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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” …
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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Paige Strout / E! Online:
RHOBH Alum Taylor Armstrong Makes History By Joining The Real Housewives of Orange County — Taylor Armstrong is making Bravo history as the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum is switching series and joining the ladies of Real Housewives of Orange County for season 17.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Flash’ To End With Season 9 On the CW, Final Episode Count Revealed — It's official — the upcoming ninth season of The Flash on the CW will be its last. It will debut in 2023 and consist of 13 episodes, making this the shortest Flash season of its run.
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Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
The CW's The Flash Ending With Season 9 — Fans of The Flash should brace themselves for goodbye. Find out when The CW series will go off the air. — 2023 will see a superhero sendoff. — On Aug. 1, The CW announced that The Flash will come to an end with its upcoming ninth season.
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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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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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Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In ‘The Little Mermaid’ Was 95
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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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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Jada Pinkett Smith Pushed Will Smith to Apologize to Chris Rock for 2022 Oscars Drama: ‘He Never Wanted To’ — His wife's advice. Following Will Smith's emotional video about his incident with Chris Rock at the Oscars, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the decision was inspired by Jada Pinkett Smith.
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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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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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Julia Emmanuele / Us Weekly:
Sylvester Stallone Slams ‘Rocky’ Spinoff, Accuses Dolph Lundgren of Going ‘Behind’ His Back to Make Movie — Fighting for control. Sylvester Stallone slammed the upcoming Rocky spinoff centered on Dolph Lundgren's character, Drago, claiming that it was made without his knowledge or approval.
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TMZ.com:
‘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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