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Katie Rook

Katie Rook has been covering entertainment news for more than five years. She is an expert on the British royal family, covering Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Princess Diana. Katie also follows reality TV and writes about shows such as Vanderpump Rules. Katie has always been interested in celebrities’ lives, though she loves taking the angles of body positivity and self-love – and loves seeing icons who lean into those spheres. Katie looks to social media to keep up with the latest celebrity trends and loves reading to keep up with entertainment news. Her coverage examines the the lives and careers of vintage artists such as Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, and Johnny Carson.

Katie holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Penn State University and a Master’s in legal studies from Kaplan University (now part of Purdue University). She’s been passionate about writing for equally as long as she’s been a “geek” for pop culture – several decades.

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Bill Murray: Lucy Liu and 2 Other Stars That Had Creative Clashes With the Icon

Iconic actor Bill Murray has been rumored to be a little difficult to work with for some people. Lucy Liu dished on her personal experience and 'Charlie's Angels' co-star Drew Barrymore talked about it on her talk show. But some of Murray's other stars had heated issues with him on set. Which Academy Award winner called him a drunken bully? And who did he stop talking to for 20 years? Plus, what did Murray say about how he feels about Liu?
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Drew Barrymore Revealed She Had a ‘Jake Gyllenhaal Incident’ – but Not Like Taylor Swift’s

On 'The Drew Barrymore Show,' host Drew Barrymore dove into rumors that Taylor Swift's re-release for 'All Too Well' confirms the song is about actor Jake Gyllenhaal. And she dished on her own experience with him, or what she called a "Jake Gyllenhaal incident." What's with all the renewed scuttlebutt over a relationship from 2010? And what did Barrymore and one other iconic star have to add to the conversation?
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Willie Nelson Wrote a Hilarious Song About Heartbreak When He Was Just 7

Country music superstar Willie Nelson started writing songs in his childhood more than 80 years ago. And his first lyric was about the loss of love, at least as a child understood it. From that moment, he created a legendary country sound by using the same guitar for more than 50 years.
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Dolly Parton Played a Racy Song for Johnny Carson – Even Though ‘Mama’ Hated It

Queen of Country Dolly Parton had a close relationship with her mother, Avie Lee Owens Parton. It inspired 'Coat of Many Colors,' a beautiful song about the power of love in times of hardship. But when visiting 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' in 1977, Parton chose a song she said her mom hated because it was too salacious. Why was she teasing "mama"?
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Why Did Cher Once Send Steve Martin an Angry Letter After They Worked Together?

Comedian Steve Martin got his start in Hollywood in the '60s, made it big in the '70s and hit legendary status at some point since then. But how much of a star would he be without another celebrity finding some kind of beef with him? In Martin's case, that person was Cher -- and she sent him a letter to let him know he pissed her off with one of his jokes.
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Andy Cohen Discussing Sarah Jessica Parker Got Drew Barrymore Screaming Mad

Drew Barrymore's had it with misogyny and she didn't hold back while talking to Andy Cohen about Sarah Jessica Parker. Cohen is good friends with Parker and discussed a recent publicity stir involving the star. What had Barrymore so fired up during their conversation, she was screaming, "I hate it!"