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Clover Hope / Elle:
Zendaya Holds Court — Armed with a new creative director and a resolve to protect her private life, the multi-hyphenate actress and singer is showing a whole new side of herself. — Dress, Dundas, $1,490. Earrings, bracelet, rings, from $5,200, Bulgari.
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Michael Lee Simpson / People:
Zendaya Says ‘Challengers’ Gives Her a ‘Grown-Up Role’: 'Can't Play a Teenager for the Rest of My Life'
Zendaya Says ‘Challengers’ Gives Her a ‘Grown-Up Role’: 'Can't Play a Teenager for the Rest of My Life'
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Hollywood Life, POPSUGAR, NME and Vanity Fair
Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Priscilla Presley Entrusts Sofia Coppola to Tell Her Story: “I Felt She Could Get Me” — In a year marked by personal tragedy and estate drama, Elvis' famously private ex-wife debuts ‘Priscilla,’ a portrait of her tumultuous marriage directed by a fellow showbiz royal: “Growing up, people are looking at you in a different way.”
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Daily Mail:
Jennifer Aniston reveals she receives flowers from good friend Adam Sandler every Mother's Day - following secret IVF struggle — She opened up about her infertility battle last year and disappointment over not freezing her eggs when she was younger. — But Jennifer Aniston is still appreciated on Mother's Day.
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
Morgan Wade Shuts Down Kyle Richards Relationship Rumors: 'The Internet's a Dumb Place' (Exclusive) — The country singer, whose new album ‘Psychopath’ is out Friday, opens up about her friendship with Kyle Richards in this week's issue of PEOPLE — Country singer Morgan Wade had never heard …
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TMZ.com:
Halle Berry Finalizes Divorce to Olivier Martinez, Will Pay Major Child Support — Halle Berry's long road to finalizing her divorce to Olivier Martinez is officially over ... after the ex-couple hammered out a formal custody and child support arrangement that has the actress paying big bucks.
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Dana Rose Falcone / People:
‘Another World’ Star Nancy Frangione Dead at 70 — Soap star Nancy Frangione, best known for her starring role on Another World, has died. She was 70. — Frangione died on Aug. 18 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, according to her obituary. — The cause of her of death remains unknown.
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Gabrielle Wilde / Daily Star:
Another World actress Nancy Frangione dies aged 70 as tributes pour in for ‘iconic’ star
Another World actress Nancy Frangione dies aged 70 as tributes pour in for ‘iconic’ star
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Variety
TMZ.com:
Lizzo Plans to Sue Backup Dancers, Photos Show Accusers Backstage At Topless Show — Lizzo's got plans to sue the same backup dancers who are taking her to court ... and new photos appear to show her accusers having a great time backstage following some nude entertainment in Paris …
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Perez Hilton, The Messenger, ET Canada, VIBE.com, RADAR and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Talking About Reconciling with Dad Jamie Spears — Under the category, NEVER SAY NEVER — Britney Spears is seriously talking about reconciling with the man she wanted put in jail over her conservatorship ... her dad, Jamie Spears. — Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ …
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Marie Claire, RADAR, Entertainment Tonight, The Blast, The Hollywood Gossip, Perez Hilton, Hollywood Life, Daily Mail, Extra, Page Six and FemaleFirst
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Inside ‘All of Us Strangers,’ Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal's Metaphysical Love Story — Andrew Haigh's new film All of Us Strangers parallels a steamy romance between Scott and Mescal with an aching reunion of the dead and the living. Together, they make for an emotional epic.
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GAY TIMES, Variety, ComingSoon.net, Queerty, Just Jared and IndieWire
Michaela Zee / Variety:
David Jacobs, ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing’ Creator, Dies at 84 — David Jacobs, the creator of CBS primetime series “Knots Landing,” “Dallas” and “Paradise,” has died. He was 84. — Jacobs, who battled Alzheimer's for several years, died Sunday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
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Deadline, Daily Star, The Mirror, ET Canada and The Messenger
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Chris Koseluk / The Hollywood Reporter:
David Jacobs, Creator of ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing,’ Dies at 84
David Jacobs, Creator of ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing,’ Dies at 84
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TV Insider, Ok - OK, Radio Times, The Sun, The Wrap and TVLine
TMZ.com:
TikToker VonViddy Dead By Suicide, Final Video Talked Struggles and Achievements — TIKTOKER VONVIDDY DEAD BY SUICIDE ... Final Video Talked Achievements & Struggles — EXCLUSIVE — 698 … TikToker VonViddy has taken his own life ... and his final video to fans is haunting …
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Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times:
Six months before the Lizzo lawsuit, 14 dancers who appeared in HBO doc settled a dispute over payments — In a five-minute sequence in the documentary “Love Lizzo,” a group of dancers rehearsing with the star for her 2019 Video Music Awards performance talk candidly about what it means to be a female, plus-size Black dance artist.
