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Beat Reporter — Celebrity Desk (Morning 08–16) — Covers UK celebrity news for the celebrity desk.
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Met Police confirms it passed 2019 letter about Meghan's father to Sussex office and shared it with no other agencies
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Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt marry at Palm Beach church where they got engaged
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Eminent painter Jogen Chowdhury dies at 87 in Kolkata
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Chef Damu, Cooku With Comali judge and Padma Shri recipient, dies at 72
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Tiger Shroff firing case: police recover two firearms from Surat and arrest 11th suspect in Indore
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Derrick Harriott, pioneering reggae singer and producer, dies at 87
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Actor Gary Wilmot, 72, reveals divorce from third wife after 23 years
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Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt celebrate with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of Saturday wedding
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Dónal Lunny, Planxty co-founder and bouzouki pioneer, dies aged 79
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Halle Berry restraining order extended as custody battle with Olivier Martinez enters second week
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Laura Owens sentenced to 30 days in jail over fake-pregnancy fraud targeting Bachelor's Clayton Echard
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Ric Flair hospitalised after Tampa fall hours after revealing blood clot
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Vanessa Trump announces she is cancer-free after breast cancer diagnosis
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Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' as Philippine authorities confirm investigation into father Thomas Markle
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard says she is '100% certain' ex-fiancé Ken Urker did not die by suicide
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Hila Klein says Ethan Klein had six-month affair as H3 crew cuts ties and podcast goes on hiatus
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Threat email to Mumbai mayor targets Amitabh Bachchan's home and Diljit Dosanjh concert; police step up security
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Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies aged 57 after brief illness
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Bond final screen tests begin today as Deadline names Lowden, Turner and O'Connor
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Chris Pratt confirms Star-Lord will return to the MCU: 'he's not going anywhere'
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Tom Skerritt, 'Alien' and 'Top Gun' star, dies aged 93
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Delhi Police deny permission for Diljit Dosanjh's October 30 concert at JLN Stadium
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Judi Dench says macular degeneration means she can no longer read or perform
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Tom Cruise to receive 52nd AFI Life Achievement Award
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Glee reboot ordered at Disney+ and Hulu with Lea Michele in talks to return
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Final complainant tells court Brand texted he wanted to 'push you even further'
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Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sex offence charges
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Tiger Shroff Was Not the Original Target, Mumbai Police Say
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Former Disney child star Erik von Detten sued over alleged elder abuse and fraud
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Tyler Cameron and fiancée Tate Madden expecting first baby after DWTS gender reveal
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TWICE's Jihyo Leaves JYP Entertainment After 21 Years, Launches EMITHAUS Agency
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Hiroshi Tsuchida, voice of Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, dies aged 54
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Karachi court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Dania Shah in Aamir Liaquat video case
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Blueface Arrested After Swatting Call Draws Armed Response in Santa Clarita
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Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42
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Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis: 'I'm still in this. Nothing magical happened'
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Netflix film chief Dan Lin is out in sweeping Hollywood shake-up
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Jay-Z has reportedly picked himself to headline the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show
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Conjoined twin influencers José Luis and José Armando Cevallos die aged 27
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Tamil actor Karthik Sabesh dies aged 37, days after uncle Deva's death
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Tiger Shroff given police protection as Suniel Shetty says attack 'could happen to anyone'
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Mumbai Police turn back to Kota with Tiger Shroff shooting accused after fearing they were followed
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Blake Griffin marries Frankies Bikinis founder Francesca Aiello, rep confirms
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Gwyneth Paltrow takes first lead TV role in Netflix's two-season A24 drama The Apology
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Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years, signing off in June 2027
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Shah Rukh Khan adds Jonita, Shalmali Kholgade and more to UNIFYD festival line-up in Abu Dhabi
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Jason Segel marries Kayla Radomski at Pasadena botanical gardens
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Riteish Deshmukh makes Telugu debut in Ram Pothineni's 'RAPO23'
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Elina Svitolina announces divorce from Gael Monfils after five years of marriage
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Pep Guardiola urges world 'not to forget' Gaza in UNRWA appeal
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Three suspects arrested at Kota railway station in Tiger Shroff firing case
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Richard Tice marries Isabel Oakeshott in Westminster ceremony
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Tiger Shroff firing: police file FIR, detain suspect and recover attackers' bike in Andheri
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Kylie Jenner makes surprise Victoria's Secret runway debut in $50m Fantasy Bra
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Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber break silence on Presley Gerber's death: 'We are beyond heartbroken'
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Brazilian actress and singer Lua Blanco dies at 39 after months of cancer treatment
