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Original ‘Wheel of Fortune’ & ‘Love Connection’ Host Chuck Woolery Dead at 83 — CHUCK WOOLERY DEAD AT 83 ... Legendary Game Show Host … Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery — best known for being the first host of “Wheel of Fortune” — has passed away ... TMZ has confirmed.
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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83 — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died.
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Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million — If you care to find “Wicked,” look to the top of box office charts. Universal's adaptation of Act One (with some padding) of the popular Broadway musical was No. 1 in North America …
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‘The Slumber Party Massacre’ Star Michael Villella Dead at 84 — ‘SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE’ STAR MICHAEL VILLELLA DEAD AT 84 … Michael Villella, the star who famously played Russ Thorn in the 1982 horror film “The Slumber Party Massacre” has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
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Jonathan Dean / The Times:
Bob Geldof on Band Aid at 40: the highs, lows and Ed Sheeran controversy — The singer and activist fights back against criticism of his 'little song that's kept millions of people alive' and reflects on the day he gathered the biggest stars in pop — Three weeks ago Bob Geldof was in a Montreal hotel, waiting for his room service.
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Eminem's Daughter Hailie Jade Debuts Baby Bump: See Photos — Eminem's daughter decided to go public this weekend, sharing photos of her baby bump while out with husband Evan McClintock. — On Saturday the rapper's daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, uploaded pictures from her date night to share with her followers.
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Sabrina Carpenter Was Turned Down for a Role on The Conners, Whitney Cummings Says: ‘Thank God We Said No’ (Exclusive) — “She'd be stuck on a sitcom set and not being Sabrina Carpenter,” the comedian told PEOPLE of the pop star — Sabrina Carpenter could've had a very different career path, according to Whitney Cummings.
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Cher Recalls Deciding to ‘Loan Out’ Her Virginity at 14 and Have ‘Revenge Sex’ with a Boy Who ‘Dismissed’ Her: ‘I Was So Angry’ — In her new memoir, the music icon shares that her first time having sex was “a massively overrated experience” — Cher is opening up about losing her virginity as a teenager.
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Kim Kardashian Shows Off Long Legs in Revealing Skirt on 'All's Fair' Set — KIM KARDASHIAN LEGS THAT GREAT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL ... Revealing Skirt On Legal Show Set … Kim Kardashian's new show might be “All Fair” ... but, when it comes to her legs in her costume, she's not nearly on an even playing field with everyone else.
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Keira Knightley: ‘Turning 40? It looks rather great’ … Keira Knightley is visibly buzzing. The actress has recently had her first weekend to herself since becoming a mother nine years ago. Her husband, the musician James Righton, and their two daughters were in Sicily for half-term but she had to stay in London for work.
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Real Housewives of Miami Star Lisa Hochstein Finalizes Divorce from Ex Lenny 2 Years After His Initial Filing — The former couple confirmed their split in May 2022, around the same time Lenny Hochstein filed for divorce from ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ star
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Josh Brolin Recalls Almost Getting Into A Fight With Denzel Washington On The Set Of ‘American Gangster’ … In a recent interview with Graham Bensinger, Brolin — who was promoting his new memoir From Under the Truck — reflected on his career and upbringing, including what he described …
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