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TMZ.com:
Rich Homie Quan Dead At 34  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  REMEMBERING RICH HOMIE QUAN  —  Rich Homie Quan, a platinum-selling rapper from Atlanta, is dead ... TMZ Hip Hop has confirmed.  —  RHQ died Thursday in his Atlanta home ... according to his family and a rep for the Fulton County morgue.
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Mankaprr Conteh / Rolling Stone:
Rich Homie Quan, Atlanta Rap Staple, Dead at 33
Discussion: Variety, WXIA-TV, New York Times and Suggest
TMZ.com:
Rich Homie Quan 911 Caller Says He Wasn't Breathing, No Heartbeat, Foaming At Mouth
Discussion: Page Six
Vogue:
Lady Gaga on Joker: Folie à Deux, Getting Engaged, and the Joy of Making Pop Music Again  —  Lady Gaga wears a Balenciaga 53rd Couture coat.  Photographed by Ethan James Green.  Styled by Alex Harrington.  Vogue, October 2024.  —  The first four or five or six times I encountered Lady Gaga …
Becca Longmire / People:
Olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire in Gasoline Attack by Boyfriend  —  The 33-year-old died at around 5 a.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 5, per local reports  —  A Ugandan athlete who appeared in the 2024 Paris Olympics has died after reportedly being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.
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David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
South Park's Creators on Avoiding Trump, Revisiting Casa Bonita, and Experiencing TikTok Jealousy  —  In a rare interview, Trey Parker and Matt Stone discuss the state of their Emmy-winning animated series—including a delayed return date that Parker attributes to “waiting for Paramount to figure all their shit out.”
New York Times:
Taylor Swift to attend Chiefs season opener vs. Ravens to cheer on Travis Kelce: Source  —  Taylor Swift's Chiefs era is continuing.  The pop star will attend Thursday's NFL season opener between Kansas City and the Baltimore Ravens to cheer on her boyfriend and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce …
Lynn Hirschberg / W:
Sabrina Carpenter Knows She Has You Hooked  —  The pop phenom talks creating the songs you can't stop singing and her not-so-Short n' Sweet rise to the top.  —  Styled by Charlotte Collet  —  Dior coat; Van Cleef & Arpels earrings.  —  On a humid day, at about 3 p.m. …
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Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:   Sabrina Carpenter puts on a leggy display in W Magazine cover shoot - as she recalls her ‘dangerous Zac Efron phase’
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Reese Witherspoon confirms romance with financier Oliver Haarmann while holding hands in NYC  —  Reese Witherspoon and Oliver Haarmann were spotted holding hands for the first time since their whirlwind romance began.  —  The “Legally Blonde” star and the German financier …
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Daily Mail
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People:
Reese Witherspoon Is Dating Private-Equity Financier Oliver Haarmann: Sources (Exclusive)
Discussion: Extra and Hollywood Life
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Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
Clive Owen suggested Amanda date pal and saw other woman before marriage split
Discussion: The Mirror
Just Jared:
Melissa McCarthy Lands Starring Role in True Crime Series About JonBenet Ramsey  —  Melissa McCarthy is set to lead the cast in a much talked-about new true crime series about the disappearance and death of JonBenet Ramsey.  —  The 54-year-old Bridesmaids actress will play JonBenet's mother Patsy Ramsey …
Just Jared:
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ to End with Season 5 at Fox, But More ‘9-1-1’ Spinoffs Could Be Possible  —  Fox's 9-1-1: Lone Star will be ending with the upcoming fifth season, confirming rumors that had been circulating for months.  —  The new season is set to debut its final 12 episodes beginning on September 23.
Dan Mecca / The Film Stage:
Lee Daniels on The Deliverance, Shifting Culture, Douglas Sirk, and That Glenn Close Performance  —  Lee Daniels wants to do it all.  The filmmaker behind Monster's Ball, Precious, and The Butler has made an endlessly compelling horror movie, The Deliverance, for Netflix, starring Andra Day …
Bebe Rexha / Nylon:
Paris Hilton & Bebe Rexha Talk House Parties, ‘Simple Life’ Reboot & Paparazzi  —  The day after NYLON sent Paris Hilton the creative brief for this cover shoot, she came back with only one note: She had a better reference image in mind for feathery, blond waves than old photos of Farrah Fawcett …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Tide Rising For 'Ocean's 14'?  ‘Conclave’ Helmer Edward Berger Courted To Join George Clooney, Brad Pitt - The Dish … Sources said that George Clooney and Brad Pitt are coming back, and they are courting Edward Berger to take over directing duties.  —  Berger is emerging as an elite filmmaker.
TMZ.com:
‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Star Amy Slaton Definitely Bitten by Camel, Lawyer Says  —  ‘1000-LB SISTERS’ STAR AMY SLATON Lawyer Doubles Down On Camel Bite Claim ... CHOMP DOWN ON THIS!!! … “1000-Lb.  Sisters” star Amy Slaton was bitten by a camel during her catastrophic visit to a safari zoo this week …
Just Jared:
Linkin Park Returns With New Single ‘The Emptiness Machine,’ Announce New Album, Tour & Lineup - Details Revealed  —  Iconic rock band Linkin Park is back, and they kicked off a new era in a very big way.  —  On Thursday (September 5), the band surprised fans with the release of a new single called …
Alex Ross / People:
Kelli Giddish Returns to Law & Order: SVU for Season 26 Guest Appearance  —  The actress played Det.  Amanda Rollins on the popular NBC series for 11 seasons before departing midway through season 24 in 2022  —  Close  —  Kelli Giddish is back again as Amanda Rollins!
Discussion: TVLine and Just Jared
Breanne L. Heldman / People:
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story's First Trailer Is Filled with Candy Cane Hearts and Donna Kelce  —  The Hallmark Channel movie, starring Tyler Hynes and Hunter King, premieres Nov. 30  —  Donna Kelce is officially a movie star!  —  The mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce appears …
Discussion: Just Jared, Deadline and Variety
Adam Graham / The Detroit News:
Drone forces Green Day from stage at Comerica Park concert  —  Detroit — A drone forced Green Day off the stage in a bizarre moment during its concert Wednesday night at Comerica Park, according to police.  —  More:Green Day bounces back after drone incident, turns up heat at Comerica Park concert
Hedy Phillips / People:
Kylie Jenner Revives ‘King Kylie’ with Fun Blue Hairstyle: ‘Teal the End of Time’  —  She's baaaaaack — and bluer than ever!  —  Close  —  King Kylie is back!  —  Kylie Jenner stepped out at Los Angeles hotspot Sushi Park on Sept. 4 with bright blue hair — and all we could see is King Kylie back in action.
Craig McDean / AnOther:
There's Only One Winona Ryder  —  As she reprises her legendary role in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice three decades on, Winona Ryder reflects on her life on the silver screen.  “You can't shed who Lydia was, but the beauty of it is we all know what happens - life happens”
Jack Irvin / People:
50 Cent Speaks Out on His Choice to Not Get Married: 'I've Made Some Mistakes, Just Not that One'  —  The rap mogul opened up to ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ about his single status and choice to remain celibate for the time being  —  Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is content on his own.
Eric Andersson / People:
Michael Keaton Has ‘Zero Regret’ After Turning Down Big Movies to Raise Son: ‘I Always Wanted to Be a Dad’ (Exclusive)  —  “The choice was always the correct choice,” says the ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Batman’ star  —  Michael Keaton's career is filled with blockbusters and award-winning movies …
Discussion: KSN-TV and WFLA
 
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Stephanie Wenger / People:
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
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Simon Perry / People:
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Phoebe Tatham / HELLO!:
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

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