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Zelenskyy holds phone call with Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner on next steps in diplomacy
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Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt as three bike-borne men open fire in Mumbai's Juhu
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Gus Ormo, Venezuelan singer and pianist, found dead in Florida pool as police probe 'suspicious' death
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Carrot Top breaks silence with first statement after hospitalisation, confirms Oct 19 stage return
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Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright announces birth of second son Aster Sky
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AEW wrestler PAC died of bronchial asthma, medical examiner rules
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Miley Cyrus breaks down in tears honouring late godmother Dolly Parton at Hollywood Bowl
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Delhi court issues bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018 defamation case
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Judge throws out child sex abuse indictment against 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield over prosecutorial misconduct
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Diddy moved to Pennsylvania federal prison after luxury-lifestyle reports, BOP confirms
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Klitschko granted temporary guardianship of Panettiere's estate
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Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest at Goa home
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Saved by the Bell star Dennis Haskins' cause of death revealed as Parkinson's disease
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UK prosecutors file 'extreme porn' allegations against Andrew Tate in US extradition case
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Dolly Parton's estate accuses nephew Bryan Seaver of evading service with barbed wire
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar winner for On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
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Cristiano Ronaldo accuses Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of breaking promises in lengthy statement
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Michael Douglas reveals secret on-set romance with Jeanne Tripplehorn in new memoir
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R&B star Freddie Jackson, voice of 'Rock Me Tonight', dies aged 70
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Oprah's Book Club October pick is debut novel 'Hungered' by Amanda Rizkalla
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Televangelist Jim Bakker, brought down by 1980s PTL scandal, dies aged 86
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Lena Martell, Scottish singing legend behind 'One Day at a Time', dies aged 86
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Mark Mortimer, 'Another World' star who played Nick Hudson, dies aged 59
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Michael Flatley's wife Niamh O'Brien dies aged 52 after "period of illness"
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'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly, who played Bo Brady, dies aged 62
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Tate brothers used 'lover boy' model to exploit women, UK court documents reveal
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Isaiah Washington reveals wife Jenisa died of massive stroke last year
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Reggie McFadden, 'In Living Color' comedian, dies aged 57
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Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan dies at 63, family announces
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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged over alleged domestic violence incident in Noosa
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Rapper Lucki injured in ComplexCon altercation as LAPD investigates attempted murder
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Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and Canadian Idol judge, dies at 63
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Punjabi influencer 'Mad Sandhu' shot dead in Amritsar; police launch probe
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Alison Hammond falls ill live on This Morning, updates fans from hospital bed
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Howard Stern 'Wack Pack' favourite Big Black dies aged 64
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Nollywood star Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha announces death of her father
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Japanese child idol Hirata Runa dies at 8 after flu-linked heart condition
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Michael Douglas admits secret romance with Kathleen Turner after 40-year denial
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LA medical examiner rules Chad Lowe's daughter Fiona's death a suicide
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Rick Ross released on bail after battery charges; arraignment set for 22 October
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Ted Lasso honours Anthony Head with tribute card in penultimate season 4 episode
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BBC confirms Celebrity Race Across the World 2026 cast for Borneo to Melbourne race
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Lady A's Charles Kelley reveals multiple myeloma diagnosis: 'I feel really hopeful'
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Conrad "Cronos" Lant, Venom frontman and black metal pioneer, dies aged 63
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Jim Carrey marries longtime girlfriend Min Ah in private Los Angeles ceremony
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Man, 72, arrested over hit-and-run death of former All That star Kianna Underwood
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Naomi Campbell wins appeal against five-year charity trustee ban
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Veteran New Zealand sports journalist Phil Gifford dies aged 79
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Bombay High Court discharges Rahul Raj Singh in Pratyusha Banerjee abetment case
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Rick Ross arrested on felony strangulation charge in Miami domestic violence case
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WINNER's Song Min-ho gets suspended prison term for skipping mandatory service days
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Trina Braxton's husband Von Scales dies aged 58, family confirms
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Chad Lowe's daughter Fiona dies aged 13: 'She was the light of our lives'
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Dame Esther Rantzen, That's Life! presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
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Alaskan Bush People star Gabe Brown divorcing wife Raquell after seven years
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Ex-American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering wife
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Kristi Noem files for divorce from husband Bryon in South Dakota court
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Jackie Chan alive as viral '1954-2026' death hoax sweeps social media
