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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Joanna Simon, Opera Singer from Famously Musical Family, Dies at 85 — A renowned mezzo-soprano, she grew up alongside her younger sisters, Carly and Lucy, both of whom became singer-songwriters. — Joanna Simon, a smoky-voiced mezzo-soprano who grew up in a family loaded with musical talent …
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Vogue says it has ‘no intention’ of working with Kanye West in future — A Vogue spokesperson told Page Six exclusively on Friday that neither the magazine nor its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour intend to work with the Kanye West again after his anti-Semitic rants and support for the White Lives Matter cause.
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Daily Star:
Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane's cause of death confirmed nine days after death — Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane, best known as Rubeus Hagrid, tragically passed away at the age of 72 and it has been confirmed the star had multiple organ failure — Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane passed away …
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Ellen Star Sophia Grace Is Pregnant With Her First Child — Sophia Grace Brownlee, who rose to fame as a child with a performance of Nicki Minaj's “Super Bass” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with her cousin Rosie McClelland, is expecting her first baby. — Surprise!
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Laura Armstrong / The Sun:
Mel B is engaged to Leeds hairdresser who restored her faith in men after 10-year domestic violence hell — MEL B is engaged to wed boyfriend of three years Rory McPhee after he proposed this week. — The Spice Girl, 47, was “overwhelmed” when the Leeds-born hairdresser popped the question on Wednesday.
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Speaks Out, Claims Backlash Proves His Anti-Semitic Theories — Kanye West is shrugging off brands cutting ties with him, and insists he can't be canceled — but if he is, he says that only proves the dangerous anti-Semitic tropes he's been spewing.
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Dory Jackson / People.com:
Christine Brown Leaves Her Sister Wives and Kody in Explosive Midseason Teaser: 'I'm Done with You' — In PEOPLE's exclusive look at the supertease for season 17 of Sister Wives, fans get to see the dramatic impact that Christine Brown's departure has on the rest of the family
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Daily Star:
Princess Charlotte's room at Adelaide Cottage is ‘haunted’ but ‘Diana protects her’ — EXCLUSIVE: Princess Charlotte is being watched over by her grandmother Princess Diana, a psychic has said, after being “haunted” by something in her room in Windsor — Princess Charlotte lives at home …
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
Chase Chrisley Is Engaged to Emmy Medders: Inside His Baseball Stadium Proposal with 175K Rose Petals! — The Chrisley Knows Best star proposed to his girlfriend of two years on Oct. 5 at First Horizon Baseball Stadium in Tennessee — Chase Chrisley is engaged!
Meghann Cuniff / Law & Crime:
'Please Tell Me How He's Suffered': Rapper Cardi B Testifies at Trial About What Turned Her into a ‘Superstar,’ and It's Not the Tattoo on Her Mixtape Cover — Cardi B took the witness stand in a California federal courtroom on Wednesday, questioning how a man who accuses her of misusing …
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Ryan Gajewski / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Leaks Online, HBO Blames Distribution Partner — HBO said it is “aggressively monitoring” the situation ahead of the first season's final episode airing Sunday. … An HBO spokesperson said in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter that it is …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Inside Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's ‘nasty’ split: They're ready for a fight — Things are getting “nasty” between Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen amid their marriage split, sources say. — Page Six exclusively revealed Bündchen has hired the top divorce lawyer in Florida …