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TMZ.com:
Polo G's House Raided by Cops, Rapper Put in Handcuffs — POLO G Cops Raid L.A. Mansion ... RAPPER PUT IN HANDCUFFS … Polo G's house is currently swarmed by law enforcement, and the rapper's in handcuffs. — Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department hit Polo's L.A.-area home early Wednesday with a search warrant.
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Daily Mail, The Messenger and UPROXX
JP Mangalindan / People:
‘Selling Sunset’ Star Amanza Smith Says She Was ‘Two Days From Dying’ From the Spine Infection That Hospitalized Her for a Month (Exclusive) — The reality TV star opens up to PEOPLE about the life-threatening illness that has changed her life forever — After undergoing two invasive spinal surgeries …
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Perez Hilton, FemaleFirst, E! Online, TV Insider, Daily Mail and ET Canada
TMZ.com:
Former NBA Coach Stan Van Gundy's Wife, Kimberly, Dies Suddenly At 61 — STAN VAN GUNDY NBA COACH'S WIFE DIES SUDDENLY AT 61 — Kimberly Van Gundy — the wife of former NBA coach and analyst Stan Van Gundy — tragically died last week, the family announced. — She was 61.
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New York Post
Rod McGuirk / Associated Press:
Australian prosecutors drop case against actor Amber Heard over pet Yorkshire terriers — Australian prosecutors dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo came to be smuggled …
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Just Jared, People, RADAR, Entertainment Tonight, The Messenger, ABC and Oh No They Didn't!
Rachel Brodsky / Stereogum:
We've Got A File On You: Alice Cooper — We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. — Rebel. Vaudevillian. Surrealist.
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TMZ.com:
Blueface Stabbed in Boxing Gym, Video Shows Violent Confrontation — BLUEFACE SOME DUDE STABBED ME!!! Gym Confrontation Captured on Camera … Blueface is nursing fresh wounds suffered in the boxing gym when a guy whipped out a knife and stabbed him during an altercation that started on video.
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Daily Mail and RADAR
TMZ.com:
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko Seek Protection From Creepy Fan — JHENE AIKO & BIG SEAN WE NEED PROTECTION FROM CREEPY FAN!!! … Jhene Aiko and Big Sean are seeking court-ordered protection from a creepy fan they say keeps showing up to their concerts, events and home.
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TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Venturing Out from Mental Health Center in O.C. — Amanda Bynes is doing much better in the mental health facility where she's currently getting treatment ... and now she's even allowed out on her own. — TMZ obtained videos and photos of the former child star out and about in Orange County …
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Perez Hilton, Hollywood Life, Page Six, Daily Mail and FemaleFirst
TIME:
The Staggering Economic Impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour — You don't have to be a Swiftie to have been touched in some way by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a stadium arena experience that kicked off in March. The tour, which pays homage to every era of the artist's illustrious 17-year career …
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Daily Mail, Just Jared, NME and Entertainment Tonight
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Ariana Madix and Daniel Wai's Relationship Timeline: From a Coachella Hookup to Casual Dates — Deal of the Day … Ariana Madix has offered glimpses into her steamy connection with Daniel Wai following her split from Tom Sandoval.
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Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Tonight, E! Online and Page Six
Stephen Rodrick / Variety:
Michael Mann Fulfills a 30-Year Journey Directing the Operatic, Thrilling ‘Ferrari’ — And Teases ‘Heat 2’: 'I Don't Think About Mortality. I'm Busy' — Michael Mann is running out of time. — I am in the 80-year-old director's West Los Angeles office, talking to him about his new film …