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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sacred Cows, Dies at 79 — He and his band, the Texas Jewboys, won acclaim for their satirical takes on American culture. He later wrote detective novels and ran for governor of Texas. — Kinky Friedman, a singer, songwriter …
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Njera Perkins / People:
Kinky Friedman, Provocative ‘Sold American’ Country Singer, Dies at 79 — On Thursday, June 27, the official X page for the Texas singer-songwriter revealed that he died at his “beloved” Echo Hill home — Kinky Friedman, the provocative artist and country singer-songwriter known for songs like …
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GLAAD:
Black Queer Model and Art Curator Racquel Chevremont to Join Cast of ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ (EXCLUSIVE) — Racquel Chevremont is the newest addition to the cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY), GLAAD has learned exclusively.
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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck at His Office, First Time Hanging Out Since Italy — JENNIFER LOPEZ & BEN AFFLECK SPOTTED TOGETHER AT L.A. OFFICE .... First Time Since Italy!!! — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back in the same country and hanging out ... 'cause the two hit up his office …
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez returns from solo vacation, visits Ben Affleck's office amid marital woes
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Jack Irvin / People:
Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town's Manager Confirms He Died of Overdose: ‘No One Had the Exact Tools’ (Exclusive) — The “Butterfly” band's frontman was found dead at age 49 in his Los Angeles home on June 24 — Addiction ultimately played a role in Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town's death.
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Rachel Lindsay Says $10K Per Month Enough Support for Estranged Husband — ‘BACHELORETTE’ RACHEL LINDSAY $10K/MO. ENOUGH SPOUSAL SUPPORT For My Estranged Hubby!!! … ‘Bachelorette’ alum Rachel Lindsay is firing back at her estranged husband's request for tons of spousal support …
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Clint Eastwood's Daughter Morgan Eastwood Marries Tanner Koopmans in ‘Intimate’ California Wedding! (Exclusive) — The writer, 27, who is expecting, and Koopmans tied the knot on June 14 in a ceremony attended by all seven of her siblings and her 94-year-old father Clint: “So perfect”
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Clint Eastwood, 94, walks daughter Morgan down the aisle during ‘perfect’ California wedding
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Jordan Greene / People:
The Bachelor's Hannah Ann Sluss Marries NFL Star Jake Funk in Intimate Italian Wedding Ceremony! (Exclusive) — “We decided it would just be us and to really focus on the commitment and significance of marriage,” Sluss tells PEOPLE of the couple's June 15 wedding in Italy
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Dan Adler / Vanity Fair:
Diplo Accused of Distributing Revenge Porn in New Lawsuit — The suit, filed in California on Thursday, is the second claim brought against the DJ and producer in recent years for disseminating sexual recordings. — A federal lawsuit filed in California on Thursday by a woman identified …
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Matty Matheson on ‘The Bear’ Season 3, That ‘Bigger Than Life’ Guest Star and His Hilarious First Encounter With Jamie Lee Curtis … Matty Matheson has spent his career running restaurants. Now, he's focused on a fictional one. — With FX's “The Bear,” the Toronto-based celebrity chef …
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Danielle Jennings / People:
NFL Player Randall Cobb and His Family Escape Nashville Home After Fire Breaks Out — Cobb and his wife called the incident “a reminder that nothing is more important than the health of our family” — Wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped a scary situation recently when a fire broke out at their home in Nashville.
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Garrett Cowan / ESPN Press Room U.S.:
ESPN Reveals Special Honorees for The 2024 ESPYS Presented by Capital One, Airing July 11 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC — Steve Gleason to Receive The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage; Dawn Staley to Receive The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex to Receive The Pat Tillman Award for Service
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TMZ.com:
Marilyn Monroe's Home Will Not Be Sold, Despite Historical Monument Ruling — MARILYN MONROE HOME OWNERS HAVE NO PLANS TO SELL After Getting Historic Monument Tag … Marilyn Monroe's L.A.-area home will not be listed for sale ... despite the residence being named a Historic-Cultural Monument …
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Dave McMenamin / ESPN:
Lakers pick Bronny James in NBA draft; LeBron ‘emotional’ — Before Thursday, there never had been a father-son duo playing in the NBA at the same time. And now, the first father-son pair is set to be teammates after the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James — the eldest son of LeBron James …
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Katy Perry Ignores Questions About Working with Dr. Luke For New Album — KATY PERRY IGNORES DR. LUKE COLLAB QUESTIONS — Katy Perry's dodging the question lots of her fans want to ask ... about working with Dr. Luke on her new album — one that's supposed to be all about uplifting women.
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Jack Irvin / People:
How Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel ‘Have Moved on’ from His DWI Arrest: Source (Exclusive) — Timberlake is in the midst of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, while Biel is filming ‘The Better Sister,’ an upcoming Prime Video series — Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest is in the past for him and wife Jessica Biel.
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Telegraph:
Wimbledon hopeful Princess of Wales will present trophies to singles champions — Exclusive: All England Club will give Princess ‘as much flexibility as possible’ as she continues her treatment for cancer — Wimbledon is hopeful that the Princess of Wales will be able to present trophies …
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Danielle Bacher / People:
Michael Jackson Was Over $500 Million in Debt at Time of Death, New Court Documents Reveal — The executors of the late star's now $2 billion estate have filed a petition for back pay from 2018 — Michael Jackson was more than $500 million in debt at the time of his death in 2009, according to court documents filed this month
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Joy Behar Says She'll ‘Get It On’ with a Woman When She's in Her 90s — JOY BEHAR I'D GET IT ON WITH A WOMAN IN MY 90S!!! — MIGHT TRY IT OUT — Joy Behar is totally keeping her options open, hinting she might just switch lanes and give the same-sex dating pool a whirl ... eventually, anyway.
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
The Young and the Restless' Cricket and Danny Crossing Over to ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’: Details (Exclusive) — The Young and the Restless' Cricket and Danny are saying goodbye to Genoa City (for a minute) and heading to Los Angeles for the ultimate crossover on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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