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10:10 AM ET, March 30, 2016

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Michael K / Dlisted:
Patty Duke Has Died  —  Former child star, Oscar winner, cult movie idol and overall Hollywood legend Patty Duke died early this morning.  She was 69.  Patty Duke's son Sean Astin (aka Samwise in The Lord of the Rings movies) confirmed the sad news on Facebook by posting a statement from his family.
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TMZ.com:
Patty Duke — Dead at 69
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Maria Puente / USA Today:
Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Is Dead at 69
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Duane Byrge / Hollywood Reporter:
Patty Duke, Oscar Winner and Sitcom Star, Dies at 69
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Associated Press:   TV legend Patty Duke dies at 69
Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Hooking Up With Pal Charlie Puth: Details on Their Romance!  —  “I don't know if anyone really understands me,” Charlie Puth told Us Weekly in November.  “Which is why I hang out with Selena Gomez.  She gets me.”  These days, it's more than hanging out.
Dow Jones Newswires:
Charlize Theron: Hollywood's Humble Heroine  —  With a starring role in this month's 'The Huntsman: Winter's War,' actress Charlize Theron opens up about motherhood (for the second time), making peace with her past (relationship with Sean Penn and otherwise) and finding personal strength in fear and weakness.
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Kendall Fisher / E! Online:
Charlize Theron Talks Sean Penn Split: I Wasn't “Ghosting” Him
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Lanford Beard / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Explains Why She Was Completely Upfront with Her Kids About Hank Baskett's Sex Scandal  —  Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett vowed to put his 2014 cheating scandal behind them long ago, but that doesn't mean there wasn't an uncomfortable conversation with their children ahead of them.
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 …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Says The Voice Brings ‘Light’ and ‘Hope’ to People  —  Miley Cyrus won't be making her debut as a coach on The Voice until season 11, but the singer left her mark on this season's contestants as a key advisor for the show.  —  “I didn't really know what to expect from the show …
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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.
Jessica Knoll / Lenny Letter:
What I Know  —  Why I'm coming clean about the real rape informing my novel, Luckiest Girl Alive  —  The first person to tell me I was gang-raped was a therapist, seven years after the fact.  The second was my literary agent, five years later, only she wasn't talking about me.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Alleged Ex-GF Shut Down in Court ... No Restraining Order  —  ALLEGED EX-GF SHUT DOWN IN COURT  —  ... No Restraining Order … The woman claiming to be Chris Brown's ex-girlfriend didn't get the restraining order she requested after failing to produce any evidence she'd ever dated the singer.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Anya / People.com:
Melissa McCarthy Admits Disciplining ‘Very Funny’ Daughters Is Hard: 'It's a Balancing Act'  —  When Mom and Dad have both built their careers on being funny like comic actress Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone, it's a safe bet their kids are going to grow up with a strong sense of humor.
Dan Rys / Billboard:
Tidal Claims Three Million Global Subscribers, Finally Releases Kanye's ‘Pablo’ Stream Numbers  —  EMAIL ME  —  The one-year anniversary of Tidal's gaudy, much-maligned launch event in New York City is tomorrow, March 30 — so naturally, the service celebrating with an announcement the day before …
Marc Stein / ESPN:
Sources: Lakers teammates ‘isolating’ D'Angelo Russell after video surfaces  —  The Los Angeles Lakers, sputtering to the end of Kobe Bryant's farewell season with the worst record in franchise history, face a fresh crisis involving prized rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell, according to team sources.
Discussion: Bossip
Associated Press:
Judge rules that Janice Dickinson's Cosby lawsuit can move forward  —  LOS ANGELES — Janice Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby should move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday, saying a trial can determine the truthfulness of the model's claims that the comedian raped her in 1982.
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.
 
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
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