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11:55 AM ET, November 5, 2014

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Anya / People.com:
Kelly Rowland Welcomes Son Titan Jewell  —  Just call it destiny: Kelly Rowland is a mama!  —  The singer welcomed her first child with husband Tim Witherspoon on Tuesday, Nov. 4, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Born at 1:30 p.m. PT, son Titan Jewell Witherspoon weighed 7.5 lbs.
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Kelly Rowland Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Boy With Husband Tim Witherspoon
Discussion: Gawker and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Justin Timberlake  —  Biel's having a baby!  Jessica Biel is pregnant and expecting her first child with Justin Timberlake, multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  “Right now they are just enjoying the news for themselves …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Engaged to Marry  —  In this era of social media and email, there was something warmly traditional about Benedict Cumberbatch's wedding engagement news Wednesday.  —  The Sherlock Holmes and 12 Years A Slave actor let the world know that he was off the market the old-fashioned way …
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Patrick Kidd / The Times:
Benedict Cumberbatch to wed theatre director  —  Another day, another eligible bachelor off the shelf.  First George Clooney, now Benedict Cumberbatch is preparing for married life.  —  The actor's engagement to Sophie Hunter, a theatre director, is announced in The Times today.
Discussion: Guardian, Page Six, Defamer and Vanity Fair
Daily Mail:   Actor Benedict Cumberbatch announces engagement to theatre director Sophie Hunter 'after flying …
Alexisloinazpeople / People.com:
Robert Downey Jr. Welcomes a Daughter  —  Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan, have welcomed a daughter in Los Angeles, PEOPLE has exclusively learned.  —  The baby girl joins the couple's son Exton Elias, 2½, and Downey's 21-year-old son Indio from a previous marriage.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Are Not Finding Out Baby-to-Be's Gender  —  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are keeping an element of surprise in their relationship — the expectant couple have decided to not find out the gender of their baby-to-be, a source tells Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Blake and Ryan's romance
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/ Britney Spears Is Dating Charlie Ebersol!  —  Britney Spears has a new man in her life!  —  E! News can confirm that the 32-year-old pop star is dating producer and writer Charlie Ebersol, the son of veteran TV producer and co-creator of Saturday Night Live Dick Ebersol.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey Writes for PEOPLE: 10 Moments That Changed Me  —  Matthew McConaughey has the world by the tail - an Oscar for last year's Dallas Buyers Club, a new sci-fi blockbuster, Interstellar, and a beautiful family he adores.  —  In this week's cover story, the actor …
Discussion: Just Jared
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Official: Taylor Swift's ‘1989’ Debuts With 1.287 Million Sold In First Week  —  Swift earns the largest sales week for an album since 2002.  —  It's official: Taylor Swift's 1989 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the largest sales week for an album since 2002.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Yung Berg — Arrested for GF Attack ... Obstruction of Breathing … KHLOE  —  CLEARLY BACK WITH FRENCH  —  11/5/2014 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Salma Hayek: I Try to Be an Example for My Daughter  —  Salma Hayek has dedicated herself to empowering women, but when it comes to empowering her 7-year-old daughter, Valentina, the actress and activist says she avoids a heavy-handed approach.  —  “I don't preach to her every day,” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
TIME:
Lena Dunham: ‘I Do Not Condone Any Kind of Abuse’  —  In an exclusive statement to TIME, the author addresses recent controversy over a passage in her book, Not That Kind of Girl, regarding her relationship with her younger sister  —  I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book Not That Kind of Girl.
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Sports Night,’ and more reunions  —  It's here—Entertainment Weekly's annual reunions issue, bringing you reassembled casts spanning decades of the best film and TV.  This year, we've packed the pages of our yearly double issue with exclusive shoots …
Brian Niemietz / NY Daily News:
Former Giants player Luke Petitgout charged with sexual assault in New Jersey  —  The former NFL lineman was arrested at his estranged wife's Woodcliff home around 6 a.m. Tuesday, a source told the Daily News.  The attack, following a Giants reunion, allegedly left his wife with bruises.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Bossip
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Here Comes Honey Boo Boo's Anna Marie Cardwell Opens Up in Wake of Scandal: “Mama [June] Can Be Very Selfish”  —  Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell is speaking out.  —  The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo reality star has been in the center of ongoing controversy after she said she was molested …
Discussion: Gawker
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TMZ.com:
Uncle Poodle — I Want a NYC Spinoff!
 
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
‘Orange Is the New Black’ star confronts subway preacher
Chris Harnick / E! Online:
NEWS/ Celebrity Apprentice Cast Revealed!  Kate Gosselin, Brandi Glanville, Kevin Jonas and More Enter the Boardroom
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Yahoo TV
TMZ.com:
‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Star Joseline Hernandez — Wanted By Cops For Reunion Show Brawl
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Jay Z, Kanye West Sued by Street Peddler ... You Stole My Song Outside Your Hotel!
Discussion: Page Six
Julianne Mosoff / DuJour:
Nick Young's School of Swag
Discussion: Page Six, TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Kirk Cameron / Facebook:
Duggar Wedding Couple!  —  Aren't they adorable?
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Stevie Wonder Is Going To Be A Dad For The 9th, 10th And 11th Time
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Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
KATHY GRIFFIN CONFIRMS ‘FASHION POLICE’ JOB OFFER, SAYS MAY NOT BE ‘RIGHT FOR ME’
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Just Jared
Tom Shone / Guardian:
Christopher Nolan: the man who rebooted the blockbuster
Discussion: I Watch Stuff, PopWatch and Digital Spy
Daily Mail:
Romeo Beckham, 12, unveiled as the star of Burberry's Christmas campaign …
Discussion: PopCrunch
People.com:
Scarlett Johansson Steps Out 2 Months After Baby
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Releasing New Music With Beyonce Album Platinum Edition Box Set: Details
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
ABC News plans to air an interview with President Biden “in its entirety as a primetime special”, at 8pm ET on July 5; a transcript will also be available

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare launches a tool that aims to block bots from scraping websites for AI training data, available free for all customers

 
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