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TMZ.com:
John Heard Dead at 71  —  John Heard, the beloved star of several huge 80s and 90s movies, died Friday in Palo Alto, CA ... TMZ has learned.  —  Heard was found dead in a hotel by the maid service ... according to family sources.  Police were called to the hotel for a report of a medical emergency …
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Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
Andy Roddick Reveals Wife Brooklyn Decker Is Pregnant with Their Second Child — a Girl  —  Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick's family will soon be set for a game of doubles.  —  Roddick revealed that his wife Decker, 30, is pregnant with their second child — a daughter …
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Char Adams / People.com:
‘Good Swaddling, Serena!’ Pregnant Williams and Fiancé Alexis Ohanian Take ‘Baby Class’
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E! Online:
Brooklyn Decker Is Pregnant! Andy Roddick Reveals Actress Is Expecting Baby No. 2
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Prince Harry Hadn't Seen Mom Diana in Nearly One Month Before Her Shocking Death  —  Prince William and Prince Harry didn't see their mother Princess Diana for about a month before she died in August 1997.  —  The princes and their mother were separated because of a vacation …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
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Leanne Aciz Stanton / Us Weekly:
Prince William and Prince Harry Reveal Their Regrets Over Final Phone Call With Late Mom Princess Diana
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Harry Shares His Regret Over Last Phone Call with Mom Diana: 'If I'd Known ... the Things I Would Have Said to Her'
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Cancels Purpose World Tour (UPDATE)  —  Justin Bieber Cancels Purpose World Tour  —  Justin Bieber is signing off early — canceling the final leg of his Purpose world tour ... TMZ has learned.  —  It's unclear why he's pulling the plug on his 14 remaining shows …
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Charlize Theron Jokingly Calls Tia Mowry a “Bitch” Over Old SoulCycle Drama  —  Imagine Charlize Theron's surprise when, in 2014, she found herself in the center of a public feud with Tia Mowry, someone she never recalled meeting.  Now, imagine her surprise when, on Sunday …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, Jezebel and People.com
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Associated Press:
Charlize Theron to Hollywood: ‘Make more female-driven’ movies … Charlize Theron has a message to audiences: See female-driven movies, and studios will make more.  —  “I always say to studios, ‘Make more female-driven movies,’ ” Theron said.  “They said, ‘We would if people go and see them.’ So go see those movies!”
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and Deadline
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:   Charlize Theron Recalls the Night Her Mom Killed Her Alcoholic Father in Self-Defense
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Scott Disick Clarifies: “I Do Like Sex, But I Am Not an Addict”  —  Scott Disick wants to set the record straight about his love life and what he calls his “gargantuan appetite” for sex.  —  He and ex Kourtney Kardashian, with whom she shares three kids, have been broken up for two years.
TMZ.com:
Usher Accuser Now Says She Has Herpes, Ups Lawsuit to $20 Million  —  The woman suing Usher and accusing him of exposing her to herpes now says an STD test confirmed she's contracted the virus ... and she's upped her demand.  —  The woman, in new legal docs filed as Jane Doe, says she was devastated when she got the results Saturday.
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Kim Zolciak Attacks Kenya Moore After Alleged Comments About Kim's Son  —  Kim Zolciak — Attacks Kenya Moore ... Nobody Talks Crap About My Kids!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kim Zolciak raged out on Kenya Moore because she thought Kenya said something about her son, who was horribly injured by a dog bite …
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and Daily Mail
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Hilary Duff's Home Burglarized While She Was Vacationing With Son  —  Hilary Duff's Los Angeles home was burglarized last week while she was away on vacation, E! News has learned.  —  The Lizzie McGuire alum and Younger star was with her 5-year-son Luca in Canada, where her ex and his dad Mike Comrie is from.
Mike Williams / NME:
Lana Del Rey: Read NME's exclusive interview with the modern icon … Lana Del Rey's new album ‘Lust For Life’ is her most ambitious yet.  Mike Williams meets her in the city that inspires her the most, Los Angeles - a place, she says, that “enhances something in me that's already cooking” …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and Stereogum
Darren Franich / EW.com:
Ben Affleck on playing Batman: 'I'd love to do it as long as they'll have me'  —  After the Warner Bros. Comic-Con panel on Saturday, Affleck spoke to EW about his position as Caped Crusader  —  Warner Bros. debuted a new trailer for Justice League on Saturday during the studio's Comic-Con panel …
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck's Batman Future in Doubt as Warner Bros. Plots Franchise
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Noth on Mr. Big: I Feel Like We've Told All of His Story  —  Bye, bye, Mr. Big?  Chris Noth recently opened up about his famous Sex and the City character — and hinted that there's no need to reprise the role anytime soon.  —  “I feel like we told that story,” Noth, 62 …
Discussion: People.com
 
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