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Mariah Carey Confirms Her Mom Patricia and Sister Alison Both Died on Same Day: ‘My Heart Is Broken’ (Exclusive) — “I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time,” says Mariah — Mariah Carey's mom Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, PEOPLE can confirm.
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All About Mariah Carey's Parents, Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey
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Ben Affleck Isn't Dating RFK Jr.'s Daughter Kick Despite Rumors — BEN AFFLECK NOT DATING RFK JR.'S DAUGHTER KICK!! Despite Post-Divorce Buzz … Ben Affleck ain't rushing into a new fling right after his public divorce from Jennifer Lopez — despite buzz about him hanging out with RFK Jr.'s daughter, Kick Kennedy.
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Is Ben Affleck Moving on with Kick Kennedy? Source Says They're Hanging Out, Another Says It's ‘Definitely Nothing’ — Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Aug. 20, listing their date of separation as April 26 — Is Ben Affleck moving on with someone new after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce?
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Jen Juneau / People:
Jennifer Lopez 'Didn't Want a Divorce' from Ben Affleck but ‘Seems Relieved’ After Filing (Exclusive Source) — A source says after Lopez's divorce filing, “Her family and friends agree that it was the right decision” — Jennifer Lopez seems ready to move forward after filing for divorce from Ben Affleck.
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Brock Colyar / Vulture:
Creature From the Brat Lagoon — Charli XCX owned the summer with an album that is also a vibe. Should she be sweating the fall? — “I'm always like, More, more, more, more, more, more. Doing it overload,” says Charli XCX. “But this week has been ... a lot.”
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Matthew Fox Joins Taylor Sheridan's ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘The Madison’ From MTVE Studios … In addition to Pfeiffer, he joins previously cast Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Beau Garrett and Amiah Miller. — Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions …
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Matthew Fox joins Michelle Pfeiffer in Yellowstone spinoff The Madison
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Kate Winslet To Headline & EP ‘The Spot’ Hulu Series From Ed Solomon & A24 … Created and written by Solomon, who will serve as showrunner, The Spot follows a successful surgeon (Winslet) and her school teacher husband who suspect she might be responsible for a child's hit-and-run death.
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Travis Kelce seen bolting from Taylor Swift's $17M Rhode Island mansion in wee hours of the morning as Blake Lively stays at pop star's side — READ MORE: Blake Lively enjoys lavish 37th birthday bash at Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion as she faces cancellation
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Errol Lewis / Soap Opera Network:
BREAKING NEWS: Kelly Monaco OUT at ‘General Hospital’ — EXCLUSIVE — After portraying the role of Sam McCall on ABC's “General Hospital” since October 2003, Soap Opera Network has learned exclusively that Kelly Monaco is departing the daytime drama series after the network decided to terminate her character.
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TMZ.com:
WWE LEGEND SID VICIOUS DEAD AT 63 ... After Cancer Battle — REMEMBERING SID VICIOUS — WWE legend Sid Vicious has tragically passed away, his family announced Monday. He was 63 years old. — According to Sid's son, Gunnar, he died after a lengthy battle with cancer.
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Simone Biles Says She Wants ‘Justice’ for Jordan Chiles amid Olympic Bronze Medal Dispute (Exclusive) — The 11-time Olympic medalist tells PEOPLE that she has been texting and FaceTiming with her friend and fellow teammate — Simone Biles is lifting up Jordan Chiles in the wake of the gymnast's fight to keep her bronze medal.
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Brian Gallagher / Daily Mail:
Jenna Ortega reveals the iconic role she auditioned for when the 21-year-old actress was just 15 years old — While promoting her highly-anticipated film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jenna Ortega is opening up about an iconic role she didn't get. — The 21-year-old actress - who plays Astrid Deetz …
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Georgia Brown / HELLO!:
Lady Louise Windsor set to make history as first female royal to join military since late Queen - report — The young royal shared a close relationship with her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II — Lady Louise Windsor is set to make history as the first female royal to serve in the military since the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Friends Meryl Streep, Martin Short ‘seemed together’ at ‘Only Murders’ premiere: source — Meryl Streep and Martin Short say they're just friends — but that isn't doing much to quell chatter, and high hopes, that the stars could be Hollywood's latest couple.
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Travis Kelce's Dad Says He Got Banned From Twitter For Life! WHAT DID HE DO?! — Ed Kelce has been permanently benched from this game. — On Facebook over the weekend, Travis Kelce's dad took aim at Elon Musk, saying he'd been banned for life from X (Twitter)! Why?? That part isn't totally clear.
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TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson's Remains Turned into Cremation Jewelry — O.J. SIMPSON ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO JEWELRY ... Remains Become Trinkets … O.J. Simpson lives on ... in the form of jewelry containing his ashes. — Malcolm LaVergne — O.J.'s longtime lawyer and now executor of his estate …
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green Blame ‘90210’ Exes for Why They Stopped Talking for 18 Years — In order to view the video, please allow — Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green worked out on-air what — or who — caused them to lose touch for 18 years after they worked together on Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Ben Affleck Grabs Dinner With Bestie Matt Damon Amid J Lo Divorce — BEN AFFLECK PEP IN HIS STEP AT DINNER WITH DAMONS ... Amid J Lo Divorce — IT'S BRO TIME! — Ben Affleck is leaning on friends during his divorce from Jennifer Lopez ... recently hitting the town with longtime bestie Matt Damon.
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Netflix Star Rob ‘The Rabbit’ Pitts Dead at 45 — ROB ‘THE RABBIT’ PITTS NETFLIX STAR DEAD AT 45 … Rob “The Rabbit” Pitts — star of Netflix's “Tex Mex Motors” — has died after a battle with stomach cancer ... TMZ has confirmed. — The car salesman said farewell in a YouTube video titled …
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BRONNY JAMES RAVES OVER PARKER WHITFIELD'S IG PIC ... ‘She So Pretty’ — Bronny James couldn't help but show love under Parker Whitfield's new social media post on Sunday ... dropping a flirty comment in the replies for all to see. — James and Whitfield first sparked dating rumors …
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Alix Earle Apologizes For Resurfaced Online Racial Slurs, Shares IG Statement — ALIX EARLE I'M SO SORRY ABOUT USING RACIAL SLURS! — Alix Earle is apologizing and owning up to using deeply offensive racial slurs a decade ago ... saying she didn't grasp how hurtful they were at the time.
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Mariska Hargitay, Ryan Eggold, & Elizabeth Marvel to Guest Star on ‘Law & Order’ Season 24 — It has been announced that three actors will be making guest appearances on the upcoming season of Law & Order! — On Monday (August 26), TVLine reported that Mariska Hargitay, Ryan Eggold …
