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7:55 AM ET, October 5, 2020

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The Sunday Times:
Cinema giant Cineworld to shut after 007 fiasco … Britain's biggest cinema chain is set to close all its screens after the new James Bond film was delayed until the spring — robbing audiences of a must-see movie and the industry of a lifeline.  —  Cineworld, which has 128 theatres in the UK and Ireland …
Discussion: Deadline, The Wrap and Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Spike Lee Films Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd Murdered in Atlanta  —  THOMAS JEFFERSON BYRD SPIKE LEE FILMS ACTOR MURDERED ... Multiple Gunshot Wounds to the Back  —  12:27 PM PT — Atlanta PD tells TMZ ... cops responded to a call of a person injured at 1:45 AM Saturday.
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Tickets to My Downfall’  —  Plus: SuperM, Joji, Deftones, Carrie Underwood and Tory Lanez debut in top 10.  —  Machine Gun Kelly earns his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping arrival of his latest studio effort, Tickets to My Downfall.
Discussion: Stereogum and Oh No They Didn't!
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Pregnant Emma Roberts Was ‘Very Excited’ for Socially Distanced Garden Baby Shower, Source Says  —  Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund are “both very grateful for all the love,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Emma Roberts found a safe way to celebrate her baby on the way “during such wild times.”
Discussion: Us Weekly
Claudia Joseph / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The Duchess of Cambridge's uncle Gary Goldsmith tells Harry and Meghan to ‘shut the F up’ as he brands them ‘muppets craving attention’ and says prince has lost ‘all our respect’ after ‘structural racism in Britain’ speech  — Gary Goldsmith called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘muppets’ in online post
Discussion: The Sun, Page Six and Daily Star
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Shawn Mendes Says Those ‘Zombie’ Walks with Camila Cabello Were Actually to ‘Meditate and Be Chill’  —  “We almost look like zombies from The Walking Dead,” Shawn Mendes joked  —  Like many in sheltering in place amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have had their fair share of walks outside.
Discussion: Dlisted
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Finding Fury: The Royals were ‘hopping mad’ over Megxit and Prince William was 'so furious with Harry that he wouldn't meet him before the Sandringham summit', as a devastating new book lays bare the truth about a rift as damaging as the Abdication  — Battle of Brothers forensically charts …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Daily Star and Page Six
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Lenny Kravitz Says He and Daughter Zoë ‘Have a Very Open Dialogue’: ‘We Can Talk About Anything’  —  In this week's issue of PEOPLE, Lenny Kravitz gets candid about his relationship with daughter Zoë and her mom Lisa Bonet  —  Lenny Kravitz is once again proving that he and Zoë are the ultimate father-daughter duo.
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Clint Eastwood Finds His Next Film, Coming On To Star And Direct ‘Cry Macho’ For Warner Bros  —  EXCLUSIVE: Even as the industry slowly gets back to work, Clint Eastwood looks to be moving quickly to get his next movie going.  Deadline hears the iconic director is coming on to direct and star …
Discussion: Variety
BBC:
Archie Lyndhurst: CBBC star and son of Nicholas Lyndhurst dies aged 19  —  CBBC star Archie Lyndhurst, the son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, has died at the age of 19 after a short illness.  —  He was best known for playing Ollie Coulton in the comedy show So Awkward.
Discussion: Page Six
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Kate Beckinsale Shares Heartbreaking Past Pregnancy Loss In Support For Chrissy Teigen … Kate Beckinsale just came forward with a heartbreaking personal story.  —  As fans and celebs alike continue to share their sympathies to Chrissy Teigen and John Legend over the loss of their third child together …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

 
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