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TMZ.com:
Gene Hackman's Business Partner Says Actor Was Put on Strict Diet By Wife  —  GENE HACKMAN LONGTIME PAL SAYS WIFE PUT HIM ON STRICT DIET ... Remembers Him As Jokester … Gene Hackman's wife was very serious about the star's health, putting him on a strict diet years ago ... so says his longtime friend and former business partner.
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Gene Hackman's Dogs Safe With Santa Fe Authorities  —  GENE HACKMAN DOGS SAFE WITH SANTA FE AUTHORITIES … Gene Hackman's two dogs that were found alive when authorities searched his home are safe and in the care of local officials.  —  According to a sheriff's press release …
Diana Cooper / Daily Mail:
Gene Hackman's daughter breaks silence on her reclusive father after his mysterious death
Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
Gene Hackman's Daughter Shares Details About Death Investigation, Questions if There Was ‘Suffering’ (Exclusive)
Associated Press:
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows
TMZ.com:
Gene Hackman 911 Caller Emotional on Phone, Says He Can't See Anyone Moving
Marjorie Hernandez / Daily Mail:
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found mummified at mansion with pills strewn in bathroom
Variety:
Gene Hackman and Wife's Deaths Called ‘Suspicious’ in Search Warrant: ‘No Obvious Signs of a Gas Leak’ and ‘Thorough Investigation’ Required
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Anthony Bourdain's eerie final texts to assistant before he died by suicide revealed  —  Anthony Bourdain's former assistant has revealed the cryptic text the celebrity chef sent her the day before he tragically died by suicide in 2018.  —  Laurie Woolever writes in her memoir, “Care and Feeding …
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Ana Calderone / People:
Anthony Bourdain's Assistant Laurie Woolever Reveals His Eerie Final Texts to Her in Emotional Memoir (Exclusive)
Discussion: Us Weekly and New York Daily News
Nicole Acosta / People:
Convicted YouTuber Ruby Franke Left Journal Detailing Abuse of Her ‘Demonic’ Children: ‘Shaved Head, Head in Toilet, Painful’  —  A police investigator in Hulu's new docuseries ‘Devil In The Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke’ reads out some of the entries  —  Before YouTuber Ruby Franke pleaded guilty …
Daily Star:
Claudia Winkleman opens up on chronic health condition as she admits 'I can't read anymore'  —  The presenter is a mainstay of British television, fronting such popular shows as Strictly Come Dancing and The Traito, but she has had to battle a chronic health condition
Discussion: Mirror and Surrey Live
Jack Irvin / People:
Gracie Abrams Cancels Brussels Tour Stop and Tells Fans She's ‘Fighting Off’ a ‘Gnarly’ Sickness: ‘Breaks My Heart’  —  “I have been so looking forward to being together in your beautiful city,” wrote Abrams in a note to fans  —  Brussels will have to wait to see Gracie Abrams live.
Discussion: Just Jared, Rolling Stone and Billboard
People:
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Shares Her Biggest Concern as a First-Time Mom: ‘Trying to Be Cautious’ (Exclusive)  —  Blanchard welcomed her daughter Aurora in December with boyfriend Ken Urker  —  Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is enjoying life as a new mom.  —  While speaking exclusively with PEOPLE ahead …
Discussion: E! Online
Charna Flam / People:
Michelle Trachtenberg Had ‘Pulled Back from Hollywood’ and Was Reclusive Before Her Sudden Death (Exclusive Source)  —  “She was always kind, supportive and loving,” a source exclusively tells PEOPLE one day after the actress died suddenly age 39  —  Michelle Trachtenberg had been living quietly …
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TMZ.com:
Michelle Trachtenberg Cause of Death Undetermined, Family Refuses Autopsy
People:
Michelle Trachtenberg's Cause of Death Is Ruled ‘Undetermined’ After She Dies Suddenly at 39
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Blake Lively Hires CIA Alum for Crisis PR in Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Blake Lively has hired a PR crisis manager with deep government ties as her legal battle with Justin Baldoni escalates.  The actress, who is suing and being sued by her “It Ends With Us” …
Associated Press:
Bill Murray recalls working with Gene Hackman  —  Bill Murray co-starred with Gene Hackman in the 2001 film “The Royal Tenenbaums” directed by Wes Anderson.  —  MORE VIDEOS  —  Bodies of 12 Pakistanis who died when their boat sank off Libya repatriated to Pakistan
Jeff Conway / Forbes:
Jennifer Coolidge Talks ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 And Her New ‘Riff Raff’ Comedy  —  For the past couple of decades, actress Jennifer Coolidge has been making a memorable splash all across the comedy world, with her many eccentric and larger-than-life characters.
Hannah Sacks / People:
Ben Affleck's Son Samuel, 12, Masters His Dad's Smolder as They Enjoy a Night Out Together at Lakers Game  —  The actor shares his three kids — Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel — with ex-wife Jennifer Garner  —  Ben Affleck's son is his mini-me.  —  The actor, 52, was photographed alongside …
Discussion: SheKnows, TMZ.com, The US Sun and HELLO!
Chris Nakamoto / WAFB-TV:
Southern University student dead after off-campus fraternity ritual  —  BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Initial autopsy results are in for a 20-year-old Southern University student who was reportedly taking part in a fraternity ritual off campus when he collapsed and later died.
Eleanor Hawkins / Axios:
Exclusive: Harry and Meghan hire Meredith Maines to oversee communications … - Shahed Fakhari Larson, founder of UNLMTD Partners and former CMO at Coatue, has also been hired as outside strategic communications counsel in support of their tech and business ventures.
Discussion: People, The Sun and The US Sun
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Monarch Media Developing ‘A Walk To Remember’ Reboot … An enduringly popular bestseller published in 1999, A Walk to Remember follows a rebellious high school senior who falls for a quiet, faith-driven girl after being forced to participate in a school play, discovering the transformative power of love …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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Megan Rubenstein / E! Online:   A Walk to Remember Reboot Is Officially in the Works 23 Years Later
 
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Chinese nationalists and state media praise Trump's decision to dismantle VOA, RFA, and other US-funded media outlets that broadcast to authoritarian regimes

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