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Gladys Knight, Aretha shared ‘same disease’  —  Legendary songstress Gladys Knight recounted her final conversation with Aretha Franklin on Friday and said the duo “shared the fact that we had the same disease,” although her publicist says Knight does not have cancer.
TMZ.com:
‘Basketball Wives’ Star Gloria Govan Arrested for Felony Child Endangerment  —  6:00 AM PT — Govan was released after posting $100,000 bail.  —  “Basketball Wives” star Gloria Govan was arrested for felony child endangerment after a dangerous fight with her ex-husband ... which cops say put their kids at risk.
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Monaco's Adorable Royal Twins, 3, Celebrate the End of Summer with a Sweet Hug — See the Pics  —  Monaco's cutest royals showed their colors Friday evening to mark the end of summer.  —  Twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, 3, accompanied parents Prince Albert and Princess Charlene …
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Margeaux Sippell / Page Six:
‘General Hospital’ star Susan Brown dead at 86  —  Soap opera veteran Susan Brown, best known for her role as Dr. Gail Adamson Baldwin on “General Hospital,” died Friday after a battle with Alzheimer's.  She was 86.  —  A California native, Brown was born in San Francisco and graduated from the University of Southern California.
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com and The Wrap
Peter Bradshaw / The Guardian:
A Star Is Born review - Lady Gaga mesmerises in Streisand's shoes  —  Bradley Cooper directs and co-stars in this outrageously watchable update of the love story doomed by shifting fame  —  It's the romantic epic of male sacrificial woundedness and it's been regenerating like Doctor Who.
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Stuart Oldham / Variety:
Lady Gaga's ‘Star Is Born’ Premiere Struck by Lightning, Causing Technical Difficulties at Venue
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Jillian Leff / Perez Hilton:
Lady GaGa Is A Walking Fairytale At ‘A Star Is Born’ Premiere In Venice!
Discussion: Page Six
Daily Mail:
Rachel Weisz, 48, and Daniel Craig, 50, welcome their first child together as they reveal they are ‘very happy’ at birth of baby girl  — The baby is the first child for the Runaway Jury and Denial star and her hunky James Bond star hubby, 50, who wed in 2011
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Christy Carlson Romano Expecting Second Child  —  It'll soon be Even Stevens in the household of Christy Carlson Romano.  —  The actress, 34, reveals exclusively to PEOPLE that she and husband Brendan Rooney are expecting their second child in late February — but she isn't ready to reveal the baby's sex just yet.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Doom Patrol’: Alan Tudyk Cast As Mr. Nobody In DC Universe TV Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Doom Patrol has found its villain.  Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has been cast as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody in DC Universe's upcoming live-action series Doom Patrol, from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros TV.
Derek Lawrence / EW.com:
William H. Macy on Emmy Rossum's Shameless exit: 'I think she's made the right choice' … William H. Macy wasn't surprised that Emmy Rossum is leaving Shameless — and he thinks his TV daughter “made the right choice.”  —  On Thursday, Rossum, who has starred as Fiona Gallagher since …
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online, TV Tattle and The Wrap
Barbara McMahon / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Clara McGregor: I regret what I said about Dad's girlfriend  —  The daughter of Ewan Mcgregor has made a short film about coping with family break-up — but it's not about her parents, she insists  —  The sisters Clara and Esther McGregor have taken over from Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West …
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and Us Weekly
Los Angeles Times:
‘ER’ actress Vanessa Marquez shot and killed by South Pasadena police during wellness check at home  —  South Pasadena police were called to the apartment of “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez on Thursday afternoon at the request of her landlord, who was concerned about her welfare.
Discussion: TV Tattle
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TMZ.com:
‘ER’ Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed by Cops
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TMZ.com:
Cardi B Allegedly Orders Attack on Strip Club Bartenders, Claims 1 Slept with Offset  —  11:00 AM PT — Jade and Baddie Gi are NOT strippers, but rather work as bartenders at the club.  They also claim Cardi B threw at least one of the bottles at them during the alleged attack on August 29.
 
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Mel B Denies Ex Stephen Belafonte's Claims of Addiction, Agrees to Drug Testing
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Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

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Mishal Husain, who presented the BBC's Today programme for the past eleven years, plans to leave in 2025 to launch a Bloomberg Weekend Edition interview series

 
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