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12:55 PM 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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TMZ.com:
Megyn Kelly Demands $50 Million Settlement from NBC  —  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.  —  Sources familiar with the negotiations …
Associated Press:
Plane carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aborts landing … NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — A plane carrying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to abort its landing at Sydney airport on Friday evening and flew around because there was another aircraft on the runway.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
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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
People.com:
Meghan Markle Has First Major Princess Moment of the Tour in Fairy Tale Gown Covered with Birds  —  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.  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in Sydney.
Stephanie Petit / People.com:   Meghan Markle's Dress Designer Reveals How They Were Quietly Clued Into Her Royal Baby Secret
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
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Simon Perry / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth's Last Corgi, Whisper, Has Died at Windsor Castle  —  Queen Elizabeth has said goodbye to one of her faithful companions.  —  Her last corgi - which she adopted from a former staffer - has died.  Whisper had been the last one of her set of famous corgis, following the death of Willow earlier this year.
Discussion: Daily Mail and POPSUGAR
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Kris Jenner wishes Kanye would say some stuff ‘privately’ … It's rare for Kris Jenner not to have the right answer when it comes to questions about her family.  —  But when Ellen DeGeneres asked her about son-in-law, Kanye West, on Friday's episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” she appeared a bit tongue-tied.
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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.
TMZ.com:
Cops Called After Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Jen Harley Get in Heated Fight Over Daughter  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Cops are getting to know Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Jen Harley by their first names, because they had to come out again Thursday night to break up an escalating fight over child custody.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hide the rum!  Johnny Depp is OUT as Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise as actor battles financial issues and personal dramas  — Johnny Depp will not appear in any more Pirates of the Caribbean films as Disney Studios plans a major reboot, DailyMailTV can reveal
Discussion: Page Six and Perez Hilton
Mackenzie Schmidt / People.com:
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Buy $13.5 Million L.A. Mansion (and Split the Cost!):  Source  —  Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have purchased a home together for $13,450,000, a real estate source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The makeup mogul, 21, and her rapper boyfriend, 26, who share daughter Stormi …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
‘90 Day Fiance’ Star Luis Mendez Claims Ex-Wife Molly Hopkins Brought Him to the U.S. for ‘Fame’
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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
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski and Boyfriend Joey Krietemeyer Split After 7 Years
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