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Brian Anthony Hernandez / Billboard:
Shania Twain Finally Reveals Why She Used Brad Pitt's Name In 'That Don't Impress Me Much' — YOUTUBE — For the first time since releasing the confidently twangy “That Don't Impress Me Much” two decades ago, Shania Twain has finally come clean about incorporating actor Brad Pitt's name in the lyrics.
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Comic actor Jay Thomas is dead at 69 — “Ray Donovan” actor Jay Thomas has lost his battle with cancer. He was 69. — The sad news comes from his agent and longtime friend Don Buchwald. — “Jay was one of a kind, never at a loss for words and filled with so much fun and wonderfully whacky thoughts …
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Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
Gal Gadot on Becoming Wonder Woman, the Biggest Action Hero of the Year — The former Israeli combat instructor and ex-pageant queen had given up on acting when she landed the role of a lifetime — Wonder Woman herself is about to bless my unborn child. “Can I?” she asks, before spreading her long fingers around my pregnant belly.
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CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: MTV trying to bring transgender military members to VMA's — Trump on transgender ban: Doing military a favor — (CNN)MTV has reached out to the military in an effort to bring active duty transgender military service members to Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, a US defense official told CNN.
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Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
Katy Perry is a Serious Ball Bumbler in All-Star ‘Swish Swish’ Video: Watch — YOUTUBE — The Swish Center has never seen a game as bad as the one in Katy Perry's video for “Swish Swish.” After a week of teases, the meme-filled clip for the latest single from Perry's Witness album finally dropped …
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Sierra Marquina / On Air with Ryan Seacrest:
Katy Perry Reveals Her ‘American Idol’ Judge Picks and Much, Much More
Katy Perry Reveals Her ‘American Idol’ Judge Picks and Much, Much More
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joker and Harley Quinn Movie Coming from ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ Filmmakers (Exclusive) — Jared Leto and Margot Robbie are due to reprise their roles as DC's most popular villains. — Who's laughing now? — Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, directors and executive producers of the hit NBC drama …
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YouTube:
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (Lyric Video) — Pre-order Taylor Swift's new album, reputation, including “Look What You Made Me Do,” here: http://smarturl.it/reputationTS http://vevo.ly/aCvJPS
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BBC:
It's Channing Tatum!, The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw - BBC Radio 1 — The talented, handsome, smooth-talking (we could go on...) Channing Tatum joins Grimmy!
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Mieka / Dlisted:
Tom Cruise's Butt Exposes Itself To Scrutiny — An eagle-eyed butt connoisseur was watching Tom Cruise in Valkyrie and noticed that the star's ass looked suspiciously juicy. He screen captured the image and #tooktotwitter to posit a theory that the diminutive actor wears a fake butt.
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating … DENVER - Editor's note: the video included in this story is difficult to watch and may not be suitable for all viewers. — Denver Police are now investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders …
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Marc Lupo / Us Weekly:
Laura Prepon Welcomes First Child With Fiance Ben Foster — Orange Is the New Black star Laura Prepon has welcomed her first child — a girl — with fiancé Ben Foster, a source tells Us Weekly. — Us Weekly reported that Prepon, 36, was pregnant in January after the That '70s Show alum showed off …
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Gary Baum / Hollywood Reporter:
The Next Hef: Hugh's 25-Year-Old Son Reveals Plan to Remake Playboy “For My Generation” — Cooper Hefner has assumed creative control at the brand his father launched 64 years ago as he brings nude images back to the magazine while lamenting the company's involvement in lowbrow licensing and reality TV …
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People.com and Page Six