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    'Barbie' has legs: Greta Gerwig's film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge
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    Who is Bruce Silverstein's wife? Malibu Mayor accuses Kourtney Kardashian of lying to get party permit
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    Charity Lawson got engaged on 'The Bachelorette' and joined 'Dancing with the Stars'
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    What is 'swatting' and why is it forcing Adriana Chechik to move house?
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      2023-05-16 18:57
     
    Andrew Tate draws parallel between Covid-19 pandemic and Nazi concentration camps, brands it 'scary'
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    Whoopi Goldberg shuts down co-host Joy Behar on 'The View' before cutting to ad break
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      2023-05-15 10:16
     
    DC Young Fly speaks out after partner Jacky Oh’s death at age 33
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    The inside story of Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole's relationship that left so much of bad blood
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      2023-10-03 17:20
     
    Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger, Roberta Flack and others share emotional tributes to Tina Turner
      As the world mourns the loss of music icon Tina Turner, one of "The Best" singer's most famous friends, Oprah Winfrey, shared a moving tribute on her verified social media.
      2023-05-26 01:20
     
    'I hid for nine months': Kelly Osbourne didn't reveal her pregnancy to avoid 'negative comments'
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      2023-09-09 07:49
     
    Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter joins her husband Jimmy Carter in hospice care six months after being diagnosed with dementia
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      2023-11-18 09:50
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