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The Walt Disney Company:
Remembering Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman  —  Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Academy Award®-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers (with his late brother, Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman), passed away Saturday, May 25, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, due to age-related illness.
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Tim Gray / Variety:
Richard M. Sherman, ‘Mary Poppins’ and 'It's a Small World' Songwriter, Dies at 95  —  Richard M. Sherman, two-time Oscar winner who collaborated with brother Robert B. Sherman on the songs for “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the enduring Disneyland tune “It's a Small World …
PGATOUR.COM:
PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30  —  Grayson Murray, who won his second PGA TOUR title at this year's Sony Open in Hawaii, passed away Saturday.
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Kyle Porter / CBSSports.com:
Grayson Murray dies at 30: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, pro golfers react to ‘huge loss for all of us’  —  Murray, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, died after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge  —  After professional golfer Grayson Murray died this weekend following …
ESPN:
Grayson Murray, two-time PGA Tour winner, dies at 30
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Nicki Minaj released after apparent arrest in the Netherlands on suspicion of exporting soft drugs  —  The rapper was traveling to Manchester, England, from Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a concert on her “Pink Friday 2 World Tour.”  —  Nicki Minaj was released from custody Saturday hours …
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Sky News:
Nicki Minaj arrested at Netherlands airport hours before Co-op Live show in Manchester  —  Asked about Minaj, Robert van Kapel, a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, told Sky News' partner network NBC News: “We can confirm that we have arrested a 41-year-old American woman …
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj Will Soon Apologize to Fans in Amsterdam Drug Arrest  —  NICKI MINAJ Apologizes To Fans ... SICS HER LAWYERS & GOD ON COPS  —  Nicki Minaj says she's already planning to reschedule her canceled concert in England after her drug arrest Saturday ... while also apologizing to her many fans.
Chris Willman / Variety:
Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly Founder Who Sang and Co-Wrote ‘In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,’ Dies at 78  —  Doug Ingle, who co-founded the heavy rock band Iron Butterfly and was the singer and organist on songs including their signature hit, “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died Friday at age 78.
Marina Watts / People:
Megan Mullally Says She and Husband Nick Offerman ‘Never Had an Organic Burning Desire’ to Have Kids  —  Megan Mullally is opening up about her and husband Nick Offerman's decision to not have children.  —  During a recent podcast appearance on Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, Mullally …
TMZ.com:
‘South Park’ Episode Uses Lizzo's Body Positivity as Alternative to Ozempic  —  ‘SOUTH PARK’ YOU CAN'T AFFORD OZEMPIC, TRY LIZZO!!!  —  OH, OH, OH ... IT'S LIZZO!!!  —  “South Park” took direct aim at the whole “body positivity” movement and used Lizzo as its weapon.
 
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