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'I'm a black NAZI!': NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum — Editor's Note: This story contains offensive language. — Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina …
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Sebastian Stan Tells All: Becoming Donald Trump, Gaining 15 Pounds and Starring in 2024's Most Controversial Movie — It started with the most famous voice on the planet, the one that just won't shut up. — Sebastian Stan, in real life, sounds very little like Donald Trump, whom he's playing in the new film “The Apprentice.”
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Stephanie Wenger / People:
Sebastian Stan Hints Gossip Girl Costar Leighton Meester Was His First ‘Serious Love’: ‘Life Seemed Simpler’
Sebastian Stan Hints Gossip Girl Costar Leighton Meester Was His First ‘Serious Love’: ‘Life Seemed Simpler’
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Ilana Kaplan / People:
Zach Bryan Apologizes for ‘Drunkenly’ Tweeting He Prefers Kanye West over Taylor Swift, Deletes X Account: ‘Love Taylor’ — In an Instagram Story on Thurs, Sept. 19, the country star said he “was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong” — Zach Bryan has apologized …
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Erin Doyle / Us Weekly:
Zach Bryan ‘Drunkenly’ Claims He Prefers Kanye Over Taylor Swift Before Deleting Social Media
Zach Bryan ‘Drunkenly’ Claims He Prefers Kanye Over Taylor Swift Before Deleting Social Media
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BBC:
Mohamed Al Fayed accused of multiple rapes by staff — Five women say they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the luxury London department store. — The BBC has heard testimony from more than 20 female ex-employees who say the billionaire …
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Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Chester Bennington's Mom: ‘I Feel Betrayed’ by Linkin Park — Susan Eubanks learned that the band had moved forward with a new singer at the same time as everyone else in the world. She tells Rolling Stone they promised to give her a heads-up … I feel betrayed.
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Queen Latifah Biopic In Works As Part Of Hip Hop Pics Slate From Flavor Unit, Westbrook Studios & Jesse Collins Entertainment … Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere will produce on behalf of Flavor Unit Entertainment. Will Smith and Miguel Melendez will serve as producers for Westbrook Studios.
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Jeff Nelson / People:
Elle King ‘Was Not Trying to Hurt’ Dad Rob Schneider with Recent Comments About Strained Relationship (Exclusive) — “I never in a million years thought that that was going to go viral,” King tells PEOPLE of discussing her famous father on Bunnie Xo's ‘Dumb Blonde’ podcast
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Julie Jordan / People:
Colin Farrell Teases the Full Bodysuit He Wore to Play Oz Cobb Even Included ‘a Penguin Penis’ (Exclusive) — “I was basically covered wrist to ankle,” the actor tells PEOPLE of his transformation in ‘The Penguin.’ “The only things that were me were my hands and feet.”
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TMZ.com:
Dave Grohl's Ex Kari Wuhrer Paints Him as a Serial Cheater, ‘Rumblings’ for Years — DAVE GROHL'S EX KARI WUHRER HE'S A ‘SCUMBAG’ & A SERIAL CHEATER ... Infidelity ‘Rumblings’ For Years!!! … Dave Grohl's ex Kari Wuhrer says she isn't surprised to learn about his lovechild …
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Just Jared:
KJ Apa Attached to Star in Sublime Biopic — KJ Apa is set to star in a new movie about Sublime! — The 3000 Pictures biopic about the band has the 27-year-old Riverdale actor attached to star as Bradley Nowell in the film, with Justin Chon on board to direct, via Deadline.
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People:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Placed on Suicide Watch While Awaiting Trial But Mental State Unclear, Sources Say (Exclusive) — Combs is being held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center after being denied bail twice following an indictment on sex crimes against him
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Just Jared:
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 First Teaser Reveals Gi-hun Back in 456 Uniform & Playing Again - Watch Now! — Squid Game season two will debut on Netflix at the end of the year and the streamer just released the first teaser trailer for the new episodes. — Lee Jung-jae is back as Seong Gi-hun …
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People:
Golden Bachelorette Ran Clear Background Check on Contestant Gil Ramirez Before Ex's Temporary Restraining Order (Exclusive) — A source tells PEOPLE that “this filing occurred in the brief period between completion of our thorough background investigation... and the beginning of production”
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Nelly Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over Decades-Old Album By Ex-Bandmates: ‘Lying The Entire Time’ — Members of his St. Lunatics crew - childhood friends from St. Louis - now say he “manipulated” them into thinking they'd be paid for their alleged work on the album.
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People:
JoJo Says Filming 2006's Aquamarine ‘Brought Out Insecurities’ About Her Body: ‘I Was Not as Skinny as the Other Girls’ — Former child star Joanna “JoJo” Levesque says “playing the tomboy” in the now-cult classic impacted her body image — Former child star Joanna “JoJo” …
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Us Weekly
FemaleFirst:
Gigi Hadid hails her daughter an ‘angel’ on tot's fourth birthday — As she continues to co-parent the youngster with her ex Zayn Malik, model Gigi Hadid has hailed her daughter an “angel” on the youngster's fourth birthday. — Gigi Hadid has hailed her daughter an “angel” on the youngster's fourth birthday.
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TMZ.com:
BEN AFFLECK & JENNIFER LOPEZ AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT TOGETHER ... Divorce Still On — EXCLUSIVE — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are doing their best when it comes to their kids ... TMZ has learned they walked into a school together despite their divorce in full swing.
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Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Cheryl Burke Shares Why She's Chosen Celibacy for 3 Years Since Matthew Lawrence Divorce (Exclusive) — In order to view the video, please allow — Cheryl Burke is opening up about what she's learned from being celibate for three years following her separation from ex-husband Matthew Lawrence.
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Just Jared:
Live Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Casts Miya Cech In Fan-Favorite Role of Toph — Miya Cech is joining the cast of the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! — The 17-year-old actress has been cast to portray the fan-favorite character Toph Beifong in season two …
Diego Ramos Bechara / Variety:
Kathryn Hahn Pitched Her Own ‘Agatha All Along’ Nude Scene: ‘It Was Good to See Her as Stripped Down’ … Turns out, it was Agatha all along. — On Wednesday's premiere of “Agatha All Along” — Marvel Television's sequel series to the critically acclaimed “WandaVision” …
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Puja Patel / Harper's BAZAAR:
Jennie Is Going Her Own Way — As one of the most beloved K-Pop idols, she's always thinking about what her fans want from her. But what does she want for herself? — Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Oprah Winfrey bought back rights to Apple documentary about her to stop its release — Oprah Winfrey paid a fortune to Apple TV+ chiefs to buy back the rights to a documentary about her life, Page Six can reveal. — Apple announced with great fanfare in 2021 that Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald …
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TMZ.com:
Simone Biles Gets ‘J’ Tattoo On Ring Finger, Apparent Homage To Jonathan Owens — SIMONE BILES Gets New Finger Tat ... TRIBUTE TO JONATHAN OWENS?!? … Simone Biles took some time from her post-Olympics tour this week to get a new finger tattoo ... and, check it out, it seems to be a tribute to Jonathan Owens.