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Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88 — Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement. — Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said. He was 88.
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Phil Donahue Passes Away at 88, Legendary TV Host Dies After a Long Illness — Phil Donahue, the legendary television host, has passed away at the age of 88. — His family announced the news on the Today show, sharing he passed on Sunday (August 18) after a long illness.
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Emily Sandstrom / Interview Magazine:
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom — It's not easy being Chappell Roan. America's newest pop star may have achieved peak fame, but the singer-songwriter still identifies as a queer kid from Missouri, struggling to make sense of her identity in a world that loves to scrutinize women.
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
John Aprea, Actor in ‘The Godfather Part II’ and ‘Full House,’ Dies at 83 — The New Jersey native also starred on the short-lived ‘The Montefuscos,’ had two stints on ‘Another World’ and stood out in ‘The Idolmaker’ and ‘New Jack City.’ … He was 83. — Aprea died Aug. 5 of natural causes …
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‘Godfather Part II’ Star John Aprea Dead at 83
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and more will serve as DNC hosts — Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials told CNN. — According to organizers, reported first by CNN …
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Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan's Relationship Is ‘On and Off’ (Exclusive Source) — Keoghan seemingly responded to breakup rumors by liking the ‘Please Please Please’ singer's Instagram post on Aug. 16 — Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan are keeping it casual.
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Anna Tingley / Variety:
Skims Goes Brat: Charli XCX Fronts the Shapewear Brand's Latest Campaign — Kim Kardashian is bumpin' that. — The Skims founder has tapped this summer's “it girl” Charli XCX to star in her shapewear brand's latest campaign, which sees the singer and internet darling pose in the brand's new Cotton Rib and Cotton Fleece styles.
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Bailey Richards / People:
Kirsten Dunst Still Knows Her Iconic Bring It On Chant After 24 Years: Watch Her Recite It! — The star turned back time while surprising fans at a double feature of the 2000 comedy and ‘The Virgin Suicides’ on Saturday, Aug. 17 — Once a Toro, always a Toro!
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Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
‘Boy Meets World’ Alum Danielle Fishel Reveals She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer — In order to view the video, please allow — Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel has been diagnosed with a form of breast cancer. — Fishel, 43, shared the news on the Monday, August 19 …
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‘When Calls the Heart’ star Mamie Laverock is home from the hospital three months after balcony fall — Mamie Laverock has left the hospital. — The “When Calls the Heart” star's family members revealed via Facebook Monday that she is finally at home - three months after her scary balcony fall.
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GQ:
The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton — Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice …
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Michael Sokolove / New York Times:
‘The Blind Side’ Made Him Famous. But He Has a Different Story to Tell. … “That's where Hurt Village was.” Michael Oher was pointing to the site of a now-demolished housing project where he lived with his mother, who was addicted to drugs, and, at various times, as many as seven of his 11 siblings.
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Julia Moore / People:
90 Day's Jasmine Admits She Wants to Undergo Cosmetic Procedure That'll ‘Break’ Her Ribs to Make Her Waist ‘Tinier’ — Jasmine has her eyes on quite a few more cosmetic procedures - and she's already had a boob job and Brazilian butt lift — Loren Brovarnik's “mommy makeover” …
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