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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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Rich Homie Quan 911 Caller Says He Wasn't Breathing, No Heartbeat, Foaming At Mouth  —  RICH HOMIE QUAN I CAN'T SEE HIM BREATHING, NO HEARTBEAT ... Girlfriend Says In 911 Audio … Rich Homie Quan was foaming at the mouth, wasn't breathing and had no heartbeat when his girlfriend called 911 ... TMZ has learned.
People:
Reese Witherspoon Is Dating Private-Equity Financier Oliver Haarmann: Sources (Exclusive)  —  The relationship is “just casual,” says a source of the couple, who stepped out for a date night on Wednesday, Sept. 4  —  Reese Witherspoon and Oliver Haarmann have taken their relationship to the next level.
Discussion: The Sun and Extra
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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 …
Jason Lipshutz / Billboard:
Inside Linkin Park's Secret Comeback  —  How the band kept its new singer, new album and plans to return to the world stage under wraps. … They were recording the vocals for a wall-rattling thrasher, and Shinoda, the band's co-lead vocalist and main producer, wanted his voice to match …
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Diana Li / Bloomberg:
Selena Gomez Is a Billionaire Thanks to Her Beauty Brand  —  The actress and singer's Rare Beauty makeup line has made her one of the country's youngest women with a 10-figure fortune.  —  In the new season of Only Murders in the Building, the main characters' hit podcast is being turned into a movie.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Just Jared and UPROXX
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 …
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Michael Odell / The Times:
Ian McKellen: ‘The Queen was rude to me’ … Sir Ian McKellen injured himself falling off a London theatre stage a few weeks ago so he has been taking time out to recover.  I am in his beautiful riverside home in east London inspecting his convalescent reading material.
Terry Zeller / Daily Mail:
Halsey reveals why she sampled Britney Spears' hit Lucky and admits feeling ‘jealous’ of singer while growing up  —  Halsey revealed how she came to sample Britney Spears' iconic hit Lucky, a choice that sparked some controversy.  —  The 29-year-old songstress — who recently slammed ‘mean fans’ …
People:
Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck's $68M Home Was 'Ben's Idea' and a ‘Major Compromise for Her’: Source (Exclusive)  —  The pair purchased the Beverly Hills mansion in May 2023 for $60.8 million and publicly listed it for sale in July 2024, a month before Lopez filed for divorce
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.”
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: Us Weekly, TVLine and Just Jared
Daniel Davies / Men's Health:
‘Fitness Is the Foundation of Everything I Do’: Gordon Ramsay  —  The 57-year-old, foul-mouthed, big-hearted chef only has one gear: all out.  Now at the top of his game, both personally and professionally, he tells MH why fitness underpins everything he does
Brittany Talarico / People:
Ralph Lauren Kicks Off New York Fashion Week with Star-Studded Hamptons Show: All the Can't-Miss Photos  —  The iconic American brand descended on a 19+ acre equestrian estate in Bridgehampton to show it's Spring 2025 collection  —  It's been a Ralph Lauren summer!
Discussion: Page Six and Vogue
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 …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ To End With Season 5 On Fox … The first responders drama's final 12-episode run kicks off Sept. 23, with the series finale slated for early 2025.  —  This marks a milestone for Fox as Lone Star is the last drama series on the network produced by its former corporate …
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”
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.
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: Us Weekly, Deadline and Just Jared
Stephanie Wenger / People:
Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán Both Request Court Deny Spousal Support amid Divorce  —  Pagán filed a response to the actress' divorce filing, which cited “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce and named Aug. 1 as the date of separation
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
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.
 
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
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