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8:00 AM ET, October 17, 2019

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Nicki Minaj Says She Was Being ‘Sarcastic’ About Adele Collab, But Jokes About Making It Happen (Exclusive)  —  Fans hoping for a team-up between Nicki Minaj and Adele may have to wait a little longer.  —  ET's Keltie Knight caught up with Minaj at the launch celebration for her new fashion line …
Discussion: Dlisted, MTV and Page Six
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Melissa Minton / Page Six:
Nicki Minaj's fiancé Kenneth Petty supports her at Fendi collection launch  —  Nicki Minaj's fiancé Kenneth Petty is sticking right by her side.  —  The couple celebrated the launch of Minaj's Fendi collaboration on Tuesday night, both sporting flashy silver looks from the designer collection.
Allison / Dlisted:
Matt Lauer Allegedly Had An Affair With An NBC Broadcaster And Abused His Power With Another  —  I didn't pick this picture of the TODAY show team with any specific implication in mind.  I simply chose an old picture from about ten years ago, because we're about to dive into some older allegations about Matt Lauer.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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Page Six:
Matt Lauer had an affair with a ‘well-respected’ NBC star
Discussion: Us Weekly and Cele|bitchy
Ale Russian / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Says It Was Hard to Find Strength to Play Maleficent Again: ‘I Was Pretty Broken’  —  Angelina Jolie reprises her character in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, out Friday  —  Angelina Jolie had to work to find the strength to play Maleficent again in the upcoming sequel.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Dlisted and Star
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Bella Hadid deemed world's most beautiful woman  —  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... and apparently, those beholders are still the ancient Greeks.  —  London facial cosmetic surgeon Dr. Julian De Silva has determined supermodel Bella Hadid, 23, to be the most beautiful woman in the world …
People.com:
Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham Waive Rights to Spousal Support as They Reach Divorce Settlement  —  Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham filed for divorce in May 2018  —  Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham's divorce has been settled over a year after filing for divorce
TMZ.com:
A$AP Rocky Confesses To Sex Addiction Since Junior High  —  A$AP Rocky says he's a sex addict ... and has been since junior high school.  Those are his exact words.  —  The rapper opened up to NYC host and Power 105.1 DJ Angie Martinez on her show, “Untold Stories of Hip Hop,” and revealed the bombshell.
Rachel Syme / Esquire:
Jason Momoa Is King of the Wild Things  —  the dog.  He wants to make that absolutely clear.  He's just borrowing him for a little while.  Sure, yesterday he walked off the set of his new Apple TV+ show,  —  See,  —  with the slobbery German shepherd puppy who plays one of a scrappy pack …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Mike Klis / KUSA-TV:
Former Broncos QB Brock Osweiler retires as NFL player  —  Chris Harris Jr. on Osweiler's most lasting accomplisment: “There is no way we get to that Super Bowl without Brock.”  —  Brock Osweiler, whose quarterback relief work in 2015 put the Broncos in position to win Super Bowl 50, is retiring as an NFL player.
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Breaks Instagram World Record by Reaching 1 Million Followers in Just 5 Hours  —  Jennifer Aniston made history when she joined Instagram on Tuesday — and dethroned a famous couple who previously held the title  —  Jennifer Aniston made history when she joined Instagram on Tuesday.
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Teresa Giudice Doesn't Know if She's Still in Love with Husband Joe  —  “I haven't been happy in so long and I just want to be happy again,” Teresa Giudice says in the season 10 premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey  —  Teresa Giudice is questioning the future of her relationship with husband Joe Giudice.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jonah Hill Passes on Role in ‘The Batman’  —  After being offered “The Batman,” Jonah Hill has moved on from the project.  —  Why exactly Hill is passing is currently unknown, and insiders tell Variety that when the news was initially reported, it was very early in the negotiations and that a deal was far from closing.
 
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
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Discussion: The WOW Report
Mitch Jablonski / Egotastic:
Emily Ratajkowski Looks “Very Nice, High Five” in Borat-Inspired Thong Swimsuit
People.com:
Andy Grammer and Wife Aijia Expecting Second Daughter: 'It's the Best Thing in the World'
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Teen Mom OG's Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge Are Expecting Their First Child Together
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and MTV
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘The Matrix 4’: Jada Pinkett Smith In Negotiations To Return To Franchise
Discussion: Variety
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Judd Apatow and wife Leslie Mann seen in screaming fight in LA
Steven Hsieh / Phoenix New Times:
Dog Pee or Scorpions? Cubs Prez Theo Epstein's Wild Landlord-Tenant Dispute
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Rogue One’ Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor ‘Star Wars’ Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes Senate Bill 254, which would have expanded the rights of journalists to tour state prisons and interview incarcerated people

Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A profile of Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, as the service fights existential battles over copyright, including from music labels like UMG

 
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