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9:00 AM ET, October 26, 2018

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Steve Helling / People.com:
NBC Cancels Megyn Kelly Today After Blackface Controversy, Sources Say  —  Megyn Kelly's 9 a.m. Today show hour has been canceled, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.  —  The news comes just 48 hours after she received immense backlash for her controversial remarks about blackface earlier this week.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly is OUT at NBC just 48 hours after defending blackface as she and the network fight over whether she will be paid out her $69M contract in full  — Her show aired a repeat on Thursday and will also be a repeat on Friday after she defended blackface on Tuesday's show and apologized Wednesday on air
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly out at NBC after defending blackface … Megyn Kelly is without a job following controversial comments she made about blackface this week.  —  It took just 48 hours for NBC to ax Kelly, a source told Page Six.  —  During a panel discussion on “Megyn Kelly Today” …
TMZ.com:
Megyn Kelly Demands $50 Million Settlement from NBC  —  Megyn Kelly — Demands $50 Mil Settlement from NBC  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Megyn Kelly is a day away from settling with NBC, and we've just learned something shocking — NBC was paying her $25 million a year and the network may end up settling for close to $50 MILLION.
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly's lawyer wants Ronan Farrow on hand to meet with NBC execs … Megyn Kelly wants Ronan Farrow in the room when her legal team meets with NBC execs.  —  “Megyn Kelly's litigator Brian Freedman is meeting with NBC execs [Friday] and has requested that Ronan Farrow attend, so he can be a witness,” a source told Page Six.
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Deadline
New York Times:
Megyn Kelly's ‘Blackface’ Remarks Lead to Rift With NBC
Discussion: The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘Clueless’ Remake In Early Development At Paramount With 'Girls Trip's Tracy Oliver Producing  —  EXCLUSIVE: A Clueless feature remake is in the works at Paramount with Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver producing and Glow writer Marquita Robinson penning the script.
Discussion: The Wrap, Perez Hilton and POPSUGAR
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Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Clueless’ Movie Remake in the Works  —  As if!  “Clueless” is getting a remake.  —  Paramount Pictures is developing a remake of its 1995 comedy with “Girls Trip” writer Tracy Oliver producing.  —  Marquita Robinson, a story editor and writer on the Netflix comedy series “GLOW,” has been hired to write the script.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Meghan Markle (in a Slicked-Back Ponytail) and Prince Harry Meet Tonga's Prime Minister  —  Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team.  If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Vanity Fair
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:   Meghan Markle's Dress Designer Reveals How They Were Quietly Clued Into Her Royal Baby Secret
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Duke and Duchess of Sussex spend night away from royal tour on billionaire's luxury island
Discussion: People.com
Caitlyn Jenner / Washington Post:
I thought Trump would help trans people.  I was wrong.  —  Caitlyn Jenner is a transgender rights advocate and author.  —  These past two years under President Trump have given me the opportunity to reflect on a lot of topics that have come up in the LGBTQ community and in our nation.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson's ‘Knives Out’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Jamie Lee Curtis has joined the A-list ensemble of Rian Johnson's “Knives Out.”  —  The new role comes on the heels of Curtis' success at the box office, with “Halloween” slashing records last weekend,
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Cardi B Reveals She Turned Down a ‘Seven Figure’ Offer to Share First Photos of Baby Kulture  —  No amount of “Money” will make Cardi B share the identity of her baby girl.  —  The Invasion of Privacy hitmaker, 26, revealed she will be debuting photos of her daughter Kulture Kiari on her own terms …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski and Boyfriend Joey Krietemeyer Split After 7 Years … Antoni Porowski and his boyfriend, Joey Krietemeyer, have called it quits after more than seven years together, a source close to the Queer Eye star confirms to Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2018
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
‘90 Day Fiance’ Star Luis Mendez Claims Ex-Wife Molly Hopkins Brought Him to the U.S. for ‘Fame’ … Fighting back.  90 Day Fiancé star Luis Mendez opened up about his strained relationship with ex-wife Molly Hopkins.  —  “You know something?  [Molly] only took me here to get fame …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2018: Sofia Vergara Tops Ranking Again With $42.5 Million
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Wrap
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Discussion: POPSUGAR and Page Six
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Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
 

 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response”; YouTube piloted Pause ads in 2023

 
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