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3:00 PM ET, October 20, 2017

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Lupita Nyong'o / New York Times:
Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein  —  I have been following the news and reading the accounts of women coming forward to talk about being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and others.  I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence …
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein, Target in LAPD Criminal Rape Investigation  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  A woman filed a police report with LAPD Thursday claiming Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013, and the Department has launched a criminal investigation.  —  The woman is an Italian model/actress who claims …
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Ed Sheeran Shares Secret Struggle With Substance Abuse  —  Ed Sheeran has admitted to drinking too much in the past, but on The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, the singer-songwriter reveals for the first he has also struggled with substance abuse.  —  “I think you need to, when you get into the industry …
Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR and Variety
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Ed Sheeran Reveals Substance Abuse Battle, Says Music & His Girlfriend Saved Him: ‘It All Starts Off as a Party’  —  Ed Sheeran is opening up about his secret struggle with substance abuse.  —  For the Saturday episode of The Jonathan Ross Show, the “Shape of You” singer, 26, revealed how sudden fame affected his life in a dark way.
Discussion: AOL
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey's L.A. Home Hit in $50k Burglary  —  The L.A. burglars really hit the big one this time — breaking into Mariah Carey's mansion and making off with $50,000 worth of stuff ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Mariah's crib was hit around 3 AM Thursday.
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton, Page Six, AOL and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hit in Car Theft  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got hit by a crook who ransacked 3 of their luxury vehicles, and made a getaway ... but not before surveillance cameras captured the alleged perp.  —  According to law enforcement sources …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Taylor Swift's ‘Gorgeous’ Lyrics Decoded: All About the Singer's Romance with Boyfriend Joe Alwyn  —  Taylor Swift talks all about being lovestruck in her latest song “Gorgeous” — and Swifties can't help but think the pop star is talking about current boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
Rebecca Lawrence / Daily Mail:
Blac Chyna claims ex Rob Kardashian ‘secretly had $100k weight loss surgery’ as explosive court documents are revealed  —  Blac Chyna has claimed that Rob Kardashian secretly had $100,000 (£75,000) worth of weight loss surgery before lying about losing the weight through diet and exercise.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Bossip
Allison / Dlisted:
Prepare To Get Deja Vu From The Trailer For Louis C.K.'s “I Love You, Daddy”  —  Of all the weeks to release the first trailer for a Woody Allen-esque movie about an older Hollywood filmmaker preying on a young woman and her equally-Hollywood dad who is only sort-of worried about it all, maaaaaaaybe this shouldn't have been that week.
Discussion: YouTube, Paste, Page Six and Slate
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Melanie Griffith Reveals Epilepsy Diagnosis, Stress of Antonio Banderas Marriage  —  The actress opens up about a history of experiencing grand mal seizures, including several while staying on a yacht outside of Cannes: “Every seizure that I had was at a point when I was extremely stressed.”
 
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Christina Gibson / Us Weekly:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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