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Kenneth Miller / AARP:
Jessica Lange Can Finally Relax — After collecting every major acting award, is it time to kick back? — Jessica Lange makes me nervous. — Over 40 years of intense, edge-of-madness performances, she's specialized in playing high-strung characters with dangerous dark sides.
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Playwright, Director and Actor Sam Shepard Passes Away at 73 — BroadwayWorld has just learned that playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director Sam Shepard has passed away. Shepard, who had been ill with ALS for some time, died peacefully on July 27 at his home in Kentucky, surrounded by his children and sisters.
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright and Actor, Is Dead at 73 — Mr. Shepard, one of the most important and influential early writers in the Off Broadway movement, specialized in capturing the darker sides of American family life. — Sam Shepard, the celebrated avant-garde playwright …
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People.com:
Oscar-Nominated Actor Sam Shepard Dies After Secret Battle with ALS — Sam Shepard, known for his acting work in films such as Black Hawk Down and The Right Stuff, has died. He was 73. — Shepard's theater representative confirms to PEOPLE that Shepard passed away at his home in Kentucky on Thursday …
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Alex Morris / Glamour:
Blake Lively Is ‘Awakened’: The Actress Talks Sexism in Hollywood and Raising Fearless Daughters — Blake Lively is midsentence in the dining room of a chic Vancouver hotel when her hand darts inside her shirt. “Why is my bra so lumpy?” she asks, rummaging around. “Ah, there's a big fold.
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Perez Hilton:
Paris Jackson Bonds With Godfather Macaulay Culkin By Getting Matching Tattoos — Awwww! — Paris Jackson is very close with her godfather Macaulay Culkin! — So close, in fact, that the celebuspawn and the Home Alone actor got matching tattoos on their inner arms.
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Paris Jackson and Godfather Macaulay Culkin Show Off Their New Matching Tattoos
Paris Jackson and Godfather Macaulay Culkin Show Off Their New Matching Tattoos
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Whitney Port:
Meet Our Son — So, I have some news. No big deal, but I created another human being and then delivered him into the world at 12:30am Thursday morning. Timmy and I named the little man Sonny and I'm in love. Over the next few blog posts I'll tell you all about the entire day …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
HBO hacked: Upcoming episodes, Game of Thrones data leaked online — HBO chairman: ‘Disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us’ — HBO has joined the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack. — EW has learned that upcoming episodes …
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian's Company Sued for $100 Million, Accused of Jacking the Technology Behind LuMee (UPDATE) — 4:23 PM PT — A rep for the Kardashians tells TMZ, “The patent lawsuit filed by Snap Light has no merit and is just another attempted shakedown. Kim has done absolutely nothing wrong.”
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TMZ.com:
DeMario Jackson Is Negotiating With ‘Dancing With the Stars’ — Turns out controversial “Bachelor In Paradise” star DeMario Jackson may not be done with reality TV — TMZ has learned producers are seriously considering him for a “Dancing With the Stars” slot.
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Luann defends marriage to Tom, he hits on blond at dive bar — LuAnn de Lesseps and Tom D'Agostino Jr. — While “Real Housewife” Countess LuAnn de Lesseps graced a number of public Hamptons events over the weekend, her new husband, Tom D'Agostino Jr., was spotted getting close to another woman.
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Rose Dommu / Out Magazine:
Dear Gay Men, Stop Telling Women They Can't Be in Gay Bars … I see it on my Facebook feed every couple of months: a gay man complaining about women in gay bars. Sometimes it's a complaint about annoying bachelorette parties who harass and tokenize men who are simply trying to dance and hook up.
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