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Earl Spencer says Prince Harry had 'no involvement' in Diana memoir
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Wladimir Klitschko files for temporary guardianship of daughter Kaya's estate after Hayden Panettiere's death
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R&B singer Jacquees arrested in Florida on DUI and battery charges
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Jay-Z asks appeals court to revive extortion lawsuit after accuser's sworn recantation
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Will Reeve reveals testicular cancer diagnosis and announces he is now cancer-free
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Sō Kuramoto, beloved screenwriter behind 'From the North Country', dies at 91
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Rod Stewart announces 2027 final tour: 'Most definitely my last'
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Sachin Tendulkar announces OpenAI partnership to explore ChatGPT
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Madonna named Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift takes Video of the Year as 2026 VMAs unfold in Los Angeles
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Mighty Sparrow, calypso's 'king of the world', dies aged 91
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AEW wrestler PAC, aka Benjamin Satterley, dies aged 40
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2026 MTV VMAs final tally — Madonna takes seven, Swift honoured
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Liu Huan, famed Chinese singer who performed at the Beijing Olympics, dies at 63
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Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja arrested at pro-Palestine protest in Liverpool
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Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer reach divorce agreement after seven-year marriage
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Macklin Celebrini, 20, named youngest captain in Sharks history
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GWAR founding member Chuck Varga dies aged 68 after cancer battle
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Taylor Swift breaks two 2026 Spotify records with 'Patient Zero'
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Goncourt prize drops bestselling novel after author accused of using AI
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Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June after jury hung
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Taylor Swift releases 'Patient Zero' single and four-song 'Showgirl' encore edition
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American Horror Story 13 premieres with star-studded crossover cast as Disney+ UK launch lands today
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Prime Video drops full Madden trailer with Nicolas Cage nearly unrecognisable as John Madden
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'Dynasty' star Adam Huber and wife Rachel are expecting their first baby
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Chadwick Boseman's widow slams brothers' estate lawsuit as 'PR stunt' in new court filing
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David Beckham nets £38m payout as World Cup deals drive record profits
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Ed Sheeran's two Gillette Stadium concerts cancelled as nor'easter approaches New England
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Jay-Z accuser fully recants in court declaration — 'There is no truth to any of my claims'
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Neil Henderson, Bay City Rollers and Middle of the Road guitarist, dies aged 73
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Robbie Williams' second Lima concert cancelled over safety failures — then he sang for fans outside his hotel
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Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder among about 100 arrested at Netanyahu UN protest
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'Home Improvement' star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested in California, police allege he kicked deputy
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Michael Kiwanuka reveals he has suffered a stroke and faces "long, tough journey" to recovery
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BBC upholds complaints over Victoria Beckham slur on Have I Got News For You
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The Wanted's Nathan Sykes expecting first child with wife Charlotte
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Dolly Parton's estate sues fired nephew Bryan Seaver, wins restraining order over alleged threats
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Tim Janus, 'Eater X' competitive eater and Amazing Race contestant, dies aged 49
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Carrot Top cancels more Luxor shows as rep says comedian is awake and 'continuing to improve'
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Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies aged 76; Dubai declares 10 days of mourning
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Police investigating Presley Gerber's death as suspected overdose
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Zelda Williams slams fake AI video of late father Robin Williams: 'Let him rest'
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Patrick Clancy tells 60 Minutes he has forgiven Lindsay Clancy and is starting a family
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Brad Pitt returns: World War Z sequel officially moves forward with Edward Berger directing
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Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh welcome second daughter
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'Resident Evil' reboot smashes franchise box-office record with $26.3m opening day
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Carrot Top hospitalised in Las Vegas after reported suicide attempt; Luxor show cancelled
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'They May Be Stars, but They Are Violators of the Law': Maharashtra FDA Chief on Vimal Ad Notices
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Gerrit Graham, cult star of Phantom of the Paradise, dies aged 76
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Stephanie Cole, Tenko and Waiting for God star, dies aged 84
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Billy Joel is alive: publicist debunks viral Google death hoax
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Bob Mackie, the 'Sultan of Sequins' behind Cher's most famous looks, dies at 87
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Tony- and Grammy-winning 'Spring Awakening' composer Duncan Sheik dies aged 56
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Jack Antonoff cheekily breaks silence on Margaret Qualley split at Bleachers show
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Lady Gaga's baby girl named Rose Bean Polansky, birth certificate reveals
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Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi share first photo of second baby: 'hi little guy!'
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Robert Kraft pledges $2m to Palestinian relief after Ed Sheeran call, as Macklemore feud rages
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Kristin Chenoweth, Chloe Kim and Dominic Monaghan join new 'Traitors' celebrity cast
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