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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture — on a day when real-world problems touch on what is usually the lighter side of the news:
• The world pours its collective heart out to the people of Manchester, England, where a suspected suicide bombing attack has killed 22 people outside the arena where singer Ariana Grande was concluding a concert. At least 59 were injured. [BBC News]
• Director Zack Snyder has stepped away from the "Justice League" movie to take care of his family, after the March suicide death of his 20-year-old daughter, Autumn. Joss Whedon ("Avengers") will pinch-hit to complete the movie, which is in post-production and has a Nov. 17 release date. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Two elegant actors have died overnight: Sir Roger Moore, the debonair British actor best known for playing super-spy James Bond in seven films in the '70s and '80s, has died at 89. … And Dina Merrill, the patrician actress and philanthropist who appeared in such films as "BUtterfield 8," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "Operation Petticoat," has died at 93. [CNN, NPR]