Mike Nichols Dead -- 'Graduate' Director Dies at 83

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Mike Nichols -- the legendary director who won the Oscar in 1968 for the classic film "The Graduate" -- died suddenly on Wednesday night. He was 83.

Nichols -- who was married to Diane Sawyer for the last 26 years -- is one of the few people to have won an Emmy, a Tony, a Grammy and an Oscar. His best known film include "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "Working Girl," "Silkwood" and "The Birdcage."

Nichols was also a prolific stage director, having helmed Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park," "The Odd Couple," and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" ... just two years ago. He also directed the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries "Angels in America."

Nichols is survived by three children and four grandchildren.

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Guess Who This Cute Cowboy Turned Into!

Before this young man left The Lone Star State to become an A-list actor in Hollywood he was just another cool little kid l-i-v-i-n' in Uvalde, Texas. Can you guess who he is?!

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Don Lemon -- Plays the Victim Card in Apology for Cosby Oral Sex Question

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Don Lemon apologized for suggesting an alleged Bill Cosby rape victim should have bitten him during oral sex -- pleading he wouldn't intentionally be insensitive because he's a sexual abuse victim himself.

In case you missed it ... during Tuesday's interview Lemon suggested the woman could have prevented Cosby from allegedly forcing her to perform oral sex. It came off like he was blaming the victim and angered a lot of viewers.

Lemon went on the air Wednesday afternoon and said, "As a victim myself I would never want to suggest that any victim could have prevented a rape. If my question struck anyone as insensitive, I’m sorry as that was not my intention."

Lemon revealed in 2010 that he was molested as a child.

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Bill Cosby -- No Concert Cancellations ... The Shows Will Go On

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Bill Cosby may be out of favor with Netflix, but he's full steam ahead everywhere else.

We've learned execs at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas had a meeting Wednesday morning to review the most recent round of rape allegations against Cosby, and decided to go on with Thursday's show, which is almost sold out.

Cosby is also scheduled to perform in Melbourne, FL on Friday to a sold out audience and that show will go on as well. A rep for the King Center for the Performing Arts tells TMZ no one has asked for a refund.

And there's more. Cosby is scheduled to perform in Vegas a week from Friday, and that show we're told will not be cancelled. There are still seats available.

We've contacted various venues where Cosby is set to perform in January and all say the shows will not be cancelled. Virtually every venue told us it would be inappropriate to cancel the show based on allegations where no formal charges have been filed.

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TMZ Live: Don Lemon -- CNN Anchor Dishes Out Anti-Rape Advice On-Air

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Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane in 'Cheers': 'Memba Her?!

Bebe Neuwirth is best known for playing the no-nonsense ex-wife Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane -- opposite Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane -- in the long running '80s comedy hit "Cheers." Guess what she looks like now!

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Shawne Merriman -- Advice for Raiders ... FIRE EVERYBODY!!

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There's only one way to save the Oakland Raiders ... FIRE EVERYONE ... so says ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman who says the team is "as bad as it gets."

"They need to clean house," Merriman says ... "Bring some people in there who WANT to play football ... and people who want to win."

But the best part about the encounter with the former San Diego Chargers linebacker -- when he took a second to PRAISE the Silver and Black.

"I used to love playing the Raiders ... they sent me to many Pro Bowls. So, I can't hate."

Yeah, they suck.

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