his former bodyguard.  —  Jeffrey Wenninger is suing the singer for sexual harassment and battery, TMZ reports.
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
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Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Elton John Sued for Sexual Harassment by Former Security Guard
Discussion: Dlisted, Associated Press, Towleroad and AOL
Today I found myself the subject of an:
Today I found myself the subject of an Internet meme.  Not for the first time.  —  This one, however, stands out from the rest.  —  In 2010, semi-retired from acting, I was keeping a low-profile for a number of reasons.  —  First and foremost, I was suicidal.
TMZ.com:
‘Wanted to Harm Herself’  —  R&B singer Kehlani was placed on a psychiatric hold in L.A. yesterday — after emergency responders arrived to her Hollywood home and determined she posed a threat to herself ... TMZ has learned.  —  We've learned ... paramedics responded to a medical emergency …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Kehlani — I Tried to Kill Myself ... Over Kyrie Irving Cheating Rumors  —  R&B singer Kehlani says she was so devastated over rumors she cheated on her boyfriend Kyrie Irving, she tried to kill herself Monday night ... but fortunately, she survived.  —  Kehlani posted the ordeal on Instagram …
Discussion: Page Six, Global Grind and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — Inner Circle Worried ... He's in Danger Zone with Booze  —  Inner Circle Worried ...  HE'S IN DANGER ZONE WITH BOOZE … Lamar Odom thinks he can drink whenever he wants — months after his near-death experience — and the people closest to him believe he's heading down a dark path again.
Emilia Petrarca / W Magazine:
Soko On Modern Love and What Goes Down In the DM  —  The French style star gets scores of racy “sextagrams” a day.  So she's compiled them into an X-rated zine.  But get your mind out of the gutter — that is not how she met reported girlfriend Kristen Stewart.  “It was very OG,” she says.
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Omid Scobie / Us Weekly:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Are Heading to India and Bhutan: Royal Tour Details  —  Get ready for the royals, Bollywood!  On Tuesday, March 29, Kensington Palace gave a briefing announcing that Prince William and Kate Middleton have planned a tour of India and Bhutan starting April 10.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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PRWeb:
“William and Kate: The Journey” Four-Part Documentary Special to Make Its U.S. Premiere Monday, April 18, 2016 on REELZ
Discussion: TIME and Racked
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Lil Wayne Sues Universal Music Over Profits From Discovered Talent  —  Lil Wayne claims he's owed tens of millions of dollars for discovering and nurturing successful recording artists Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga.  —  Universal Music Group is paying itself instead of shelling out royalties …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael Schulman / Vanity Fair:
How Meryl Streep Battled Dustin Hoffman, Retooled Her Role, and Won Her First Oscar  —  At 29, Meryl Streep was grieving for a dead lover, falling for her future husband, and starting work on Kramer vs. Kramer, the movie that would make her a star and sweep the 1980 Oscars.
Lanford Beard / People.com:
Mischa Barton Is ‘Completely Out of Her Element’ on Dancing with the Stars, Says Source  —  Mischa Barton is the first to admit her time on Dancing with the Stars has been a rough ride, and some who know the star agree she's on an emotional roller coaster.  —  “She's trying really hard …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Lottie Lumsden / Cosmopolitan:
Little Mix: “We are real people going through real things”  —  Heartbreak, fat-shaming, insecurity and what really happens on the tour bus  —  Things are pretty good for Little Mix right now.  The biggest girl band on the planet, not only did their third album Get Weird recently go platinum …
Aaron Couch / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars' Nyle DiMarco Gets Sweet Visit from His Mom - Plus the First Contestant Is Sent Home  —  Dancing with the Stars breakout Nyle DiMarco once again won over the crowd on Monday's show - but he took a little heat from the judges.  —  “I felt great about our performance …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Starpulse
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Nyle DiMarco's Dancing with the Stars Vlog: We Made a Mistake - and No One Noticed!
Discussion: Starpulse
 
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Ross McDonagh For / Daily Mail:
Woody Allen's Café Society with Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg to open Cannes Film …
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David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
Widower gets charged $853 ‘rebooking’ fee when wife dies before cruise
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom “Were Like Little Kids” During Disneyland Date
Discussion: PerezHilton and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Naja Rayne / People.com:
Iggy Azalea Joins Elvis Duran as Guest of Honor at Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade
Discussion: PerezHilton
 Earlier Picks: 
RADAR:
Kris Jenner ‘Deliberately Leaked’ Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape, New Book Claims
Discussion: Starpulse and The Hollywood Gossip
Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
My mom was not amused at seeing pictures of my erection
TMZ.com:
Katt Williams — Arrest Warrants Issued for Fight with Kid
Discussion: Associated Press and PerezHilton
RADAR:
More Misery! Jenelle Evans's Boyfriend David Eason Arrested
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
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