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TMZ.com:
Former NBA Player Darius Morris Dead At 33 — DARIUS MORRIS Ex-NBA Player DEAD AT 33 … Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris died this week, TMZ Sports has confirmed. He was just 33 years old. — “With great sadness we announce the passing of our dearly beloved son …
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Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Usher speaks out after Lovers and Friends festival is canceled hours before showtime: ‘Everything happens for a reason’ — Usher said he was just as “disappointed” as his fans after his star-studded Lovers & Friends festival was canceled hours before showtime.
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Lovers and Friends Festival Canceled Due to Severe Weather in Las Vegas — LOVERS & FRIENDS FEST BLOWN AWAY IN VEGAS!!! Janet, Usher, Mary & Alicia's Show Canceled by Weather — Even Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne's combined star power …
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Hartford Courant, UPI and Billboard
Brenton Blanchet / People:
Jar Jar Binks Actor Reflects on Backlash to Phantom Menace: ‘My Career Began and Ended’ with Star Wars (Exclusive) — In a wide-ranging interview with PEOPLE, Ahmed Best looks back on the making of ‘The Phantom Menace’ for its 25th anniversary — Ahmed Best made history in 1999 as Jar Jar Binks …
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Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Times and UPROXX
Page Six:
Britney Spears needed conservatorship for own safety, sources say: ‘This is what we feared’ — Britney Spears should have been kept in a conservatorship amid fears for her mental health, multiple sources tell Page Six. — Although the original arrangement, put in place with the aid of her father …
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Laura Rizzo / Us Weekly:
Sam Asghari ‘Feels Terrible’ After Ex-Wife Britney Spears' Incident at Chateau Marmont
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Alesia Stanford / Daily Mail:
Kourtney Kardashian gets vulnerable about ‘not feeling quite ready’ to do a photo shoot for The Kardashians - just three months after giving birth — Kourtney Kardashian has been trying a new approach to her way of thinking. — The 45-year-old reality star, who has been working …
TMZ.com:
Drake Sources Call Kendrick's Hidden Daughter Claim Total ‘Fabrication’ — DRAKE SECRET DAUGHTER'S A ‘FABRICATION’ ... Kendrick's Diss Missed??? … Kendrick Lamar has the streets buzzing about Drake's other child — a daughter he's allegedly kept hidden for more than a decade …
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People:
Gabrielle Union ‘Absolutely’ Loves Walking the Met Gala Red Carpet, Calls Inside ‘Nerve Wracking’ (Exclusive) — The actor and fashion tastemaker tells PEOPLE that a lot celebs on the Met Gala red carpet ‘want to rush through it’ — but she likes to soak up every second of it
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People:
Bindi Irwin Says She Can ‘Laugh Again’ After Endometriosis Surgery: ‘No Longer a Shadow of Myself’ — “All I wanted was to be there for my daughter. But endometriosis was sucking away every last piece of joy and my ability to function in life,” Irwin said — Close
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Julia MacCary / Variety:
Pauly Shore Says He's Starring in Richard Simmons Biopic ‘Whether He Likes It or Not’: ‘Just Another F—ing Bump in My F—ing Road’ — Pauly Shore once again addressed his in-development Richard Simmons biopic that has become a hot topic. — “I'm also gonna be starring in the Richard Simmons biopic …
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Entertainment Tonight, TMZ.com, The Wrap and Richard Simmons
People:
Rumer Willis Says Daughter Louetta ‘Loves’ Going to See Grandpa Bruce Willis: 'It's So Sweet' (Exclusive) — “Louetta honestly is like the most-famous person in our family,” Rumer tells PEOPLE — Bruce Willis and his daughter Rumer Willis' 1-year-old baby have a special bond!
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Daily Mail, HELLO! and FemaleFirst
Page Six:
Travis Kelce lands in Kentucky for Derby weekend without Taylor Swift — Travis Kelce has touched down in Kentucky. — The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, landed in the Bluegrass State Friday for Kentucky Derby weekend. — Alex Pall of the Chainsmokers posted a photo via his Instagram Stories …
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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Maze Runner’ Reboot in the Works with ‘Transcendence’ Scribe Jack Paglen in Talks to Write (Exclusive) — 20th Century Studios is developing a new installment of the action franchise based on the James Dashner books. — The Maze Runner is back at the starting line.
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Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
The Idea of You author regrets revealing Harry Styles as inspiration: 'It's unfortunate' — “I think it's unfortunate because it's being used as clickbait, and when I'm writing for Hayes, I'm not picturing Harry Styles,” Robinne Lee says. — There's a Fine Line between fan fiction …
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