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2:45 PM ET, June 9, 2017

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Joseph Otterson / Variety:
Glenne Headly, ‘Dick Tracy’ and ‘Lonesome Dove’ Star, Dies at 63  —  Emmy-nominated actress Glenne Headly has died at age 63, Variety has confirmed.  —  “It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly,” her reps said in a statement.  “We ask that her family's privacy be respected in this difficult time.”
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TMZ.com:
Dead at 62  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  9:10 AM PT — Sources connected to Glenne tell us she had checked in to a hospital last week to get treatment for blood clots.  We're told she seemed to be getting better, but things took a turn Thursday.  Glenne Headly, who starred in huge movies and TV shows …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Actress Glenne Headly Dies at 63  —  Glenne Headly, the Emmy-nominated actress best known her role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, has died.  —  The actress died late Thursday night.  She was 63.  —  “It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly,” her reps told PEOPLE in a statement.
Discussion: The Wrap
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Taylor Swift's Return to Streaming Services Coincides With Katy Perry's Album Release  —  Taylor Swift is toasting to a major career milestone with a perfectly timed celebration.  —  The “Style” pop songstress will re-release her music on all streaming services in just a few short hours …
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Taylor Swift / TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Puts Entire Catalog On Spotify As Katy Perry Releases New Album  —  Taylor Swift's not dropping the bad blood with Katy Perry because she decided to drop huge Spotify news at the exact moment Katy released her new album.  Boom goes the dynamite.
Discussion: X17 Online
Allison / Dlisted:
Mary J. Blige's Ex Isn't Getting As Much Spousal Support As He Wanted  —  Despite repeated requests for no more drama in her life, Mary J. Blige and her former manager/soon-to-be ex-husband Kendu Isaacs are still deep in the drama of a messy divorce.  On the upside, she's one step closer to her desired state of drama-free.
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Tommy McFLY / Extra:
Jerry Seinfeld on Denying Kesha a Hug, and Their Off-Camera Exchange Afterward  —  Today, only “Extra's” AJ Calloway was with Jerry Seinfeld at the GOOD+ Foundation and MR PORTER Fatherhood Lunch, where the comedian reacted to the gone-viral video of him refusing to hug singer Kesha on the red carpet at an event earlier this week.
James Michael Nichols / HuffPost:
Scissor Sisters And MNDR Release Tribute Song For Pulse Massacre Victims  —  Are you ready to SWERLK?  —  What does it mean to “SWERLK”?  —  For Babydaddy of Scissor Sisters and musician, singer and producer MNDR, it's a combination of five of the fiercest words being used today: twerk, twirl, werk, swerve and swirl.
Discussion: Stereogum, Queerty and Towleroad
Aaron Carter / TMZ.com:
Aaron Carter Has No Fear of Terrorism at L.A. Pride Concert (VIDEO)  —  Aaron Carter doesn't want fans worrying about terrorism at his shows — like his L.A. Pride gig this weekend — and has a warning for anyone thinking about targeting him: He's a big 2nd Amendment guy.
Discussion: PerezHilton, WWTDD and The Superficial
Dan Stubbs / NME:
Katy Perry: “Don't you feel like we're in a race to become the most woke?” … Katy Perry's new album, ‘Witness’, is a socially conscious record about personal, sexual and political liberation.  But it doesn't mean she's no fun anymore, finds Dan Stubbs  —  When, in February …
TMZ.com:
ALLEGEDLY FLASHES GUN ...  At Harassing Fans  —  Singer August Alsina can't buy groceries without getting hounded by fans ... and that's why he allegedly flashed a gun to get them to finally back off.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... August was shopping at Food 4 Less around 9 PM Wednesday …
Discussion: Bossip
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Amanda Bynes Reveals She's Three Years Sober and Eying a Return to Acting: ‘I Want to Do TV’  —  Amanda Bynes is sober and planning a big return to the limelight.  —  The once-troubled actress sat down for an interview (her first in four years) with Hollyscoop's Diana Madison and opened …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six, What's New and AOL
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones season 7 to have show's longest episode ever  —  And the shortest...  Here are some more details on the Game of Thrones season 7 episode lengths.  —  The finale will be the show's longest-ever, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half, while another episode will be show's shortest ever.
Discussion: The Wrap
 
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A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

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