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William Grimes / New York Times:
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 — The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”
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Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
Sidney Poitier death: First Black man to win Best Actor Oscar dies aged 94
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Brandon Griggs / CNN:
Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood's first Black movie star, dies at 94
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Amanda Castro / The Sun:
Who is Sidney Poitier's wife Joanna Shimkus?
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Sidney Poitier Dead at 94
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Alynda Wheat / People.com:
Sidney Poitier, First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar and a Titan of Cinema, Dead at 94
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
The Weeknd's ‘movie star’ lyric on ‘Dawn FM’ fuels Angelina Jolie dating rumors
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Is All Grown Up in New Birthday Photo — While celebrating Blue Ivy Carter's 10th birthday, Tina Knowles shared a new vacation photo of her “beautiful, talented and super smart” granddaughter. — Prepare to feel old.
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Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Blue Ivy looks all grown up in 10th birthday tribute from Tina Knowles
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Rooney Mara to Play Audrey Hepburn in Apple Biopic Directed by Luca Guadagnino … A biopic of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn starring Rooney Mara is in the works at Apple, Variety has confirmed. — Oscar-nominated “Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino will helm the project …
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Apple Lands Audrey Hepburn Biopic By Michael Mitnick; Rooney Mara Starring & Producing, Luca Guadagnino Directing
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People.com:
Kelly Ripa Says She Agrees with Cher That Gray Hair Is Not for Her: ‘I Need to Dye My Hair’ — Kelly Ripa opened up about her gray hair journey on Friday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan! — FB — More — Kelly Ripa has been very candid when it comes to letting her gray roots grow out.
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Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
Ben Affleck is done worrying about what other people think — As he earns strong reviews for ‘The Tender Bar,’ Ben Affleck reflects on his career ups (he loved 'The Last Duel') and downs ('Justice League' was 'the worst experience'). — Ben Affleck will turn 50 this year.
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
Cate Blanchett to Star in Pedro Almodóvar's First English-Language Feature ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Cate Blanchett has officially signed on to star in Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature film, “A Manual for Cleaning Women.”
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season — EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has opted not to order a second season of I Know What You Did Last Summer, a modern take on the 1973 novel by Lois Duncan and the 1997 film adaptation. — The YA horror series …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
Halle Berry on ‘Bruised’, Wanting to Play Zendaya's Mother and Advice for Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman … Halle Berry has her eyes on the future. The Oscar-winning actor, who just released her directorial debut “Bruised” (in which she also stars), isn't content with the ground she has already broken.
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Andrew Garfield Finally Spills About ‘Spider-Man’ Return and Future — and the ‘Gift’ of ‘Tick, Tick Boom!’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Following a lengthy stage hiatus (which nabbed him a Tony Award), the actor stormed the fourth quarter of 2021 with back-to-back film releases in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and “Tick, Tick ... Boom!”
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Abram Brown / Forbes:
Top-Earning TikTok-ers 2022: Charli And Dixie D'Amelio And Addison Rae Expand Fame—And Paydays — The platform's highest-paid celebrities collectively hauled in $55.5 million in 2021, a 200% increase from a year earlier. — Movies, TV shows, clothing lines—a Madison Square Garden performance.
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Evan Real / Page Six:
‘Concerned’ Raquel Leviss made an exit plan before James Kennedy breakup — She SURvived. — “Vanderpump Rules” star Raquel Leviss revealed she had an exit plan in place before calling off her engagement to co-star James Kennedy, as she was “concerned” how he might react.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Wes Anderson To Direct Adaptation Of Roald Dahl's ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel And Ben Kingsley — Following Netflix's acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, the streamer has set a major talent to helm its first big Dahl adaptation since the move.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Julia Garner To Star in Thriller ‘Apartment 7A’ For Paramount Players, Sunday Night And Platinum Dunes — EXCLUSIVE: While the final season of her hit series Ozark is set to premiere later this month on Netflix, Emmy winner Julia Garner looks to be already setting up her next big project.
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Sarah Tetteh / The Sun:
Love Island's Maura Higgins poses in sexy corset after fiercely defending pal Molly-Mae Hague — LOVE Island's Maura Higgins sizzled in a sexy corset after fiercely defending pal Molly-Mae Hague. — The Dancing on Ice star glammed up in her underwear for an Instagram post amidst the storm over Molly-Mae's comments on poverty.
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Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
Ashley Graham and husband Justin Ervin welcome twin sons in home birth as she reveals babies are ‘happy and healthy’ — ASHLEY Graham and her husband, Justin Ervin, welcomed twin sons in a home birth as they model revealed the babies are “happy and healthy.”
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TMZ.com:
Will Smith Farts on Video During Workout with Miami Dolphins — WILL SMITH RIPS FART DURING NFL WORKOUT ... ‘You Have Showers In Here?’ — ONE IN THE CHAMBER — Will Smith ripped a fart so hard during a workout with the NFL's Miami Dolphins he asked if there was a shower around …
Nicole Phelps / Vogue:
Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga Begins — Are you ready for this? Friends and collaborators Ye and Demna, who until recently went by their full names Kanye West and Demna Gvasalia, are joining forces for a project at Gap. “It is a vision come true to work with Gap and Demna …
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