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Rip / TMZ.com:
‘Euphoria’ Star Angus Cloud Dead at 25, 911 Call for ‘Possible Overdose’  —  3:30 PM PT — We've learned Oakland PD and Fire Dept. responded to a 911 call made around 11:30 AM Monday by Angus Cloud's mother.  She reported a “possible overdose,” and said Angus did not have a pulse.
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer … He was 70.  —  “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years,” wrote Reubens in a statement posted to Instagram after his death.  “I have always felt a huge amount …
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Pee-wee Herman:
Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness.  Paul bravely and privately fought cancer …
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-wee Herman, Is Dead at 70  —  With his bow tie, short drainpipe pants and flattop hairdo, Pee-wee became enshrined in the popular imagination as a symbol of childlike whimsy.  —  Paul Reubens, the comic actor whose bow-tied, childlike alter-ego Pee-wee Herman became …
Rip / TMZ.com:
Paul Reubens, aka ‘Pee-wee Herman,’ Dead at 70 from Cancer
Zack Sharf / Variety:
Angus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ Star, Dead at 25  —  Angus Cloud, the actor best known for playing the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O'Neill on HBO's “Euphoria,” died Monday in Oakland, Calif. He was 25.  —  “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” Cloud's family said in a statement.
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
‘Euphoria’ Family Mourns Angus Cloud: Reactions From Sam Levinson, Drake & More
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Suspect for Battery After Vegas Microphone Toss  —  CARDI B SUSPECT FOR BATTERY After Mic Toss in Vegas  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3.9K … 11:45 AM PT — The woman who reported the incident to cops was standing next to the drink thrower — but she claims the mic hit her too.
TMZ.com:
Singer Tori Kelly Released From Hospital After Severe Blood Clots  —  TORI KELLY RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ... After Blood Clot Treatment … Singer Tori Kelly is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with serious blood clots around her vital organs ... TMZ has learned she's now back at home.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Ex Kevin Federline Moving Kids To Hawaii, No Reunion With Mom  —  BRITNEY SPEARS K-FED MOVING KIDS TO HAWAII ... No Reunion With Mom … Britney Spears won't see her kids before they leave the mainland ... the boys are all set to move to Hawaii with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, without saying bye to their mother.
Ellie Iorizzo / Independent.ie:
Sinéad O'Connor sent texts ‘laden with despair’ to Bob Geldof in weeks before her death  —  Bob Geldof told a festival crowd that late singer Sinéad O'Connor had sent him text messages weeks before her death which were “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow”.
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Checks Into New Inpatient Mental Health Center, Working On Herself  —  AMANDA BYNES CHECKS INTO NEW INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CENTER ... Work On Herself Continues … Amanda Bynes is ditching outpatient care and going back to inpatient ... and this time she's trying …
Peter White / Deadline:
Stephen Amell Calls Actors Strike “Myopic” & “A Reductive Negotiating Tactic”  —  Stephen Amell, whose Starz drama series Heels returned for its second season over the weekend, is not going to the mat for the actors strike that is currently taking place in Hollywood.
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott's Team is ‘Tone-Deaf,’ says Astroworld Victim's Family Attorney  —  “The report contains the same exact evidence that was presented to the Houston grand jury that decided there was no basis for charges against Travis.  To use that report to try to blame Travis for the Astroworld tragedy …
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Emily Longeretta / Variety:
‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’: Sammi Giancola Explains Why She's Finally Returning After 11 Years, Previews Reunion With ‘Co-Worker’ Ronnie Ortiz-Magro  —  The sweetest bitch is back.  Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola, the only original “Jersey Shore” cast member to skip the 2018 revival …
Discussion: People, ComingSoon.net and Just Jared
Stephanie Wenger / People:
The Hills' Heidi and Spencer Pratt Will Dig into the ‘Dirt’ with New Hollywood Insider Podcast (Exclusive)  —  Heidi Pratt says the new podcast will “explore what's happening off camera and on reality TV”  —  The Hills alums Heidi Montag Pratt and Spencer Pratt are dropping a new round of Hollywood hot takes.
Discussion: Variety
FemaleFirst:
Prince William stuns members of public serving up burgers from truck in London  —  Prince William cooked up veggie burgers and tested out some gadgets made by winners of his Earthshot Prize.  —  Prince William left members of the public stunned as he served up “Earthshot burgers” from a truck in south-east London.
Aimée Lutkin / Elle:
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian's Complete Relationship Timeline  —  The triangle icon that indicates to play  —  Power couple Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian recently announced they were expecting their second child, and Williams was looking stunning as she walked the red carpet for the Met Gala with her baby bump on display.
Discussion: People and POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Kyle Richards Producing Documentary on Morgan Wade's Life  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 558 … Now we know why Kyle Richards has been in Aspen at the same time as her good friend country star Morgan Wade ... Kyle's spreading her wings and producing a documentary on Morgan's life. … TMZ.com
 
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