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12:30 PM ET, August 8, 2023

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Samantha Chatman / ABC7:
Chicago native and ‘Cha Cha Slide’ creator DJ Casper dies at 58 after cancer battle, wife says  —  Chicago native and “Cha Cha Slide” creator DJ Casper died after a cancer battle.  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — DJ Casper, the creator of the world-famous “Cha Cha Slide,” has died at 58 years old.
Jason Sheeler / People:
Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me' (Exclusive)  —  The 'Let's Make a Deal' host opens up about his long road to self-discovery and how his daughter and ex-wife are showing him acceptance.  ‘I love all people equally, and now that includes myself’  —  Trending Videos
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Sandra Bullock's Longtime Partner Bryan Randall Dead at 57 After Private 3-Year Battle with ALS  —  Bryan Randall died on Saturday, his family announced in a statement  —  Sandra Bullock's longtime partner Bryan Randall died over the weekend, his family revealed in a statement to PEOPLE on Monday.
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TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock Gets Major Props for Taking Care of Partner Bryan Randall  —  SANDRA BULLOCK CARED FOR BOYFRIEND BRYAN RANDALL TO THE END ... Receives Praise From Sister  —  Sandra Bullock is getting major props for taking good care of her longtime boyfriend, Bryan Randall, as he battled ALS to the very end.
Vanity Fair:
Riley Keough on Growing Up Presley, Losing Lisa Marie, and Inheriting Graceland  —  Daisy Jones & the Six propelled her to stardom even as she navigated tragedies, new motherhood, and a legal struggle with Priscilla.  —  Her grandfather died before she was born, but his house in Memphis stayed in the family.
Chris Lee / Vulture:
Overworked and Underpaid, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel  —  Call it the Hollywood-labor-organizing version of Avengers Assemble!  On the heels of more than a year's worth of damning disclosures around Marvel Studios' systematic overworking and underpayment of visual-effects workers …
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Emerson Pearson / ET Canada:
Marvel's VFX Workers Vote To Unionize: Report
Discussion: Deadline and Oh No They Didn't!
The Hollywood Reporter:
William Friedkin, Acclaimed Director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ Dies at 87  —  The Oscar winner “never played by the rules, often to my own detriment,” he said.  —  William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning director behind The French Connection and The Exorcist …
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
William Friedkin dead at 87: The Exorcist and The French Connection director passes away in Los Angeles, his wife Sherry Lansing confirms
Jacqueline Cutler / USA Today:
Chris Noth breaks silence on abuse allegations: 'I'm not going to lay down and just say it's over'  —  In his only interview since being accused of sexual assaults, Chris Noth maintains his sole transgression was cheating on his wife.  —  Though he'd like people to believe that and to resume his career …
Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
How Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande Are Handling His Divorce Amid Their Relationship  —  Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are continuing their romance amid his divorce.  A source tells ET that the Wicked co-stars' “relationship is still progressing” after he filed for divorce from Lilly Jay.
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Jada Pinkett Smith shares photo of her hair's ‘comeback’ after alopecia diagnosis  —  Jada Pinkett Smith has issued an update on her battle with alopecia, revealing that her hair is trying to “make a come back [sic].”  —  Taking to Instagram Monday, the “Girls Trip” actress shared two selfies …
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Corey Feldman and his wife, Courtney Anne, are separating amid her health battle  —  Stand by me no more.  —  “Stand By Me” and “The Goonies” child star-turned-rocker Corey Feldman and his wife, Courtney Anne, are separating, Page Six has exclusively learned — as she deals with health issues, including “chronic fatigue.”
Maanya Sachdeva / The Independent:
Carley Fortune ‘thrilled’ to work with Harry and Meghan on Meet Me At the Lake adaptation for Netflix  —  Exclusive: Toronto-based author called the collaboration a ‘perfect partnership’  —  Harry and Meghan surprise student recipients of Youth Power Fund in Archewell video
TMZ.com:
WWE Superstar Sonya Deville Suffers Torn ACL, Out Indefinitely  —  WWE SUPERSTAR SONYA DEVILLE SUFFERS TORN ACL ... Out Indefinitely … Sonya DeVille's run as one half of the WWE's Women's Tag Team Champions has just been put on hold ... TMZ Sports has learned she's suffered a serious knee injury that will require surgery.
Discussion: The US Sun and Metro
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian Shares She Broke Her Shoulder  —  Kim Kardashian recently broke her shoulder and tore a tendon, explaining that she had to put her workouts on pause for a few weeks.  Here's how she's making progress now.  —  Kim Kardashian has been recovering after breaking her shoulder.
 
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
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Ilana Kaplan / People:
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Natalie Portman and Husband Benjamin Millepied Are Separated, ‘On the Outs’ After His Affair
Adam B. Vary / Variety:
Noah Schnapp's Coming Out Journey: The ‘Stranger Things’ Star ‘Would Still Be Closeted’ if Not for Will Byers Being Gay
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M
 
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