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As authorities investigate the cause of Prince's death on Thursday, the entertainment industry mourned the icon's passing. Celebrities responded with disbelief and sadness. "I can't. I just can not. #Prince" wrote Shonda Rhimes. "I'm crushed," wrote Samuel L. Jackson, saying it was a "massive loss for us all." Chris Rock, Justin Timberlake, Whoopi Goldberg, Madonna and Lenny Kravitz also grieved Prince publicly. "I'm blown away and may he rest in peace. Music has lost one of its greatest icons," Charlie Murphy, a close friend of the artist, told The Hollywood Reporter. { "nid": 886457, "type": "news", "title":

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- THR Staff

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Prince, a prolific multi-instrumentalist and virtuosic performer, was found dead at his home and recording studio in Minnesota early on Thursday, his publicist Yvette Noel-Schure told The Hollywood Reporter.  "When deputies and medical personnel arrived, they found an unresponsive adult male in the elevator," said Carver County sheriff Jim Olson in a statement. "First responders attempted to provide lifesaving CPR, but were unable to revive the victim." Deputies arrived at the residence at 9:43 am after being called and Prince was pronounced dead at 10:07 am, the sheriff's office said.  The performer was born Prince

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- Seth Abramovitch, Ryan Parker, Erik Hayden

4 hours ago

MTV ready to live up to its name (again). The music-themed cable network on Thursday unveiled a massive upfront slate featuring 11 new unscripted series pickups, three scripted entries and development of eight more new works from the likes of Mark Burnett, Drew Barrymore and Pitbull. To hear new MTV president Sean Atkins tell it, it's the first of a major brand reinvention as the Viacom-owned cable network goes back to its music roots. And it shows: the wide-ranging slate features a rebooted MTV Unplugged, a live weekly music show as well as a music competition series

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- Lesley Goldberg

6 hours ago

Michael Strahan's Good Morning America colleagues George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer and Amy Robach got to congratulate him in person on Thursday when Strahan stopped by the ABC morning show for an appearance during the 8 a.m. hour. He made no mention of the controversy that has erupted since news broke that he would be leaving Live with Kelly and Michael for a full-time role on Gma, with Kelly Ripa taking a few days off from Live and rumored to be extremely upset with the situation.  Instead, like he did on Live on Wednesday, he offered shout-outs

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- THR Staff

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With 200 extras on hand and fake car bombs going off, it could have been a film shoot. Instead, the city of Cannes Thursday morning conducted a simulation of coordinated terror attacks designed to test emergency responders ahead of the annual film festival next month. The fake explosion rocked the city's Palais, followed by four armed terrorists forcing their way up the Palais' grand entrance where the red carpet will be in just three weeks. Local schools also participated, with security drills that would come into play in case of a terror attack.  The extras were lying "injured" in

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- Rhonda Richford

6 hours ago

This story first appeared in the May 6 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Will the television industry be a potential beneficiary of a coming upheaval in the digital media world? On April 12, observers were stunned by a Financial Times report that digital darling BuzzFeed missed its 2015 revenue targets of $250 million by at least $80 million. The privately held company vigorously denied the story, but it came just days after another hot digital outlet, Mashable, slashed jobs, which followed similar cuts at The Huffington Post and International Business Times.

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- Natalie Jarvey

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On Thursday's Today, Donald Trump was asked about the North Carolina bathroom law banning transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. "North Carolina did something that was very strong, and they're paying a big price and there’s a lot of problems," said Trump. He said North Carolina should "leave it the way it is" because there have been very few complaints in the past and now it is being punished economically. "North Carolina, what they're going through with all of the business that's leaving and all of the strife, and that's on both sides —

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- Lorena O'Neil

7 hours ago

Guy Hamilton, the British filmmaker who directed four James Bond titles, has died. He was 93. A hospital on the Spanish island of Majorca — where Hamilton lived — confirmed the news to the Associated Press that the director had passed away there on Wednesday. Roger Moore, who Hamilton directed in Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun, was among the first to pay his respects. Incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid. — Sir Roger Moore (@sirrogermoore) April 21,

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- Alex Ritman

15 hours ago

Former WWE women's champion and reality TV star Chyna — whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer— has died. She was 46. Her management team confirmed the news with a statement on Chyna's official Twitter account. "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real-life superhero," it read. "She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her." Police in Southern California said they were responding to a 911 call from a friend of the former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler

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- Abid Rahman, The Associated Press

15 hours ago

"I know who I am," Jason Bourne's Matt Damon confidently says in the trailer for his return after a nine-year absence.  Bourne (Matt Damon) is back in the fifth installment of the Bourne franchise, which once again pairs Damon with director Paul Greengrass. The Universal franchise that started with 2002's Bourne Identity returns on July 29 with Jason Bourne once again being played by Damon after 2012's Bourne Legacy, which featured Jeremy Renner in the lead role. "Remembering everything doesn't mean you know everything," Julia Stiles tells him, who also returns to the film franchise. Alicia Vikander, Tommy

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