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Hannah Diviney / The Guardian:
When Beyoncé dropped the same ableist slur as Lizzo on her new album, my heart sank — Just weeks after Lizzo responded to my viral tweet by changing her lyrics, Queen Bey has made the same mistake on Renaissance — It's not very often that I don't know what to say …
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Zack Sharf / Variety:
Beyoncé to Remove Offensive ‘Renaissance’ Lyric After Ableist Backlash … Beyoncé's seventh studio album “Renaissance” debuted July 29 to universal acclaim, but one lyric in the song “Heated” left many listeners outraged on social media. The song includes the word “spaz” …
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was 95 — Comedian and actress Pat Carroll, a television pioneer and an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy winner, died at her home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts on July 30, while recovering from pnuemonia.
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Chris Koseluk / The Hollywood Reporter:
Pat Carroll, Emmy-Winning Actress and Voice of Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Dies at 95 — The boisterous comedienne appeared on 'Caesar's Hour' and ‘The Danny Thomas Show’ and won acclaim playing Gertrude Stein in a one-woman play. — Pat Carroll, the gregarious Emmy-winning comedienne …
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‘Star Trek’ Star Nichelle Nichols Dead at 89 — BREAKING NEWS — 46.6K … Nichelle Nichols, who famously played Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died ... this according to her family. — Nichols' son, Kyle Johnson, confirmed the news on Sunday with an update posted to a website dedicated …
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Nichelle Nichols, Uhura in ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 89
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Taylor Armstrong Joins Real Housewives of Orange County, Becoming First Housewife to Move Franchises — Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Taylor Armstrong will be back on Bravo again, this time as cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County! … More
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Tamantha Gunn / E! Online:
Angelina Jolie Proudly Announces Daughter Zahara Will Attend Spelman College — Angelina Jolie and ex-husband Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara will be attending Spelman College in Atlanta. See the actress' sweet shout-out to the teen below. — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt now have a Spelman girl on their hands!
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Says Daughter Zahara Will Attend Spelman College in the Fall: ‘a Very Special Place’
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Kate Middleton Had to Wear a Wetsuit During a Royal Engagement and Somehow Made It Look Chic — Definitely also my vibe in a wetsuit, it's fine! — The royals have had quite a WEEK (yes, I'm talking about — #princeofpegging taking over Twitter — ), but it's been business as usual with
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton Sets Nautical Tone During Sailing Day With Team Great Britain in Plymouth
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Dan Clarendon / Us Weekly:
Mike Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino: A Timeline of Their Relationship — Mike and Lauren Sorrentino have survived many “Situations” during their relationship and marriage — from his prison sentence for tax evasion to taking on reality TV and parenthood together. And through it all, they've remained rock solid.
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Anny / TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Performs For First Time Since Ramsay Hunt Diagnosis — JUSTIN BIEBER I'M BACK!!! Performs For 1st Times Since Paralysis — Justin Bieber is back like he never left ... performing for the first time since his serious health scare. — Justin hit the stage in Lucca …
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Emily Selleck / Page Six:
Yolanda Hadid returns to Instagram after battling depression, Lyme disease relapse — Yolanda Hadid returned to Instagram on Sunday following a nine-month cleanse. — The mother of models Gigi and Bella Hadid told fans she took some much-needed time off to “reevaluate” her life following the death of her mother, Ans van den Herik.
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‘Top Chef’ Season 20 to Take Place in London & Feature All-Star Cast — There's been some new details revealed about Top Chef season 20. — According to Variety, Bravo announced on Monday (August 1) that the upcoming 20th season of the cooking-competition series will be set in London …
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Jim Edmonds and Fiancee Kortnie O'Connor Share Wedding Date, Invitation After Teddi Mellencamp Drama — Taking things into their own hands? Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O'Connor shared their wedding invitations after Teddi Mellencamp threw shade at the couple's nuptials.
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Ellen Durney / BuzzFeed News:
Taylor Swift's Rep Tried To Defend Her CO2 Emissions By Claiming That She “Regularly” Loans Out Her Private Jet, And It's Only Made People More Angry — If you've been online in the past week, you'll probably have heard that Taylor Swift was named the celebrity with the worst private jet carbon emissions.
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