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2:00 PM ET, October 6, 2015

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Lisa Robinson / Vanity Fair:
Rihanna in Cuba: The Cover Story  —  Rihanna is firmly in control of her life and career—but not of her image, which has veered between club-hopping temptress and poster child for victims of domestic abuse.  As the 27-year-old readies her long-awaited new album, she talks candidly …
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WKRN-TV:
Girl, 8, dies in east Tenn. shooting; 11-year-old arrested for murder  —  WHITE PINE, Tenn. (WATE) - A shooting Sunday morning in White Pine left an 8-year-old girl dead and an 11-year-old boy arrested on first-degree murder charges.  —  Jefferson County Sheriff G.W “Bud” …
Discussion: Raw Story, WBIR-TV, Gawker and Bossip
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:   11-year-old charged with murdering 8-year-old after argument about puppies
WATE-TV:
White Pine Elementary student shot, killed; 11-year-old charged with murder
Discussion: USA Today
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
TWILIGHT SURPRISE: NEW GENDER-SWAPPED TALE INTRODUCES BEAU AND EDYTHE  —  So, here's a surprise that should make Twi-hards rejoice—or, in some cases, maybe raise a confused eyebrow.  —  In honor of the 10th anniversary of her best-selling vampire romance, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer …
Discussion: Digital Spy
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PerezHilton:
Twilight Characters Are Swapping Genders For 10th Anniversary Book Release — See The Author's Reasoning HERE!
Discussion: Crushable
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Page Six:
Nicole Kidman not invited to daughter's Scientology wedding
Discussion: Daily Mail and Cele|bitchy
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Bella Cruise Marries Max Parker in Secret Wedding, Parents Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman Didn't Attend
Discussion: Daily Mail
Scott Johnson / Hollywood Reporter:
White's body will be released to her husband for repatriation to her native Ireland, an official with the L.A. County Medical Examiner's office tells The Hollywood Reporter.  —  Cathriona White, the on-again off-again girlfriend of actor Jim Carrey who died in a suspected suicide last week …
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Jim Carrey's Late Girlfriend Cathriona White Was Married to Another Man When She Died
Discussion: Page Six and The Superficial
Marissa Mitchell / WAGA-TV:
Georgia Man Loses Job, Upsets Mother after Facebook Post  —  ATLANTA - A swirl of controversy over a Facebook post and its accompanying racially-charged comments have led to an Atlanta man's job termination.  —  Gerod Roth, who is white, was fired from the Polaris Marketing Group in Atlanta …
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TMZ.com:
Scott Disick's 18-Year-Old Chick — He's NOT My Boyfriend!!!  —  SCOTT DISICK'S 18-YEAR-OLD CHICK  —  HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!!!  —  10/6/2015 12:50 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Scott Disick's 18-year-old travel companion says she's NOT sleeping with or dating him ... at least that's the story she's telling her friends.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
F. Gary Gray Enters Exclusive Talks to Direct ‘Fast and Furious 8’  —  Hot off the success of Universal's ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ the helmer is set to lead the Vin Diesel action franchise's latest installment.  —  Straight out of Compton and straight into Fast and Furious.
Discussion: Variety and I Watch Stuff
KTLA:
Hollywood Mother Collapses, Dies While Feeding Baby Who Then Chokes to Death: Police … The bodies of a woman and her 1-year-old son, who were likely dead for days, were found inside a Hollywood apartment Monday along with a second boy who was suffering from severe dehydration after a worried neighbor called 911.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Nick Gordon May Face Murder Charges, Source Claims DA Is Convening Secret Grand Jury  —  Nick Gordon isn't out of the woods.  The late Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend may face murder charges, a source tells to Us Weekly.  According to the insider, the district attorney in Georgia …
TMZ.com:
‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett — I'm Not Bangin' Michael Sam ... Yes, I Watch ‘Power’  —  “Empire” star Jussie Smollett is keeping it as real as his TV mama Cookie does ... saying he's NOT hookin' up with Michael Sam ... despite the fact they've been spending A LOT of time together recently.
Discussion: Towleroad and Bossip
Nick Maslow / People.com:
Blake Shelton on Life After Divorce From Miranda Lambert: I Wasn't in a Good Place, ‘But I Am Now’  —  Less than three months after Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert announced their divorce, the country crooner has shed new light on his adjustment to life as a single man.
Mariah Haas / People.com:
Judd Apatow: Bill Cosby ‘Tore Down His Own Legacy’  —  Judd Apatow - who has been vocal about the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby - continues to speak out out against the comedian.  —  “Someone has to stand up for these women and someone in his community needs to call him out and say …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Maggie Parker Updated / People.com:
Rooney Mara ‘Felt Really Bad’ About Controversy Surrounding Her Tiger Lily Casting in Pan  —  Rooney Mara is speaking out about the controversy surrounding her casting as Tiger Lily in Joe Wright's Pan.  —  “It wasn't great, I felt really bad about it,” Mara told PEOPLE at the NYC premiere …
Discussion: The Superficial and Cele|bitchy
theJasmineBRAND:
(EXCLUSIVE) Damon Dash Settles 3 Mill Legal Battle w/ Rapper Curren$y Over Failed Deal  —  theJasmineBRAND.com exclusively reports, Damon Dash has settled the $3 million dollar legal battle with rapper Curren$y over a failed record deal, with Dash being accused of screwing the rapper out millions …
TMZ.com:
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Michael Bernback — I Didn't Rape Those Women ... They All Wanted It  —  ‘MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER’ CLIENT  —  I DIDN'T RAPE THOSE WOMEN ...  They All Wanted It  —  20 MINUTES AGO BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Millionaire Matchmaker” client Michael Bernback …
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Dancing With the Stars Pro Allison Holker Reveals She's Pregnant, Says It's the “Biggest Blessing”  —  Allison Holker will soon be dancing with a baby!  With her husband and daughter beside her, the Dancing With the Stars pro, 27, revealed on Monday's live show to co-host Erin Andrews …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Kordell Stewart — Gay Viral Video Star Is Lying ... We Never Dated, I'm Straight as an Arrow  —  Ex-NFL star Kordell Stewart says he NEVER dated gay Internet star Andrew Caldwell — the guy who famously declared “I'm not gay no more!”  — telling TMZ Sports, “I'm a heterosexual man.”
Discussion: Queerty, Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Travis Barker Says Girlfriend Rita Ora Is “Stunning” and “Hot!”  —  He's feeling this!  Travis Barker has nothing to hide when it comes to his new relationship with Rita Ora.  The Blink-182 drummer exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about the “I Will Never Let You Down” singer on Monday, Oct. 5.
Discussion: E! Online, PerezHilton and Page Six
 
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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Happy Holidays!  Teresa Giudice Heading Home From Prison For Christmas — But Then To A Halfway House?
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
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Discussion: PerezHilton
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HAYLEY ATWELL AND CLARK GREGG TO CONTINUE THEIR DUBSMASH RIVALRY ON LIP SYNC BATTLE — EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Digital Spy
Michael K / Dlisted:
Would You Hit It?  —  I know you want to turn that picture …
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Jason Priestley Bashes Tori Spelling's Sex Claims on Twitter: “It's Nobody's Business”
Discussion: Just Jared
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
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Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Bobby Shmurda loses bail bid again
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

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