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1:15 PM ET, June 30, 2024

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Rosemary Feitelberg / WWD:
Model and Former Soap Opera Star Renauld White Dies at 80  —  The New Jersey-born model helped to improve diversity in fashion magazines and on designer runways.  —  Trailblazing model Renauld White, who led the way for greater diversity in magazines and on designers' runways, died June 26 at the age of 80.
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Renauld White, Trailblazing Model & ‘Guiding Light’ Star, Dies at 80  —  Renauld White has sadly died.  —  The model and actor passed away June 26 at the age of 80, WWD confirmed over the weekend.  —  He was under hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan at the time of his death …
David Marchese / New York Times:
Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.  —  Let's start, as Murphy's career did, with standup.
Esme Mazzeo / People:
Bachelorette Alum Katie Thurston Says She Is a ‘Victim of Rape’ and Details the Aftermath: ‘I Refuse to Feel Defeated’  —  “While I'm not ready to share my story, I want to share the valuable resources that saved my life,” Thurston said  —  Katie Thurston is opening up about her experience as a “victim of rape.”
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Elise Taylor / Vogue:
The Story Behind Olivia Culpo's Traditional Dolce & Gabbana Ballgown for Her Rhode Island Wedding  —  Olivia Culpo holds the following belief about marriage: “It's a covenant.  It's the beginning of the rest of your life—and it's the union and bond of two people forever,” the model and former Miss Universe tells Vogue.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Co. Sued Over ‘New Slaves’ Allegations, Bianca Allegedly Sent Porn to Staff  —  KANYE WEST SUED EMPLOYEES ALLEGEDLY CALLED ‘NEW SLAVES’ Bianca Allegedly Sent Porn To Staff, Accessible To Minors … Kanye West created an App to promote his rap music, fostering a racist environment …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and In Touch Weekly
People:
Justin Timberlake Appears to Jokingly Nod to DWI Arrest During Forget Tomorrow World Tour Show in Boston  —  “Is there anyone here tonight that is driving and ... no, I'm just kidding,” Timberlake joked with his audience at the TD Garden  —  Justin Timberlake appears to have poked fun …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Kevin Costner Reveals He Was Sick, on Morphine Drip While Filming ‘Hidden Figures’ (Exclusive)  —  In a new PEOPLE cover interview, the Oscar winner and ‘Horizon’ director opens up about how he dealt with painful kidney stones during the 2016 movie shoot  —  Kevin Costner may have Academy Awards …
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Michael J. Fox Joins Coldplay on Guitar During Glastonbury Headlining Set, Little Simz Makes Appearance to Debut New Song  —  Go, Johnny, go!  Coldplay brought Michael J. Fox onto the Glastonbury stage on Saturday night to play guitar during the group's headlining set.
Jenny Haward / People:
Josh Lucas and His ‘Beautiful’ Girlfriend Brianna Are Engaged: ‘I Got Crazy Lucky’  —  The actor and his ABC7 Los Angeles meteorologist girlfriend posted the happy news on Instagram on Saturday, June 29  —  Josh Lucas and his girlfriend Brianna Ruffalo are engaged!
Telegraph:
Portrait of King in Field Marshal uniform released to mark Armed Forces Day  —  Society photographer Hugo Burnand took picture last November - before cancer diagnosis  —  The King gazes directly at the camera, posing in full military uniform in a portrait released to mark Armed Forces Day.
 
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