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Emma Hernandez / In Touch Weekly:
Amanda Bynes' Fiance Paul Michael Confirms Split 3 Weeks After Engagement: ‘I Love Her Though’  —  Dunzo.  Amanda Bynes and her fiancé, Paul Michael, split and ended their engagement, In Touch has exclusively learned.  “We did,” Paul tells In Touch exclusively, confirming their breakup.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Breaks Off Engagement with Fiance of Three Weeks  —  AMANDA BYNES CALLS OFF ENGAGEMENT ... To Fiance Of 3 Weeks  —  Amanda Bynes won't be walking down the aisle after all — she and her fiance of just 3 weeks have called off their engagement.  —  AB's groom-to-be, Paul Michael …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Erin Hill / People.com:
Queen Invites Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to Church: ‘It Was a Sweet Gesture,’ Source Says  —  “As a family, they all love each other,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are getting in some quality time with Queen Elizabeth while they're back in the U.K. this week.
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David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
“Drag Race” Star Sherry Pie Apologized After Five Actors Said She Catfished Them  —  At least five aspiring young actors told BuzzFeed News a contestant on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race catfished them over several years via email, posing as a casting director who led them to submit …
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Sherry Pie:
This is Joey, I want to start by saying how sorry I am that I caused such trauma and pain and how horribly embarrassed and disgusted I am with myself.  I know that the pain and hurt that I have caused will never go away and I know that what I did was wrong and truly cruel.
Entertainment Tonight:
Tessa Thompson Reacts to Christian Bale Playing the Villain in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (Exclusive)  —  Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson already saved the Marvel cinematic universe from one Oscar winner (that'd be Thor: Ragnarok's Cate Blanchett), and in Thor: Love and Thunder …
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Lil Baby rap concert shut down in Birmingham after shots fired; 1 taken to hospital  —  One person was shot at a rap concert inside a west Birmingham arena Saturday night.  The Lil Baby concert was shut down after shots were fired.  —  The gunfire erupted inside the Bill Harris Arena …
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and Stereogum
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)  —  Stars Josh Gad and Luke Evans will reprise their roles from the 2017 feature for a limited series from ‘Once Upon a Time’ creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with Gad also down as co-creator, writer and showrunner.
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Disney/Pixar's ‘Onward’ Banned In Multiple Middle East Countries Due To Lesbian Reference  —  EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Pixar's family film Onward has been banned in multiple Middle East markets due to the film's minor reference to a lesbian relationship.  —  In the movie, about two teenage elf brothers …
New York Post:
NYPD has 5 suspects — and motive — in beating of 15-year-old Brooklyn girl  —  Police were questioning five suspects and have a motive in the vicious mob beating of a 15-year-old girl on a Brooklyn street, law enforcement sources said Friday.  —  Cops were grilling the teenage boys …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Chelsey Sanchez / Harper's BAZAAR:
This Is Exactly What Grimes Eats in One Day  —  The musician walks us through her daily eating habits.  —  Mornings are indiscriminately hard on everyone.  To get through hers, Grimes starts her day by eating chewable coffee.  —  “Usually, I wake up and it's a struggle,” she says in the latest episode of
Discussion: Daily Star and Page Six
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Pregnant Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Postpone Wedding in Japan Because of Coronavirus: Source  —  “Katy was actually really excited about walking down the aisle pregnant,” a source tells PEOPLE exclusively  —  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are putting wedding plans on hold.
Emily / Dlisted:
William Shatner Got His Horse's Semen In His Divorce  —  Sigh.  Another day, another celebrity horse semen story.  William Shatner recently finalized his divorce from his wife of eighteen years, Elizabeth Shatner.  The two reached a settlement on Tuesday, and, even though William …
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
William Shatner Will Get ‘Horse Semen’ for Animal Breeding in Divorce Settlement
Discussion: Page Six
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Woody Allen Memoir Publication Spurs Hachette Employee Walkout; Town Hall Flounders  —  Just over a month before an imprint of Hachette Book Group is set to publish Woody Allen's memoir, dozens of employees of the company have staged a walkout in New York City today.
Discussion: Page Six
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Publishing staff walks out to support Ronan, Dylan Farrow over Woody Allen memoir
Discussion: kenneth in the and The WOW Report
 
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'Grey's Anatomy' Wraps Alex Karev's Story With Surprise Twist; Krista Vernoff Says: “We Will Miss Him Terribly”
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TMZ.com:
Pleasure P Arrested for Battery After Checkers Drive-Thru Altercation
Discussion: The Blemish and Bossip
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Britney Spears Hasn't Seen 13-Year-Old Son Jayden's Surprising Instagram Live, Says Source
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Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
Alyssa Kelly / People.com:
Billy Porter Is Considering Starting His Own Fashion Line: 'It's on the Brain'
Discussion: Page Six
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Nikki Bella: My life doesn't revolve around ex-fiancé John Cena
Discussion: Apple Podcasts and Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

Associated Press:
A US federal judge dismisses a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Ray Epps, who said Fox aired conspiracy theories about his January 6 riot involvement

 
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